Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
18 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 18,667
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164498, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile literature
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
- Cheetah Conservation Fund--Juvenile literature
- Cheetah
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Cheetah--Africa--Juvenile literature
- Africa
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sy Montgomery “Conducting Field Research for CHASING CHEETAHS”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sy Montgomery “Conducting Field Research for CHASING CHEETAHS”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Tenacity and Ethics of Scientific Photography by Nic Bishop
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by WGBH - Boston
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Common Core Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 3
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2015
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