A Boy and a Jaguar
by Alan Rabinowitz and Catia Chien
2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner
* "A candid and deeply resonant account... read more
* "A candid and deeply resonant account... read more
19 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Disability
Year Published 2014
Word Count 789
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 166145
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Wildlife conservationists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Rabinowitz, Alan, 1953-2018--Juvenile literature
- Panthera
- Panthera--Conservation--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Animal Welfare
- Wildlife conservationists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Rabinowitz, Alan
- Conservation
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
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Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alan Rabinowitz about A Boy and a Jaguar
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Alan Rabinowitz
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adam Grupper
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2021
Winner, 2015

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2020
Honor, 2015

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2020
Author Honor, 2015

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Emergent Selection, 2014
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