Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
by Tracey E. Fern and Emily Arnold McCully
Ellen Prentiss learned to sail on her father’s schooner as a child. “He... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,776
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164485, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Women sailors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship)--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Creesy, Eleanor, 1814-1900--Juvenile literature
- Women sailors
- Creesy, Eleanor
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship)
- Lists With This Book
- Brave & Bold: Heroines
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Emily Arnold McCully
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Emily Arnold McCully
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Author Interviews 2
Interview with Emily Arnold McCully
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Interview with Emily Arnold McCully
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Biography Selection, 2014
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