Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal • Part of the Over and Under Series
In this exuberant and lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow,... read more
17 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,697
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 178076, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Gardens
- Soils--Composition--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Gardening
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General (See Also Headings Under Animals or Technology)
- Gardens--Juvenile literature
- Composition
- Soils
- Gardening--Juvenile literature
- Gardening
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- Sample: EL Education
Our Original Resources 3
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Messner
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Messner
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 7
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by Cuppa Jolie
Insights from Kate Messner
Created by TED Ed
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by Mackin Community
Guest Post by Kate Messner
Created by Cynsations
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Complete Video Reading narrated by Anna Cvitkovic
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Awards & Distinctions 3
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
Giverny Book Award, 1998-2022
Winner, 2015
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