Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
14 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,697
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 178076
- 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
Our Original Resources 3
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Messner
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Messner
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by Cuppa Jolie
Insights from Kate Messner
Created by TED Ed
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by Let's Get Busy Podcast
Interview with Kate Messner
Created by KidLit TV
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Activities from Chronicle
Created by Chronicle
Book Readings 1
Complete Video Reading narrated by Anna Cvitkovic
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Awards & Distinctions 2
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
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