Manjhi Moves a Mountain
by Nancy Churnin and Danny Popovici
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- South Asian
Year Published 2017
Word Count 807
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 189738
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Work ethic--Juvenile literature
- Social service--India--Juvenile literature
- Social service
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Road construction workers
- Excavation
- Road construction workers--India--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Excavation--Juvenile literature
- India
- Persistence--Juvenile literature
- Work ethic
- Maainjhai, Daasaratha
- Mān̐jhī, Daśaratha, 1934-2007--Juvenile literature
- Persistence
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Values & Virtues
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
Our Original Resources 3
Audio Name Pronunciation with Danny Popovici
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Danny Popovici
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Curriculum Guide from Creston Books
Created by Creston Books
Teaching Ideas from South Asia Book Award
Created by South Asia Book Award
Awards & Distinctions 3
South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2019
Winner, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2019
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Character Building Selection, 2017
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