A Piglet Named Mercy
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen
32 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 2019
Word Count 465
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 470L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501423, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
- Watson, Mercy (Fictitious character)
- Swine--Juvenile fiction
- Pets
- Swine as pets
- Pigs--Fiction
- Pigs
- JUVENILE FICTION--Animals--Pigs
- Piglets--Juvenile fiction
- Piglets
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs
- Swine
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Movie with Kate DiCamillo
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate DiCamillo
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Van Dusen
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate DiCamillo
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Van Dusen
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 20
Meet-the-Author Movie with Kate DiCamillo
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by Candlewick Press
2016 Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by PBS NewsHour
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature inauguration of Kate DiCamillo
Created by Library of Congress
2014 National Book Festival speech by Kate DiCamillo
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
2018 Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by Follett
On being an outsider with Kate DiCamillo
Created by AdLit
On persistence with Kate DiCamillo
Created by AdLit
On having a love-hate relationship with writing with Kate DiCamillo
Created by AdLit
On reading aloud and modeling with Kate DiCamillo
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing with Kate DiCamillo
Created by AdLit
Interview with Kate DiCamillo
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Chris Van Dusen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Chris Van Dusen
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Chris Van Dusen
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Chris Van Dusen
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Kit from Candlewick Press
Created by Candlewick Press
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Mark Bramhall
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Candlewick Press
Created by Candlewick Press
Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2019
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