Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air
by Margarita Engle
29 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 11,489
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1190L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508107, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Engle, Margarita
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Engle, Margarita--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Biography
- Cuban Americans
- Cuban Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women authors, American
- Lists With This Book
- Hispanic Heritage Month Books
- Poetry
- CSLP 2023 Teen
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Awards & Distinctions 7

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2020

Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2022
Honor, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Women's History Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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