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
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 14
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
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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