Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martínez • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
20 Total Resources 9 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 2,088
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195545, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Nobel Prize winners
- Chemists
- Air--Pollution--Juvenile literature
- Atmospheric ozone--Juvenile literature
- Ozone layer depletion--Juvenile literature
- Atmospheric ozone
- Pollution
- Chemists--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Ozone layer depletion
- Nobel Prize winners--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Air
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Molina, Mario J.--Juvenile literature
- Molina, Mario J
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Elizabeth Rusch
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 3
Cook Prize Acceptance Speech by Elizabeth Rusch
Created by Bank Street Library
Interview with Elizabeth Rusch
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Elizabeth Rusch
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Comprehension Questions from Mommy Maestra
Created by Mommy Maestra
Lesson Plan from National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
Created by National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
Kool-Aid Chemistry from Patricia Newman
Created by Patricia Newman
Book Readings 1
Complete Video Reading narrated by Elizabeth Rusch
Created by Charlesbridge
Awards & Distinctions 9
Cook Prize, 2012-2022
Winner, 2020
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2022
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Science Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2020
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2022
Winner, 2020
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Science Selection, 2019
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