Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant
by Kate Messner • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
Galápagos giant tortoises are fascinating—and endangered. They live... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2021
Word Count 16,368
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515442, 3.0 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Galapagos tortoise--Conservation--Galapagos Islands
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Longlist, 2023
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Nonfiction Selection, 2021
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