Mountain Dog
by Margarita Engle, Olga Ivanov, and Aleksey Ivanov
When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has... read more
43 Total Resources 2 Awards 18 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2013
Word Count 17,574
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160437, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Great-uncles
- Rescue dogs
- Foster home care--Fiction
- Human-animal relationships--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Rescue dogs--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Human-animal relationships
- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
- Dogs--Fiction
- Dogs
- Hispanic Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
- Great-uncles--Fiction
- Foster home care
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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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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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Author Interviews 30
Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
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On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
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On family stories with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
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On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
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Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
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On readers theater with Margarita Engle
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On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
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On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Common Core Guide from Author's Personal Website
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Discussion Questions from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
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Teacher's Guide from State Library of Louisiana
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Margarita Engle
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2013
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