Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
by Margarita Engle
30 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- American Indian
Year Published 2011
Word Count 8,642
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 143562, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Pirates--Poetry
- Pirates
- Shipwrecks
- Shipwrecks--Caribbean Area--Juvenile poetry
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Indians of the West Indies--Poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- Indians of the West Indies
- Caribbean Area--Juvenile poetry
- Indians of the West Indies--Juvenile poetry
- Children's poetry
- Poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Central & South America
- Pirates--Caribbean Area--History--16th century--Juvenile poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Caribbean Area
- Shipwrecks--Poetry
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Survival Books
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Slavery, Resistance, and Reparations
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Hurricane Dancers
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 17
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Macmillan
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Yarn YA Reviews
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 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Poetry for Children
Created by Poetry for Children
Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Awards & Distinctions 4
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 2012
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Winner, 2012
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
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