The Camping Trip That Changed America
by Barb Rosenstock and Mordicai Gerstein
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Picture Book
Year Published 2012
Word Count 1,962
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148137, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature
- Environmentalism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Muir, John
- Environmentalism--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- National parks and reserves--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- National parks and reserves
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Camping & Outdoor Activities
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
- California
- Travel
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Yosemite Valley
- History
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Travel--California--Yosemite Valley--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Muir, John, 1838-1914--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- National Parks
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Mordicai Gerstein
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mordicai Gerstein
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Barb Rosenstock
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from Barb Rosenstock
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Elementary Selection, 2012
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