Mountain Dog
by Margarita Engle, Olga Ivanov, and Aleksey Ivanov
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
Our Original Resources 5
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
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
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
Created by School Library Journal
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
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
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
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
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
Created by TeachingBooks
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
Created by State Library of Louisiana
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Margarita Engle
Created by Margarita Engle
Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2013
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