Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
by Margarita Engle • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
42 Total Resources 13 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2015
Word Count 13,609
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1120L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 175273
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Engle, Margarita
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Engle, Margarita--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Young Adult Biography
- Cuban Americans
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Cuban Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women authors, American
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Great Middle School Reads
- Bullying, Aggression, & Violence Books
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Writers and Writing
- Choice Texts Gr. 6
- 6th Grade Social Studies - Central Ameri
- Resources to Support Explore
- 7th Grade LDG
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Cuba
- Culturally Responsive Titles, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Enchanted Air
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 20
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Walter Dean Myers Award acceptance speech by Margarita Engle
Created by Library of Congress
Nonfiction Award Finalist Speech, 2016, given by Margarita Engle
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by BookPage
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Poetry for Children
Pura Belpré Author Award Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Margarita Engle
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
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 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 13
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Commended, 2016
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2021
Winner, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Winner, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2021
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Biography Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2021
Finalist, 2016
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2021
Honor, 2016
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2021
Nonfiction Winner, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
Second Place Winner, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2015
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