The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art
by Barb Rosenstock and Claire A. Nivola
Raised in a village in the Punjab region of Asia, Nek Chand Saini is surrounded by... read more
19 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 946
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 195125
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Chandīgarh (India)--Juvenile literature
- Rock gardens--India--Chandīgarh (Union Territory)
- Chand, Nek
- India--Juvenile literature
- Chandīgarh (India)
- India--Chandīgarh
- Folk art--India--Chandīgarh (Union Territory)
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--People & Places--Asia
- Chand, Nek--Juvenile literature
- Rock gardens
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- India
- Sculptors--India--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Public sculpture--India--Chandīgarh (Union Territory)
- Artists
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Art
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Recycling & Green Living
- Rock gardens--India--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Recycling & Green Living
- Sculptors
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Claire A. Nivola about The Secret Kingdom
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Barb Rosenstock about The Secret Kingdom
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Claire A. Nivola
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Barb Rosenstock
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks

Art Lesson Plans from Barb Rosenstock
Created by Barb Rosenstock
Awards & Distinctions 4

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2020
Winner, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Honor, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Arts Selection, 2018
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.