The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar
by Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios
22 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 752
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1150L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 195749
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Women in aeronautics
- Santos-Dumont, Alberto
- Women
- Women air pilots
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation
- Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932--Juvenile literature
- Women air pilots--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Acosta, Aida de, 1884-1962--Juvenile literature
- Airships
- Women in aeronautics--History--Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- History
- Airships--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Acosta, Aida de
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Palacios
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Palacios
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Author Interviews 15
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
Interview with Sara Palacios
Created by A Pen in Neverland
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 1
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2018
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