Margarita Engle Website:www.margaritaengle.com Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA Most recent address:CA Author Biography Margarita Engle was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and spent the summers in her mother's native country of Cuba. She studied agronomy and botany and was the first female agronomy professor at Cal Poly Pomona and a Ph.D candidate at UC Riverside when she took a creative writing seminar with Tomas Rivera. With his encouragement, she became a writer. Engle received a Pura Belpre Honor for Firefly in 2011, a Newbery Honor and Pura Belpre Medal for Surrender Tree in 2009, and a Pura Belpre Medal for Poet Slave Of Cuba in 2007. She enjoys helping her husband with his volunteer work for wilderness search and rescue dog training programs. Updating Results ... You are viewing: Author - Margarita EngleSort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Pub. Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 9 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price In Bindery All the way to Havana by Engle, Margarita (Holt, 2017) ISBN: 9781627796422 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: 890 AD F&P: M AR Rd Lvl: 4.2 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 191874RC Rd Lvl: 4.7 RC Int Lvl: K-2 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 72293 Summary: A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [34] p. :col. ill. ;22 x 28 cm Joint Authors: Curato, Mike (Illustrator) Subjects: Automobile travel FictionAutomobiles Maintenance and repair FictionCuba FictionFamily life Cuba FictionHavana Cuba Fiction Reviews: Kirkus (05/15/17)The Hornbook (00/09/17)Booklist (05/01/17)School Library Journal (06/01/17) more information $ 20.51 * 0.00 Dewey: E BTSB #:311479 Available Bravo! : poems about amazing Hispanics by Engle, Margarita (Holt, 2017) ISBN: 9780805098761 Ages: 8-12 Lexile: 1150 NC AR Rd Lvl: 6.3 AR Int Lvl: MG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 189222RC Rd Lvl: 10.5 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 3 RC Quiz: 71223 Summary: Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [45] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm Joint Authors: Lopez, Rafael (Illustrator) Subjects: Children's poetryHispanic Americans BiographyLatin Americans BiographyLatinos U S Biography Reviews: Kirkus (12/15/16)Booklist (11/01/16)School Library Journal (01/01/17)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/03/17) more information $ 21.21 * 0.00 Dewey:920.0092/C BTSB #:311476 Available Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music by Engle, Margarita (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015) ISBN: 9780544102293 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: NP AR Rd Lvl: 4.2 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 173968RC Rd Lvl: 4.3 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 68901 Summary: Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [42] p. :col. ill. ;26 cm. Joint Authors: Lopez, Rafael (Illustrator) Subjects: Cuba History 1909 1933 FictionDance music FictionDrummers Musicians FictionGender role FictionSex role Fiction Reviews: Kirkus (12/15/14)The Hornbook (00/05/15)Booklist (02/01/15)School Library Journal (02/01/17)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (05/15) Common Core State Standards Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Key Ideas & DetailsGrade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Craft & Structure more information $ 19.81 * 0.00 Dewey: E BTSB #:311468 Available Lion Island : Cuba's warrior of words by Engle, Margarita (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016) ISBN: 9781481461122 Ages: 10-14 Lexile: 1110 AR Rd Lvl: 6.8 AR Int Lvl: MG AR Pts: 2 AR Quiz: 184607 Summary: A biographical novel about Antonio Chuffat, a Chinese-African-Cuban messenger boy in 1870s Cuba who became a translator and documented the freedom struggle of indentured Chinese laborers in his country. Download a Teacher's Guide Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: 163 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Chinese Cuba FictionChuffat Latour Antonio 1860 Childhood and youth FictionCuba History 1810 1899 FictionIndentured servants FictionNovels in verseRacially mixed people FictionSlavery Fiction Reviews: Kirkus (05/15/16)The Hornbook (00/07/16)Booklist (07/01/16)School Library Journal (02/01/17)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (09/16) more information $ 19.81 * 0.00 Dewey: F BTSB #:311474 Available Miguel y su valiente caballero : el joven Cervantes suena a Don Quijote (SPANISH) by Engle, Margarita (Peachtree, 2018) ISBN: 9781682630198 Ages: 7-10 Lexile: 840 AR Rd Lvl: 4.4 AR Int Lvl: MG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 189614 Summary: This fictionalized first person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follows the early years of the child who will grow up to pen Don Quixote. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [32] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm Joint Authors: Colon, Raul (Illustrator) Subjects: Authors SpainCervantes Saavedra Miguel de 1547 1616Children's poetry Reviews: Kirkus (02/01/18)Booklist (08/01/18) more information $ 14.25 * 0.00 Dewey:811/N BTSB #:311482 Available Miguel's brave knight : young Cervantes and his dream of Don Quixote by Engle, Margarita (Peachtree, 2017) ISBN: 9781561458561 Ages: 8-12 Lexile: 920 F&P: U AR Rd Lvl: 4.3 AR Int Lvl: MG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 189614RC Rd Lvl: 6.4 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 3 RC Quiz: 72435 Summary: This fictionalized first-person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes follows the early years of the child who grows up to pen Don Quixote, the first modern novel. Download a Teacher's Guide Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [34] p. :col. ill. ;31 cm Joint Authors: Colon, Raul (Illustrator) Subjects: Authors FictionCervantes Saavedra Miguel de 1547 1616 FictionChildren's poetry Reviews: Kirkus (08/15/17)Booklist (08/01/17)School Library Journal (09/01/17)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/17) more information $ 20.49 * 0.00 Dewey: F BTSB #:311478 Available Orangutanka : a story in poems by Engle, Margarita (Holt, 2015) ISBN: 9780805098396 Ages: 4-8 Lexile: NP F&P: M AR Rd Lvl: 4.1 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 175607 Summary: All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon--all except one. Written in a series of linked poems in the tanka style, an ancient Japanese form of poetry. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [39] p. :col. ill. ;28 cm. Joint Authors: Kurilla, Renee (Illustrator) Subjects: Familial behavior in animals FictionNaps Sleep FictionOrangutans FictionWakaWaka Fiction Reviews: Kirkus (12/15/14)Booklist (04/15/15)School Library Journal (12/01/14) more information $ 20.51 * 0.00 Dewey: E BTSB #:311467 Available Soaring earth : a companion memoir to Enchanted air by Engle, Margarita (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019) ISBN: 9781534429536 Ages: 12-16 Lexile: 1190 Summary: In this follow-up to her award-winning memoir Enchanted Air, Margarita Engle details her teenage years in Los Angeles against the turbulent backdrop of the Vietnam War. In vulnerable verse, she addresses the notions of peace, civil rights, freedom of expression, and environmental protection that are once again under threat. Despite these circumstances, young Margarita was able to find solace and empowerment through her education. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: 157 p. ; 21 cm Subjects: American women authors 20th century BiographyCuban Americans BiographyEngle MargaritaWomen authors American 20th century Biography Reviews: Kirkus (01/15/19)The Hornbook (00/03/19)Booklist (02/01/19)School Library Journal (03/01/19)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/02/19) more information $ 21.21 * 0.00 Dewey:811/B BTSB #:311484 Available Summer birds : the butterflies of Maria Merian by Engle, Margarita (Holt, 2010) ISBN: 9780805089370 Ages: 5-8 AR Rd Lvl: 3.2 AR Int Lvl: LG AR Pts: 0.5 AR Quiz: 144214RC Rd Lvl: 3.4 RC Int Lvl: K-2 RC Pts: 1 RC Quiz: 61754 Summary: A portrait of Maria Merian, the young girl in the Middle Ages who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: Physical Description: [32] p. :col. ill. ;26 cm. Joint Authors: Paschkis, Julie (Illustrator) Subjects: ButterfliesCaterpillarsMerian Maria Sibylla 1647 1717 Reviews: Kirkus (03/01/10)Booklist (03/15/10)School Library Journal (07/01/10)The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (06/10) Recommendations: Best Books ElementaryWilson Elementary Common Core State Standards Grade K → Reading → RI Informational Text → K.RI Key Ideas & DetailsGrade K → Reading → RI Informational Text → K.RI Craft & StructureGrade K → Reading → RI Informational Text → K.RI Integration of Knowledge & IdeasGrade K → Reading → RI Informational Text → K.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text ComplexityGrade K → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & RangGrade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Craft & StructureGrade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 1.RI Key Ideas & DetailsGrade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 1.RI Craft & StructureGrade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 1.RI Integration of Knowledge & IdeasGrade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & RangGrade 1 → Reading → CCR - College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards Grade 1 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 1.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text ComplexityGrade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Key Ideas & DetailsGrade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Craft & StructureGrade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Integration of Knowledge & IdeasGrade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 2.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text ComplexityGrade 2 → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & RangGrade 2 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards foGrade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Key Ideas & DetailsGrade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Craft & StructureGrade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Integration of Knowledge & IdeasGrade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 3.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text ComplexityGrade 3 → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating Complexity, Quality, & Range of more information $ 19.81 * 0.00 Dewey:595.78/N BTSB #:311457 * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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