Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
by Phillip Hoose
35 Total Resources 11 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 29,402
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1150L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 152444, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Red knot
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
- Bird watching--Juvenile literature
- Red knot--Juvenile literature
- Red knot--Migration--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
- Migration
- Bird watching
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 6-8
- Earth Day 2017|March for Science
- Geography
- Global Science, Math & Tech Grade 11-12
Our Original Resources 9

Meet-the-Author Movie with Phillip Hoose
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Phillip Hoose about Moonbird
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Phillip Hoose
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Phillip Hoose “Researching and writing a nonfiction science book”
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In-depth Written Interview with Phillip Hoose
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Macmillan
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Phillip Hoose
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Awards & Distinctions 11

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2013

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2013

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2013

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
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