Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
by Margarita Engle
58 Total Resources 14 Awards 2 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- African (Global)
Year Published 2014
Word Count 14,026
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1310L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165231, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Botany
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Segregation--Fiction
- Rain forests
- Panama Canal (Panama)--History--Fiction
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Segregation
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Boys & Men
- Novels in verse
- Panama Canal (Panama)
- History
- Panama Canal (Panama)--History--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Central & South America
- Racism--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Rain forests--Fiction
- Racism
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- Sample: EL Education
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 5 Classroom Libr
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 34
Américas Award acceptance speech by Margarita Engle
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Author Amok
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Caroline Starr Rose
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Anansesem
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
Interview with Margarita Engle
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On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
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On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
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On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
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On family stories with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
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On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
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On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
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Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
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On readers theater with Margarita Engle
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On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
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On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Created by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Educator's Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Lesson Plan from Center for Latin American Studies
Created by Center for Latin American Studies
Teachers' Notes from University of Queensland Press
Created by University of Queensland Press
Awards & Distinctions 14
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2023
Honor, 2015
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2014
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