Orangutanka: A Story in Poems
by Margarita Engle and Renée Kurilla
41 Total Resources 1 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Poetry
Year Published 2015
Word Count 316
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 175607, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Naps (Sleep)
- Familial behavior in animals
- Orangutans--Juvenile fiction
- Orangutans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
- Familial behavior in animals--Fiction
- Waka
- Orangutans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Naps (Sleep)--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Animals on Land, Air, and Sea
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Kurilla
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Kurilla
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 26
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
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
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
On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Macmillan Children's Books
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016
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