Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawaiʻi's Kamehameha Butterflies
by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth
The fascinating true story of a beautiful native Hawaiian butterfly, a great Hawaiian... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Pacific Islander / Oceania
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 1,721
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511498, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Vanessa tameamea--Conservation--Hawaii--Juvenile literature
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Invitation to Imagine from Susan L. Roth
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Invitation to Imagine from Susan L. Roth
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2022

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Silver Honor, 2022

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Honor, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
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