The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
by Margarita Engle • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Latino (Latin America)
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African (Global)
Year Published 2008
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Surrender Tree
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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 28
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Interview with Margarita Engle
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) 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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Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
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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Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
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Lesson Plan from Six Trait Gurus
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Reader's Guide from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2009
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2009
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2009
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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