On the Blue Comet
by Rosemary Wells and Bagram Ibatoulline
26 Total Resources 6 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2010
Word Count 57,517
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 141159, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Depressions
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Depressions--1929--Fiction
- Space and time--Fiction
- 1850-1950
- 1929
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Railroad trains
- Illinois--History--20th century--Fiction
- California
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Illinois
- History
- Railroad trains--Fiction
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
- Adventure and adventurers
- Space and time
- California--History--1850-1950--Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rosemary Wells
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 11
Interview with Rosemary Wells
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Interview with Rosemary Wells
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Interview with Rosemary Wells
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On digging into the past with Rosemary Wells
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On seeing the world small with Rosemary Wells
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On reading Victorian women's diaries with Rosemary Wells
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On emotional content in historical fiction with Rosemary Wells
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On being a scribe with Rosemary Wells
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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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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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