Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
Since the year 1900, cheetah footprints quickly dwindled in African dirt as the... read more
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 18,667
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164498, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile literature
- Cheetah Conservation Fund
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
- Cheetah Conservation Fund--Juvenile literature
- Cheetah
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Cheetah--Africa--Juvenile literature
- Africa
- Lists With This Book
- Global Scientific Inquiry - Grade 6-8
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sy Montgomery “Conducting Field Research for CHASING CHEETAHS”
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In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Common Core Guide from Harcourt
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2015
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