The Gardener of Alcatraz
by Emma Bland Smith and Jenn Ely
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- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Prisoners--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Gardeners--California--Alcatraz Island--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Gardens--California--Alcatraz Island--Juvenile literature
- Michener, Elliott
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