Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
by Margarita Engle
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2011
Word Count 8,642
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 143562, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Pirates--Poetry
- Pirates
- Shipwrecks
- Shipwrecks--Caribbean Area--Juvenile poetry
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Indians of the West Indies--Poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- Indians of the West Indies
- Caribbean Area--Juvenile poetry
- Indians of the West Indies--Juvenile poetry
- Children's poetry
- Poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Central & South America
- Pirates--Caribbean Area--History--16th century--Juvenile poetry
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Caribbean Area
- Shipwrecks--Poetry
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Survival Books
- Novels in Verse: Hispanic Heritage
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Hurricane Dancers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Story Map 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
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
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
Created by AdLit
Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Poetry for Children
Created by Poetry for Children
Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Awards & Distinctions 4
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2012
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2012
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
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