Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree
by Sally M. Walker
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2018
Word Count 12,654
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195615, 2 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Chestnut blight
- Diseases and pests
- Trees
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
- American chestnut--Juvenile literature
- Trees--Diseases and pests--Control--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Control
- Chestnut blight--Juvenile literature
- American chestnut
- Lists With This Book
- Eco-Reading
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sally M. Walker about Champion
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sally M. Walker
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2019

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
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