All the Way to Havana
by Margarita Engle and Mike Curato
58 Total Resources 8 Awards 2 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2017
Word Count 611
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191874, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Vowel Combinations
- Long E
- Short I
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Cuba--Fiction
- Family life--Cuba--Fiction
- Automobiles
- Automobile travel--Fiction
- Havana (Cuba)--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Cars & Tr
- Cuba
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbea
- Family life
- Havana (Cuba)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
- Automobiles--Maintenance and repair--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Global Everyday Adventures - Grade 2-3
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Mike Curato about All the Way to Havana
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mike Curato
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Long E
- Short I
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mike Curato
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 30
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Mike Curato
Created by TeachingBooks
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
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Interview with Mike Curato
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Mike Curato
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Mike Curato
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Long E
- Short I
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Support Materials from Reading is Fundamental
Created by Reading is Fundamental
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mike Curato
Created by Mike Curato
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 8
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2018
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2017
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