The Kite Rider
by Geraldine McCaughrean
16 Total Resources 3 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2003
Word Count 62,607
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 910L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 60012, 10 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Kites--Fiction
- China
- Kublai Khan, 1216-1294--Fiction
- Kites
- Mongols--Fiction
- Y'uan dynasty, 1260-1368
- History
- Circus
- China--History--Yüan dynasty, 1260-1368--Fiction
- Circus--Fiction
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Asia
- China--History--Yüan dynasty, 1260-1368--Juvenile fiction
- Mongols
- Kublai Khan
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Geraldine McCaughrean
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 4
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Awards & Distinctions 3
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png.pagespeed.ce.Wz2wwEQz-V.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2003
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
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