The Last Place on Earth
$9.25
Throughout history there have been many races to be first to achieve a goal: e.g. first to learn to fly; first to climb the world’s highest mountain; first to reach the moon. The race to reach the South Pole more than 100 years ago involved a bitter struggle through the harshest environment on Earth. Brave and determined explorers faced extreme challenges with weather and equipment.
Additional information
| Page Count: | 24 |
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| Word Count: | 1118 |
| Belongs to Set: | Advanced Fluency 4 Non-Fiction Set A |
| Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Recount |
| Guided Reading Level: | P |
| Reading Recovery Level: | 30 |
| Lexile Measure: | 1280L |
| DRA Level: | 50 |
| Author: | Rachel Walker |
| ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781927197448 |
| ISBN - US Edition | 9781927197448 |
| Artifact Tags: | Compare and contrast, Subject-specific vocabulary, Main idea, Competition, Loss, World history |
| Keywords: | simple, certain, apart, claim, goal, none, quite, south |
| Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 |
| International Baccalaureate: | 9 – Legacies, 10 – Government |
| TEKS: | TEKS§110.5(b)(8), TEKS§110.5(b)(3), TEKS§110.5(b)(7) |