The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
by Duncan Tonatiuh • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 839
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 183706, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Aztecs
- Indian mythology--Mexico
- Juvenile Fiction | Royalty
- Legends--Mexico
- Indians of Mexico
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Mexico
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Caribbean & Latin American
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Native American
- Indian mythology
- Mexico
- Mountains
- Mountains--Folklore
- Nahuatl literature
- JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
- Aztecs--Folklore
- Legends
- Indians of Mexico--Folklore
- JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / G
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
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Awards & Distinctions 10

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2017

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
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