Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild

by Margarita Engle

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)

Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
First published
2023
Genre
Nonfiction
ISBN-13
9798855038781

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About this book

"When Destiny was found by the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica, she was sick, thin, and one of her eyes was closed and not working. The Sloth Institute took her in and introduced her to other sloths as she started to recover. She never regained the use of her one eye, but that didn't stop Destiny from hanging out with her new buddies, or getting healthier and stronger. Last August, Destiny was fitted for her tracking collar and released back into the wild.

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This Nonfiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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What grade level is Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild?
Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild?
Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild appears on reading lists for Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild banned in schools?
Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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