The Boy who Saw Bigfoot
by Marian Templeton Place
Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
The Boy who Saw Bigfoot by Marian Templeton Place is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6. 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 The Boy who Saw Bigfoot 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 4–6
- Pages
- 100
- Reading time
- about 1h 50m (est.)
- Genre
- Forests and forestry
- ISBN-13
- 9780396076445
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About this book
A ten-year-old boy, placed once again with new foster parents, becomes involved in a search for Bigfoot.
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Why widely assigned
This Forests and forestry title, typically at grades 4–6. Published in the canon; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award
- recommended·4th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians) — winner list 1972-2025 via Wikipedia — 1982 Mark Twain Award winner
- recommended·5th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians) — winner list 1972-2025 via Wikipedia — 1982 Mark Twain Award winner
- recommended·6th grade · Missourisource: Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians) — winner list 1972-2025 via Wikipedia — 1982 Mark Twain Award winner
Common questions
- What grade level is The Boy who Saw Bigfoot?
- The Boy who Saw Bigfoot is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read The Boy who Saw Bigfoot?
- It takes about 1h 50m to read The Boy who Saw Bigfoot (100 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 110 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Boy who Saw Bigfoot?
- The Boy who Saw Bigfoot appears on reading lists for Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Boy who Saw Bigfoot banned in schools?
- The Boy who Saw Bigfoot 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.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 4–6 — 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.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.