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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: If You Decide to Go to the Moon
All young children dream of traveling to the moon. Faith McNulty will take your children there through her book, If You Decide to Go to the Moon, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. McNulty uses simple yet entertaining sentences to tell children … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Leaf Man
Where does the Leaf Man go when he blows? Do you know? So begins the beautifully written and illustrated book by Lois Ehlert, Leaf Man. Leaf Man is not a complex tale, but it’s vivid images of colorful fall leaves … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen is a book about Miss Frizzle’s class doing a project on the ocean and learning about the kinds of animals and plants that live … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Toad by the Road
Introduction Toad by the Road, written by Joanne Ryder and illustrated by Maggie Kneen, is a fun way to introduce students to the life of toads. The books is compiled of several poems about toads. Depending on what the topic … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: The Carrot Seed
Plants are growing everywhere you look…everywhere!!! It can be a little bit overwhelming for a kid to learn that it all grows the same way. The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss and pictures by Crockett Johnson (author and illustrator of … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science With Children’s Literature: Life-Size Killer Creatures
What is a killer? How do creatures locate and kill their prey? From ocean killers to mountain, forest, river, swamp, and night creature attacks, Life-Size Killer Creatures defines the animal food pyramid and how it is an important part for … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Animals Robert Scott Saw: An Adventure in Antarctica
Animals Robert Scott Saw: An Adventure in Antarctica, written by Sandra Markle, is a book that goes into detail about the first exploration of the South Pole. Much of what was experienced in Antarctica was influenced by the animals … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Processes with Children’s Literature: Growing Like Me
Introduction and Summary: Growing Like Me, written by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Holly Keller, is a great resource to use when exploring life processes at the most basic level. The book begins by explaining, “Here in the meadow, by … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: It’s Probably Penny
It’s Probably Penny written and illustrated by Loreen Leedy is a great book on predictions and probability. Lisa is assigned homework on probability. She has to think of an event that will definitely happen, that might happen and that cannot happen over the weekend. … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Check It Out! Forces and Motion
Check It Out! Forces and Motion is written by Clint Twist. It is a short book that introduces force and motion to students with great color photographs of people and animals. It explains direction, force, friction, motion, position, slopes, and … Continue reading
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