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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

Posted on April 2, 2010 by openwidearchive

  “In May, a twister tears through Texas. It picks up whole houses and smashed them into the ground. In August, a hurricane rages for three days in Florida. It destroys entire towns. In December, a blizzard covers most of … Continue reading →

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World

Posted on April 1, 2010 by openwidearchive

  10 Things I Can Do To Help My World  is written by Melanie Walsh and is a fantastic resource for teaching students about resources and conservation.  Each page of this book provides a message about conservation such as turning … Continue reading →

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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

Posted on April 1, 2010 by openwidearchive

  Introduction and Summary: Lord, have mercy! Ms. Frizzle is up to her old tricks again! In The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, Ms. Frizzle’s class has spent the last … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient Civilizations with Children’s Literature: Excavating The Past, Ancient Rome

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

  Ancient Rome is a book written by Fiona MacDonald that is part of the excavating the past series of children’s books.  This book explores archeological excavations of Romans sites from Scotland to North Africa.  It highlights Roman architecture such … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient Civilizations with Children’s Literature: Ancient Rome: A Guide to the Glory of Imperial Rome

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

  Introduction and Summary: Ancient Rome: A Guide to the Glory of Imperial Rome  written by Jonathan Stroud and illustrated by Inklink Firenze and Kevin Maddison is a fascinating book about what life was like in ancient Rome written in … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient History with Children’s Literature: Ancient Greece and the Olympics

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

Ancient Greece and the Olympics, written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca, is part of the infamous Magic Tree House Series that aims to realistically take children on a voyage through ancient history.  This … Continue reading →

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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Animals in the Wild

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

  Animals in the Wild written by Joanne Ryder and illustrated by Lisa Bonforte is a story about the animals living in the wild, and how they survive the four seasons. The story starts by explaining where all the animals are … Continue reading →

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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: S is for Save the Planet

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

S is for Save the Planet, written by Brad Herzog and illustrated by Linda Holt Ayriss, is a How-to-be Green Alphabet that sparks students’ enthusiasm for saving our environment. Published in 2009, S is for Save the Planet includes up-to-date information on the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient Civilizations With Children’s Literature: You Are In Ancient China

Posted on March 30, 2010 by openwidearchive

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to live in Ancient China? In this book You Are In Ancient China, you will travel back to the time of the Han Dynasty” “You will travel through the town … Continue reading →

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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: The Bug Scientists

Posted on March 30, 2010 by openwidearchive

Summary The Bug Scientists, written by Donna M. Jackson, takes a different approach by teaching students about insects but also about the men and women who study them in different ways. The book introduces us to insects and their attributes … Continue reading →

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