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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Weather
Introduction Weather written by Jim Pipe is an excellent science resource for younger elementary students. Jim Pipe uses language that is easy for the student to understand and photographs that are beautifully arranged. This book describes everything from describing atmosphere … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: What Makes Day and Night
What Makes Day and Night, written by Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by Arthur Dorros, is a book answering children’s questions as to what causes ‘day to be day,’ ‘night to be night,’ and how the sun appears and disappears during … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Introduction and Summary: The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, written by Nuria Roca and illustrated by Rosa M. Curto, is a great resource to use when teaching students about conservation. The book discusses the ways in which the main character, … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Reasons for Seasons
The Reasons For Seasons is written and illustrated by Gail Gibbons. The book opens by explaining how the tilt of the Earth causes the seasons. It depicts the tilted Earth rotating around the sun. The book then talks about each … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Our Solar System
Introduction: What are the order of the planets? How big is the Earth and how many moons does each planet have? All of these are important questions that students must be able to answer by the time they enter the … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Seasons
The book Seasons comes from a great series called eye-like, which I purchased at BJ’s Wholesale Club. The book goes through each season, describes what is happening to plants, what animals are changing(frog, butterfly), and what animals and plants are … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: What Makes a Shadow?
What Makes a Shadow, written by Clyde Robert Bulla and illustrated by June Otani, is a part of the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book series that explains the simple and easily observable scientific concept of shadows for young children. The book begins … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Moonbear’s Shadow
I love it when I can find a book that teaches science content without students realizing it. Moonbear’s Shadow, written and illustrated by Frank Asch, is a lovely book about a bear’s fishing adventure. During this outing, Bear has a … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science With Children’s Literature: Extreme Planets!
Extreme Planets written by Mary Kay Carson and is illustrated through NASA photos and several artists. The format is question and answer and covers a wide variety of questions such as: “How do planets move?”, “How fast is Earth moving? … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Weather Words and What they Mean
Did you ever wonder how and why the temperature changes? Weather Words and What they Mean by Gail Gibbons gives children an opportunity to examine many of the terms that weathermen use today. This books uses language that many students can understand. … Continue reading
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