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Category Archives: book review
Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Move!
Summary: Have you ever wondered how certain animals move? Move! , which was written by Steve Jenkins and illustrated by Robin Page, gives young children an introduction to vocabulary, animals and physical science by describing the many different ways that … Continue reading
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Teaching Processing Skills with Children’s Literature: Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!, written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel and illustrated by Janet Stevens, is a charming picture book about a hen who decides to make a strawberry shortcake. She finds the recipe and some of her animal friends … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills With Children’s Literature: The Science Book of Color
Introduction and Summary “Imagine a world without color. It would be like living in an old movie. Color makes our world a pleasure to look at.” The Science Book of Color by Neil Ardley with photography by Pete Gardner is … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Nine O’Clock Lullaby
Summary and Introduction Nine O’Clock Lullaby was written by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Frane Lessac. With the use of its wonderful pictures, this book takes the reader all over the world one hour at a time. It displays with … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: My Granny Went to Market
Rather than rely on the “traditional” map book to teach geographical concepts, why not utilize a book where characters venture to different destinations around the world, thus bringing the lesson to life by allowing readers to follow the adventures on … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Giant Steps
Giant Steps, written by Elizabeth Loredo and illustrated by Barry Root, uses cardinal directions to tell the story of five giants playing hide and go seek. While the unlucky fifth giant counts, the other four giants take giant steps … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Galileo
The book Galileo by Leonard Everett Fisher chronicles the life of the famous Renaissance scientist. Background information is presented at the beginning about the theories of Aristotle and Copernicus about the center of the universe. The author does a … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus Gets All Dries Up
The Magic School Bus Gets All Dried Upwritten by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen is a fun and adventurous children’s book about survival in the desert. The book starts off in Ms. Frizzle’s class, where things are not … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen tells the story of Ms. Frizzle’s class planting their own garden. All the students are working together to make their garden as beautiful as they can, … Continue reading
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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Hidden Worlds
Introduction and Summary Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist’s Microscope ,written by Stephen Kramer with photographs by Dennis Kunkel, is not only a book about the wonders of the microscopic world, but about the life of a scientist as well. … Continue reading
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