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Category Archives: book review
Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: President’s Day
President’s Day written by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell is a good book for teaching students about why we have a day dedicated to our former presidents and the contributions they made to our country. It highlights … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: We’re Riding on a Caravan
We’re Riding on a Caravan is written by Laurie Krebs and illustrated by Helen Cann. This book chronicles the journey a family makes along the silk road in China. As the family travels from Xi’an to Kashgar over the course … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: A Color Sampler
A Color Sampler written by Kathleen Westray describes how to create colors by using primary colors, secondary colors and intermediate colors. The twelve colors that make up the color wheel (primary, secondary and intermediate colors) can be mixed to make … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Touch It! Materials, Matter and You
“Touch it! is a lively and easy-to-understand first science book that explores materials-their color, shape, texture, size, mass, magnetism, and more.” Touch it! Materials, Matter, and You written by Adrienne Mason and illustrated by Claudia Davila covers a lot of … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography With Children’s Literature: Follow That Map! A First Book of Mapping Skills
"Do you know how to find a hidden treasure? Do you know how far your house is from the candy store? Do you know the way to your favorite ride at the amusement park? It's easy! Join the friends … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Electricity
Electricity, a DK Eyewitness book written by Steve Parker, is a great introduction to electricity. The book is written in short sections with one topic per two page spread. There are lots of pictures which make the book very visually … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Wow! Said the Owl
There is no shortage of books about colors, but Tim Hopgood has written and illustrated a particularly satisfying story with Wow! Said the Owl. One curious little owl takes a long nap at night (“instead of staying awake all night … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science With Children’s Literature: If You Find a Rock
“If you find a rock, a nice flat, rounded rock that sits just right in the crook of your finger, then you have found a skipping rock.” Or, “Maybe you find a soft white rock a rock that feels dusty … Continue reading
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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Elephants Aloft
Elephants Aloft, written by Kathi Appelt and illustrated by Keith Baker, is a beautiful children's picture book that uses just one word on most pages to tell the story of the young Asian elephants' travels to visit their Auntie Rwanda … Continue reading
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: The Patchwork Path
The Patchwork Path is written by Bettye Stround and illustrated by Erin Susanna Bennett. The story is told by Hannah, a ten year old girl, who is a slave on a Georgia plantation. When the story begins, Hannah’s sister has … Continue reading
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