Category Archives: nonfiction

Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: You Can’t Taste a Pickle With Your Ear

Posted on August 29, 2009 by openwidearchive

You Can’t Taste a Pickle With Your Ear written by Harriet Ziefert and illustrated by Amanda Haley explores the five senses by explaining what they are and how we use them as well as colorful and fun illustrations and rhymes. The book appropriately … Continue reading →

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Common Ground

Posted on November 19, 2008 by openwidearchive

Molly Bang does an incredible job making the reader ecologically aware.  She breaks done the reasons for the earth's depleting resources into elementary vocabulary.  Bang gives an example that makes it possible for a young reader to follow.  This book … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Look What Came From Egypt

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Miles Harvey’s Look What Came From Egypt explains in detail with photographs and captions the numerous art, food, and styles we use in today’s society that originated in Egypt. The book is broken up into separate sections including inventions, fashion, … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving

Posted on November 13, 2008 by openwidearchive

Many children want to know when and where the settlers’ first Thanksgiving celebration took place. Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving, by Joseph Bruchac explains how Thanksgiving came to be and who attended. The story begins with Squanto … Continue reading →

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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Joe and the Skyscraper

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Tricia

Joe and the Skyscraper is the story of a little boy named, Joe Carbonelli, who guides the reader around the New York City and through different eras.  The character Joe focuses on the construction of the Empire State Building in … Continue reading →

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Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Machines

Posted on September 10, 2008 by openwidearchive

  Simple machines can sometimes pose a more then simple problem in trying to find the appropriate book for your classroom. The book Machines, by Janet Pallazzo-Craig has solved this problem with a phenomenal book that provides real life examples … Continue reading →

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New Blog for Nonfiction!

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Tricia

I.N.K. – Interesting Nonfiction for Kids http://www.inkrethink.blogspot.com/ Here’s what the sidebar says. Here we will meet the writers whose words are presenting nonfiction in a whole new way. Discover books that show how nonfiction writers are some of the best … Continue reading →

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BCCB Blue Ribbons – Nonfiction

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Tricia

Each year the staff of The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books awards Blue Ribbons to the books they believe to be the best of the previous year’s literature for youth. Here is this year’s list for nonfiction. The … Continue reading →

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