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Category Archives: science
Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: S is for Save the Planet
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 Life Science with Children’s Literature: The Life Cycle of an Owl
In the book series Learning About Life Cycles, The Life Cycle of an Owl written by Ruth Thomson explains the entire life cycle of a barn owl. The book has real life pictures and is does an amazing job of … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Butterfly House
Butterfly House, written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Greg Shed, is a sentimental story about a young girl and her grandfather who raise a butterfly from a larva. The book walks through the life stages of the butterfly and … Continue reading
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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: The Little House
Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built. Virginia Lee Burton’s classic, The Little House, was the winner of the … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
Winter's Tail: How One Dolphin Learned to Swim Again, told by Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff, is a heartwarming book that chronicles the amazing true story of Winter, a three-month old Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphin who lost her tail … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science With Children’s Literature: The Tiny Seed
Introduction and Summary Eric Carle’s , The Tiny Seed, is a fabulous book about the life cycle of a tiny little seed as it finds it’s way through the world high in the air, far away, across the ocean, past … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Bugs Are Insects
Introduction and Summary Bugs Are Insects written by Anne Rockwell explains what an insect really is and how to look for them in your own backyard and identify them. Simply put, “Anything that has six legs and three body parts … Continue reading
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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Who Lives in An Alligator Hole?
"What do you know about alligators?" After reading the nonfiction picture book, Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? written by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell, readers will have learned facts about alligators, their history, wetland habitat, and their … 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 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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