The Moon Seems to Change
"Because the moon revolves around Earth, it seems to grow and shrink. Children can read about the phenomena of the moon’s phases and with an experiment using an orange, a pencil, and a flashlight, they can see why the moon looks different at different times of the month. ‘A welcome addition to science collections for young children.’ "—SLJ Amazon Customer
Hummingbirds, Tiny but Mighty
by: Julianne Gehman
"Hummingbirds...Tiny But Mighty by Judy Gehman provides teachers with an opportunity to use nonfiction as a read aloud or to teach students how to write from a different point of view - that of a hummingbird. The book includes extra features - fact pages on hummingbirds and a wonderful author's note that reveals how Mrs. Gehman came up with the idea for her book. Study author's craft - use of metaphor, onomatopoeia, proper nouns for specificity, wrap around ending, and writing through a mask - with this beautifully illustrated picture book on one of nature's most fascinating creatures." -Amazon
This National Geographic book is based on the film about migration done by National Geographic. Stunning photographs and graphics chronicle the migrations of several animals and insects from around the world. With lots of interesting facts that I even found fascinating, this book would be great for older learners (Grades 3+) who are learning about migration and animal adaptations.
What's for Dinner?: Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World
A poetry book with lots of intriguingly yucky pictures, this book's poems will tell you more than you may have wanted to know about what different animals eat. Many different types of poems are showcased, each focusing on animals' diets. There are poems about what particular animals eat, but also poems that touch on aspects of animal diet like the food chain. This book would be excellent for a unit about what different animals eat, how they find their food, and why they eat the foods they do. A lot of investigation could come from these short poems. In case you want more information about the animals in the book, there is a section in the back of the book that gives more in-depth information about each of the poems.
This book, told primarily through movement words, shows the life and movements of animals in a pond. Animals are told to "Scoot," "Leap," "Scamper" and many other actions based on how that animal moves. This book would help students learn about how different animals move and interact with one another in an environment. This book can also teach about pond environments and the many animals that live in ponds.
UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings
by: Douglas Florian
"Come inside the honeycomb—a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home—and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects’ lifestyles, families, and communities. In fourteen funny, fact-filled honeybee poems and paintings, Douglas Florian explores the natural history of these often-unappreciated critters, revealing them to be a totally cool—and totally important—part of our ecosystem. Indeed, these buzzy bugs have been in the spotlight lately as wild bee populations are dwindling, honey prices are rising, and beekeeping has become a popular hobby." -Amazon
ABC ZooBorns!
This alphabet book, great for younger students, will have anyone saying, "Awwwww!" Each letter of the alphabet corresponds with a type of animal. And the best part? An adorable picture of the newborn animal! This book isn't just cute, though, each animal's page has an interesting fact about that animal. This book is a great way to teach that animals have offspring and that the offspring often look different when they are born and then grow to look like the animals that we recognize.
This rhyming book has great information about both common and unusual fish. It's vivid pictures are appealing to younger students K-2, who would be intrigued by the many fish that live in our world. The back of the book will help you answer some of these questions as it has additional information about each of the fish. This would be a great addition to a unit on Oceans or bodies of water.
This colorful book teaches about planting flowers in a very kid-friendly way. The pictures show what the flowers look like from under the soil and also talk about the conditions needed for plants to grow. I would use this book to start teaching about plants, how they grow, and what they need to survive. I would also use this as a kick-off to any unit that I had students plant classroom plants.
Tornado!
by: Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
This book about tornadoes makes the reader feel like they are up close and personal with a tornado or its destruction with such vivid pictures. The scrapbook style of this book is very appealing and eye catching. The book includes true stories of tornadoes, tornado facts and records and information on the predicting of tornadoes.
*All pictures were taken from Amazon Books or Google Images
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