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Spot the Bird by Joseph DiCostanzo
Great for beginning birdwatchers, "Spot the Bird" pictures more than 100 of the most common and, even some endangered North American birds, like the Sandhill Crane. The pages feature one bird, with a color photograph and clear, easy-to-understand text to describe the main identifying features. This educational text includes more than 100 stickers which are full color. Great photos of birds and detailed descriptions are easy for children to understand and remember. This book includes the engaging activity of matching the bird sticker to the descriptive page after you have spotted the bird in the picture. Readers of all ages will also learn interesting facts about birds; their songs, nests, and the clever ways they find food.
Great for beginning birdwatchers, "Spot the Bird" pictures more than 100 of the most common and, even some endangered North American birds, like the Sandhill Crane. The pages feature one bird, with a color photograph and clear, easy-to-understand text to describe the main identifying features. This educational text includes more than 100 stickers which are full color. Great photos of birds and detailed descriptions are easy for children to understand and remember. This book includes the engaging activity of matching the bird sticker to the descriptive page after you have spotted the bird in the picture. Readers of all ages will also learn interesting facts about birds; their songs, nests, and the clever ways they find food.
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One Little, Two Little, Three Little
Pilgrims
By B. G. Hennessy, Lynne Avril Cravath (Illustrator)
In this delightful Thanksgiving story, ten little Pilgrims and
ten little Wampanoag children are getting ready for the feast of harvest in colonial Plymouth. The young Pilgrims hunt ducks and geese and dig up turnips and carrots. Nearby in a Native American village, the Wampanoag families dig for clams, fish for cod, and gather berries and nuts. When it is finally time for the meal, wild turkey, cornbread, cranberry stuffing, pumpkin, and Indian
pudding are all on the festive menu! First, everyone gives thanks, and then it's time to eat and celebrate. The simple story has a rhythmic text and the autumn-colored illustrations are enchanting as the author shares the history and joy of Thanksgiving with young readers. According to the authors notes, this work is not meant to represent the first Thanksgiving; rather, the author’s
purpose is to display the daily lives of the pilgrims and the Wampanoag children during the 1600’s in a pleasant and colorful way. It is recommended for children ages 3 to 8.
Pilgrims
By B. G. Hennessy, Lynne Avril Cravath (Illustrator)
In this delightful Thanksgiving story, ten little Pilgrims and
ten little Wampanoag children are getting ready for the feast of harvest in colonial Plymouth. The young Pilgrims hunt ducks and geese and dig up turnips and carrots. Nearby in a Native American village, the Wampanoag families dig for clams, fish for cod, and gather berries and nuts. When it is finally time for the meal, wild turkey, cornbread, cranberry stuffing, pumpkin, and Indian
pudding are all on the festive menu! First, everyone gives thanks, and then it's time to eat and celebrate. The simple story has a rhythmic text and the autumn-colored illustrations are enchanting as the author shares the history and joy of Thanksgiving with young readers. According to the authors notes, this work is not meant to represent the first Thanksgiving; rather, the author’s
purpose is to display the daily lives of the pilgrims and the Wampanoag children during the 1600’s in a pleasant and colorful way. It is recommended for children ages 3 to 8.
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Lost in the Woods has received four prestigious awards: the
Independent Publisher Award (IPPY Award) for Best Children's Picture Book, the 2005 Early childhood News Director's Choice and Judges' Award and the Best Children's Picture Book Award from USA Book News. Readers of all ages will enjoy this colorful, lively story by wildlife photographers, Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick, who are also authors of New York Times' best-seller, Stranger in the Woods.This New York Times bestseller is a captivating story about the innocence of a newborn fawn. Nature lovers of all ages will enjoy the brilliant photography and poetic words which take the reader on an adventure with the young fawn as he waits for his mother's return. Many beautiful Florida birds: a cardinal, a red-winged blackbird, an owl, even a hissing goose, along with other woodland creatures such as a baby raccoon, watch over a young fawn they think is lost in the woods. However, the book also has an educational message: most fawns found wandering in the woods are not lost or abandoned. Newborn fawns actually spend their first weeks without their mom because her scent will draw predator animals to the fawn.
Independent Publisher Award (IPPY Award) for Best Children's Picture Book, the 2005 Early childhood News Director's Choice and Judges' Award and the Best Children's Picture Book Award from USA Book News. Readers of all ages will enjoy this colorful, lively story by wildlife photographers, Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick, who are also authors of New York Times' best-seller, Stranger in the Woods.This New York Times bestseller is a captivating story about the innocence of a newborn fawn. Nature lovers of all ages will enjoy the brilliant photography and poetic words which take the reader on an adventure with the young fawn as he waits for his mother's return. Many beautiful Florida birds: a cardinal, a red-winged blackbird, an owl, even a hissing goose, along with other woodland creatures such as a baby raccoon, watch over a young fawn they think is lost in the woods. However, the book also has an educational message: most fawns found wandering in the woods are not lost or abandoned. Newborn fawns actually spend their first weeks without their mom because her scent will draw predator animals to the fawn.
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Nature's Gift By Mira deLaval Pence
Photos by Mira deLaval Pence. The book, Nature’s
Gift is a photographic celebration: “It is spring time. A mother Sandhill
Crane sets on her nest. There are eggs in the nest.” The author shares with young readers the rare sighting of Sandhill Crane hatchlings in Florida. The author, who is also the photographer/illustrator, teaches children about the habitat necessary for these endangered birds to thrive. An activity page accompanies the book to allow children to activate their new knowledge.
Photos by Mira deLaval Pence. The book, Nature’s
Gift is a photographic celebration: “It is spring time. A mother Sandhill
Crane sets on her nest. There are eggs in the nest.” The author shares with young readers the rare sighting of Sandhill Crane hatchlings in Florida. The author, who is also the photographer/illustrator, teaches children about the habitat necessary for these endangered birds to thrive. An activity page accompanies the book to allow children to activate their new knowledge.
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Stellaluna by
Janell Cannon
This is award-winning picture book which follows the same theme
as the story of the ugly duckling. The reader will join the adventures of a lost
baby fruit bat and her frustration when she doesn’t fit in. Stellaluna
was accidentally dropped by her mother into a nest of bird fledglings, where she
is accepted as one of the family — but she must act like a bird and not confuse her new siblings. The little bat tries her best to fit in, but she can't help wanting to fly at night; plus she wants to hang upside down to sleep. Poor little Stellaluna, the only time she feels graceful like a bird is when she is flying. The author’s narration combines science and fantasy into a successful, winning story. Her illustrations give the realistic animals a character and warmth that comes from within. An added educational feature, there are two pages of facts and information about bats that encourage interested readers to learn more, and add to the book's usefulness in the classroom.
Janell Cannon
This is award-winning picture book which follows the same theme
as the story of the ugly duckling. The reader will join the adventures of a lost
baby fruit bat and her frustration when she doesn’t fit in. Stellaluna
was accidentally dropped by her mother into a nest of bird fledglings, where she
is accepted as one of the family — but she must act like a bird and not confuse her new siblings. The little bat tries her best to fit in, but she can't help wanting to fly at night; plus she wants to hang upside down to sleep. Poor little Stellaluna, the only time she feels graceful like a bird is when she is flying. The author’s narration combines science and fantasy into a successful, winning story. Her illustrations give the realistic animals a character and warmth that comes from within. An added educational feature, there are two pages of facts and information about bats that encourage interested readers to learn more, and add to the book's usefulness in the classroom.
My rationale behind this lesson is that I believe it is the teacher’s responsibility to not only teach children the academic skills they need to navigate through the world, but also to open doors and windows into the many different worlds that some school children, otherwise, will never Know exists. Author of Literature and the Child, B. E. Cullinan, wrote, “Literature provides both a window into and a mirror of the world.” Therefore, I want to invite children into the natural environment of the outdoors and introduce them to the wildlife that make it their home. Reading books is one of the best ways to allow students to experience these adventures. In their most recent educational guide for reading instruction, authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp validate this idea: Through literature, readers meet people they might never have met and travel to places they may never visit. (D. Fisher, N. Frey, and D. Lapp, Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives, 2012, Solution Tree Press, p. 51)
These books and activities also support the Common Core State Standards for second-grade science. The books, Nature’s Gift, Lost in the Woods, and Stellaluna support academic goals in these Common Core Strands: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms 2.L.1.1; Summarize the life cycle of animals including: Birth; Developing into an adult, Reproducing, Aging and death. Life Science: Evolution and Genetics 2.L.2.1; Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different. The fifth book we will read, One little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims , supports Common Core Science strand: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes 2.E.1.3; Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year; as it takes the reader through the year to the seasonal harvest and Thanksgiving. It also supports the Common Core second grade Social studies strand on learning about the culture of Native Americans.
These books and activities also support the Common Core State Standards for second-grade science. The books, Nature’s Gift, Lost in the Woods, and Stellaluna support academic goals in these Common Core Strands: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms 2.L.1.1; Summarize the life cycle of animals including: Birth; Developing into an adult, Reproducing, Aging and death. Life Science: Evolution and Genetics 2.L.2.1; Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different. The fifth book we will read, One little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims , supports Common Core Science strand: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes 2.E.1.3; Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year; as it takes the reader through the year to the seasonal harvest and Thanksgiving. It also supports the Common Core second grade Social studies strand on learning about the culture of Native Americans.
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