I love the illustrations in the this nonfiction narrative picture book. Contains a lot of factual information written in a poetic form. Great read aloud either in sections for younger kids or in one sitting for upper primary/intermediate. And while you’re on the topic of migration, it may be prudent to mention that people are [...]
Posts Tagged ‘animals’
Migration
Posted in information storybook, nonfiction, picture book, read aloud, teaching resource, tagged animals, arctic, migration on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Over and Under
Posted in information storybook, picture book, read aloud, Uncategorized, tagged animals, hibernate, seasons, snow, winter on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is such a delicious, gorgeous information storybook. The children have been eating it up. I love the illustrations and the wonderful discoveries you make about animals. The ending, with notes on each animal is fascinating to the children.
Friends
Posted in nonfiction, Pink Day, read aloud, Uncategorized, tagged animals, friendship on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships Every class I have this with has been so touched by these amazing cross-species friendships, especially the long term ones and the ones where one species typically eats the other. Read about Ldinka the camel and her friend Pashka the Vietnamese miniature pig who live in a zoo in Siberia. My [...]
information read alouds
Posted in nonfiction, read aloud, start with a book, tagged animals, nature, plants on April 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Don’t just read stories – read information books to your kids! Most people, who get to choose what they read, read nonfiction and yet so often in school we focus on fiction. There are many many wonderful authors who are writing engaging nonfiction texts and information story books (story structure with information). Steve Jenkins is my absolute [...]
