Art Is Life is the story of Keith Haring and his wonderful art. Illustrator Keith Negley perfectly captures the joyful spirit of the older Keith’s work.
Next year will celebrate my 5th year of hosting the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. If you are thinking of joining in again for more nonfiction reading and sharing, stop by next week for the sign-up post. I am hoping that by sharing some of the titles that will be released in the next f
Recently, I shared a couple of blog posts on teachers as readers of fiction and nonfiction books for children. One of the challenges preventing teachers from including more nonfiction in classroom read alouds tends to be general readability of a book (or the perception of nonfiction re
An inclusive nonfiction picture book that celebrates difference and diversity, Who Are You? is a wonderful way to get children thinking about and learning about their own families, and also opening up discussions about all of the other pieces that come together to make us all unique: from our friends and food we eat, to activities we get up to and the places we go. Children will enjoy finding out more about themselves and their families, and thinking about other families and friends who are similar or different to their own. Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6 Details: 32 pages, hardcover
I don’t remember reading much nonfiction as a child, perhaps I was too caught up in being a kid to notice. I read biographies for a long time, but nonfiction picture books were not on my pla…
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons By Sara Levine; Illustrations by T.S. Spookytooth Millbrook Press. 2013 ISBN: 9780761384649 Grades 1 up I borrowed this book from my local public library. Have
I don’t remember reading much nonfiction as a child, perhaps I was too caught up in being a kid to notice. I read biographies for a long time, but nonfiction picture books were not on my pla…
Art Is Life is the story of Keith Haring and his wonderful art. Illustrator Keith Negley perfectly captures the joyful spirit of the older Keith’s work.
Step Gently Out By Helen Frost Photographs by Rick Lieder Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5601-0 Ages 3-8 On shelves now I have lots of little soapboxes scattered around my home that I like to pounce on in idle moments. Big soapboxes. Little soapboxes. Anyone who knows me is forced to hear me expound from one […]
There are so many wonderful children’s books out there to help children learn various math concepts. Here are our favorite children’s books about counting and numbers! Follow our Book Lists and Book Sets board on Pinterest! Because we love integrating math with literature (we actually love integrating everything with literature!), I can’t wait to share …
Art Is Life is the story of Keith Haring and his wonderful art. Illustrator Keith Negley perfectly captures the joyful spirit of the older Keith’s work.
Last week, the National Council of Teachers of English held their annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. At the Children's Luncheon on Saturday, they announced the winners of the Orbis Pictus Award . The NCTE Orbis Pictus Award was established in 1989 for promoting and recognizi
These picture books for nature study are perfect to read whether you have a love for nature walks or simply enjoy reading living literature in your home.
Art Is Life is the story of Keith Haring and his wonderful art. Illustrator Keith Negley perfectly captures the joyful spirit of the older Keith’s work.
Young animal lovers will enjoy following Hedgehog and her little hoglets through towns and gardens, parks and woodland, as they sniff-sniff-sniff for food.
Why do we need good children's books with characters who have physical disabilities? Because the representation of physical disabilities and physical differences in children's books IS SO IMPORTANT! Kids need to see themselves as heroes of stories --> mirrors. And other kids need to step into the lives of someone else to build empathy and understanding --> doors and windows.
There are so many wonderful picture books that feature strong, Black females. Here are 33 favorites that are great for all kinds of readers.
Summer is coming soon and so is #bookaday. I am always excited to have a little bit more relaxed time to just catch up and read. As I keep finding books that may be of interest, I will continue to post updates. So just in time for your summer TBR lists...here are a few new and older titles. A rec
Charles Darwin Predicted it; 130 Years Later, Lutz Wasserthal Proved It! Junior Library Guild selection Starred Kirkus Review 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Eureka! NonFiction Honor Book (California Reading Assn.) “POLLEN is extraordinary! What a great story that encapsulates so many important concepts in science - pollination, structure and function of living things, and how scientific discoveries take time. It is so well written and will make a wonderful read-aloud.” Emily Morgan, co-author of Picture Perfect Science Elementary Science – POLLEN How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem? On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5” nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer. After experiments, he made a prediction. There must be a giant moth with a 11.5” proboscis, a straw-like tongue. Darwin died without ever seeing the moth, which was catalogued by entomologists in in 1903. But still no one had actually observed the Darwin hawk moth pollinating the orchid. In 1992, German entomologist, Lutz Thilo Wasserthal, Ph.D. traveled to Madagascar. By then, the moths were rare. He managed to capture two Darwin hawk moths and released them in a cage with the orchid. He captured the first photo of a Darwin hawk moth pollinating the flower, as Darwin had predicted 130 years before. Backmatter includes information on the moth, the orchid, Charles Darwin, Lutz Wasserthal. Also included is Wasserthal’s original photo taken in 1992. Who Was Lutz Thilo Wasserthal? German etnymologist Lutz Thilo Wasserthal, Ph.D. (1940 - ) wasn't the first scientist to study Darwin's hawk moths. But he was the first scientist to travel to Madagascar and capture photographs of a hawk moth pollinating the Madagascar star orchid. Wasserthal said the environment was so degraded that in a two-week period, they only saw two hawk moths. Important Facts about Lutz Thilo Wasserthal Wasserthal studied the circulation and respiration of insects. Wasserthal's main interest was the study of butterflies and moths. Wasserthal worked as the Chair of the Department of Zoology at University Erlangen, in Nuremberg, Germany. Wasserthal's photo of the hawk moth pollinating the Madagascar star orchid is included in this children's book, POLLEN. Moments in Science This eight-book series of nonfiction STEM books highlights biographies of scientists and moments when science changes in some way: a discovery, a new understanding, a new photo, or a Nobel prize award. Scientist's biographies combine with an historical event, and they are wrapped up in clear, concise, and fun explanations of scientific principles. Come and have fun reading an excellent nonfiction picture books. This series has received a starred review, two NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, Junior Library Guild selection, NSSTA Notable Social Studies Book, and the Eureka! NonFiction Honor award (CA Reading Assn.). See the entire MOMENTS IN SCIENCE series here.
Read and find out about fireflies in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.A warm and approachable introduction to the magical firefly. As a 5-star review puts it: \"The best book around about fireflies. Wonderful story and lovely illustrations, a real keeper!\"\"Clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night.\" (School Library Journal)This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classroomsTop 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interestsBooks in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
ATTENTION!!! If you are planning on watching the live feed of the Newbery/Caldecott announcements during the ALA Youth Media Awards presentation, come half an hour earlier and check out my pre-game show where I will join cohort Lori Ess in discussing the potential winners. Afterwards we will note which Mock Newberys, Mock Caldecotts, Mock Printzs, […]
At writing workshop, we started a new unit of study focusing on Pattern Books. I have been recently reading Katie Wood Ray's books Study Driven and Wondrous Words, and she is reminding me the importance of teaching students to read like writers. I love the explanation below from Stephanie Parsons First Grade Writers. Stephanie writes: Reading like writers is an abstract concept. As with any skill, you need to break it down for your students teaching them the steps along the way. The goal here is that children begin to read like writers. So what part of reading like writers comes at the beginning? What part of the work do you do for them and what part can you expect them to do? One strong way to begin reading like a writer is immersing yourself in the kind of text that you can most easily envision yourself writing. Stephanies' book has some fantastic units of study to help children plan, organize and structure their writing ideas. I got the idea of exploring and creating pattern books from her book. Frank Asch Books I love how Frank Asch has a nature theme throughout his books. The illustrations are beautiful, and these books lead easily into a classroom Shared Writing lesson. You can see a chart we wrote as a class. I love Todd Parr. His books have simple text with a powerful message. Students can quickly come up with topics for special people in their lives. I love all of these books by Paul Collicutt. The pattern is perfect for young students. These books have simple sentences, but the illustrations give you so much information about the topic!! We talked about how these books have the opposite information on each page. The author Paul always ended the last page with something different from the pattern. Our class chart is recording some of our thinking! Below are some examples of pattern stories students are making in kindergarten. I just shared the first page or two. Happy News The bunny found a friend. Sad News The Bunny lost his friend. This train goes curvy. This train goes straight. My big brother Christian likes little Lego's. My little brother Mark likes big Lego's. Somewhere today a Water Snake it swimming. Somewhere today a snake is laying 100 eggs
Title: Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution By: Diane Stanley Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 48 Vendor: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: 2022 Dimensions: 9.1 X 11.3 X 0.5 (inches) Weight: 2 pounds ISBN: 153446140X ISBN-13: 9781534461406 Ages: 4-8 Stock No: WW461406
Do you read nonfiction books with your kids? We gravitate toward fiction so I have to intentionally give my kids nonfiction books to read, some of which we read together.
Multicultural Children’s Book Day is a day set aside to celebrate the importance of diversity in the books written and shared with children. For many years, books with characters from different cultures, ethnic groups, and religions have been difficult to find. That is changing, however, as authors, publishers, librarian, and teachers seek out books that […]
Today at Supratentorial I’m sharing two relatively new books on Henri Matisse offer complementary accounts of his life and work and make for a grea…
