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Division - Children's Literature
Learning to solve math problems is made easier by using examples that children can easily understand. In this explanation of division, Charlie and his stepfather are off to the school carnival. They use the grouping method based on looking at items as an array. The book also introduces… View →
Big Cat - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Cats and mice are natural enemies—predator and prey—so it is not expected that they would be friends. The story opens with a large cat playing or really terrorizing a… View →
George the Knight - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. George has decided that he will be a knight. He has a tunic with a crest on it and used a paper bag to make a helmet. Someone who appears to be an older brother lets… View →
How to Tell a Legend - Children's Literature
Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition .This one begins with a definition of a legend and its origins and follows that with two legends, “The Legend of Johnny Appleseed” and “The Legend of King Arthur.”… View →
How to Tell a Fable - Children's Literature
Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition. Fables are defined as stories handed down from generation to generation in which animals act like humans and contain a moral or lesson that help a reader understand human nature. The story… View →
How do animals change? - Children's Literature
The table of contents indicates that there is a lot of information in this book. Young readers learn about various animals that hatch from eggs and that some of these animals are completely on their own once they have hatched. Other animals are born and these animals are fed milk from… View →
Reptile rap - Children's Literature
Reptiles are introduced through rap verses and humorous photographs. Generalized information about alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and turtles is followed with specific facts about each species. Scaly skins and the exchange of old skin for new is described and illustrated.… View →
How do living things find food? - Children's Literature
First we learn what defines a living thing and understand that they need air, water and food. It is the food that provides the energy to grow. Plants are living things that make their own energy through a process called photosynthesis. Animals who eat just plants are called herbivores… View →
How are they the same? - Children's Literature
“Words to Know” is the first section in this early reader and it is really a picture glossary of six words. All of the animals on the brightly colored cover share something in common. The glossary shows the stripes on the fish depicted on the cover. The text is interactive… View →
Re-Greening the Environment: Careers in Cleanup, Remediation, and Restoration - Children's Literature
One of eight entries in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this title focuses on careers in environmental cleanup, remediation and restoration. The five chapters utilize a magazine-type layout with multiple color photos and illustrations that will appeal to upper elementary… View →
Bean's Life - Children's Literature
Part of the “Crabtree Connections” series, this title is categorized as a recount book and it introduces the life cycle of a bean, specifically the fava bean. A bean is a seed and the story starts with the planting of a bean and then describes and depicts how it grows roots… View →
Legally Green: Careers in Environmental Law - Children's Literature
One of eight in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this edition focuses on careers in the relatively recent area of environmental law. The five chapters utilize a magazine-type layout with multiple color photos that will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students. View →