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What‘s the Difference?: Plays About Tolerance - Children's Literature
Using role playing and reader’s theater offers strategies for young people to address personal development. These plays include: Who’s Got Game? Liz is new at summer basketball camp, not having played with any of the other girls. She feels better after one of the camp… View →
What are opposites in nature? - Children's Literature
Concepts are sometimes hard to grasp and opposites may be a challenge for some. In the opening spread readers learn that everything in nature has an opposite. If something is rough then another item will be smooth to be the counterbalance. One of the easiest opposites to understand may… View →
Which season is it? - Children's Literature
This simple book in the “My World” series introduces young children to the concept of four seasons by relaying characteristics of that particular time of year as well as activities enjoyed. It is also noted that in parts of the world there are only two seasons—wet and dry. A… View →
Where does our food come from? - Children's Literature
As with the other titles in the “My World” series, this Level G guided reader asks a question in its title that is explored and answered in the book. Here different foods are identified including grains, vegetables, fruits, and foods from animals. With each category, the… View →
Animal Mysteries Revealed - Children's Literature
Animals are everywhere on Earth. There are many kinds of animals, and they can be very different. How did they get to be so different? They made changes to adapt to their diverse environments. This book looks at some of the most interesting adaptations animals have made and explains why… View →
What Is Atomic Theory? - Children's Literature
Just as cells are the building blocks of living things, atoms are the building blocks of matter. They are found in all matter, within and around us. Identifying these building blocks and discovering the possibilities inherent in understanding how the basic units of matter works have… View →
Spinosaurus - Children's Literature
An introductory page contains a diagram of the Mesozoic Era showing the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous Periods. A brief text explains that living things have been around for billions of years and the place in time for the Spinosaurus. A twenty-two page story follows which… View →
Spotlight on Indonesia - Children's Literature
Spotlight on Indonesia is one of the books in Bobbie Kalman’s “Spotlight on My Country” series. Keeping true to Kalman’s style, the book covers topics like culture, religion, history, the oceans and marine life, and foods. Each topic is filled with entertaining… View →
Spotlight on Italy - Children's Literature
This slim picture book provides a very brief but wide-ranging glimpse into both the geographical and cultural aspects of Italy. It includes a map of the country which identifies major Italian cities as well as surrounding countries and seas. A short section on geography highlights the… View →
How to Tell a Myth - Children's Literature
Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition. This begins with a definition of a myth and the origins of creation and hero myths. Two examples follow: a Native American story “Old Man Coyote Makes the World” and “The… View →
Baby animals in forest habitats - Children's Literature
This text is part of a series “The Habitats of Baby Animals” specifically focused on introducing young readers to geographic regions through the use of baby animals, something most children will respond to with enthusiasm. This particular text, with its focus on forest… View →
Baby animals in land habitats - Children's Literature
It would be hard not to pick up and look at this book which is part of the “Habitats of Baby Animals” series because the covers are so attractive. Baby animals hold a lot of appeal and not only for young readers. There is a baby opossum on the cover and chipmunks on the title View →