* Building an Igloo Ulli Steltzer
This is an incredible story of how people live and create igloos. There are actual photographs that show how eskimos create igloos with frozen snow and ice from the ocean. The photos are black and white and make you feel like you are there feeling the cold from the artic. This story is a very easy read and is perfect for very young children. It does not have too many words and is easy to understand.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
* Dolphins what they can teach us by Mary Cerullo
I love dolphins. They are the most graceful and spectacular mammals alive. I chose this book because of the vibrant photos of the mammals. It is a factual and informational book about dolphin habitat and the amazing things that they can do that help us, and how we can be schooled by this amazing mammal. It does have disturbing content too so it should be utilized by older children who can understand that bad things happen to mammals due to the horrific things that people do to them.
I love dolphins. They are the most graceful and spectacular mammals alive. I chose this book because of the vibrant photos of the mammals. It is a factual and informational book about dolphin habitat and the amazing things that they can do that help us, and how we can be schooled by this amazing mammal. It does have disturbing content too so it should be utilized by older children who can understand that bad things happen to mammals due to the horrific things that people do to them.
* Do whales have belly buttons? Melvin Berger
This is a fun and factual book about whales. It has actual photographs of the amazing ocean mammals. It is a question and answer type of book, and does have disturbing photos and content and is best suited for older children who can handle the issues of whaling.
This is a fun and factual book about whales. It has actual photographs of the amazing ocean mammals. It is a question and answer type of book, and does have disturbing photos and content and is best suited for older children who can handle the issues of whaling.
* Hidden Child by Isaac Millman 2005
This is an incredible story of a young jewish boy living in Nazi France during the Halocaust. It is called hidden child because he is seperated from his parents and they pay for him to be hidden so that he may survive them. He is taken and hidden in various farm houses outside of France. It has actual photographs of him and his family during that horrific time. It is an amazing story of love, sacrafice and loss. It is best suited for middle school and high school students due to the disturbing content and photographs.
This is an incredible story of a young jewish boy living in Nazi France during the Halocaust. It is called hidden child because he is seperated from his parents and they pay for him to be hidden so that he may survive them. He is taken and hidden in various farm houses outside of France. It has actual photographs of him and his family during that horrific time. It is an amazing story of love, sacrafice and loss. It is best suited for middle school and high school students due to the disturbing content and photographs.
Thomas Jefferson James Giblin
This is a fantastic biographical read. It is very lengthy and has a lot of details and dates. The illustrations are very realistic. Thomas Jefferson is known for creating the Declaration of Independence and for being president of the united states. This was a very informational book, it is lengthy and long and has a lot of content so this is best suited for upper elementary aged students.
This is a fantastic biographical read. It is very lengthy and has a lot of details and dates. The illustrations are very realistic. Thomas Jefferson is known for creating the Declaration of Independence and for being president of the united states. This was a very informational book, it is lengthy and long and has a lot of content so this is best suited for upper elementary aged students.
Thomas Edison by Haydn Middleton 1997
This is fantastic biographical read. It is about the amazing inventor Thomas Edison and how he became one of the most celebrated inventors of our time. He married and had children, most of them who passed away at a very young age. Thomas Edison worked too much and barely had time for anything but his inventions. He was deaf and saved a young boy and the father, who was also Edison's boss, told Edison he would give him anything as payment for his saving his precious young boy. Edison told him he wanted to learn the telegraph. Edison was deaf and could not hear very well but could understand Morse code. Edison invented many amazing things but the most important was electricity. This is a great read for any student learning about how the United States became so technologically advanced. It is be suited for 8 years old and up because of the length of the story and the difficult invention names.
This is fantastic biographical read. It is about the amazing inventor Thomas Edison and how he became one of the most celebrated inventors of our time. He married and had children, most of them who passed away at a very young age. Thomas Edison worked too much and barely had time for anything but his inventions. He was deaf and saved a young boy and the father, who was also Edison's boss, told Edison he would give him anything as payment for his saving his precious young boy. Edison told him he wanted to learn the telegraph. Edison was deaf and could not hear very well but could understand Morse code. Edison invented many amazing things but the most important was electricity. This is a great read for any student learning about how the United States became so technologically advanced. It is be suited for 8 years old and up because of the length of the story and the difficult invention names.
* Frida by Jonah Winter 2002
This is by far my favorite biography read. This book has the most amazing pictures with vivid colors and a dream like atmosphere. The story is about Frida Kahlo the amazing Spanish artist. She lived a very interesting life. When she was young she got sick and almost died, after fully recovering a few years later she got into a horrific accident and again was bed ridden. It was during these times that she grew to love and appreciate art and also began to draw. Her father recreated and recolored art and showed Frida how to use color and shading. This is how Frida got her start. Frida Kahlo also married and loved another wonderful Spanish Artist named Diego Rivera. This is a great read and the pictures are absolutely breath taking. This would be great for young elementary aged students. From 7 years old and up so they can comprehend and understand all the aspects of her life.
This is by far my favorite biography read. This book has the most amazing pictures with vivid colors and a dream like atmosphere. The story is about Frida Kahlo the amazing Spanish artist. She lived a very interesting life. When she was young she got sick and almost died, after fully recovering a few years later she got into a horrific accident and again was bed ridden. It was during these times that she grew to love and appreciate art and also began to draw. Her father recreated and recolored art and showed Frida how to use color and shading. This is how Frida got her start. Frida Kahlo also married and loved another wonderful Spanish Artist named Diego Rivera. This is a great read and the pictures are absolutely breath taking. This would be great for young elementary aged students. From 7 years old and up so they can comprehend and understand all the aspects of her life.
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