One book that is effective in helping students think about biomes and typical animal interaction is *Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship*, written by Isabella Hatkoff. Another book that is great to incorporate science into winter activiteis is* Snowflake Bentley* by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Here is a website with recommended trade books that happened to mention the Snowflake book at the start is http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/nsta99.html.
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org>wrote: > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mosaic-ow...@literacyworkshop.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Nonfiction Science recommendations for K-1 (EDWARD JACKSON) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:41:49 +0000 > From: EDWARD JACKSON <lori_jack...@q.com> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Nonfiction Science recommendations for K-1 > To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Message-ID: <snt121-w619e22920dbdba6431d207f2...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > I would have to add Redbrick to this list. They are lovely, interesting > nonfiction text and simply loaded with text features. Pearson has a brand > new series and the name is escaping me. My former school district is adding > this series to their bookrooms upon my recommendation. What appealed to me > about this series was that the lower leveled readers had a very > sophisticated feel to them, making them ideal for older, struggling readers. > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:03:27 -0400 > > From: cfoa...@aol.com > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Nonfiction Science recommendations for K-1 > > > > > > I have some strong recommendations for nonfiction leveled readers for > your K-1 age group.? The following are, in my opinion, the best on the trade > book market ( and every bit as good as the inflated priced "school book > market" titles.? I am basing this on text features and quality of writing:? > Time for Kids readers by Harper Collins, Extreme Readers ( by Frank > Schaffer), SeeMore Readers ( by Seymour Simon) - Chronicle Books, and > Lerner's Pull Ahead series.? You should find plenty of titles to fit your > science themes.? Eyewitness Readers aren't bad either, but tend to be rather > irregular in reading levels.? Hope this helps. > > > > Carolyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Julie Santello <jsant...@verizon.net> > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 9:41 am > > Subject: [MOSAIC] K/1 help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've have been assigned the Science Lab this year. One of my goals is to > spend the first 5/10 minutes on a nonfiction skill. I have taught 2-5th, so > I'm good with these grades, but would like some advice on k/1. Please send > me any ideas, even if they are not nonfiction suggestions. Anything will > help spur the thinking process and application of skills!? > > > > Thanks,? > > > > Julie:O)? > > ? > > > > _______________________________________________? > > > > Mosaic mailing list? > > > > mos...@literacyworkshop.org? > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to? > > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > .? > > ? > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.? > > ? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 35, Issue 19 > ************************************** > -- Thanks, Jaclyn Clark _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
