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Ugly Cute Animals          By: Melvin and Gilda Berger

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Ugly Cute Animals          By: Melvin and Gilda Berger

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Read:3/06/17

Genre: Nonfiction 2014        Age/Audience 1st-5th Grade
This book offers information about various animals from the animal kingdom(elephant shrew, llama,emu etc...). Excellent illustration just enough facts where younger children will not be overwhelmed and might motivate older children to explore these animal facts a little deeper.
Teaching point: This book does have a small glossary in the back, but others word in this book that are not included could have student to look up additional words using the dictionary for definition. Great introduction to a lesson about the animal kingdom.

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What Was the Underground Railroad?            By:Yona Zeldis McDonough

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What Was the Underground Railroad?            By:Yona Zeldis McDonough

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Read: 2/16/17
Genre: Nonfiction     2013    Age/Audience 3-5 Grade
This book is so informative about an extremely difficult time in history which gave some slaves an opportunity to be free. Very true facts about the Underground Railroad and events that would take place for slaves who were trying to escape. This book uses two types of illustration black and white hand drawn and actually copies of photos taken so long ago done in a chapter to chapter format.

Teaching point: Discuss and document things that would occur during the time of the Underground Railroad. Have students draw and illustrate one thing they learned about the Underground Railroad

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The Hershey’s Kisses Addition Book                 By: Jerry Pallotta 

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The Hershey’s Kisses Addition Book                 By: Jerry Pallotta 

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Read:3/09/17
Genre: Nonfiction   2001      Age/Audience 1st-2nd Grade
This book is great for introducing math terms dealing with addition or subtraction using Hershey's kisses. Illustration and equations have been set up through the entire book explaining what happens as the amount increases. I like this book because it also teaches doubles.

Teaching point: Use this book to introduce or review adding or subtraction. Also you could give students manipulative that are the actual candy.

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Heroes for All Times Magic Tree House#51     By: Natalie Pope Boyce and Mary Pope Osborne 

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Heroes for All Times Magic Tree House#51     By: Natalie Pope Boyce and Mary Pope Osborne 

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Read:3/17/17

Genre:  Nonfiction 2014       Age /Audience 1st-5th Grade
This book has been set up similar to the Magic Tree house picture books with information, but in chapter form. In this book facts are provided associated with heroes who made a difference in our history like Martin Luther King Jr, Gandhi, John Muir and others. Jack and Annie are the students who travel back in time to get answer to questions. Provides Fact Tracker on the outskirts of the pages.Younger students would have to be read to from this story.

Teaching point: Student create a timeline based off the facts of heroes that are identified in the book and see if any connections can be made amongst these heroes that changes our history

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Who is Michelle Obama?      By Megan Stine

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Who is Michelle Obama?      By Megan Stine

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Read:  3/27/17
Genre: Nonfiction     2013    Age/Audience 3-5 Grade
This book is a great example of an illustrated biography about the life of former first lady Michelle Obama. Information is provided about her upbringing, schooling, and how she met and married Barack Obama. This book also takes about different responsibilities this wonderful has done in her life.

Teaching point: Show children how to use a biography to create and write a book report on a person life. Can be used for black history month.

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Weird But True Animal Homes   By: Carmen Bredeson

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Weird But True Animal Homes   By: Carmen Bredeson

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Read:3/20/17

Genre: Nonfiction    2012    Age/Audience 2nd-5th Grade
Things you just wouldn’t know this book has an awesome way of telling fact that are odd but true. Ever two pages in this story provides and illustration of an animal then a weird fact and information. For example, a Cactus wren is a type of bird that lays its egg in a cactus to keep enemies away. I like the way some words are in bold print.

Teaching point: Fact or opinion. Use facts from story and then allow them to create an opinion based off of what they think once story was read. Or you could have student look at pictures first and say what they think the weird fact will be.

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Nature’s Perfect Package Egg    By: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

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Nature’s Perfect Package Egg    By: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

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Read:3/24/17

Genre: Nonfiction 2015      Age/Audience 3rd-5th Grade
Who would of know this information unless they read this book about the many unique way eggs are laid by animals. How birds, insects, reptiles and sea creatures go about delivering and carrying their eggs. This book uses illustration that have been draw and painted by hand. The author breaks the text up in to individual areas which include a picture. Lots of interesting info.

Teaching point: Talk and write about animals who lay eggs what are some of the unique ways and who do you like the most and why. (Differences of opinion)

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Incredible Ears Up Close   By: Melissa Stewart

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Incredible Ears Up Close   By: Melissa Stewart

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Read:3/22/17

Genre: Nonfiction 2012   Age/Audience K-5th
In this book ears are the focus and who has them. Characteristic are talked about where the ear is located, how it helps animals and people hear sounds. And how quite a few of different animals have their ears in spots to detect predators. I didn’t even realize a frog’s ears are around their eyelid. Wow.

Teaching point: Introduction to sound(how it travels, the importance of being able to hear and how it helps) and identify where different ears are located on animals

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Big Outdoors Great Barrier Reef     By: Valerie Bodden

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Big Outdoors Great Barrier Reef     By: Valerie Bodden

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Read:3/19/17

Genre: Nonfiction 2010         Age/Audience -3rd-5th Grade
This book is all about the Great Barrier Reef; how it made, how long it stretches, life forms that live there where its located and the people who have used it resources. Pictures are actual photos take to show this habitat and the surrounding elements which I really enjoy looking at.

Teaching point: Discuss habitats and benefits. The Great Barrier Reef and the ocean that surrounds it. Pollution and the effects it has on this particular land form and our environment

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Our Wonderful Weather Hurricanes   By: Valerie Bodden

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Our Wonderful Weather Hurricanes   By: Valerie Bodden

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Read:3/16/17
Genre: Nonfiction 2012        Age/Audience 2nd-5th
Great definition of what a hurricane is and what happens when and after it takes place. Glossary provides detailed definitions to words evacuate, evaporates, floods, forecast, power lines, satellites and water vapor. I think this book because it provides every little aspect of things associated with a hurricane nothing more is needed.

Teaching point: Natural disasters, clouds, wind and the weather. Events that were huge that have taken place in the United States.

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Read:3/11/17

Genre: Nonfiction   2015
Age/Audience K-5th Grade
Books starts off with a question to get minds wondering or reads attention, what are plants? Then the author goes right into answering that question. An excellent drawing of a plant is provide breaking down the components of a plant with words. Takes about air, sunlight and food being elements a plant needs to grow. Talks about seeds with comparisons using adjectives. Throughout the story questions are asked then answered. Glossary provided with definition and pronunciations. Beautiful pictures.

Teaching point: Introduction to living things and what is needed. Can use to talk about adjectives. Talk about what a question is and words used when asking one like what, when, where, why and how.

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Genre:Nonfiction 2001
Age/Audience -Pre-K -2nd Grade
The author starts off introducing seed using foods that children might eat (peaches, watermelon & tomatoes). Next, he talks about seeds being important, diagram is shown identifying where seeds are located in a plant/flower. Detailed description about how seeds transfer, can be found in the plant. Lots of great examples of different types of seed, Realistic illustrations used to make relatable.

Teaching point: Introduction to a seed and how it creates food and plants that are require for lots for animals and people. You could use and then actual allow students to plant a variety of plants/seeds.

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Tiny Life in Your Home    By: Lisa Trumbauer

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Tiny Life in Your Home    By: Lisa Trumbauer

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Read: 2/20/17
Genre:Nonfiction 2005
Age Audience K-1st Grade

Realistic pictures are used throughout this book. The author talks about bacteria and how you cannot see them but they live on fruit, counters, meats etc....It also talks about how they live in warm and cold environment and how all are not bad. Food like yogurt has bacteria and its okay for humans. Mold, mildew and fungus are discuss providing examples.

Teaching point: Teachers can use this book during Science to introduce life forms, living and nonliving. Also, helpful and harmful bacteria.

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Why are Animals?                  By: Melissa Stewart

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Why are Animals?                  By: Melissa Stewart

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Read:2/10/17
Genre: Nonfiction 2009      Age/Audience K-5th Grade

Starts off with an illustration with animals and different colors of the rainbow. Then the story focuses on the color red using a leaf with red ladybugs, red animals like Scarlet ibis, monkey Bald uakari, North cardinal, Great frigate bird, Cora Pacific giant octopus. At the end of the book a guessing game and map of where all the animals  live is available.

Teaching point: Talking about nouns that are common and proper. Characteristic of various animals and things that are similar or different. Could also use book to talk about regions in the world and animals that inhabit these areas.

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A Pond in Spring                      By: M.J. York

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A Pond in Spring                      By: M.J. York

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Read:4/12/17
Genre:Nonfiction 2017 HOT***
Age/Audience K-5th Grade

Wonderful introduction to what happens when the weather begins to changes from winter to spring. One each page the authors uses words in a different print to bring attention to what is taking place like ice melts, spring sounds, waking up, pond families, etc... Several   new vocabulary identified like migrated and tadpoles provides definition in the glossary. In the very back an activity to make a paper plate frog.

Teaching point: Discuss events that take place when seasons changes, difference or changes in the environment. Can be used to take about land forms like ponds and animals that live there or what makes it not a lake or river.