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Bill Martin Jr
P 1967
09.13.17-09.13.17

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2-8 Years Old

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I not only loved this book because of the vibrant colors, but because of the factual information Martin chose to include in the book. Martin goes through ten different caterpillars and shows the students what each of them do, but also in the end he provides information about each one.

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Because of the information at the end, students can reference throughout the book, and after the lesson, what the scientific name of each caterpillar is. This is a great lesson for the kids in science, because it shows them that even though a caterpillar is one bug, there are many different kinds. This lesson can be applied in many ways!

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Heather Tekavec and
Pippa Curnick
P 2017
09.13.17-09.13.17

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4-8

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I liked this book because it highlighted different characteristics in animals, but then cleverly grouped several to show a similarity that they all had. The book went through about 13 characteristics of animals.

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I think that this book would be a wonderful introduction to science. It can show students that although many animals are different, many have a few characteristics in common. The lesson can even be branched out to themselves; everyone in the room has something in common, but they are all uniquely special.

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Patricia Polacco
P 1998
09.13.17-09.13.17

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4-8

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I absolutely loved this book because I made a personal connection to it immediately, and the kids will be able to as well. This story is about a family heirloom which was passed down to the main character and her family.

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This book is a wonderful teaching tool, to teach students the value of their culture. In the book, the main character's family was Russian, and they passed down a quilt throughout their generation, adding to it as it went town the family line. This could be turned into a show and tell activity where the students can each bring an item to class, to talk about their culture and family.

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Sandra Markle
P 2013
09.21.17-09.21.17

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4-9 Years Old

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This books is about the life of the bird species called Godwit, and its migration. It begins with the birth of baby godwits, and then goes on to show the readers its life, such as growing up with other birds, how they begin to fly, and their predators. Then, it shows the readers the migration process.

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I like that there are books like these, because when we teach an animal/plant lesson for science, we can show it to them from a different perspective. Instead of simply discussing animals, we can read a book like this, and show them through an amazing story, and beautiful illustrations.

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Bao Phi
P2017
09.21.17-09.21.17

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5-9

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This book is about a boy and his family who struggle to make mends meet. Each morning, the father wakes the boy up, and they go fishing for their food before the sun comes up. Whatever they catch, is whatever their family can eat for the day. The boy and his father have conversations about many things and usually there are different types of people at the pond, but they were alone one day, and talked more. Throughout the book, we are able to see the hardships, and the type of place they live in.

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Although this book made me a little sad, it is a great book to read to the students. We can read this book as a community book, or even for a history/social studies book. This book can show a lot about diversity, and what some families go through, and how we are not all the same.

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Tish Rae
P 1998
09.21.17-09.21.17

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4-8

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This book is about the Cat in the Hat appearing in a room with children, and begins to tell them about Mammals. In rhyming stanzas, he discusses the characteristics of Mammals, and gives plenty of examples. He also mentions that humans are mammals too, as well as the Cat in the hat himself.

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This book is a great book to read for a science lesson, when talking about animals are, more specifically, mammals. It is a great book to read and discuss, because it explains what mammals are, how they look like, and so on. From here, the students can take their new understandings of mammals, and go on from there to teach about reptiles and then the differences in between the two.

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Shona Innes and Irisz Agócs
P 2014
09.21.17-09.21.17

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4-6

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This heartwarming book is about life and death, which is the part of life. The wind is the present, and things move and flow throughout. However, when the wind goes away, things become very still. The book then talks about what happens when someone we love dies, and how we can cope with missing them.

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This is a great book to read to students, to not only cherish the people that are in their lives, but how to also cope with what happens when those loved ones pass. This topic can be used in science discussions, after talking about animals and what happens to them when they die, and the discussion can continue with what happen when we die. The book also discusses what some people thing happen after they die.

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Robie H. Harris
P 2016
09.21.17-09.21.17

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4-8

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This book is about the differences and similarities about everyone. It is a wonderfully put together story about children going to the fair, and all the types of people they see and meet. Some people have different noses, and some wear glasses. Some people have brown hair, and some people have black hair. The differences and similarities continue until the end of the book, ending with a wonderful sentence: "What's so amazing, is that no matter who you are, or how you look, or where you live-there is still only one of you!"

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This is a wonderful book to read to the students to bring culture awareness to their attention. Although each student is very similar, they are also very different! This is a wonderful book to read to them about this, and can make an excellent transition into a Social Studies lesson, about where everyone is from, and different places in the world and why they are different.

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Ezra Kack Keats
P. 1962
09.07.17-09.07.17

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2-5 Years Old

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I really liked this book, because it shows that the boy is very excited about something he has never seen before: snow! Not only is he excited about the seeing the snow, but playing with it. The little boy goes outside to play, has many adventures, and comes back inside to tell his mother. After telling his mother, he realizes that he is sad because ehe has to go back inside and say goodbye to the snow. However, the next morning he wakes up to find a new fresh batch of snow waiting for him to come outside and play.

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I liked that this book inspires children to try new things that they have never tried before. The little boy in the book was excited to try something new, and shows what a marvelous time he had playing in the snow.
Another teaching point, is that at the end, the little boy was sad that after all his fun and hard work that he did outside, such as the snow angels, he had another chance to play outside the next day. Although he had lost his work from the previous day, he was happy that there was snow, and simply went outside once more to play in the fluffy white snow.

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Tish Rabe
P. 2002
09.07.17-09.07.17

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4-8

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I liked the book not only because it was very colorful, but because the book teaches us the maps are very important. Throughout the book, the Cat in the Hat and his friends introduce the students to different vocabulary words which relate to map, and then show examples of them, which I really liked. Overall, I would say I would certainly use this as one of my books when introduction the concept of maps.

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The Cat in the Hat explains first what maps are, and then gives other important information along the way, allowing the branch of maps to open the students' curiosity, and begin conversations about maps, then further discuss topics such as diversity. I think this would be an excellent book to use when introducing maps to the students.