Picture Book of the Day
Seabird in the Forest
by Joan Dunning (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: Until the 1970s, no one knew where the marbled murrelet laid its eggs. The little bird seemed to live entirely at sea.
Snippet: For thousands of years murrelet chicks have simply waited, all alone, high above the forest floor, waited for their paernts to return each day with a little silver fish…waited a whole month to grow up…and so will this one.
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Chapter Book of the Day
Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Author) and Steve Rolston (Illustrator)
122 pages
Booktalk: Gory and fascinating (and if you’re a vampire, delicious) blood is at the heart of human life. Take a stab at understanding this vital fluid via a mix of science, history, pop culture, and even cookery.
Snippet: Today the average grade four student probably understands more about blood than the world’s most educated doctor did 500 years ago. Back then, blood was seen as one of many important but mysterious boldily fluids–something doctors tried to measure and regulate.
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Nonfiction Monday
This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is Books 4 Learning
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Nonfiction Book Blast 2012
Ginger Wadsworth shares activities for First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low
on the Nonfiction Book Blast blog today…
Save the date! June 23, 2012 Nonfiction Book Blast 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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STEM Haiku
In honor of National Poetry Month, we invite you to share an original STEM haiku.
(STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Share your original STEM haiku at the new STEM Friday blog.
Earth Day
We celebrate Earth
Day once a year, but each day
we live is Earth Day.
© 2012 Anastasia Suen
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Read and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8
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Posted by Linda Baie on April 23, 2012 at 8:58 am
I like the idea of that Seabird Forest. Looks like a special book, Anastasia, & The Story of Blood will be great for students studying the body systems, etc. There is so much out there for young students to learn from! Thanks!
Posted by Tara on April 23, 2012 at 4:43 pm
I just checked out the Girl Scout book and can’t wait to read it!
Posted by Fats Suela on April 24, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Love the cover of Seeing Red! Either that, or my being a nurse makes me naturally drawn to it. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by Louise on April 25, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Seeing Red sounds intriguing to me too.