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From: 4joyces at mchsi.com <4joyces>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:04:20 +0000
I love Houghton Mifflin's series "Scientists in the Field" which are full of interesting tales and great role models for older readers, particularly:
GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING THE ENDANGERED APES, by Pamela S. Turner THE TARANTULA SCIENTIST, by Sy Montgomery (a Sibert Honor Book) SECRETS OF SOUND: STUDYING THE CALLS AND SONGS OF WHALES, ELEPHANTS, AND BIRDS, by April Pulley Sayre; and another title by Sy Montgomery (that's not in this series): THE MAN-EATING TIGERS OF THE SUNDARBANS
Joyce Sidman
>
> Nonfiction picture books work especially well with older readers.
>
> OLYMPIA: WARRIOR ATHLETES OF ANCIENT GREECE
> THE ROMAN ARMY: THE LEGENDARY SOLDIERS WHO CREATED AN EMPIRE
>
> Written by Dyan Blacklock and illustrated by David Kennett. These
> dovetail nicely with the sixth grade curriculum, but would probably
> interest even older students.
>
> THE COD'S TALE
> THE STORY OF SALT
>
> Written by Mark Kurlansky and illustrated by S.D. Schindler. These
> world histories with an economic theme, superbly reduced from
> Kurlansky's adult bestsellers, lend themselves to many uses across the
> curriculum
>
> LIFE ON EARTH: THE STORY OF EVOLUTION
> ACTUAL SIZE
>
> Written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins. I could list another handful
> of books by this author but these are just a couple. Yes, they're very
> accessible to much younger children, but older readers are fascinated,
> too, and they pick up more of the information in the captions and back
> matter.
>
> And finally, several award winners from this past year work really well
> with older readers
>
> SHOW WAY by Jacqueline Woodson
> SONG OF THE WATER BOATMAN by Joyce Sidman
> ROSA by Nikki Giovanni
> ZEN SHORTS by Jon Muth
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
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Received on Tue 19 Sep 2006 07:04:20 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:04:20 +0000
I love Houghton Mifflin's series "Scientists in the Field" which are full of interesting tales and great role models for older readers, particularly:
GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING THE ENDANGERED APES, by Pamela S. Turner THE TARANTULA SCIENTIST, by Sy Montgomery (a Sibert Honor Book) SECRETS OF SOUND: STUDYING THE CALLS AND SONGS OF WHALES, ELEPHANTS, AND BIRDS, by April Pulley Sayre; and another title by Sy Montgomery (that's not in this series): THE MAN-EATING TIGERS OF THE SUNDARBANS
Joyce Sidman
>
> Nonfiction picture books work especially well with older readers.
>
> OLYMPIA: WARRIOR ATHLETES OF ANCIENT GREECE
> THE ROMAN ARMY: THE LEGENDARY SOLDIERS WHO CREATED AN EMPIRE
>
> Written by Dyan Blacklock and illustrated by David Kennett. These
> dovetail nicely with the sixth grade curriculum, but would probably
> interest even older students.
>
> THE COD'S TALE
> THE STORY OF SALT
>
> Written by Mark Kurlansky and illustrated by S.D. Schindler. These
> world histories with an economic theme, superbly reduced from
> Kurlansky's adult bestsellers, lend themselves to many uses across the
> curriculum
>
> LIFE ON EARTH: THE STORY OF EVOLUTION
> ACTUAL SIZE
>
> Written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins. I could list another handful
> of books by this author but these are just a couple. Yes, they're very
> accessible to much younger children, but older readers are fascinated,
> too, and they pick up more of the information in the captions and back
> matter.
>
> And finally, several award winners from this past year work really well
> with older readers
>
> SHOW WAY by Jacqueline Woodson
> SONG OF THE WATER BOATMAN by Joyce Sidman
> ROSA by Nikki Giovanni
> ZEN SHORTS by Jon Muth
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
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