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Everyone is a little nervous and has questions on the first day of school. 'Will they give us a pencil?' 'Will I learn to read?' But when Thomas arrives on his very first day, there is no school, just a teacher. 'We will build our school. This is the first lesson,' she says. You see, Thomas's school is in Chad, Africa and the first assignment of the year is to build the school building using mud bricks.
Nine months later, the school year is over. What they learn is theirs to keep, but Mother Nature takes back the school. The rains and winds come and slowly destroy the mud school. Come September, the teacher and students will be back to build and learn more.
Reviewed by: mec
Date read: 6/1/2011
ISBN-13: 9780547243078
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Rapping about the Air Around Us by Bobbie Kalman is a very basic introduction to the science of air. The author engages the reader by setting facts and information about air to verse, making this an easy read for the beginning reader.
Similar authors: Julia Vogel; Chana Stiefel ; Steve Parker
Similar books: Let it blow! Learn about air by Julia Vogel;
Forces of nature by Chana Stiefel;
Air is All Around You by Franklyn Branley;
The Science of Air: Projects and Experiments with Air and Flight by Steve Parker
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 6/20/2012
ISBN-13: 9780778727972
All over the world, people are trying to save animals from becoming extinct. This book tells the story of four successful attempts, in four chapters. Learn how 60 years ago, there were only 21 whooping cranes in the world, and now there are over 400, due to the efforts of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. They collected eggs, incubated them to hatch, raised the birds, and even used ultra-light airplanes to teach them to fly. The book also has interesting stories about seals, elephants, and polar bears. The stories may inspire you to make your own efforts to conserve wildlife.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0516246070
ISBN-13: 9780516246079
Real-Life Sea Monsters
Judith Jango-Cohen (2008), 48 pages
Illustrated by Ryan Durney
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Category: Nonfiction
Sailors of old told stories of sea monsters that came out of the sea, grabbing ships whole, and taking everyone on them down into the depths; or of mermaids that sang a song so sweet they lured sailors off their ships and to their deaths in the sea. Read about real creatures from the deepest parts of the ocean, like giant squid that can be 57 feet long, or 18-foot-long oarfish. Read also about Jenny Green Teeth, said to be a mermaid that used to drown children. This book will help you separate fact from fiction about a part of our earth we still know very little about.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0822567504
ISBN-13: 9780822567509
Recess at 20 Below
Cindy Lou Aillaud (2009), 32 pages
Illustrated by Cindy Lou Aillaud
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
A girl who lives in Alaska tells about having recess even though it is 20 degrees below zero. She shows the many layers of clothes she puts on, the games she plays with her friends, and the way her eyelashes and hair freeze from the cold. The only things that keep the class from going outside are temperatures lower than 20 below or a moose in the school yard. The beautiful photographs make you want to join the fun.
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 5/19/2009
ISBN-13: 9781439512296
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