Ant, Ant, Ant: An Insect Chant by April Pulley Sayre (2005)

Presents a children's rhyming text for early readers that describes many common insects, and includes a list of names and facts about them.

Insects for Kids

Amazing Insects

Insect and Bug crafts

Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore by Jim Arnosky

AR 5.2, LG, .5 points, quiz # 79173EN

Illustrations and text describe some of the many things that can be found on a walk along a beach, including coconuts, shark teeth, jellyfish, crabs and different kinds of shells.

Kids Learn about Beachs from the EPA

All About Seashells

Ocean Animals from National Geographic Kids

Boy Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by Kathleen Kudlinski (2005)

AR 5, LG, .5 points, quiz# 87415EN

Describes how information and ideas about prehistoric dinosaurs are constantly changing as new discoveries are made.

Dinosaurs from Scholastic- includes games, quizzes and information

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History- Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs for Kids

Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels and Skyscrapers by George Sullivan (2005)

AR 7, MG, 4, 105610EN

Describes the construction of America's most famous structures such as the Erie Canal, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, the Hoover Dam, and the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as the interstate highways.

Empire State Building for Kids

Erie Canal from PBS Kids

Brooklyn Bridge Facts, History and Information

Hoover Dam Factoids for Kids

Building Big from PBS-- Hoover Dam

Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams and Tunnels from PBS

Cookies: Bite-Size Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (2006)

AR 3.1, LG, .5, 107027EN

Defines words such as cooperate, patient, proud, modest, respect, compassionate, and others with sentences about cookies.

Monarch Award lessons

Eat, Shoots, and Leaves: Why Commas Really Do Make a Difference by Lynne Truss (2006)

AR 1.6, LG, .5, 108314EN

Humorous comparative illustrations show that the meaning of a sentence can depend upon the placement of a comma.

An Egg is Quiet by Diana Hutts Aston (2006)

AR 2.9, LG, .5, 105164EN

Describes many different kinds of eggs and how they support the lives growing inside of them.

Internet Resources from Suzy Red

Texas Library Association activities
• Which eggs are the most interesting?
• Go for a walk outdoors to look for eggs and for animals that hatch from eggs.
• Look at the first and last pages. Match the egg to the animal that hatches from it.

Chickadee Award Activity Booklet (see page 17)

Lesson Plan from Oregon Writing Project

Teacher's Guide from Chronicle books (pdf file)

Great Estimations by Bruce Goldstone (2006)

Photographs and easy-to-follow text teach children about estimations and offer tips to help them create accurate estimates.

PBS Kids Estimation Contraption

David Schwartz Summertime Estimation

Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards (2004)

AR 3.9, LG, .5, 82854EN

Contains an introduction to idioms through a collection of animal portraits and illustrations.

World Almanac for Kids-- Idioms

American Idioms

Theodore by Frank Keating (2006)

AR 4.7, LG, .5, 104185EN

A biography of Theodore Roosevelt that imagines the president looking back on his life, describing his childhood, his youthful journeys throughout the world, his experiences as a leader, and the value he placed on knowledge, adventure, originality, and integrity.

Writing prompt from Writingfix.com and lesson in voice

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Biography of Theodore Roosevelt from The White House

POTUS from the Internet Public Library