Classroom Picks
Classroom Picks . . . Informational Text and the Common Core State Standards
Informational books are featured this month in Classroom Picks!
Teachers, librarians, and parents nationwide need guidance in choosing books for their children with activities that meet the Common Core State Standards. These standards, designed to offer educators a clear understanding of the knowledge and skills that students are expected to learn, have been adopted in most states. And Holiday House now outlines the standards for all of our new titles and many for our backlist books.
The new spring titles that follow have educator's guides available. Click on each title for more information.
Visit the Holiday House Common Core State Standards pagefor more titles.
This Month's Picks
Look! An elephant eats. Look! Giraffes drink. Look! A warthog digs. A gorilla hides, wild dogs listen, zebras run, monkeys sit, hippos splash, and a rhino naps. Each line of text is illustrated by a two-page spread with a beautiful painting of an animal Ted Lewin has seen on his journeys to Africa. At the end of the story, a boy reads, plays, and dreams, surrounded by toy animals that represent each of the real ones.
This I Like to Read® book encourages children to observe, enjoy, and appreciate the natural world.
For a peek inside the making of LOOK!, check out this Q&A with Ted Lewin! |
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Getting young children involved in making healthy choices sets them on the right track for life. This book helps inspire kids and families to have fun growing, preparing, and eating fresh and wholesome meals and snacks. |
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In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist.
Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index. THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
*"A superb addition to Freedman's previous volumes on the Revolutionary period."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *"Freedman . . . is a master at taking primary sources and turning them into engaging narratives that draw readers into the subject."-School Library Journal (starred review) *"Handsomely designed, solidly researched, and beautifully written, this is the go-to biography of Franklin for young people."-Booklist (starred review) |
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