John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall

John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall PDF

Author: Julie Danneberg

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1607347644

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The now iconic figure John Muir, while living at the base of Yosemite Falls in California, ventures up the trail from his cabin one night and has a harrowing waterfall adventure. Back matter roots the story in Muir’s life’s work as a conservationist and naturalist.

Springboards to Inquiry

Springboards to Inquiry PDF

Author: Paige Jaeger

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2019-07-23

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1440869588

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This collection of ideas for lessons provides school librarians with inspiration for meeting the tsunami of new standards dictating change for today's next generation learners. Today's school librarian has less and less time to prepare for instruction. This book delivers lesson plans for the librarian to implement immediately, as is or with a little adaptation. Using the new AASL standards and an Information Literacy scope and sequence carefully crafted for K–6 students, the authors package lessons that are both engaging and challenging. This book inspires librarians to go beyond their usual role in literacy promotion and instruction only and moves to preparing students to be inquiry learners by embracing inquiry-based learning. Lessons include the Essential Question (begin with the end in mind); pre- and post-assessment ideas; technology integration ideas, where applicable; reading and research ideas; and collaboration ideas when applicable. AASL Standards and others are noted via an "integrated standards checklist," while new educational research demonstrates that standards can be met via engaging, collaborative, and interesting lessons, modeled throughout the text.

Island Birthday

Island Birthday PDF

Author: Eva Murray

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing

Published: 2015-05-08

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0884484262

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*2016 Maine Lupine Award Winner* Riley’s birthday is coming, but the mail plane with his gifts from the mainland hasn’t been able to get to the island for days because of bad weather. In a mood that matches the weather, he agrees to help Uncle Harv collect driftwood to make furniture. One thing leads to another as it always does on a small island, and eventually Riley realizes that everything he needs for a great birthday is already right at hand. Fountas & Pinnell Level O

The Ice Harbor Mittens

The Ice Harbor Mittens PDF

Author: Robin Hansen

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0892729678

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Eleven year-old sternman Josy wants red and gray sawtooth mittens like his lobster boat skipper, but the village knitter, Aunt Ester, makes him old-fashioned compass mittens. When their boat gets lost in a thick fog, however, the old-time mittens hold the key to getting home safe-there might be some magic knitted into them.

Cowboy Slim

Cowboy Slim PDF

Author: Julie Danneberg

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1580890458

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Untalented at riding, roping, and cracking a whip, Slim the cowboy calms a stampeding herd of cattle with his poetry.

Tiger Boy

Tiger Boy PDF

Author: Mitali Perkins

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1607345439

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When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.