Download or read book A Desert Scrapbook written by Virginia Wright-Frierson and published by New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert.
Download or read book A Sonoran Desert Scrapbook written by William J. Little and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author Bill Little introduces the reader to the seven divisions of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Sonora and Baja California, and then takes you on a tour to discover desert plants from Nogales to Kino Bay with side trips to Puerto Libertad and Tastiota - all in the state of Sonora. Along the way you'll see the weird, the exotic, the rare, and many other beautiful plants of this unique piece of the Sonoran Desert. Written in an easy-to-understand manner, the Sonoran Desert Scrapbook has close-up and general view color photos for each plant, a complete description, including flowering time, and a location where each plant can be seen. Sonora is also the ancient homeland of the Seri Indians, and this book covers the ethnobotany and supernatural beliefs of the Seri for many of the plants they used. The detail and photography in this book will be enjoyed by tourists as well as the more serious native plant enthusiast. William J. Little has a degree in Forest-Range Management from Colorado State University. During a thirty year career with the U.S. Forest Service, he worked in Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, serving as either a forester, forest ranger, or range specialist. After retiring from the Forest Service, he was a range and environmental consultant. Bill has now turned his attention to one of the more fascinating desert areas of the world and has spent the past fifteen years roaming the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California to study and photograph its unique variety of plants. The result is this guide to some of the most interesting and unusual plants found in the deserts lining the Sea of Cortes near Kino Bay, Sonora, Mexico.
Download or read book A Sonoran Desert Scrapbook written by William Little and published by . This book was released on 2022-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Sense written by Juli Kendall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading is all about understanding. How do we know our kids are getting it—and what do we do when they don't get it? Authors Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon believe that small group comprehension lessons have a key role to play in advancing students' understanding of texts. Making Sense: Small-Group Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners , they provide answers to many common questions asked by teachers of ELL. It is an easy-to-use, practical resource for ELD, ESL, and ESOL teachers.The book's five main sections are geared to the stages of language proficiency, and lessons span kindergarten through grade 8. The authors outline 52 lessons that teach students how to make connections, visualize, infer, and determine importance. Each lesson follows a four-part teaching framework: Start Up/Connection: Helping students build background and use prior knowledge to connect to the lesson Give Information : Explicitly telling students what they are going to learn and why they are learning it Active Involvement : Students practice what they are learning while the teacher monitors and adjusts instruction accordingly Off-You-Go!: Opportunities for students to practice what they learned with peers or independently. Making Sense will appeal to experienced teachers seeking to expand their repertoire of lessons, as well as new teachers just beginning the adventure of teaching comprehension to English language learners.
Download or read book A North American Rain Forest Scrapbook written by Virginia Wright-Frierson and published by Walker Childrens. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk alongside an award-winning nature artist as she observes, draws, paints, and writes about the majesty of the world's largest temperate rain forest. Richly illustrated, evocative, and highly informative, this careful study is an engaging, first-hand look at an ecological treasure. CBC Not Just for Children Anymore!, 2000 CCBC Choices, 2000 John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers, 1999 New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, 1999 Ohio Reading Circle, 2000 Society of School Librarians International Book Award (Honor Book), 1999-2000
Download or read book Arizona Sonora Desert Museum a Scrapbook written by Peggy Pickering Larson and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full color book celebrates the first 50 years of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Download or read book Writing Sense written by Juli Kendall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing is all about making meaning. The prospect of teaching writing to a classroom full of students—some who speak English and some who don't, can be overwhelming. When students learning English are at different levels, the task is even more challenging. Writing Sense: Integrated Reading and Writing Lessons for English Language Learners outlines the classroom conditions necessary for successful writing instruction with English language learners, whether in writing workshop and/or small-group instruction. It includes 68 classroom-tested lessons for grades K 8 that show kids at all levels of language acquisition how to make connections, ask questions, visualize (make mental images), infer, determine importance, synthesize, monitor meaning and comprehension, and use fix-up strategies. The five main sections are geared to the stages of language proficiency, and lessons are divided into younger and older students, spanning kindergarten through to grade eight. There are extensive lists of suggested books for mentor texts as well as lists of mentor authors to facilitate teachers' planning and instruction.
Download or read book A Desert Food Chain written by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives readers an exciting glimpse into animals and their habitats while illuminating curriculum concepts related to food webs and biomes.
Download or read book The Desert written by Philip Johansson and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a walk in the desert during the day and you will probably feel the heat! But if you spend a little time there, you will also notice plants and animals that make the desert their home. What animals and plants could survive in such a place? In this eye-opening book, you will learn why the desert biome can support such a surprising variety of plants and wildlife, despite its harsh conditions. From tortoises and sheep to cacti and Joshua trees, every living thing plays a part in this biome community. Come take a hike along the sandy dunes and see how the web of life thrives in the desert biome.
Download or read book Defying Death in the Desert written by Gary Jeffrey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The desert is one of the harshest and deadliest environments for humans, but were still inevitably drawn to this vast, parched landscape. This vibrantly illustrated book presents fascinating true stories of desert survival that are unforgettable.
Download or read book Hiding in Deserts written by Deborah Underwood and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2011 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces readers to desert habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.
Download or read book Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild about the Wild written by Kathy Ross and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for more than seventy-five simple craft projects involving dinosaurs, ocean animals, polar animals, insects, reptiles, and animals of the rain forest and desert.
Download or read book Books as Bridges written by Jane Baskwill and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable book suggests a process for using children's books to explore four key aspects of literacy — predictable structures, nonfiction, comprehension, and imagination and language play.
Download or read book International Handbook on Giftedness written by Larisa Shavinina and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-12 with total page 1546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook presents a panoramic view of the field of giftedness. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative account on what giftedness is, how it is measured, how it is developed, and how it affects individuals, societies, and the world as a whole. It examines in detail recent advances in gifted education. The handbook also presents the latest advances in the fast-developing areas of giftedness research and practice, such as gifted education and policy implications. In addition, coverage provides fresh ideas, from entrepreneurial giftedness to business talent, which will help galvanize and guide the study of giftedness for the next decade.
Download or read book Over and Under the Canyon written by Kate Messner and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this latest book in the acclaimed Over and Under series, a spectacular hike reveals the hidden wonders, rich colors, and layers of wildlife living within a thriving desert slot-canyon. Over and Under the Canyon takes young readers on a thrilling tour of a desert canyon ecosystem. Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, baking desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the cliffs hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. Discover the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon, the magic of a desert wildflower bloom, and all the unexpected creatures that bring the desert to life. DISCOVER AMAZING ANIMALS: Kids are endlessly curious about the natural world and the wildly varied animals living in it—and the desert is FULL of amazing and surprising animals! CAPTIVATING NONFICTION: Like its predecessors, this latest offering in the Over and Under picture book series illuminates the magic of the natural world and its amazing inhabitants by telling the story of one family's hike through a real-world desert ecosystem in lyrical prose and color-drenched illustrations. Even the most reluctant readers will be drawn into a fact-filled story this compelling! GREAT FOR TEACHING: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize learning about animal habitats/biomes in K–2 curriculums, while later grades address topics like food chains, conservation, and endangered species. With a depth of research and an engaging, highly visual narrative, this book is an excellent resource for librarians and primary school educators. ENCOURAGES ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Concern for and preservation of the wilderness is an increasingly talked-about topic. This book provides a great, upbeat jumping-off point for discussions of the importance and wonder of our world’s natural habitats and ecosystems. ACCLAIMED AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR TEAM: Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books for kids have been New York Times Notable, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Book selections. In addition to his work on this acclaimed series, Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to the New York Times and The New Yorker, and he has been awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators. Perfect for: • Parents • Nature lovers • Fans of Kate Messner • Fans of Over and Under the Snow and previous books in the series • Educators and librarians seeking nonfiction books with STEM content
Download or read book Strategies that Work written by Stephanie Harvey and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.
Download or read book Pathways to Independence written by Jo Worthy and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text presents a core of research-based approaches to engaging, effective literacy instruction in the middle grades. Methods and materials are described to foster reading skills, content mastery, and writing in different formats and for different purposes. The authors emphasize the need to tailor instruction to the needs, strengths, skill levels, and interests of diverse students. They offer recommendations for reading lists that incorporate critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction, popular series books, and other student-friendly materials. Special features include case studies, examples of teaching and assessment activities, and commentary from middle-school teachers and students. Appendices contain reproducible forms and lists of recommended reading materials and resources.
