Animales del desierto

Animales del desierto
Author: Sharon Gordon
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761428985

Easy to read text with rebuses explores animals that live in the desert.

Vultures

Vultures
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433923920

Discusses the vulture, including what it eats, why it lacks feathers on its head, and how it raises its young.

Jackrabbits / Liebres americanas

Jackrabbits / Liebres americanas
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433921315

Discusses the jackrabbit, including where it lives, what it eats, and how it adapts to its arid environment.

Point of Entry

Point of Entry
Author: Katherine DiBella Seluja
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2023-08-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0826365310

In this remarkable collection, Katherine DiBella Seluja explores issues surrounding human migration, juxtaposing poems about the current struggles along the US–Mexican border with her ancestors’ experiences of migrating from Italy. Rich in sonic and sensory detail, these poems speak to the strength and resilience of those who leave their ancestral homes in search of safety and opportunities to thrive.

New Standards-Based Lessons for the Busy Elementary School Librarian

New Standards-Based Lessons for the Busy Elementary School Librarian
Author: Joyce Keeling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2024-01-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This book provides targeted and invaluable help for the busy elementary school librarian and the science teacher as they work together to design and co-teach library-based lessons guided by the Next Generation Science Standards, English Literacy Common Core Standards, and the new AASL Standards. All standards are cited in easy-to-use reproducible lessons. Energy-packed and interactive lessons are coordinated to common elementary science curricula at the grade level indicated and are also adaptable and usable as template lessons as needed. Necessary handouts and other tools, with current lists of recommended resources, are provided. Elementary school librarians and classroom teachers as well as curriculum coordinators, elementary reading, social studies, and science instructors will find value in this collection of lessons. The highly rated materials recommended in the resource lists are valuable for aiding librarians in collection development to support new and current standards.

Rattlesnakes / Serpientes de cascabel

Rattlesnakes / Serpientes de cascabel
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433921339

Discusses the rattlesnake, including where it lives, what it eats, and how it adapts to its environment.

Vultures / Buitres

Vultures / Buitres
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433924248

As the sun beats down on the dry land, large birds circle high in the sky. The vultures barely flap their wings as they search for food—dead and dying animals—on the ground below. In Vultures/Buitres, learn how this bird is well suited to desert life. This special English-Spanish bilingual edition enables children to work on their second-language skills as they develop strengths in their primary language.

Coyotes / Coyotes

Coyotes / Coyotes
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433920608

Discusses coyotes, including where they live, what they eat, and how they adapt to their environment.

Roadrunners / Correcaminos

Roadrunners / Correcaminos
Author: JoAnn Early Macken
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2009-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433924231

Explains, in simple language, where roadrunners live, what they eat, and how they adapt to their environment.