Fairy Dusters and Blazing Stars

Fairy Dusters and Blazing Stars
Author: Suzanne Samson
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
Total Pages: 43
Release: 1994-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1461663814

The literal interpretations of the common names of wildflowers introduce kids to the basics of plant identification. Ages 6-10

Arizona

Arizona
Author: Mary Jo Churchwell
Publisher: Ironwood Editions
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007
Genre: Arizona
ISBN: 9780971301610

The author relates her seven-month experience when, at age 63, she set off to see Arizona in her Saturn sedan--making and breaking camp, hiking official and unofficial trails, fly-fishing for Apache trout, and wandering around Arizona's little towns soaking up regional history.

Beyond the Bean Seed

Beyond the Bean Seed
Author: Rosanne Blass
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1996-04-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0313078963

Have your students experience the thrill of life and growth through gardening, book-sharing, and other activities. Lessons integrate gardening, children's literature, and language arts through creative activities that that have poetry, word play, and recipes. Literature-based projects lead to learning in a variety of subjects-from ecology, history, and geography to career exploration and the sciences. An annotated bibliography provides a list of gardening-related resources. Grades K-6.

A to Zoo

A to Zoo
Author: Carolyn W. Lima
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1832
Release: 2006
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's oicture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.

25 Terrific Art Projects

25 Terrific Art Projects
Author: Karen Backus
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439222631

Collects artisitic activities based on the illustration styles in such popular picture books as Leo Lionni's Swimmy, Eric Carle's Draw Me a Star, and Lois Ehlert's Draw Me a Rainbow.