Kissimmee Pete, Cracker Cow Hunter

Kissimmee Pete, Cracker Cow Hunter
Author: Day, Jan
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 40
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781455607068

Kissimmee Pete, his dog Mud, and his horse Blaze work together to gather a cow herd "as big as the sky."

Kissimmee Pete and the Hurricane

Kissimmee Pete and the Hurricane
Author: Day, Jan
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Cowboys
ISBN: 9781455607051

In the late 1800s, Kissimmee Pete, cracker cow hunter, stands up to a hurricane that threatens his herd of cattle and the people, buildings, animals, and plants of Punta Rassa, Florida. Includes facts about Florida history and hurricanes.

Ocean Commotion: Caught in the Currents

Ocean Commotion: Caught in the Currents
Author: Janeen Mason
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781589808621

29,000 bathtub toys make history. It was an accident at sea in 1992 that proved the ocean currents are connected. When a cargo ship dropped a bathtub-toy-filled container into the Pacific, the little quackers bobbed along the globe's waterways, coming to rest on beaches near and far. This fictionalized account of the event is accompanied by maps charting the toys' travel pattern, a glossary, and a summary of the highly publicized event.

The Children Were With Me In The Woods Today

The Children Were With Me In The Woods Today
Author: Kimball Love
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2020-09-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 150690971X

This is a tale of a woman and two children on an adventure through a busy day in the natural world. The poem identifies many colorful critters, their behaviors and habitats expressed through various landscapes and colorful seasons. The magic and mystery of Mother Nature is the glory of the story.

Reading the World with Picture Books

Reading the World with Picture Books
Author: Nancy J. Polette
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2010-07-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1598845888

This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities. Reading the World with Picture Books presents an exhaustive collection of booktalk options with picture books that are set in the major countries of each continent. Hundreds of children's books with an international flavor are organized by continent and then by country, and suggested activities accompany the titles, encouraging students to interpret information related to historical or geographic concepts and use problem-solving skills. Activities range from those appropriate for beginners to experienced researchers/writers. All call for high-level thinking and most provide opportunities to respond in creative ways. In addition, all of the activities are keyed to selected national standards in language arts and social studies. The picture books suggested are not only excellent choices to capture a booktalk audience's attention and educate young readers about world culture, but also to demonstrate how human beings have adapted to the various environments of the world.

Fish Facts

Fish Facts
Author: Geoff Swinney
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2011-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1589809084

Provides information on a variety of marine life.

Ocean Commotion

Ocean Commotion
Author: Mason, Janeen
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Loggerhead turtle
ISBN: 9781455609802

Describes the life cycle of the loggerhead turtle.