Cherie Winner

This book is broken into sections of cougars,leopards, lions, and tigers. All of these animals are considered big cats. Each section gives characteristics of what parts of the workld these animals are usually found. They give differnt nicknames for these animals as well. Each animal also has a fun fact about it at the ned of each section.

I enjoyed this book because the pictures were great. Pictures, in my opinion, make children want ot read books such as these more often. This book also had a lot of interesting facts and informative facts to help the children learn more about varieties of animals.

In the classroom, I would have a unit on animals. I would also have fun drawing activities in which the children would draw their favorite animal and then describe which group of animals it falls under.… (mehr)

This informational book takes a very close look at many different species of bugs. It goes from those spiked with poison to thos who sting; from those that fly to those that crawl. Each page is filled with fun facts and valuable information.

In my opinion, this is a great book for children of all ages. Even as an adult, I learned some things I didn't know. The photos are colorful and likelike and the glossary is useful for terms that are unfamiliar.

For the first extension, children could go outside on a bug hunt and see how many of the bugs listed in the book they can find. Next, for the bugts they find that are not in the book, they could use other reference books to identify them.… (mehr)