Month: December 2016

The Picture Book that Keeps on Giving

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

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This picture book has so much to offer: rhyme and song, counting, repetitive text, seek and find/hidden images, AND the names of animal offspring: for example, a squirrel has “kits”…did you know that? I didn’t. The back of the book also is a wealth… Continue Reading “The Picture Book that Keeps on Giving”

Category: Animals, Featured Book, Poetry

A Happy Surprise for the Holidays

Posted on December 29, 2016 by

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For the holidays I received this book, and I had two simultaneous thoughts: 1. This gift giver really knows me! 2. I love everything about this! And all of this was before I even opened it up.  Once I did, I wasn’t disappointed. It… Continue Reading “A Happy Surprise for the Holidays”

Category: Featured Book, Resource, Science Identity, Scientists, Writing

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This site was designed to help educators find fictional stories to incorporate into their science lessons. The use of fictional stories is an effective pathway to your student's science background knowledge, interest and understanding. This site was also developed in response to a Literature Review that asked: How are females of color portrayed in science-based fictional picture books? A summary of that literature review can be found in the "About" tab.