Reading the Environment: Children's Literature in the Science Classroom

by Mary M. Cerullo

How would you rather learn about the rock cycle: from a textbook or from Joanna Cole's The Magic School Bus ? Most students would vote for Joanna Cole's book or any number of other trade books whose authors know how to make science come to life. This practical and inviting handbook shows how you can take advantage of children's natural love of good literature like this in the science classroom. Reading the Environment demonstrates how you can bring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 043508383X
• ISBN13: 9780435083830
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5