Spotlight: Non-Fiction
Children Just Like Me from DK Books
Building a better world would be easier if we were familiar with each other's customs and traditions. After all the world is a huge place! This book is an excellent beginning! Meet 44 children from all over the world, and learn what a day in their life is like!
"From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live." - from Amazon.com
Children Just Like Me from DK Books
Building a better world would be easier if we were familiar with each other's customs and traditions. After all the world is a huge place! This book is an excellent beginning! Meet 44 children from all over the world, and learn what a day in their life is like!
"From rural farms to busy cities to riverboats, this celebration of children around the world shows the many ways children are different and the many ways they are the same, no matter where they live." - from Amazon.com
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
Learning about the world around us is one sure-fire way to best learn how to care for it.
This beautifully illustrated book tells the geologic history of the Grand Canyon. Each geologic era is covered, showing how certain areas of the canyon look today, and then, how they looked those millions of years ago. We see the earliest forms of life on earth, including those who lived in the ocean, and those who lived on land. And we see the beautiful landscapes of today drawn by the talented Mr. Chin himself.
Learning about the world around us is one sure-fire way to best learn how to care for it.
This beautifully illustrated book tells the geologic history of the Grand Canyon. Each geologic era is covered, showing how certain areas of the canyon look today, and then, how they looked those millions of years ago. We see the earliest forms of life on earth, including those who lived in the ocean, and those who lived on land. And we see the beautiful landscapes of today drawn by the talented Mr. Chin himself.
Go Figure: a Math Journey Through Planet Earth by Anne Rooney
If we want to make the world a better place, we need to focus on the environment. This book does just that, while giving you a chance to use and develop those ever important math skills. Math will help us protect our forests, glaciers and threatened areas of the environment. See how you can use those skills in the real world.
If we want to make the world a better place, we need to focus on the environment. This book does just that, while giving you a chance to use and develop those ever important math skills. Math will help us protect our forests, glaciers and threatened areas of the environment. See how you can use those skills in the real world.
And don't miss these fun early readers! Building, homes and community helpers are discussed in these books that will help prevent the summer slide, as well as provide entertainment from familiar characters!