Deep in the Desert (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781607181255)

Catchy desert twists on traditional children's songs and poems will have children chiming in about cactuses, camels, and more as they learn about the desert habitat and its flora and fauna. Whether sung or read aloud, Deep in the Desert makes learning about deserts anything but dry. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor and rhyming text includes a 5-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 58-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Deep in the Desert is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension. Tap animals and other things that make noise to hear their sounds.

Author: Rhonda Lucas Donald
ISBN-10: 1607181258
ISBN-13: 9781607181255
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2011
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.80w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 143362 / Deep in the Desert

Award: Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Silver Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 83
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 148 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed