Prairie Storms (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781607181293)

Cozy up for a rainy day read and explore the prairie ecosystem through its ever-changing weather. Each month features a storm typical of that season and a prairie animal who must shelter, hide, escape, or endure those storms. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of the grasslands that dominate the center of American lands and the animals that live there. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 6-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 52-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Prairie Storms 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.

Author: Darcy Pattison
ISBN-10: 1607181290
ISBN-13: 9781607181293
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, LLC
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2011
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 145728 / Prairie Storms


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2011
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 149 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed