Solar System Forecast (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781607185321)

Below-freezing temperatures, scorching heat, and storms bigger than planet Earth are just some of the wild weather you will encounter on your trip through the solar system! Get your fun facts along with your forecast for each major planet, as well as a moon (Titan) and a dwarf planet (Pluto). Get ready for some out of this world fun with Solar System Forecast! This fictional story includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 41-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Solar System Forecast 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: Kelly Kizer Whitt
ISBN-10: 1607185326
ISBN-13: 9781607185321
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.40w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153578 / Solar System Forecast


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 137 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
School Library Journal 12/01/2012