Summary Of Mama Makes A Little Nest

Informational Books In the textbook on page 496, it is stated that the literary criticism for information books is: all facts are accurate, stereotypes should be eliminated, Illustrations should clarify the text, analytical thinking should be encouraged, organization should aid understanding, and the style should stimulate interest. Mama Makes a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward is an example of a book that meets all the needs of an informational book. In her books, she has bright pictures of different kinds of birds and the nests they make. On top of the storyline, there are little facts about the different birds or the nests they are talking about. This helps to make the book accurate because it puts facts in to help develop the story. The illustrations …show more content…
After you draw on the bag, put some water in it where the ocean stops, then zip the bag shut and tape it in front of a window that gets the most sun. After a few days, you will see the water cycle start to happen. Every day, you can have your children look at the bag and record what they see on a piece of paper. I Was Born a Baby by Meg Fleming. This book is for ages four through eight years old. This book is about learning all the names of different baby animals. Through the book, children will be able to guess the animal's baby name based on context clues and pictures of the animals. You will also learn that many baby animals have the same name as other animals. An activity you can do with this book is a baby animal scavenger hunt. You can print off a list of the animals and their names that are local to the area and have the children go on a walk around the school and see what baby animals they can find. Grand Canyon by Jason Chin. This book is for ages four through ten. This book is about a father and daughter who make their way through the Grand Canyon. They make discoveries of present and past animals that have lived …show more content…
You can have them look at these rocks and see if they see any fossils in them. You could also have the kids find a leaf and put a piece of paper over it, and then have them color the paper over the leaf to make a fossil of it. According to Young and Adult Literature, there are many kinds of informational texts, but they said Pop-up books, Reference books, Photo Essay books, and Concept books are the main ones to open the children's eyes to informational text. Pop-up books are books that have three-dimensional pictures on the pages. Many times these pictures will pop up as you turn the page to keep the reader engaged in the story and make it fun. A book that is in this category is The Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book by Kate Petty. Reference books are books that provide readers with knowledge on many topics at a level they can understand. A book in this category is How to be a World Explorer: Your all-terrain training manual by Joel Levy. This book is about how to survive all the terrains of the Earth: air, water, and land. It talks kids through how to find safe food and water to eat on their adventures and how to fight deadly animals and

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