Way We Work, The
Publication Information
Author:  Macaulay, David	Illustrator:  Macaulay, David
Title:  Way We Work, The	Date:  2008
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-618-23378-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
A beautiful book that illustrates the way the human body works. Text adds details. A "coffee table" book with scientific facts that one can read a page at at time or use as a reference. With the help of co-author Richard Walker David Macaulay applies his visual representation skills to the interworkings of the human body from microscopic to systems level of functioning. The vocabulary and level of information are for advanced students.
Teaching Ideas:
Explanation of science terms, making the complex understandable - use in biology study. Use carefully as a visual reference for the study of specific systems of the human body. Readers might have fun identifying the metaphors of machines and architecture that Macaulay uses.
Teaching Strategies:
Clustering    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/clustering.pdf
Herringbone    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/herringbone.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Admit Slips and Exit Slips    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/admit_slips.pdf
Word Sorts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf
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Literature and Language > figurative language > imagery Literature and Language > figurative language > metaphor Science > biology Science > medicine > anatomy Art and Photography > art > graphic display Science > health

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