Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
Publication Information
Author:  Sidman, Joyce	Illustrator:  Prange, Beckie
Title:  Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors	Date:  2010
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	City:  Boston & New York City
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-618-71719-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, nonfiction, poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):    science| language arts - reading
Summary:
This book offers a unique perspective on the biological "survivors" found in our environment by combining informational text passages with poetic verses. Check out the wild and crazy timeline on the end pages.
Teaching Ideas:
Have students pick a plant or animal to research, then based on the findings, write a prose piece and a poem about the topic. Students' writings could be combined into the class's own book.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Creating a Classroom Magazine    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf
Helping Students in the Writing Process    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Literature and Language > writing Science > biology > botany/plants Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles Science > biology > zoology > animals Science > nature

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