My Season with Penguins
Publication Information
Author:  Webb, Sophie	Illustrator:  Webb, Sophie
Title:  My Season with Penguins	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Houghton, Mifflin	City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-92291-7	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    diaries and journals, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    science
Summary:
The author, a writer, scientist, and artist, keeps a journal and pictorial record of two months she spent studying the adelie penguins in Antarctica. The illustrations are factual and charming. A map and glossary aid the reader.
Teaching Ideas:
There are many books on the artic regions to make a varied text set. Students might want to compare the journals of William Byrd Black Whiteness with Webb's. Because measurements are given in metric, teachers could easily develop a math lesson. The map and text lend themselves to math and map work as well. An interesting comparison-contrast book is Loon by Peck. Students could use a matrix or a Venn diagram to compare them before writing. Perhaps because the facts are told in a journal form, the author's personality comes through. Students might enjoy the exercise of inference in writing about why the author braved the hardships of Antarctica in order to study penguins--why she wants to return!
Teaching Strategies:
Venn Diagrams    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
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Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles Science > ecology Science > scientific method Science > scientists/inventors Science > nature History > topic > exploration > explorers Geography > locations > continents/regions > Antarctica Science > biology > zoology > ornithology/birds > penguins

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