Sea Clocks |
Publication Information
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Author: Borden, Louise |
Illustrator: Blegvad, Erik |
Title: Sea Clocks |
Date: 2004 |
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-689-84216-3 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science
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Summary: |
The true story of Englishman John Harrison's life-long struggle to win the Longitude Prize is told in a free-verse format. An author's note and a facts page contribute further information. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This easier reading version makes an excellent pairing with Dash's Longitude Prize for a multi-level classroom. Teachers might read portions--or all--to introduce geography work on longitude and latitude. Readers may want to verbalize why and how clocks serve to solve the longitude problem. Readers may be intrigued enough with the perservance of John Harrison to write a character sketch. The web site of the National Maritime Museum provides additional information at www.nmm.ac.uk/ by putting John Harrison in the search box or clicking on Time and Longitude Galleries or Learning. |
Teaching Strategies: |
Herringbone
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/herringbone.pdf
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Sketch to Stretch
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
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Semantic Mapping
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/semantic_mapping.pdf
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Word Sorts
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf
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