Book Detail

Welcome to the Ice House

Publication Information
Author:  Yolen, Jane Illustrator:  Regan, Laura
Title:  Welcome to the Ice House Date:  1998
Publisher:  G. P. Putnam's Sons City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-23011-4 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
The author uses very poetic language to describe the natural life that exists during the long winter and brief summer of the Arctic.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will want to look at the "Did You Know" page that includes the web site below. Students may want to inquire further about one of the animals, fish, or birds described. The sections on whales could be excerpted and used for beginning readers in a text set on whales. web site: www.uaf.alaska.edu/museum

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Geography > environment
bullet Science > meteorology > weather > seasons > winter
bullet Science > biology > zoology > ornithology/birds
bullet Science > biology > zoology > mammals
bullet Science > nature
bullet Geography > locations > continents/regions > Arctic
bullet Science > biology > zoology > ornithology/birds > penguins


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