Book Detail
Long, Long Journey: The Godwit's Amazing Migration, The |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Markle, Sandra | Illustrator: Posada, Mia | ||||||||
| Title: Long, Long Journey: The Godwit's Amazing Migration, The | Date: 2013 | ||||||||
| Publisher: Millbrook Press | City: Minneapolis | ||||||||
| ISBN, paperback: 978-0-6713-5623-3 | ISBN, hardback: | ||||||||
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: | ||||||||
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: | ||||||||
| Picture: Yes | |||||||||
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| Book Type(s): easy reading, nonfiction | |||||||||
HSE Descriptor(s): science |
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Summary: |
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| Chronicles the first four months of a young godwit's life and it's more than 7000 mile non-stop migration from Alaska to New Zealand. This little bird travels without any guide more than 900 miles a day, 24 hours a day for nearly 8 days non-stop. | |||||||||
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| A good lead in to the study of migration. Map the flight of this bird. Are there other birds that make a similar flight. | |||||||||
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Fluency Activitieshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf |
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Reader's Theater http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf |
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Think-Pair-Share http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf |
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