Book Genre: Nonfiction
Publishing Info: Holiday House and 32 pages
Awards or honors received: Not any at this time
Summary: This is an information book that depicts the weather. This book takes you through the daily changes in the weather. The book defines weather terms such as temperature, air pressure, and wind. Th book also introduces weather words like sunny, cloudy, and partly sunny or cloudy. At the end of the book it tells that the weather is forever changing and very interesting.
Personal rating and reason for rating: *** Good – I like this book because it gives child an insight of weather and all there terms.
Reading level: 3.5
Interest level: K-5
Possible uses of the text in integrated units of study:
Science -- This book could be used in a weather unit because this book goes into details of weather words and defines them.
Language Arts – Great way to utilize this book would to integrate it in to writing assignments. Students could use this book as a reference to weather words as they keep a weather journal.
Math – Students could graph the weather.
Potential Problems or Difficulties: I don't see any problems or difficulties.
Monday, May 25, 2009
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