Rocking and Rolling by Philip Steele

Genre: Expository Non-fiction

Publisher: Candlewick (August 5, 1998)

Pages: 24

Awards/honors: NA


Summary: This book takes a look at the earth and some of its geological features. It mentions volcanoes and earthquakes. it gives the students facts and information about the earth. Through the use of subheading and side notes give some important facts.


Personal rating: *** Good.

Reading Level:3.7
Interest Level:3rd to 6th grade

Curriculum activities: Students complete a K-W-L chart to access prior knowledge and find out what we want to know about the earth's features. The student's enjoyed completing reseach papers on earth and answering their "what I want to know."
Science: Earth's geological feautres and discussion on matter. The students identify the types of matter found in and on the earth's surface. Using a diagram that shows the earth's layer, students identify the layers of the earth and measure to compare the layers.
Students viewed videos of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanos. Then completed a triple venn diagram comparing and contrasting the three.

Problems/Difficulities: Hard for lower level students to comprehend due to the nature of the text. The text doesn't explain or give the full details of subjects. For example: It tells about volcanos but doesn't mention that some are are not active.