Kingfisher Readers L1: Time


Book Description

Describes the concept of time, explaining the different divisions of the day, week, month, and calendar year.




Kingfisher Readers L1: Bears


Book Description

Introduces different types of bears, and discusses where they live, what they eat, and their life cycle.




Kingfisher Readers L1: Seals


Book Description

"Introduces beginner readers to a variety of seals from different habitats, to the largest and the smallest. It includes facts about swimming and diet, and explains how a seal pup starts life, and grows to adulthood" --




Kingfisher Readers L1: Tyrannosaurus


Book Description

Discusses the size, behaviors, physical characteristics, and habitat of the Tyrannosaurus rex.




Big Bad Bubble


Book Description

An ordinary bubble may seem pretty harmless to you. To the monsters of La La Land, however, a fragile, shimmering bubble is an object of terror, and when the frightening habits of bubbles are detailed by a fear-mongering monster, Yerbert, Froofle, and Wumpus run away and cry. But with encouragement from the narrator and from readers—“Go on, Wumpus, you can do it. (Tell Wumpus he can do it.)”—the three learn to confront their fears and triumph over the bubbles! An original, offbeat, and giggle-inducing take on conquering fears from the New York Times best-selling team responsible for the groundbreaking Those Darn Squirrels! books.




Bats


Book Description

Presents a miscellany of facts about bats.




Triple Trouble Time


Book Description

Twins Tommy and Tallulah agree to care for ailing Mother Hen's newly hatched chicks, even though they and their friends plan on flying their kites together.




Seasons


Book Description

Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully designed, trusted nonfiction to the sphere of learning to read. Level 1: Beginning to Read Text consists of short and simple sentences, high-interest information, easy vocabulary with a high degree of phonic regularity and lots of repetition.




Satoyama


Book Description

Japan’s traditional and fragile satoyama landscape system was developed over centuries of human life on mountainous island terrain in a monsoon climate. The carefully managed coppice woodlands on the hillsides, the villages strung along the base of the hills, and the carefully tended paddy fields of rural Japan made possible the sustainable interaction of nature and humans. Radical changes in the middle of the twentieth century led to the abandonment of satoyama landscapes which now are being rediscovered. There is a new realization that these woodlands still play a vital role in the management of the Japanese landscape and a new determination to manage them for the future. This multifaceted book explores the history, nature, biodiversity, current conservation measures, and future uses of satoyama. The information presented here will be of interest in all parts of the world where patterns of sustainable development are being sought.




New Standards-Based Lessons for the Busy Elementary School Librarian


Book Description

Busy elementary librarians need help applying the new AASL Standards Framework, especially in collaboration with social studies teachers seeking to apply the social studies standards framework. This book shows a path forward for both. This book will be a tremendous help to the busy elementary school librarian who is working with busy elementary social studies teachers. As they are designing and co-teaching library-based lessons based on the Social Studies Standards Framework, the English Literacy Common Core Standards, and the new American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards Learners Framework, these reproducible lessons will enhance planning and implementation. You'll get ready-to-use lessons as well as model lessons to adapt to the needs of your own curriculum and students. All standards are applied—with needed handouts—and other tools and current lists of recommended resources are provided. Lessons are coordinated to common elementary social studies curricula at indicated grade levels but can be adapted as template lessons as needed. Current resource lists aid librarians in collection development to support new and current standards.