Eye Wonder: Rivers and Lakes is a great informational book about the different types of water on the planet. The book covers topics like how water reaches the sea, what types of animals live in the water, what types of animals receive food from the water and wetlands. The book also discusses topics like dams, flooding, droughts, and pollution. There are many great facts in this text along with a glossary at the back of the book.
I think this book could be used when teaching a unit on water. It has great information that could be read aloud to the class or used in a research project independently by students. I really like that the books discusses topics like pollution a drought. I have not seen many books that discuss these topics but I think should be addressed when teaching about the Earth's water supply, especially a topic like pollution.
The book has great real life photos that will also support any second language learners or children with special needs in the classroom. The text in the book is small but the language used would be appropriate for children in grades 3-5.
I like that this book can also be read in sections that correlate to other topics, i.e. water habitats, preservation, or the water cycle. If you have access to the internet with projector or smartboard capabilities this book is also available through wegivebooks.org. This gives the capability of presenting the book to the whole class on a larger scale.
I agree with you that this book sounds like it would be a good reference for a water unit. It sounds interesting and would be a good book to keep in mind.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great book to have in a classroom library because it has so much great information on different topics that are all related. I love that it can be used for multiple different units.
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