Animal Homes (Early Literacy) - Softcover

Rice, Dona Herweck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433314819 ISBN 13: 9781433314810

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, 2010

Synopsis

Animal Homes is a vibrant English-language illustrated nonfiction reader designed for early elementary students in Grades K-1. With colorful illustrations and simple, engaging text, this book introduces young readers to the fascinating shelters animals build, find, or adapt in nature. From hives and burrows to nests and dens, students explore how different species use their homes for protection, safety, and raising their young. This book supports early science learning while also building literacy skills with the help of text features like a glossary and index. Ideal for classroom use or guided reading at home.

• English nonfiction reader for Grades K-1
• Introduces students to the concept of animal habitats
• Builds vocabulary with accessible language and glossary support
• Engages early learners with real-world science topics
• Supports classroom discussions or at-home learning about nature and animals

About this title

About the Author

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Dona Herweck Rice is the prolific author of books, stories, and poems for children of all ages. She's written hundreds of books and more on just about every topic under the sun, from acrobats to zucchini and everything in between. She has also written award-winning books and curriculums for educators, especially on the subjects of writing and language arts. In fact, her first publications were a series for teachers on how to teach writing in the classroom. She spearheaded the development of Write TIME for Kids, which earned the Golden Lamp award for curriculum from the Association of American Publishers. Her writing is featured heavily in such acclaimed series as Focused Phonics, Untold Stories, Fiction Readers, Nonfiction Readers, Learn and Create, and more.

Dona's best-selling children's title with more than 13,000 copies is How Plants Grow, and her most recent titles include dozens of books for the Exploration Storytime series, two titles in the Curious Me!(TM) board book series, and Ride with Rampage in partnership with the Los Angeles Rams. When Dona visits classrooms to talk about being an author, the most requested titles include History's Mysteries, Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West, and Oh, Rats!--the latter being one of Dona's particular favorites.

Dona is the creator of Cam E. Chameleon, the enchanting little reptile featured in her books The Adventures of Cam E. Chameleon and Cam and Sam's Colorful Adventure. Observant readers can also find Cam singing and dancing throughout the illustrated retelling of If You're Happy and You Know It.

Writing is Dona's passion, but she also loves reading, live theater, and handmade arts and crafts, with many artists and creatives in all mediums among her extended family. Dona was a preschool and middle school teacher and is an acting coach for all ages. She lives in southern California with her husband, son, and one cute, silly, and loveable little dog.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433314819
• ISBN 13: 9781433314810
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 16