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Title details for Going Home by Marianne Berkes - Available

Going Home

The Mystery of Animal Migration

by Marianne Berkes
Jennifer DiRubbio
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Teach young readers and students about how and why animals migrate in this beautifully illustrated picture book. A winning combination of easy verse, factual language, and realistic illustrations will fascinate and educate young minds.

Perfect for your Pre-K, Kindergarten, first grade or second grade classroom, or homeschool.

Learn about animal migration across the animal kingdom in Going Home, featuring loggerhead turtles, monarch butterflies, manatees, ruby-throated hummingbirds, Pacific salmon, emperor penguins, and more! Each page includes a rhyming verse and facts about the animal(s) that are featured.

Backmatter Includes:

  • The Mystery of Migration: a brief explanation of migration and questions to young readers of how the would feel if they migrated
  • Animal Facts: learn the locations, migration patterns and fun facts about all the animals featured in the book
  • Activities: activity ideas such as drawing a migration map, constructing an animal attribute chart, and writing a short story
  • Additional Resources: books, websites and movies on animal migration for further learning

    • Creators

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      March 1, 2010

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781584694618

      • PDF ebook

        • ISBN: 9781584691884
        • File size: 2526 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • ATOS Level: 5.3
      • Lexile® Measure: 790
      • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
      • Text Difficulty: 3-4

    • Reviews

      • School Library Journal

        May 1, 2010
        Gr 3-4-Teachers especially will welcome this poetic look at animal migration patterns. Ten critters, ranging from Canada geese to caribou and loggerhead turtles, celebrate their "going home" with a rhyme, a small paragraph of information, and a colorful, realistic illustration spreading across facing pages. A large map helps readers follow migratory patterns, and a closing section contains a look at the "mystery" of migration, further data on the creatures in focus, and a handy-dandy passel of suggestions, such as to "Write Your Own Story" about an animal not included in this book. Similar in scope to Berkes's "Over in the Arctic" (2008) and "Over in the Jungle" (2007, both Dawn), the book is a pleasant way to tie creative writing and natural history in a simple package."Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY"

        Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • The Horn Book

        July 1, 2010
        Two stanzas of awkwardly rhymed verse and a paragraph of facts describe the migrating habits of ten animals including caribou, Arctic terns, and loggerhead turtles. The book, with realistic-looking animals rendered in an earthy palette, makes a useful, if very limited, introduction to the topic. Additional information about the animals and a map showing approximate migration routes are appended. Reading list, websites.

        (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read
    • PDF ebook

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • ATOS Level:5.3
    • Lexile® Measure:790
    • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty:3-4

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