Trivium Academy Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The only thing I don't need is curricula suggestions unless it is a unit study on it's own. 6th grade level and below. I'd love to find a narrative scientific books written for children. Thank you for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Holling C. Holling's Pagoo. You probably have it already, right? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 If you are planning to cover marine life as part of this study, you may want to consider Pagoo by Holling C. Holling. It is a study on tide pool and ocean life from the viewpoint of a hermit crab. Queen Homeschool has a study guide available for this book as well. I recently purchased The Sea around Us by Rachel L. Carson. It has not come in yet, so I can not provide you with my personal opinion. I believe this book was recommended on Ambleside. Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Oooh, please tell me what you think of the Carson book, I have it coming from the library (sometime). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The Voyager's Stone http://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Stone-Kraske/dp/0531068900/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206584078&sr=8-1 It is sort of like Holling's books. I had my son lay a clear book report cover over a map and trace the voyage the stone took based on the info in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I also have the following to recommend: The Desert Beneath the Sea An Octopus is Amazing (Let's Read and Find Out Science) Elephant Seal Island (A Science I Can Read Book) Red Tag Comes Back (A Science I Can Read Book) Seahorse (A Science I Can Read Book) Pagoo (Holling C. Holling) Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea (Gail Gibbons) Life in a Tidal Pool (Silverstein) Check your library for any other Gail Gibbons or Let's Read and Find Out Science books) I am also PMing you right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Gentle Giant Octopus (non-fiction) This is a read and wonder book. There is also a sea turtle and a whale book from read and wonder. Nico's Octopus (fiction) One Small Square: Coral Reef What's Under the Sea (Usborne) Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 You probably already know this, but for anyone else who might be interested :) Rachel Carson also wrote Under the Sea Wind and The Edge of the Sea. We are planning on studying oceanography this sumer as well, so I am currently in research mode! Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Not sure if it counts as a unit study but Awesome Ocean Science: Investigating the Secrets of the Underwater World by Cindy A. Littlefield is a fun book. We used a few years ago in conjunction w/ Konos. The Sea Around Us would be for your study, I think. It is an AO Year 6 book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 what about 20000 leagues under the sea by Jules Vern? I did it as a read aloud for my children. MelissaL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Island Eyes: The Adventures of a Shell - Laney Lee This is also very similar to the Hollings books. It takes place in the waters of Florida around Sanibel and Captiva. It is one of my favorites. The Little Island - Margaret Wise Brown (Golden MacDonald) is a nice young children's picture book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 There is a wonderful book called "Whale Mail" by Ron Hirschi, illustrated by Evon Zerbetz (a Ketchikan artist whose work graces our walls). It is about a family that researches whales as they migrate from Hawai'i to Alaska (or vice versa, I can't recall). There are postcards from the youthful researchers to your child in the pockets of the book --- hence the title. I see that Ron Hirschi wrote another one about "what lives in the coral sea." I believe we've enjoyed that one as well. And since you've got a 3yo too (or is he 4 now?), you mustn't miss "Sally and the Limpet." One of my all-time favorites. And you might as well read "Dear Mr. Blueberry" too! Off to go look for "Sally and the Limpet in my son's closet now..... Oh, and we also enjoyed the Voyager's Stone but it is does not have quite the entertainment value as the others I've mentioned. Would be better for fourth or fifth grade, IMO. Oh, I just had to share that the "Pagoo" author and illustrator came to my second grade classroom to share his book, way back in 1969. I still remember that: wow, a real author! And he lives right here in my town! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'll use this list as a reading guide, for the library and for books to buy. Thank you ALL for your help! http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/EGM45A4E5W98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thank you soooo much for posting your list! Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristen in NC Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I don't know if you would consider it a "living book" or not, but "Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor" you might consider for fun. My oldest has learned so much from reading MSB books on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 If you are thinking ahead, perhaps from about age nine, David Attenborough's 'Blue Planet' is superb. I second 'Pagoo' too. It was one of my children's favourite read louds and they still remember a great deal from it. It teaches everything from microscopic life in the ocean to tides to plants and larger sea creatures. Wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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