Kareni Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I'm committed to doing an animal-themed story time for a group of kindergarteners through 3rd graders. I plan to include poetry, storybooks, and some facts about animals. If you can recommend a book with interesting facts and tidbits about animals for K-3rd graders, I'd be very appreciative. I'm thinking of books along the lines of Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty though that would be better for older readers. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Have you checked Usborne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnPrairieMuffin Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 DK Eyewitness Books. We have one on poisonous animals, sharks, reptiles, and a few others. Mine kids are rising 2nd, 1st and K, so only my 2nd grader can really read anything in them, but the pictures are great. The books give you a lot of mileage, you can you them now for picture books, and later for more indepth studies with your kids. My kids just adore the books, I picked some up at a used bookstore while I was visiting my in-laws, and I've been adding ever since. Hope you find what you're looking for! BTW, these books aren't "cartoonish," they are actual pictures. The shark one is a little odd--they show a diver in a shark cave with a great white just wanting to get at him, but it's very informative and honest. Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Birds Do the Strangest Things Fish Do the Strangest Things Animals Do the Strangest Things Insects Do the Strangest Things Reptiles Do the Strangest Things I found these used at library book sales and they are my dd9's favorite books. She has loved reading them for years. You might be able to find them at your library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Kingfisher's First Encyclopedia of Animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 Thanks for all the book titles ... and please keep them coming! If you can recommend a single volume with interesting facts and tidbits about animals for K-3rd graders, I'd be even more appreciative! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have Disney's Wonderful World of Animals. It's a good book for "tidbits" of info. The link is at Amazon and you can preview the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Kingfisher's First Encyclopedia of Animals I like: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Animals-Jinny-Johnson/dp/1845660943/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218545380&sr=1-6 which has a bit more detail than the KF, and is in a bigger format, so it lies open easily and is easier for more than one child to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmac Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 :iagree: This book is specifically for those grades and is really great IMHO The Complete Book of Animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 DK Animal Encyclopedia is one my kids love. We also enjoy a child's first library of learning by time life books. They have Wild Animals, Insects and Life in the Water. The insect one is particularly good with pics of glowing lightning bug larvae! Oh..and for sweet stories about animals, Jame's Herriots Treasury for Children is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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