JUST ONE BITE by Lola Schaefer, illustrated by Goeff Waring. Eleven animals. Eleven life-size bites! From the smallest microorganism to one of earth’s largest mammals – the Sperm Whale – each 0ver-sized page brings the reader a close-up view of an animal and a single-serving from its meal of choice: three drops of nectar for… Read more »
February 2011
Lola’s Story
I was born and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The city is surrounded by corn and soybean farms. My family lived out in a small subdivision on the north side. We had an apple orchard on one side and wide open spaces behind the houses. I was a lucky kid. My parents took time… Read more »
Your Friend, Lola Schaefer
Dear Reader, You must like nature if you’re reading JUST ONE BITE. Isn’t it fun to see the actual amount of food that these animals eat in one nibble, sip and gulp? And look at the real sizes of their heads and teeth! I never knew how long a giraffe’s tongue was until Geoff illustrated… Read more »
JUST ONE BITE, by Lola Schaefer
The Teacher Guide created for Lola’s delightful Just One Bite can be accessed by clicking HERE. In it – along with engaging mathematics, science, language arts activities, a study of various animal habitats and herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore eating habits – is a darling Reader’s Theater activity suitable for any Kindergarten to 2nd grade student. The Reader’s… Read more »
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, March 2011!
Books about history, science, customs, cultures, peoples of all types – the famous and the not-so – are just a few of the many nonfiction topics available for kids in bookstores and libraries today. This month, ReaderKidZ focuses on a handful of these for K-5 readers searching for facts, figures, information, and answers. We’re pleased… Read more »
Heroes of Series
One of the wonderful things about books in a series is that there is, really and truly, something for everyone – from fantasy to historical fiction, serious to humorous, hefty tomes of over five hundred pages to short, realistic fiction chapter books for the newly transitioning reader. This week’s Book Room is a small sampling… Read more »
NATHANIEL FLUDD: BEASTOLOGIST by R.L. LaFevers
Have you ever wondered what a beastologist does? This and other provocative points are pondered in a down-loadable Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist Teacher Activity guide accessible by clicking HERE. Along with insightful discussion questions, this guide is filled with social studies, science, and reading comprehension activities. Best of all, it includes instructions for making your very own compass – a… Read more »
