Alice E. Goudey

Two siblings wake up very early to watch the sun come up and end up learning all about the earth's rotation and shadows. The book contains a note from the author about the fact that the sun is a star. Illustrations start out very dark to depict the time of day. Later the illustrations become much more colorful and bright to match the story. This would be absolutely perfect to use to teach about the solar system. Also good to teach the philosophical idea that there must be darkness in order show more to appreciate the night. show less

Mostly watercolor picture book with colorful, detailed, mostly full page spreads make up this caldecott honor book. Many similes and metaphors and wonderful descriptions make up the telling of the beautiful shells children find at the beach. This book can be used to teach about sea life or as a prereading book before a larger novel about visiting the sea. The book also contains a list with names of the shells the children found as well as a brief telling of how shells are made.

This is an old book that illustrates the movement of the earth creatively through the eyes of two children. It will please the nonfiction lovers in a family, even as it tells a story. Of note is the illustration of the earth drawn before we had any idea how it looked from space.

This book is a great way to teach children about shadows and how the earth can have light on one side and be dark (have shadow) on the other side.