Darlene R. StilleReviews

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This book talks about the different ways that put can put things in motion or why it can move a certain way. It goes into many different examples such as how we need friction when we walk in order not to slip all over the ground. I really like the examples that they give because they would be something that almost every student in your class would relate to in some way. Something that this book has throughout was the fun facts they put throughout to help with vocabulary and the science behind the idea. Think that this could be great to make this abstract idea more applicable to their lives. You could also use this as an introduction to this idea and create an experiment off of the book to give hands on experience to go along with the vocabulary and descriptions of the book.

This book introduces the concept of movement, speed, force, inertia. It also does a great job introducing students to the concepts of science and STEM. I loved reading through this book because the author did a great job break things down into the basics as well as embedding fun facts to deepen and broaden the understanding. Even though this book introduces big topics, the author does a wonderful job breaking them down into kid friendly language and concepts. I would read this book to 1st grade probably to introduce the same concepts and conduct motion experiments in class. An experiment that would be possible to do and understand would be falling paper or testing friction.

This book I liked a lot because it has a vocabulary of easy comprehension and a lot of information and really interesting data where students can really have a significant learning, besides visualizing with the illustrations, it is very clear and has basic details. It also has suggestions of practical activities to complement their learning about energy, heat, light and fuel.

Something that really stands out about the book is that the whole book has a question that has to do with movement. Its first generates a questions for students to think what is movement and how is that movement produce. They are questions that students are able to understand and maybe wonder. I like the ideas that are being reflect of movement in our every day life. For example it goes from what we do outside to what is happening with the falling of rain drops and leaves. It really does give students a wide range for them to think and wonder. The book is really engaging and also pictures are a great help. Student probably 2nd to 3rd or 4th grade would enjoy.

One of the things that I liked about the book is the is easy to read and it has a small explanation about the different engery that we use in our every day life. What I also like that the reading is not very technical. It where a student with a parent can read and come up with different ideas and talk about the subject of energy with out it going a parents head. Pictures are very color and the book is engaging for students

This book offers an introduction into the life of Eleanor Roosevelt to the elementary aged reader. It chronicles Eleanor's life from birth to death, but I don't feel that it does so in a compelling manner. I don't think that this book would keep the attention of young children, but could maybe be utilized as a reference for a report on Eleanor Roosevelt as is does contain a lot of factual information.

Summary: This books tells the reader the basics about submarines. It talks about the different types and what they do. The photographs help to explain what the author is talking about.½

Eleanor Roosevelt lost her mother at age 8 and her father at age 10. She was raised by her grandmother, and loved to visit her favorite uncle, Theodore Roosevelt. She married a distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who would eventually become President of the United States. She was very active in helping those less fortunate from a young age. As she got older, she fought for women's rights, civil rights, higher wages for the working class, and equality for all. She volunteered for the Red Cross during WWI to help injured soldiers, and used her husbands political career to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. When Franklin became president, she did not want to plan parties like the other First Ladies had done in the past; she wanted to keep helping those in need. When her husband passed away after being elected 4 times to serve as president, Eleanor was given a position with the United Nations and helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She died at 78, after living a long fulfilling life.

I enjoyed this biography. It had more information than the other biographies I have read for this level, but it would not overwhelming for a younger reader.

Genre: Non Fiction

Review: "Motion" is good science book to use with kinder to second grade students. This book can be used when teaching students about force and motion. This book would probably be best to use when introducing students to key vocabulary words such as force, motion, inertia, friction etc.½

This book was a great literacy lesson on glossaries and indexes. This book also has a more descriptive notes at the bottom. For a book about force this book could actually make sense to younger students. It brings everyday examples of riding busses and swinging as a way of explaining force and motion. I loved this book and I think students would too. It made hard ideas simpler to understand with examples.

This book is a great book to use for comparison of non-fiction and fiction texts. This book contains facts, glossary, and index that will help students identify this book as a non-fiction text. This would be used for young students such as 1st grade. This book is also about a clown fish and his life in the ocean.

Darlene R. Stille's book is about the circulatory system and what it does. It follows what everything in the circulatory system's job is. It is a good informational book for children learning about the circulatory system.

Darlene R. Stille's book is about the digestive system and how it functions. The story follows how the digestive system works. It is a good book for children learning about the digestive system.

Darlene R. Stille's book is about the respiratory system. The story follows how the lungs function and asks open-ended questions. It is a good book for children to learn about the respiratory system.

Summary: This non-fiction book is packed full of interesting, real-life examples of waves in our world. Chapters cover water, sound, light, radio, and earthquake waves. Listed towards the end of the book are a glossary and index. The book utilizes annotated photographs and diagrams to enhance the reader’s understanding of the complex and often abstract topics. Many sections give the reader sensory experiences.

a discussion of forces of motions
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a fun discussion of air: how it acts, where it is, how its important
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This is a great book to use in the classroom when teaching students about heat. This book is divided into nine sections so that students can easily use the Table of Contents to find specific information. This book has great photographs, detailed diagrams, fact boxes, and "try it yourself" activities!

The message of Erosion is to teach students about erosion and its effect on land forms. I thought the book was a decent book to read. It provides information on many different subjects related to erosion including the types of erosion, the effects of erosion, and the negative consequences associated with erosion. However, the book is not very engaging. The author provides a plethora of information, but it is presented in the form of large paragraphs that fill up multiple pages. In addition to the bulk of the main text being presented in large paragraphs, the extra textual information is also presented in paragraph form. An example being the fast facts which are presented below the main text on select pages. these sections which are filled with interesting facts are presented as 3-4 sentence paragraphs. Even if the reader is interested in the facts the reader is locked out because of the density of the text provided by each fast fact paragraph. The book does have a few benefits like its use of images to represent the text. The book provides photographs instead of illustration to show the reader real life examples of erosion. one photo in particular does a good job at showing the dangers of beach erosion by displaying a house by the beach on stilts being battered by waves with the hope that the stilts will save home from being washed away. Overall the book is okay and provides descent information, but its presentation is rather boring.

This is a great informational text that identifies complex and often difficult concepts such as inertia by including a variety of visuals and examples for the reader. This would be a great book to include in a motion unit for students and myself to be able to reference back to.

This book begins by going over what motion is and all the different ways that we see it is our every day lives. It then goes into what inertia is and how children might see or cause this during the day. It does a great job of explaining how gravity plays a roll, as well as friction. A major point that it makes that is very good for children to learn is that although it might net feel like it, we are always in constant motion because the earth is always spinning. I think it would be a good book to use to spark up thoughts and questions that children might have about motion.

As this book is speaks solely about deserts and desert lives it is
one Australian children are able to relate to. Many students have experienced life in similar climates and are able to attest to the harshness of such environments. Students will create an experiment that logs the growth of a small plant in three different environments. They will work in groups and monitor the progress of each plants development. Student will use knowledge they learn from the text to identify why the plant has flourished or fails to grow.
Extension: Students will find three plants each from their own home and report to class what each plant is, what climate is most appropriate for said plant and what unique features, if any, this plant has.

This would be a great book for students who love to learn about snakes. There is also a lot of different topics about snakes within the book and the pictures are wonderful!

This book was a cute way to introduce simple science vocabulary to the classroom. It was several examples of motion that kids can relate to. The genre is informational rhyme.