Thanks to Alyson at KidLitFrenzy for hosting this weekly challenge. There are so many wonderful non-fiction picture books these days - I just don't want to miss any of them!
This book pays homage to seeds - from the tiny lentil to the giant coconut. The fun and rhyming text make it a great read aloud.
There are 2 other books that are companions to this one - Rah! Rah! Radishes! and Go! Go! Grapes!
Eat Like a Bear by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
What a great book! This book is full of information about what bears eat. But I think the best part is the writing. April Pulley Sayre describes in narrative style the bears' eating habits through the changing seasons. Full of strong vocabulary it would make a great mentor text for writing. And of course Steve Jenkins' artwork is wonderful. So amazing what you can do with collage! Along with writing, this book would be a great addition to a study of animals, seasons or hibernation.
April and Steve have teamed up before - check out their book, Vulture View, which was a Theodor Geisel Honor Book.
April Pulley Sayre has written a lot of terrific books and has a nice website you might want to check out. I think there are even some teacher guides or lesson plans.
I loved Eat Like a Bear! I haven't read Let's Go Nuts yet - it looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI love books by April Pulley Sayre and am particularly interested in Eat Like a Bear I find there are so many fiction titles about bears, I like to have a nice balance of nonfiction to allow children to do a lot of learning about these amazing creatures! I also like that this title goes through the seasons as often kids talk about bears sleeping in the winter and nothing else!
ReplyDeleteThis non-fiction challenge has really helped me take more notice to non-fiction authors.
DeleteI have to find Eat Like a Bear. Vromans didn't have it the last time I was there.
ReplyDeleteI was the first one at my library to read the book! In fact it wasn't even on the shelf yet. This is often the case when I look for books at the library! They know me well there. I wish we had an independent book store close by. It's shocking considering I live in a major metropolitan area. Probably good for my wallet though!
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