Celebrate Nonfiction

Exploring the Joy of Nonfiction Reading and Writing

Teaching Science with Kidlit

Melissa
February 6, 2017

NGSS PE 3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from
fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they
lived long ago.

Try this book pair:

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more suggestions and full lessons, check out Perfect Pairs:

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