Book of the Week: A Place for Turtles

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. You could share one or two spreads of A Place for Turtles to support NGSS PE K-ESS3-3 or read the whole book as […]

Book of the Week: When Rain Falls

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. It’s spring! Let’s celebrate by talking about When Rain Falls. This book is perfect for science lessons about weather, habitats, and animal adaptations. […]

Book of the Week: A Place for Butterflies

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. A Place for Butterflies was originally published in 2006, but was revised and updated in 2014 and 2024, so it has the latest […]

Book of the Week: A Place for Bats

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. You could share one or two spreads of A Place for Bats to support NGSS PE K-ESS3-3 or read the whole book as […]

Book of the Week: No Monkeys, No Chocolate

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. No Monkeys, No Chocolate is one of my favorite books, so I went all out when it came to creating related teaching materials. […]

Book of the Week: Under the Snow

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. Now that we are in the heart of winter, it seems like the perfect time to talk about Under the Snow. This book […]

Book of the Week: Frog or Toad? How Do You Know?

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. Last week, I discussed A Place for Frogs. If you pair it with Frog or Toad? How Do You Know?, you can create […]

Book of the Week: Titanic

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. When Titanic was published, I created a fun video interview about why I wrote the book, how I decided on the book’s structure, […]

Book of the Week: Feathers: Not Just for Flying

Educators often ask me which of my books would work best in their classroom. So this year, I’ve decided to feature a book each week and highlight related teaching materials and strategies. Feathers: Not Just for Flying is perfect for science lessons about animal adaptations and how animals use external body parts. It directly addresses […]