“If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo” by May Jean Hendrick, illustrated by Jane Dyer, 1993. Harcourt Brace & Company. Picture Book. Hardcover. Ages 5-8.
We went to the Singapore Zoo early this year and couldn’t get enough of it. AS were munching tuna sandwiches in the taxi on the way back, Grace asked, […]
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“A Flea in the Ear” by Stephen Wyllie and Ken Brown, 2003 . Andersen Press. Picture Book. Ages 4 –7.
In this story you have the proverbial cunning fox and the daft ol’ faithful dog. The dog’s primary job here is to keep the chickens on the farm safe from the likes of the fox. […]
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“Chameleons are Cool” by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Sue Shields, 1997 . Scholastic. Picture Book. Non-fiction. Ages 5-8.
This book contains lots of fascinating facts about chameleons. Find out why :
- why chameleons look so down in the dumps most of the time
- why chameleons change colour ( it’s not for camoflage!)
- when chameleons fight
- how chameleons can see everywhere […]
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o “Sheila Rae, the Brave” by Kevin Henkes, Picture Puffins. Picture Book. Ages 4-7.
Sheila Rae is bold and fearless and she knows it. She is not afraid of the dark, lightning, spiders, the school principal and cracks in the pavement. “Yea! Yea! Sheila Rae!”yell her friends when she rides her bicycle no-handed. […]
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“Miss Mary Mack” adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman, Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, 1999. Scholastic. Picture Book. Ages 4-7.
This book offers the full story behind the classic children’s chant. It comes replete with music notes and actions that the kids could do as they sing the book.
Let your child use music instruments to drum to […]
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This is an activity that enables you and your child to observe the life-cycle of fruitflies.
Put some fruit in a bowl and simply, wait for fruit flies to land on ’em !
While the flies are feasting on the fruit, discuss what the flies may have done. “What are they doing?” ”What kind of changes do you see on the fruit?”
Whip out your magnifying glass and look at the fruit. Do you see any eggs there?
Cover the platter of fruit with a cloth and fasten it with a band. You could lift the cloth off
at various intervals in the day and look for changes in the fruit. In the span of a week, you
and your child can view the changes as the eggs hatch into larvae, the larvae grow into
pupae and watch as the the pupae emerge as adult flies.
Filed under: Exploring Science on August 9th, 2007 | No Comments »
