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The author provides practical guidance for teaching science through inquiry, for collaboration with school librarians, for integrating literature across the curriculum, and an up-to-date section of annotated bibliographies of the best in children's science literature. Grades K-4.

Table of Contents

Part I: Science, Reading, and Children's Literature Chapter 1: Teaching Elementary Science Chapter 2: Science and Children's Literature Chapter 3: Collaboration: Making Magic in Science Chapter 4: Teaching Comprehension: Principles and Practices Chapter 5: Reading Comprehension Strategies That Work Chapter 6: How to Use This Book Part II: Activities, Projects, Experiments Chapter 7: Science Literature Selections Part III: Extending the Possibilities Chapter 8: Readers Theatre Appendix A: An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Literature Appendix B: Reading Aloud in Science Class Appendix C: Teacher Resources by Anthony D. Fredericks Index

About the Author

Anthony D. Fredericks has written many books for Teacher Ideas Press. He is Professor of Education, York College, York, Pennsylvania, and the author of more than 50 teacher resource books, as well as 20 award-winning children's books.