In the late 1800s, Kissimmee Pete, cracker cow hunter, stands up to a hurricane that threatens his herd of cattle and the people, buildings, animals, and plants of Punta Rassa, Florida. Includes facts about Florida history and hurricanes.
29,000 bathtub toys make history. It was an accident at sea in 1992 that proved the ocean currents are connected. When a cargo ship dropped a bathtub-toy-filled container into the Pacific, the little quackers bobbed along the globe's waterways, coming to rest on beaches near and far. This fictionalized account of the event is accompanied by maps charting the toys' travel pattern, a glossary, and a summary of the highly publicized event.
This is a tale of a woman and two children on an adventure through a busy day in the natural world. The poem identifies many colorful critters, their behaviors and habitats expressed through various landscapes and colorful seasons. The magic and mystery of Mother Nature is the glory of the story.
This valuable reference guide provides suggestions of picture books set in more than 70 countries in each continent of the world, along with standards-based activities. Reading the World with Picture Books presents an exhaustive collection of booktalk options with picture books that are set in the major countries of each continent. Hundreds of children's books with an international flavor are organized by continent and then by country, and suggested activities accompany the titles, encouraging students to interpret information related to historical or geographic concepts and use problem-solving skills. Activities range from those appropriate for beginners to experienced researchers/writers. All call for high-level thinking and most provide opportunities to respond in creative ways. In addition, all of the activities are keyed to selected national standards in language arts and social studies. The picture books suggested are not only excellent choices to capture a booktalk audience's attention and educate young readers about world culture, but also to demonstrate how human beings have adapted to the various environments of the world.
There are some phrases and words that are unfamiliar to those outside Florida Cracker Cowboy Country. In this book, Dr. Howard Jones, retired veterinarian, who practiced for 30 years in this area and author of The Green Jeep, seeks to explain some of these terms with the same dry humor common among these special people.