La naturaleza recicla ¿Lo haces tú? / Nature Recycles - How About You? (Spanish Edition)

Earth Systems & Human Activity

by Michelle Lord, Cathy Morrison (Illustrations)

Desde los erizos de mar en el oc eano Atl antico hasta los bandicuts en la savana Australiana, los animales reciclan en todo el mundo. Explora c omo diferentes animales en diferentes habitats utilizan material reciclable para construir casas, protegerse a si mismos, y obtener comida. Esta colecci on fascinante de hechos de animals ense nar a a los lectores sobre la importancia de reciclar y los inspirar a a participar en la protecci on y la conservaci on del medio ambiente reciclando a su manera.

Genres: Animals, Picture Books, Childrens, Nature, Environment, Nonfiction, Education

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2013

Reviews

[Sarah Sims]

Book talks about how specific animals have learned to reuse materials already found in nature and complete the recycling loop.

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

LONG but very informative.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

1."Nature Recyles-How about you? by Michelle Lord with copyright date of 2013 and recommendation for 5 to 8 year olds. This book tells how animals reuse things in nature. Like a hermit crab that resuses a shell it finds left from another. It also has downloadable activities listed.
2. My rational for twin text seletion utilizes content from both books to connect the reader to nature and recycling. I chose the twin text book by Gill Lewis called "White Dolphin" copyright date 2012 to accompany the nonfiction book "Nature Recycles". This is a story about a marine biologist mother who disappears when trying to save a reef. Her daughter Kara and a friend Alex try to save a dolphin calf found on a beach. I would have students connect the two twin books using facts and comparing to what they learned in this exciting fiction book.
3. The text structure of the non-fiction book will help engage student interest in nature and recycling. As a pre-reading activity, I would be sure to show students the text structures and how it is organized so they can better utilize the heading, subheadings, contents, index and glossary. This will help the find the facts they need to support what they learned in the nonfiction twin. To help students connect facts and fiction I would use webbing facts about dolphins learned from the fiction book and compare with webbed facts from the nonfiction book and would add other nonfiction books more specific about dolphins. Students can use their critical reading skills and check the dolphin facts in other nonfiction sources. This pairing of books also allows students to become familiar with topics and vocabulary of marine life and science environmental terms. Students will enjoy reading the fiction story and will encourage them to read for enjoyment while the nonfiction book with encourage them to read for facts, analyzing and critiquing. Both texts will aid student comprehension and at the same time help the teacher meet curriculum content in reading, science and literature.

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[K.L. Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

In order to preserve the planet, humans and animals alike should do everything they can to help. Can animals pick up and clean debris and recycle like humans can? The answer is yes and they've been doing it for a long time. If you should visit the desert be mindful of large mounds of hot sand scorched by the sun. Inside you may find termites burrowing deep inside, and when they abandon their home snakes, birds and mammals move in. Deep in the rainforest the poison dart frog carries his tadpole babies on his back, and when it rains leaves fill with water where he places his young so they can swim. When the blue and gold macaw crack open nuts the shells fill with water and the frogs can use the shell as pools for their tadpoles when they fill with water. The dung beetle rolls rhino poop into balls and eats the waste of grass eating animals in the grasslands. In the burrow the dung beetle feeds its hatchlings. The beetle reduces the amount of waste and returns nutrients to the soil, as a result, this is good for the earth. There are lots of creatures that recycle. The earth even recycles water with rain, sleet or snow. The back of the book has a “Creative Minds” section which helps readers understand why animals recycle. There is also a helpful map on where these animals are found around the world. A recycling questionnaire can also be found to test readers knowledge. Kids will love the vivid illustrations. Parents and teachers can use this tool to educate children on the importance of recycling.

[Mymcbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Review: This book gives an insight look at how some creatures in the wild recycle.

The hermit crabs helps keep the shores clean by eating rotting ocean debris.

The wren and her mate gather twigs, spider webs, leaves, trash and snakeskin to build a nest to keep their eggs warm.

The owls use the abandoned hole in an old saguaro cactus as a safe home for her and her chicks.

The Asian elephant use the fallen banana leaf to wave flies away and for lunch. The book gives examples of many more animals with four pages of learning activities for creative minds and why animals recycle. This is an interesting book for classroom teaching.




FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from Sylvan Dell Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.

[ACS Book-finder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review: “Nature Recycles How About You” presents recycling in the animal world and challenges us to recycle too. The repetitive text makes it a good read aloud for small children to join in and repeat with you. Large full color illustrations are bright and cheery, drawing you into the page. Young children will enjoy the illustrations and older children will learn of the many different ways to recycle.

There are teacher helps at the end of the book that would be good to integrate into the classroom. Children will leave the book with a new sense of recycling and perhaps find ways to recycle things in their own way as well. (reviewed by Claudette Delorge, Librarian)

DISCLOSURE: A complimentary copy of Nature Recycles. How About You? was provided by Sylvan Dell Publishing in exchange for our honest review. Opinions expressed are solely those of the reviewer.

[Carol Scherer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding book for children from preschool age to about 6th grade. It is written by Michelle Lord in an easy to understand format and in an high interest area for both children and adults. I was thrilled to learn facts about animal life that I didn't know and can't wait to share this book with my 3 and 6 year old grandchildren. The illustrations by Cathy Morrison are bright and appealing with vivid colors and accurate depictions of creatures in their natural habitat. This book is a natural starting point for a discussion on what recycling means and how easy it is for children to follow the example of animals in keeping their environment clean and healthy. Kudos!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a pretty nifty idea to highlight the many ways animals reuse natural materials. After reading the book and noting all the great examples of animals doing the right thing, young readers just may decide to follow their lead. The book tells how a decorator sea urchin, a hermit crab, a Carolina wren, a dung beetle, and termites reuse material. If even water can be recycled, why can't humans recycle their clothing, plastic and aluminum? I liked the lively, vividly-colored illustrations and the gentle question, "How about you?" (unpaged) that runs through the book.

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great as a tool in class, but the book is a bit too overlong and features silly back matter (bibliography: good, quiz with the answers upside down: bad). And the book itself (text, layout) has a vanity press feel to it. I'll check this book out from the library, but not purchase it.

[CanadianReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading level 2.9

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting look at how animals in nature work to help recycle.