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How Does the Ear Hear?: And Other Questions About The Five Senses
What are the five senses? How do they help keep us safe? Why are two ears better than one? Why do some people need glasses? Why does food taste worse when we have a cold? And WHY can't we tickle ourselves? Find out in this SENSE-sational book!
- GenresNonfiction
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 7, 2014
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Melissa Stewart
300 books194 followersMelissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 180 science and nature books for children. She offers a wide range of programs for schools, libraries, nature centers, and conferences. www.melissa-stewart.com"
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March 21, 2015
This book is one from a series called "Good Question!" This text focuses on the five senses and contains brief explanations about some questions children may have. I in particular like the topic of why your ears stick out. It's a question some younger children may have and this book actually gives a scientific explanation for it! I also like that in the back it has an index and suggestions for other books on the topic and websites to visit to learn more. I would like to have this whole series for my classroom.
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June 22, 20171) Twin Text:
Isadora, R. (2016). I hear a pickle (and smell, see, touch, and taste it, too!).
New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
2) Rationale:
I honestly started with the fiction text first, because I think I Hear a Pickle is so cute! The five senses is a topic that kindergartners and first graders talk a lot about in writing and in science. Many times students are asked to use their 5 senses when doing descriptive writing, so I thought these twin texts would lend themselves nicely to that curricular area. Plus it has the word poop a few times, and that always gets the kids attention!
3) Text Structure & Text Features:
This is a wonderfully illustrated nonfiction book that would appeal to any age. It has a table of contents, index, place for more information on books, glossary, and it is filled with a mix of drawings and real pictures. This is written in descriptive structure with lots of fun and silly fact bits interspersed throughout.
4) Strategy Application:
With the topic of 5 senses, I would use the webbing strategy. I think a lot of kids could be able to branch off of each sense with either the body part that uses this sense, adjectives to describe the sense, and onomatopoeias to use with each sense. After we made our webs for each sense, I would read the fiction book, I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isador, and then I would read the nonfiction selection to show them how it all works with our bodies. I would see if they could add any other words to their webs, especially some of the things they didn’t realize they could touch or adjectives that were new to them.
Resource:
Camp, D. (2010, February). It takes two: Teaching with twin texts of fact and fiction. The Reading Teacher, 53(5), 400-408.
Isadora, R. (2016). I hear a pickle (and smell, see, touch, and taste it, too!).
New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
2) Rationale:
I honestly started with the fiction text first, because I think I Hear a Pickle is so cute! The five senses is a topic that kindergartners and first graders talk a lot about in writing and in science. Many times students are asked to use their 5 senses when doing descriptive writing, so I thought these twin texts would lend themselves nicely to that curricular area. Plus it has the word poop a few times, and that always gets the kids attention!
3) Text Structure & Text Features:
This is a wonderfully illustrated nonfiction book that would appeal to any age. It has a table of contents, index, place for more information on books, glossary, and it is filled with a mix of drawings and real pictures. This is written in descriptive structure with lots of fun and silly fact bits interspersed throughout.
4) Strategy Application:
With the topic of 5 senses, I would use the webbing strategy. I think a lot of kids could be able to branch off of each sense with either the body part that uses this sense, adjectives to describe the sense, and onomatopoeias to use with each sense. After we made our webs for each sense, I would read the fiction book, I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isador, and then I would read the nonfiction selection to show them how it all works with our bodies. I would see if they could add any other words to their webs, especially some of the things they didn’t realize they could touch or adjectives that were new to them.
Resource:
Camp, D. (2010, February). It takes two: Teaching with twin texts of fact and fiction. The Reading Teacher, 53(5), 400-408.
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