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Hungry for Science: Poems to Crunch On
From the same author-illustrators who brought young readers Hungry for Math (a poetic look at math concepts) comes Hungry for Science . These short, lively poems help young readers explore scientific concepts -- from chemical reactions to magnets, life cycles and more. A glossary of scientific terms is included in the backmatter. A Chip Off the Old Rock I'll weather the weather, whatever it brings,
eroding from larger to smaller things.
From boulders to cobbles, from pebbles to sand,
rumble, crumble, whirl - I travel the land.
Pulled by gravity,
down a steep slope,
pushed by ice (to warm places I hope),
tumbled by rivers, I scramble downstream,
blown by the wind - it's all part of my dream!
Deposited gently, I've come from good stock.
I know I'm a chip off an igneous rock.
eroding from larger to smaller things.
From boulders to cobbles, from pebbles to sand,
rumble, crumble, whirl - I travel the land.
Pulled by gravity,
down a steep slope,
pushed by ice (to warm places I hope),
tumbled by rivers, I scramble downstream,
blown by the wind - it's all part of my dream!
Deposited gently, I've come from good stock.
I know I'm a chip off an igneous rock.
- GenresPoetryScienceNonfiction
32 pages, Hardcover
Published September 1, 2018
12 people want to read
About the author
Kari-Lynn Winters
38 books33 followersKari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning picture book author, playwright, and scholar who enjoys being in the classroom in any of these capacities. She holds a position at Brock University as a full professor of drama-in-education, dance-in-education, and literacy. Her graduate work, which was completed at the University of British Columbia, focused on combining the arts with reading and writing.
When Kari-Lynn began to write children’s picture book manuscripts and submit them to publishers about 22 years ago, people often shook their heads, advising her to write novels instead.
“It is so difficult to get picture books published in these times,” they said.
But Kari-Lynn persisted, continuing to collect, read, research, and write picture books. Her persistence paid off. Today, 31 books (picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction) that Kari-Lynn wrote have been accepted for publication. In addition, she has had academic chapters and articles about multimodality and student literacy published by Heinemann and in The Reading Teacher.
Kari-Lynn says the best thing about writing for children is that she can share silly ideas in funny and interactive ways and that she can talk to children about their own experiences as young authors.
When Kari-Lynn began to write children’s picture book manuscripts and submit them to publishers about 22 years ago, people often shook their heads, advising her to write novels instead.
“It is so difficult to get picture books published in these times,” they said.
But Kari-Lynn persisted, continuing to collect, read, research, and write picture books. Her persistence paid off. Today, 31 books (picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction) that Kari-Lynn wrote have been accepted for publication. In addition, she has had academic chapters and articles about multimodality and student literacy published by Heinemann and in The Reading Teacher.
Kari-Lynn says the best thing about writing for children is that she can share silly ideas in funny and interactive ways and that she can talk to children about their own experiences as young authors.
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November 5, 2021
Hungry for Science: Poems to Crunch on is a collection of 12 poems involving all kinds of science, with bold, cartoonish illustrations that border on creepy some of the time. Some of these poems, like Cycles and Here's the Thing! are simple and would work well in a classroom with younger students who still need to think about nature and science in a concrete way. Some of the poems, such as An Elephant in the Classroom and Scary Miss Mary's Garden Tour are much longer and incorporate large amounts of abstract vocabulary that would be suitable for older students. Many of the poems meet somewhere in the middle.
Because of the varied difficulty level of each individual poem, I'd say this book is appropriate for students anywhere between 2nd and 5th or 6th grade.
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Because of the varied difficulty level of each individual poem, I'd say this book is appropriate for students anywhere between 2nd and 5th or 6th grade.
Read my full review on my Goodreads account for children's books
October 7, 2021
Clever poems about science. So fun to read!
November 5, 2021
Hungry for Science: Poems to Crunch on is a collection of 12 poems involving all kinds of science, with bold, cartoonish illustrations that border on creepy some of the time. Some of these poems, like Cycles and Here's the Thing! are simple and would work well in a classroom with younger students who still need to think about nature and science in a concrete way. Some of the poems, such as An Elephant in the Classroom and Scary Miss Mary's Garden Tour are much longer and incorporate large amounts of abstract vocabulary that would be suitable for older students. Many of the poems meet somewhere in the middle.
Because of the varied difficulty level of each individual poem, I'd say this book is appropriate for students anywhere between 2nd and 5th or 6th grade. A teacher could use a select few poems in Kindergarten or first, but most would need a lot of scaffolding and contain concepts that younger students are only beginning to understand. Even so, I could see myself using this in my future classroom to connect science ideas (in principle) with literature and poetry in a way that would benefit everyone. This book may actually fit in a list of unconventional poetry books to teach that poetry can be about anything.
As an added bonus, this book does have a glossary with terms that they anticipate students may not have heard of. This makes it closer to nonfiction.
Because of the varied difficulty level of each individual poem, I'd say this book is appropriate for students anywhere between 2nd and 5th or 6th grade. A teacher could use a select few poems in Kindergarten or first, but most would need a lot of scaffolding and contain concepts that younger students are only beginning to understand. Even so, I could see myself using this in my future classroom to connect science ideas (in principle) with literature and poetry in a way that would benefit everyone. This book may actually fit in a list of unconventional poetry books to teach that poetry can be about anything.
As an added bonus, this book does have a glossary with terms that they anticipate students may not have heard of. This makes it closer to nonfiction.
March 17, 2025
Overall a fun read.
Some of the poems are 'science' because, yeah, if you try hard enough you can define almost anything as 'science' but, either way, the poems are still fun.
I bumped up but 0.5-1.0 stars because the illustrations are fantastic and I really enjoyed and appreciated the diversity of children shown.
Some of the poems are 'science' because, yeah, if you try hard enough you can define almost anything as 'science' but, either way, the poems are still fun.
I bumped up but 0.5-1.0 stars because the illustrations are fantastic and I really enjoyed and appreciated the diversity of children shown.
September 10, 2018
A fun way to delve into science. Younger readers get a chance to read and recite short fun poems that explore concepts from chemistry, magnetism, senses, life cycles and more. Great for the classroom from grades one to three.
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