The Missouri Reader Vol. 36, Issue 2 | Page 15
Table 3. Meeting Content Area Standards Using Nonfiction Books
Meeting Content Area Standards Using Nonfiction Books
Content Area
Standard
Title/Author
A Seed is Sleepy by Diana Hutts
Plants
Looking Closely Through the Forest by Frank Serafini
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Animals
Science
Elephants Can Paint Too by Katya Arnold
Rocks & Minerals: A Gem of a Read by Dan Green
Rocks and Soil
The Dirt on Dirt by Paulette Bourgeois
Force
Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Measurement
Length by Henry Pluckrose
Native American culture
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America by Joseph
Bruchac
Rights and responsibilities of citizens
Social Studies
Describe the mental strategy used for
computation
Shapes
Math
I Fall Down by Vicki Cobb
Citizenship by Ann-Marie Kishel
Maps
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps by Gail Hartman
Knowledge of contributions of nonMissourians
Nouns
Communication
All by Herself by Ann Whitford Paul
Cache of Jewels by Ruth Heller
Poetry
Where in the Wild by David Schwartz
Read and follow simple directions
Milk to Ice Cream by Inez Snyder
Arts
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