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 ©The Missouri Reader, 36 (2) p. 14