Thursday, October 26, 2017

Living Things and NonLiving Things by Kevin Kurtz from Arbordale Publishing [Review & Giveaway]

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My thoughts: Learning to think beyond the obvious is an important part of the educational experience. We look at a picture or see the object in real life and we think, if we think beyond the fact that the object is an animal, a rock, or a star, "How pretty" or "How nice."

In Living Things and NonLiving Things the author takes the reader on a deeper plunge into looking at the world around him. What is a living thing? What is a nonliving thing? How do we determine them?

Thinking beyond the fact that what is man-made is nonliving and what is breathing is living. Wow! This introduction or journey into the world of comparing and contrasting is fantastic! And then in the back of this Arbordale publication is a great selection of "For Creative Minds" pages with additional material and exercises.

Easy to read. Great pictures. Can be understood on an elementary level but promotes more complex thinking into the comparisons of living and nonliving things and their attributes.

This is one that I can highly recommend for homeschoolers, classrooms, and libraries everywhere!

About the book: Using a wide variety of stunning photographs, author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help readers determine if things are living or nonliving. For example, if most (but not all) living things can move, can any nonliving things move? As part of the Compare and Contrast series, this is a unique look at determining whether something is living or nonliving.

This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 30-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Living Things and Nonliving Things is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers.
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a Rafflecopter giveaway DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy from Arbordale Publishing to facilitate this review. Opinions are my own and are freely given. Giveaway copy is provided by Arbordale.

18 comments:

  1. "(1) One other picture book you would like to have" "Deductive Detective"!

    "(2) One picture book you would like reviewed here on Chat With Vera" "Anybody Home?"!

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  2. "How do you encourage your child to dig deeper into what they are studying or looking at?" By encouraging a lot of reading!

    "How do you encourage your child to evaluate what they are learning and think pro and con on a subject?" By discussing things a lot!

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  3. 1. I'd like to have their book Animal Tails.

    2. I'd like to see you review their book Otis the Owl.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  4. Discussion and guided questions can encourage children to dig deeper into a subject or area of study.


    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  5. (1) One other picture book you would like to have - True Princess of Hawai‘i, A
    (2) One picture book you would like reviewed here on Chat With Vera - Whistling Wings

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  6. How do you encourage your child to dig deeper into what they are studying or looking at? Luckily, she is very inquisitive and likes to really look at all aspects of things.
    How do you encourage your child to evaluate what they are learning and think pro and con on a subject? We read together and talk about it at the dinner table.

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  7. Our kids are young, but love to read. At bedtime, we talk about the book when we are done reading. It is fun but educational at the same time. Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.

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  8. "How do you encourage your child to dig deeper into what they are studying or looking at?" By giving them the resources they need to do so.

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  9. How do you encourage your child to evaluate what they are learning and think pro and con on a subject?" By asking a lot of questions.

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  10. I would like abc safari and I would like you to review the book This is my Home. This is my School.

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  11. How do you encourage your child to dig deeper into what they are studying or looking at? I encouraging them to read about or look up things on the web.

    How do you encourage your child to evaluate what they are learning and think pro and con on a subject? I ask questions and take interest.

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  12. Book I'd like to have....Julie The Rockhound
    Book I'd like to see reviewed....Balloon Trees

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  13. We like to expand on topics by doing projects or finding more information on what we are learning! I ask my son a lot of questions and do my best to help answer his. I also like to to ask him questions to help him explore pros and cons. He's almost 5 so he needs some guidance still but its so interesting to hear what his mind comes up with!!

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  14. We would love to own The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights and Id love for you to review Tudley Didn't Know.

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  15. I would like to have the book Night Creepers. I would like to see a review for the book A Case of Sense.

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  16. I encourage through reading up on the subject.

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  17. I ask follow-up questions & thoughts/opinions on the subjects.

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  18. I would like to give Animal Legs to my nephew & see a review for Animal Eyes.

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