Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration

By Marianne Berkes

Book Overview

Teach young readers and students about how and why animals migrate in this beautifully illustrated picture book. A winning combination of easy verse, factual language, and realistic illustrations will fascinate and educate young minds.

Perfect for your Pre-K, Kindergarten, first grade or second grade classroom, or homeschool.

Learn about animal migration across the animal kingdom in Going Home, featuring loggerhead turtles, monarch butterflies, manatees, ruby-throated hummingbirds, Pacific salmon, emperor penguins, and more! Each page includes a rhyming verse and facts about the animal(s) that are featured.

Backmatter Includes:

The Mystery of Migration: a brief explanation of migration and questions to young readers of how the would feel if they migratedAnimal Facts: learn the locations, migration patterns and fun facts about all the animals featured in the bookActivities: activity ideas such as drawing a migration map, constructing an animal attribute chart, and writing a short storyAdditional Resources: books, websites and movies on animal migration for further learning

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584691271
• ISBN13: 9781584691273
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 10.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5