Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration

Marianne Berkes
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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 migrated
  • Animal Facts: learn the locations, migration patterns and fun facts about all the animals featured in the book
  • Activities: activity ideas such as drawing a migration map, constructing an animal attribute chart, and writing a short story
  • Additional Resources: books, websites and movies on animal migration for further learning


  • Binding Type: Paperback
    Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
    Published: 03/01/2010
    ISBN: 9781584691273
    Pages: 32
    Weight: 0.36lbs
    Size: 9.02h x 10.44w x 0.13d

    Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 96
    Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 409 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

    Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 137199 / Going Home: The Mystery of Animal Migration
    Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5