The Beavers' Busy Year

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland's vibrant photographs document the beavers' activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering food just in time for winter to come again. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 6-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 35-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. The Beavers' Busy Year 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. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Published: 02/10/2014
ISBN: 9781628552041
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.80w x 0.60d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 147
Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 61
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 166 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 164415 / Beavers' Busy Year
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5