Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday - Plants 11.16.16

Every Wednesday I join Alyson Beecher from kidlitfrenzy and other

kidlit bloggers to share wonderful nonfiction picture books.

The intention of today's blog is to give educational professionals

new nonfiction reading material and ideas to use 

with students to promote a love of reading nonfiction materials.

My colleague and I were recently given the task of collecting books for the 2nd grade NGSS concerning plants.  I was very pleased to find this book to add to the collection:

Plants Can't Sit Still

written by Rebecca E. Hirsch

illustrations by Mia Posada

published by Millbrook Press

What I loved about the book:

• the verbs that are used
• the variety of plants
• the variety of traveling methods
• the movement it encourages readers to do!
• the additional information included in the back - if there is a plant that is indigenous to your area that you want to learn more about, check out this info!
• the list of videos that are included - visual pieces are wonderful options to enhance a book reading

Check out this post for more plant books.

Check out these books for more resources:

Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root

Miss Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler

Planting the Wild Garden by Kathlyn O. Gaebraith

Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman

Miss Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler

Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolen

Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater