Brenda Boreham

Now retired, Brenda has over thirty years of experience as a classroom teacher. She has presented workshops for educators on literature-based themes and literacy strategies and has written a number of resources for teachers. She is the author of several picture books and has authored or co-authored many other titles for young learners.

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Le cycle de vie d’une grenouille (N16)
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Il y a plus de 5000 espèces de grenouilles dans le monde. Il y a des grenouilles de toutes les tailles et de toutes les couleurs. Que penses-tu est pareil pour toutes les grenouilles? 

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Le cycle de vie d’une grenouille fait partie de la collection des Lecteurs forts : ensemble B. Ensemble B est la suite de l'ensemble A et continue sur les aventures de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau avec une mélange de livres de fiction et de non-fiction nivelés de 11 à 20. Le cycle de vie d’une grenouille est de niveau 16. 

Les Lecteurs forts font partie d'une collection de lecture nivelée intégré avec des liens vers la science, la numératie, la responsabilité sociale, les arts de langage, et les enseignements de la langue orale. Les livres comprennent du texte échafaudé et des stratégies de lecture. Ils ont soit des illustrations de l'artiste Tsimshian Bill Helin, soit des photos. La collection entière est interconnectée et suit les valeurs culturelles de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau.  

Cette ressource est aussi disponible en anglais : The Life Cycle of a Frog.

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Dimensions : 6" x 9" | 16 pages | ISBN : 9781771743761

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Le vieux cèdre (N14)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771744041

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Niveau 14 Présentation du livre de couverture: Ce livre parle d’un vieux cèdre qui pousse dans la forêt. Est-ce que vous vous êtes déjà promenés dans une forêt ? À votre avis, qu’est ce que vous pourriez voir dans la forêt ?

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Les Lecteurs Forts sont remplis de science, de numératie, de responsabilité sociale, d’éducation à la santé et à la carrière, des arts du langage et des enseignements de la langue orale. Nos livres sont riches en éléments de texte, se connectent facilement aux stratégies de compréhension de la lecture et ont de belles illustrations et photographies. La majorité de nos titres sont interconnectés et offrent de nombreuses possibilités pédagogiques.

This resource is also available in English: The Old Cedar Tree.

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Dimensions du livre: 6" x 9" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771744041

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Les aigles à tête blanche (N17)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771743884

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Niveau 17 Présentation du livre de couverture: Les aigles à tête blanche sont de grands oiseaux de proie. D’habitude, ils habitent près d’une rivière, d’un lac ou de la mer. Comme ça, ils peuvent pêcher et chasser pour se nourrir. Ils peuvent facilement repérer (voir de loin) des saumons, des crabes, des petits oiseaux et d’autres animaux, même à deux kilomètres de distance. À votre avis, comment attrapent-ils leur nourriture ?

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Les Lecteurs Forts sont remplis de science, de numératie, de responsabilité sociale, d’éducation à la santé et à la carrière, des arts du langage et des enseignements de la langue orale. Nos livres sont riches en éléments de texte, se connectent facilement aux stratégies de compréhension de la lecture et ont de belles illustrations et photographies. La majorité de nos titres sont interconnectés et offrent de nombreuses possibilités pédagogiques.

This resource is also available in English: Bald Eagles.

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Dimensions du livre: 6" x 9" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771743884

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Les chaînes alimentaires (N15)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771743983

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Toutes les plantes et tous les animaux ont besoin de nourriture pour vivre, grandir et rester en bonne santé. Quand un être vivant (une plante ou un animal) est mangé par quelque chose d’autre, il fait partie d’une chaîne alimentaire. Si un être vivant en mange un autre, il fait partie d’une chaîne alimentaire, lui aussi. Quels plantes et animaux mangez-vous ? 

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Les chaînes alimentaires fait partie de la collection des Lecteurs forts : ensemble B. Ensemble B est la suite de l'ensemble A et continue sur les aventures de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau avec une mélange de livres de fiction et de non-fiction nivelés de 11 à 20. Les chaînes alimentaires est de niveau 15. 

Les Lecteurs forts font partie d'une collection de lecture nivelée intégré avec des liens vers la science, la numératie, la responsabilité sociale, les arts de langage, et les enseignements de la langue orale. Les livres comprennent du texte échafaudé et des stratégies de lecture. Ils ont soit des illustrations de l'artiste Tsimshian Bill Helin, soit des photos. La collection entière est interconnectée et suit les valeurs culturelles de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau.  

Cette ressource est aussi disponible en anglais : Food Chains.

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Dimensions : 6" x 9" | 16 pages | ISBN : 9781771743983

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Les corbeaux (N18)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771744515

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Niveau 18 Présentation du livre de couverture: Les corbeaux sont de grands oiseaux noirs. Ils vivent partout en Amérique du Nord et dans beaucoup d’autres parties du monde. Les corbeaux sont joueurs; on les a vus quelquefois taquiner des chiens et des loups pour s’amuser. Ils aiment aussi tournoyer et faire des boucles en l’air. Connaissez-­vous d’autres animaux qui aiment jouer ?

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Les Lecteurs Forts sont remplis de science, de numératie, de responsabilité sociale, d’éducation à la santé et à la carrière, des arts du langage et des enseignements de la langue orale. Nos livres sont riches en éléments de texte, se connectent facilement aux stratégies de compréhension de la lecture et ont de belles illustrations et photographies. La majorité de nos titres sont interconnectés et offrent de nombreuses possibilités pédagogiques.

This resource is also available in English: Ravens.

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Dimensions du livre: 6" x 9" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771744515

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Les frottages de feuilles (N15)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771744492

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On trouve des feuilles de toutes les tailles et toutes les couleurs. Avez-vous déjà utilisé des formes de feuilles dans un projet d’art ou de bricolage ? Ce livre vous montre une façon d’utiliser du papier, des feuilles et des crayons de cire pour faire des dessins colorés. 

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Les frottages de feuilles fait partie de la collection des Lecteurs forts : ensemble B. Ensemble B est la suite de l'ensemble A et continue sur les aventures de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau avec une mélange de livres de fiction et de non-fiction nivelés de 11 à 20. Les frottages de feuilles est de niveau 15. 

Les Lecteurs forts font partie d'une collection de lecture nivelée intégré avec des liens vers la science, la numératie, la responsabilité sociale, les arts de langage, et les enseignements de la langue orale. Les livres comprennent du texte échafaudé et des stratégies de lecture. Ils ont soit des illustrations de l'artiste Tsimshian Bill Helin, soit des photos. La collection entière est interconnectée et suit les valeurs culturelles de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau.  

Cette ressource est aussi disponible en anglais : Leaf Rubbings.

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Dimensions : 6" x 9" | 16 pages | ISBN : 9781771744492

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Collection Lecteurs forts - B : Les ours (N18)
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771743808

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Il y a des milliers d’ours en Amérique du Nord. La plupart sont des ours noirs, mais il y a aussi des grizzlys et des ours esprits. Les ours esprits sont très rares. Ce sont des ours noirs qui ont une fourrure blanche. Peux-tu nommer certaines choses qui sont les mêmes pour tous les ours ? 

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Les ours fait partie de la collection des Lecteurs forts : ensemble B. Ensemble B est la suite de l'ensemble A et continue sur les aventures de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau avec une mélange de livres de fiction et de non-fiction nivelés de 11 à 20. Les ours est de niveau 18. 

Les Lecteurs forts font partie d'une collection de lecture nivelée intégré avec des liens vers la science, la numératie, la responsabilité sociale, les arts de langage, et les enseignements de la langue orale. Les livres comprennent du texte échafaudé et des stratégies de lecture. Ils ont soit des illustrations de l'artiste Tsimshian Bill Helin, soit des photos. La collection entière est interconnectée et suit les valeurs culturelles de Grenouille, Ours, Aigle, et Corbeau.  

Cette ressource est aussi disponible en anglais : Bears.

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Dimensions : 6" x 9" | 16 pages | ISBN : 9781771743808

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Collection Lecteurs forts - Le Nord: Le Nord et le Sud
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741453

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Présentation du livre de couverture: Beaucoup d’animaux habitent au nord dans l’Arctique. Tu vas découvrir six animaux qui habitent là dans ce livre. Beaucoup d’animaux habitent au sud dans l’Antarctique. Est-ce que tu peux nommer un animal qui habite dans le sud ?

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This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This resource is also available in English: North and South.

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ISBN: 9781771741453

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Collection Lecteurs forts - Le Nord: Les ours polaires
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741507

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Présentation du livre de couverture: Ce livre est au sujet des ours polaires. Les ours polaires habitent dans l’Arctique. Quelques fois ils sont appelés les ours de la mer parce qu’ils passent beaucoup de temps sur la glace en mer. Que sais-tu à propos des ours polaires ?

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This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This resource is also available in English: Polar Bear Facts.

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ISBN: 9781771741507

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Collection Lecteurs forts - Le Nord: Regarde le ciel!
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741439

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Présentation du livre de couverture: Dans ce livre tu vas découvrir les différentes lumières du ciel nordique. Est-ce que tu sais comment elles s’appellent ?

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This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This resource is also available in English: Look Up At The Sky!

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ISBN: 9781771741439

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Fernwood Forest
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Grade Levels: Kindergarten; 1; 2; 3; 4;
ISBN / Barcode: 9781771745994

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Join us on a bright, sunlit day in the middle of May as we wander the quiet trails of a secluded woodland. Here, we catch glimpses of the daily activities of many creatures—from a pair of black-tailed deer to a colony of carpenter ants—that make Fernwood Forest their home. We also learn about the three layers of the Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest and explore interesting facts about forest plants and animals.

Fernwood Forest is part of the By Day and By Night Nature Series. Books in this series focus on a specific habitat and explore the many connections within a healthy ecosystem. Through lyrical stories, supportive illustrations, labelled diagrams, and nature notes, readers learn about living and non-living parts of the ecosystem.

Additionally, readers can:

  • use a picture clue on each page to predict the animal featured on the next page

  • count animals as their numbers increase in each illustration

  • search for an animal that travels from page to page

  • discover patterns in the text and structure of each book

  • track the movement of the sun or moon across the sky

 
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Recommended for kindergarten to grade 4.
 
This is a fictional story with factual information about the Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest.
 
Search for a bee that travels from page to page in this story! 
 
Each book in the By Day and By Night Nature Series focuses on a scene typical of a distinct west coast habitat, showing how living and non-living things are connected in a healthy ecosystem. As readers, we observe animals going about their daily activities: caring for their young, searching for food, and responding to the changes in light, temperature, and weather conditions throughout the day or night. The last four pages of each book provide facts about the highlighted animals and plants as well as features that are unique to their habitats. The final page suggests ways that young readers and their families can be respectful as they visit wilderness areas.

Readers with a sense of curiosity will find opportunities in these books to:

  • use picture clues to predict the featured animal on the next page
  • identify, count, and sequence numbers (1 owl, 2 deer, 3 squirrels, etc.)
  • search for small creatures that travel from page to page
  • discover patterns in the text and structure of the books
  • track the movement of the sun, or moon, across the sky

Curriculum Links
Reading - Providing opportunities for guided practise in using reading strategies: visualizing, making connections, asking questions, transforming, and inferring.

Science - Supporting discussion and further exploration:

  • characteristics of living things
  • needs of living things
  • connections between living and non-living things
  • daily and seasonal changes
  • animal growth and changes
  • plant growth and changes
  • weather
  • habitats
  • observable patterns in the sky

Numeracy - Counting and sequencing of numbers 1 to 10.

Social Responsibility - Initiating discussions about ways to take care of wilderness areas.

 
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32 Pages | 8.5" x 11" | Hardcover | ISBN: 9781771745994
 

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From the Mountains to the Sea: We Are a Community
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741033

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Each book in the series, From the Mountains to the Sea, supports the new BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies.

Click link to download a Grade 2 five-week planning guide: Grade 2 FREE Download for We Are a Community

Back of book introduction:
From the Mountains to the Sea: We Are a Community is a Grade 2 resource, which covers all of your Aboriginal Learning Standards in both science and social studies within the new BC curriculum.

This book is about a river. Most rivers start high up in the mountains. As the water comes downhill, it makes little pathways in the rocks and gravel. As the pathways get bigger, they join to make streams. When several streams join, they make a river. Some rivers have waterfalls and deep pools. In some places, fast moving water tumbles over rocks forming rapids. When a river leaves the mountain for flatter ground it starts to slow down. Eventually, a river ends when it flows into the sea. Where the fresh water and the salt water meet is an estuary. Have you ever been to an estuary?

The area in and around an estuary is a good place for plants, animals and people to live because we can all find food and water there. The salmon is an important food for many of us. Have you ever eaten salmon?

People have paid attention to the life cycle of salmon for thousands of years. We have learned that sometimes we can help salmon survive by building a salmon hatchery along a river. Some hatcheries are huge while others are quite small. Have you ever visited a salmon hatchery?

There are many sizes of rivers in the world. Some are wide. Some are narrow. Some are deep. Some are shallow. Do you live near a river? What plants and animals have you seen there?

This book is also part of a bundled package that includes:

  • a card game: matching and sequencing
  • a CD
  • bulletin board trimmers

Click here to view the bundle: From the Mountains to the Sea: We Are a Community Bundle

This resource is available in French: Collection Des montagnes à la mer: Nous sommes une communauté

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Book dimensions: 10" x 14" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771741033

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From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741019

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Each book in the series, From the Mountains to the Sea, supports the new BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies.

From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here is a Kindergarten resource, which covers all of your Aboriginal Learning Standards in both science and social studies within the new BC curriculum.

Click link to download a five-week Kindergarten planning guide: Kindergarten FREE Download for We Live Here

Back of book introduction:
This book is about a river. Can you find a river on the front cover of this book? What do you know about rivers?

Most rivers start high up in the mountains. As the water comes down the hill, it makes little pathways in the rocks and gravel. As the pathways get bigger, they join to make streams. Sometimes the streams join together to make a river. Where a river leaves the mountains the ground flattens out, and the river slows down. The river ends when it flows into the sea.

The area in and around a river is a good place for plants, animals and people to live because we can all find food and water there. The salmon is an important food for many of us.

Some of the plants and animals that you will find in this book are:

  • Cedar trees live and grow all the way along a river, from the mountains to the sea.
  • Salmon spend their adult lives out in the open sea. When it is time to lay their eggs, they swim back to their home streams. Their home streams are sometimes very close to the mountains.
  • Bears walk long distances to find their food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall they go to the rivers to fish for salmon.
  • Eagles fly over large areas looking for food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall, they go to the rivers to feast on salmon.
  • Orcas live in the open sea. They swim long distances to hunt for food. Some orcas eat salmon. 

This book is also part of a bundled package: From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here Bundle

This resource is available in French: Collection Des montagnes à la mer: Nous habitons ici 

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Book dimensions: 10" x 14" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771741019

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From the Mountains to the Sea: We Share the Seasons
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ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741026

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Each book in the series, From the Mountains to the Sea, supports the new BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies.

Click link to download a five-week Grade 1 planning guide: Grade 1 FREE Download for We Share the Seasons

Back of book introduction:
From the Mountains to the Sea: We Share the Seasons is a Grade 1 resource, which covers all of your Aboriginal Learning Standards in both science and social studies within the new BC curriculum.

This book is about the changing seasons in and along a riverbank, from the mountains to the sea. You will see many plants and animals that live along a riverbank. They grow and change just as we do.

A season is one of the four parts of the year: winter, spring, summer and fall. We all share and experience the changing of the seasons. Some changes we all make are small. Other changes are big. We all grow and change. What do you know about the seasons?

Winter, up in the mountains can be cold. The days are short. Many animals sleep in their dens underneath the snow. Other animals are active all winter. Some birds and animals travel away to warmer places. Most plants rest during the winter too.

Spring, along the banks of a mountain stream, is a time when the weather feels warmer. The days are longer. Sleeping animals wake up and come out of their dens. They are hungry and start looking for food. Birds and animals that went away for the winter come back. Plants start to grow again.

Summer, along the banks of a river can sometimes be hot. The days are long. The young animals and birds are growing. They are learning how to find food and stay safe from danger. Plants are growing and spreading out their leaves and branches. Wild berries start to ripen and provide food for many of us.

Fall, around a river estuary can be cool and windy. The days are shorter. Animals and birds start getting ready for the long winter ahead. Some fatten themselves up so that they can sleep through the winter. Others gather with their families to begin their long journey to warmer places. The salmon return from the sea and swim up their home streams to lay their eggs in the gravel. Trees, shrubs, and bushes begin to turn colour and then drop their leaves. Plants start to move into a time of rest.

Which of the four seasons is your favourite? Why do you like it the best?

This book is also part of a bundled package that includes:

  • a set of moon posters
  • a set of sort and categorize cards
  • bulletin board trimmers

Click here to view the bundle: From the Mountains to the Sea: We Share the Seasons Bundle

This resource is available in French: Collection Des montagnes à la mer: Nous partageons les saisons

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Book dimensions: 10" x 14" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771741026

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Hideaway Cove (HC)
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Grade Levels: Kindergarten; 1; 2; 3; 4;
ISBN / Barcode: 9781771741347

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Join us on a mid August day, on the wild and rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest Coast. From the orca to the tiniest barnacle, enjoy a colourful glimpse into the lives of the many creatures that live in, and around, Hideaway Cove.

Brenda Boreham and Laura Timmermans share with us, through words and illustrations, the many interconnections within a healthy marine eco-system.

Reviews
"Hideaway Cove is a must-have when teaching a seashore ecosystem unit. This book provides opportunities for students to share their connections with the seashore while they learn more about the interactions within the marine ecosystem.” – Cindy Haack, Canadian Teacher Magazine 

Hideaway Cove is a delightful, information-packed picture book that takes children through a day in the life of a west coast cove. Here, humans are noticeably absent, and the diverse plants and animals tell a wonderful tale. Brenda Boreham’s text is lyrical and rich in detail.” – Sheryl McFarlane, Hakai Magazine 

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Each book in the By Day and By Night Nature Series focuses on a scene typical of a distinct west coast habitat, showing how living and non-living things are connected in a healthy ecosystem. As readers, we observe animals going about their daily activities: caring for their young, searching for food, and responding to the changes in light, temperature, and weather conditions throughout the day or night. The last four pages of each book provide facts about the highlighted animals and plants as well as features that are unique to their habitats. The final page suggests ways that young readers and their families can be respectful as they visit wilderness areas.

Readers with a sense of curiosity will find opportunities in these books to:

  • use picture clues to predict the featured animal on the next page
  • identify, count, and sequence numbers (1 owl, 2 deer, 3 squirrels, etc.)
  • search for small creatures that travel from page to page
  • discover patterns in the text and structure of the books
  • track the movement of the sun, or moon, across the sky

Curriculum Links
Reading - Providing opportunities for guided practise in using reading strategies: visualizing, making connections, asking questions, transforming, and inferring.

Science - Supporting discussion and further exploration:

  • characteristics of living things
  • needs of living things
  • connections between living and non-living things
  • daily and seasonal changes
  • animal growth and changes
  • plant growth and changes
  • weather
  • habitats
  • observable patterns in the sky

Numeracy - Counting and sequencing of numbers 1 to 10.

Social Responsibility - Initiating discussions about ways to take care of wilderness areas.

Search for a crab that travels from page to page in this story! 

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32 Pages | ISBN" 9781771741347 | Hardcover

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