Beneath the Sun – Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. https://peachtree-online.com A trade publisher creating children's books that educate, entertain, encourage, and endure. Tue, 29 May 2018 14:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Some Free Resources Out There… https://peachtree-online.com/2015/01/some-free-resources-out-there/ https://peachtree-online.com/2015/01/some-free-resources-out-there/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:37:00 +0000 http://peachtree-online.com/some-free-resources-out-there/ Beneath the Sun  (library) was just named “Highly Commended” by the 2015 Zolotow Award committee, administered by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, recognized for “outstanding writing in a picture book for young children.”  

But what are some ways to use a title like this in the library, classroom, or home?

In addition to your favorite bloggers (like Two Writing Teachers, who include Beneath the Sun in their 10 Math and Science Topic Choice Mentors for read alouds and writing prompts) and Pinterest searches, the Peachtree website and blog shares some great resources, too.

We’ve shared a Teacher Guide for Beneath the Sun as well as Melissa Stewart’s other titles When Rain Falls  and Under the Snow. (Check out all of our Teacher Guides here.)  If you really want the book to come alive, consider doing a Readers Theater, script available here.

Stewart also shares a wealth of fabulous activities on her Science Clubhouse Website for teachers, librarians, booksellers, and homeschoolers, including a Teacher Guide and Mini Video Lesson. Speaking of your favorite bloggers, check out Stewart’s Celebrate Science Blog for innovative resources for teaching science and tips for writing nonfiction. She’s on Pinterest, too, and shares plenty of teaching ideas and resources for using the title in the classroom.

What are you favorite bloggers and resources?

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Welcome to our first title for our April Blog Tour! We will be discussing Melissa Stewart’s title “Beneath the Sun” (library).
 
This lyrical tour of a variety of habitats offers young readers vivid glimpses of animals as they live out the hot season under the blazing sun.
Journey from your neighborhood to a field where an earthworm loops its long body into a ball underground, and to a desert where a jackrabbit loses heat through its oversized ears. Beneath the Sun shows readers how animals survive the hottest time of the year.
Follow along with what our bloggers have to say:
Monday 4/14- Jean Little Library and Blue Owl
Tuesday – Geo Librarian
Wednesday- Kid Lit Reviews
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