Reviews for What's Alive (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)

The average rating for What's Alive (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-08 00:00:00 Francine Rutigliano Wonderfully comprehensive book about discovering what it means for something to be alive. A great introduction into our "living things" lesson, and fairy easy reading, that doesn't get too long or tedious. My 5 yr old loved it!

Review # 2 was written on 2021-05-07 00:00:00 Terri Renn Title (italicize): What’s Alive? Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Illustrator (if separate from author): Nadine Bernard Westcott Genre: Children’s book, Non fiction Theme(s): Living and nonliving things, Life science, teaching Opening line/sentence (type directly from text): “Are you like a cat? You don’t look like a cat.” Brief Book Summary (2-3 sentences in your own words): This children book focuses on living and nonliving things by providing the definition of what makes something a living thing and what makes something non living. This book also provides many examples for each term so preschoolers can differentiate the two. Response to Two Professional Reviews (3-4 sentences in your own words): Both Whitney Leanhart and Sarah agree that this book teaches not only about living things but nonliving things as well. Also, they talk about how this book gives more knowledge on how preschoolers can differentiate the two which I agree with. I also like how the author encourages students to be able to find examples of each one on their own. Tell Me Framework (4 sentences in your own words): Like(s): The book describes what living things need to survive, describes the difference between living and nonliving things and what non living things need that is vital to its function such as trees or plants. I also like towards the end of the book, the author gave an insightful suggestion to the readers when she says to sort pictures by living and non living things. I like this idea because it will help to understand what the reader learned and if they actually grasp living and nonliving concepts. Dislike(s): I have nothing I dislike about this book. Patterns(s): Opening line on each page is a question about living things Puzzle(s): I was not confused about anything Consideration of Instructional Application (3-4 sentences in your own words): I would use this book in the preschool by having students tell me the difference of a nonliving thing from a living thing in their own words. Also, to provide me with a few examples. For homework, I will assign students a worksheet where there will be many pictures and they will tell me whether it's a living thing or non living thing and explain why.