Unit 2: Exploring Habitats
Explore various habitats (forest, desert, rainforest, wetland and water), and learn about the plants and animals that live in them and how they survive.
Essential Questions:
The ES Library currently holds a copy of the indicated books
| Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics |
| Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela (730L) |
| Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (660L) |
| In the Woods by David Elliott |
| On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen (680L) |
| Orangutan: A Day in the Rainforest Canopy by Rita Goldner |
| Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner (660L) |
| Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner (810L) ** |
| The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner (830L) ** |
| The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj (660L) |
| The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer (440L) |
| Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson |
| Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge |
| A Grassland Habitat by Bobbie Kalman (450L) |
| Desert Giant by Barbara Bash (980L) ** |
| Deserts by Gail Gibbons (710L) ** |
| Habitats: Arctic Tundra by Michael H. Forman (830L) ** |
| Habitats: City Park by Wendy Davis (840L) ** |
| In the Forest (National Geographic Kids) by Shira Evans (450L) |
| Land Habitats by Bobbie Kalman (500L) |
| Ocean Animals (Look & Find Out) by Alice B. McGinty (480L) |
| Rain Forests (Explore My World) by Marfe Ferguson Delano (660L) |
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18 Books that explore Habitats