Over In a River Flowing Out to the Sea by Marianne Berkes
The great rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River―from blue herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence. Children will “slither” like water snakes and “slide” like otters while singing to the […]
The River: An Epic Journey To the Sea by Hanako Clulow
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Glacier National Park by Katie Parker
Glacier National Park runs from Montana to the Canadian border. Learn how to prepare for hiking the trails of this national park and about the wildlife that lives there. Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Salmon Stream by Carol Reed-Jones
Follow the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse. Against staggering odds the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean, and eventually struggle upstream to their birthplace again, to spawn a new generation. Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Where the River Begins by Thomas Locker
In this vividly drawn picture book by award-winning author, two young boys explore with their grandfather to discover where the river begins. Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Rivers and Streams by Cathryn Sill
This beginner’s guide explores the major attributes of rivers and streams and showcases their remarkable diversity using examples of waterways from around the globe.In this addition to the About Habitats series, award-winning author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what rivers and streams are and explain how various species of animals and […]
My Water Comes From the Mountains by Tiffany Fourment
This book introduces children to the nation’s watershed, the Continental Divide, and how snowmelt forms the headwaters of the rivers and streams that bring life to the land below. The entire water cycle is described, from evaporation to glacier formation, and the various life zones that water runs through on its way from alpine tundra […]
The Water’s Journey (North-South Picture Book)
Explains the water cycle by showing how water is carried up mountains by the wind, turns to snow, melts, and forms a brook which grows into a river, and travels to the ocean where it evaporates and begins the process again Visit the Grade 2 Inquiry Deep Dive Module of the BlueTech Curriculum to see […]