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Lions
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- GenresAnimals
32 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2003
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Sally Morgan
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Sally Morgan is a leading author of children's information books. She has written more than 250 titles, covering wildlife, natural history, science, geography, and environmental topics. She writes for all ages from first readers through to 16+ readership as well as books aimed at family readership.
Sally read Natural Sciences at Cambridge which was followed by several years of research into the restoration of derelict land. She then taught biology for a few years before turning to writing. With her love of the natural world and her concerns about the loss of habitats worldwide, it was not surprising that she chose to write about wildlife and environmental issues.
She is lucky enough to own a small organic farm in Somerset. When she is not writing she can be found on the farm looking after her rare breed poultry, sheep and pigs or weeding the kitchen garden! Conservation is important to her and the farm is managed to improve biodiversity. Keen to connect people with their food, Sally has set up a small education centre on the farm, where people can learn about smallholding, butchery and other rural skills.
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Sally Morgan is a leading author of children's information books. She has written more than 250 titles, covering wildlife, natural history, science, geography, and environmental topics. She writes for all ages from first readers through to 16+ readership as well as books aimed at family readership.
Sally read Natural Sciences at Cambridge which was followed by several years of research into the restoration of derelict land. She then taught biology for a few years before turning to writing. With her love of the natural world and her concerns about the loss of habitats worldwide, it was not surprising that she chose to write about wildlife and environmental issues.
She is lucky enough to own a small organic farm in Somerset. When she is not writing she can be found on the farm looking after her rare breed poultry, sheep and pigs or weeding the kitchen garden! Conservation is important to her and the farm is managed to improve biodiversity. Keen to connect people with their food, Sally has set up a small education centre on the farm, where people can learn about smallholding, butchery and other rural skills.
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August 27, 2018
Nonfiction/ Informational
Summary:
Lions, "King of Beasts," one of the big cats along with tigers and cheetahs. In this nonfiction text, lions are described and facts such as their senses, movement, hunting, territory information and life cycle are discussed. Real life photographs and maps of where lions live are included.
Evaluation:
This nonfiction text was engaging and very resourceful. I enjoyed reading it, and would recommend it for any fifth grade reader to read independently. The vocabulary is extensive and is included in a glossary in the back. I enjoyed this text because it shows so many different nonfiction text features such as a table of contents, index, and glossary.
Activity:
For this text, I would include it in the reading segment of the day and teach the students about what the features of a glossary are. The students could pick out different vocabulary words and find the definition in the glossary. I would teach students to use the glossary for words that they may not know and to reference it throughout reading. An example of a word that a student could look up in the glossary is "prides" from page five, in the glossary they would find that a pride is the family that the lions live in.
Summary:
Lions, "King of Beasts," one of the big cats along with tigers and cheetahs. In this nonfiction text, lions are described and facts such as their senses, movement, hunting, territory information and life cycle are discussed. Real life photographs and maps of where lions live are included.
Evaluation:
This nonfiction text was engaging and very resourceful. I enjoyed reading it, and would recommend it for any fifth grade reader to read independently. The vocabulary is extensive and is included in a glossary in the back. I enjoyed this text because it shows so many different nonfiction text features such as a table of contents, index, and glossary.
Activity:
For this text, I would include it in the reading segment of the day and teach the students about what the features of a glossary are. The students could pick out different vocabulary words and find the definition in the glossary. I would teach students to use the glossary for words that they may not know and to reference it throughout reading. An example of a word that a student could look up in the glossary is "prides" from page five, in the glossary they would find that a pride is the family that the lions live in.
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