Books with author Phyllis Jean Perry

Integrate language arts with science, social studies, and mathematics. This book provides summaries of children's literature and nonfiction books related to rain, wind, snow, and sunshine. Suggestions of books that combine elements of fiction and nonfiction help students move easily from fiction to nonfiction reading. Discussion starters and student activities extend learning with books that range from simple picture books to full-length chapter books. All have been recommended by children's librarians, and with copyrights after 1980, are readily available. Grades K-5.

In this fiction books, Brtittany, quiet and withdrawn since the death of her father in an automobile accident, faces new challenges when her mother remarries. They move to a ranch in southeastern Colorado. Even though she can't ride, Britt is given a horse named Comet. She meets new people and faces new situations. In time Britt learns to care for and ride a horse, makes new friends, and in a life-or-death situation, Brittany overcomes her fears and saves the day.

In this novel,thirteen-year-old Troy Thompson has moved fromTexas to Boulder, Colorado, a month before he is to begin eighthgrade. Because he knows no one in town, he turns to his oldhobbies of geocaching and skateboarding to fill his summer time.While hunting caches and practicing skateboarding tricks,Troy makes friends with Lisa Jo and her grandfather and makesenemies of three boys entering ninth grade. When part ofLisa Jo's inheritance is hidden away in a cache, geocachingbecomes more than a game.Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or caches, anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook where the geocacher enters the date found and signs it with established code name. Plastic storage containers may hold items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little value. Geocaches are currently placed in over two hundred countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica, and the International Space Station.After more than twelve years of activity, there are nearly two million active geocaches published on various online sites. Some estimates suggest there are more than five million geocachers worldwide. HIDDEN AWAY, a story about geocaching, and skateboarding, is intended for all enthusiasts and the young at heart, but particularly those aged 10-14.

......Megan wins the ice cream contest and next day is on TV. Terri’s brother is pictured in the paper winning a school trophy. Her sister, Lynn, appears cheering at the basketball game. Terri feels like a nobody until the scuba classes.Terri, Megan, Brett, Brian, and Clarissa all audition for the school play and Terri is called back to read for the lead. Walking home, she slips on the ice and breaks her arm. Clarissa gets her role in the play… Can anything else go wrong?With her cast removed, she is just in time to take the trip to the Blue Hole to scuba dive. Again Clarissa causes more problems but Terri is at home in the water. Whatever else the future brings, has Terri found her niche? She is confident it will be Scuba 4Ever.

The rabbit, skunk, and fox families find a perfect home in the hole under the old oak tree until the bears contemplate moving in, too.Seedling books help beginning readers grow through engaging stories and kid-friendly photos and artwork. Best for reading at the earliest stages, these books use clear print, ample spacing, limited vocabulary, and simple story lines to help children practice word building, improve fluency, and garner a love for reading. Seedling has an established reputation both in the classroom and at home as one of the best book collections for young readers.

Filled with creative, classroom-tested science project ideas, this book provides an overview of science fair competitions for elementary school teachers, parents, and others who participate in science fairs as students, judges, and organizers. Every aspect of these competitions is covered, including science fair objectives, motivational techniques, and the role adults should play. Ideas are included for dozens of projects in botany, ecology and environmental science, zoology, and other disciplines. For each project, the author discusses the category in which it can be entered, its objective, procedures for setup and data gathering, and suggestions for displaying the project at a science fair.