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No Student Left Indoors: Creating a Field Guide to Your Schoolyard
Jane Kirkland
Spiral-bound (Stillwater Publishing, June 1, 2007)No Student Left Indoors is your opportunity to learn and teach about our planet by helping your students to create a field guide to your schoolyard. Whether you're a nature buff or nature-phobe, a literary genius or writing impaired, artistically talented or one who can't draw a straight line with a ruler, and teaching gift or challenged students in an urban, suburban, or rural school—you'll wonder why you didn't think of this before.You'll learn:Who can participate in and benefit from a schoolyard studyWhat those benefits areWhere to look for nature in your schoolyardWhen to conduct your studiesHow to teach students to discover, observe, and record the nature in your schoolyardWhy everyone is talking about No Student Left IndoorsThis is a project for a class, grade, or entire school. It can be a long-term project based on inquiry, investigation, and hands-on learning, The project connects science, language arts, history, creative arts, and technology.
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Take a Trip to Central America
Keith Lye
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1985)The seven countries of Central America are each discussed in detail--historical background, economic and political status, major cities, crops, and the routines of everyday life
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Take a Trip to Panama
John Griffiths
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1989)An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the Central American country which, because of the canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, plays a key role in the world's transportation system.
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Take a Trip to Jamaica
Keith Lye
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1988)An introduction to the geography, history, economy, government, culture, and people of the third largest island in the West Indies.
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Take a Trip to Thailand
Keith Lye
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1986)Portrays the way of life of the people of Thailand and examines the country's agriculture, history, schools, industries, and culture
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Take a Trip to Israel
Jonathan Rutland, Henry Arthur Pluckrose
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1981)Discusses the history of Israel and presents life in Israel today from the viewpoint of a youngster, showing his school and home, the kibbutz, sports, agriculture, and manufacturing
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Take a Trip to Holland
Chris Fairclough
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1982)Text and pictures present a brief overview of Holland's cities, customs, industries, and people.
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Take a Backyard Bird Walk
Jane Kirkland
Paperback (Stillwater Publishing, June 1, 2005)Teaches children to learn through observation the unique characteristics of birds—what species they belong to, where they nest, what they eat, how and why they migrate, how they adapt and survive, and their habitat requirements.
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Take a Trip to England
Chris Fairclough
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1982)A brief introduction to the history, culture, industries, and people of this island nation.
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Take a Trip to Australia
David Truby, Henry Arthur Pluckrose
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1981)Presents a complete introduction to Australia, its land and its peoples, details its history, the many kinds of natural environments, its plants and animals, and describes its sports and festivals
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Take a Trip to Libya
Richard Tames
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1989)An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to the history, geography, economy, government, culture, and people of Libya, Africa's fourth largest country.
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Take a Trip to Malaysia
Bruce Elder
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1985)A trip to the exotic nation of Malaysia, formed in 1963 from the former British colonies of Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak, and Malaya, and the world's largest producer of rubber, details the history, people, and culture of the country
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