| Pieces of Another World Contributor(s): Rockliff, Mara (Author), Alikhan, Salima (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0976494329 ISBN-13: 9780976494324 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: "Pieces of Another World" is the touching story of a father and child's nighttime excursion to watch a meteor shower as told through the eyes of the child who is in awe of the night world. The vivid descriptions make the readers feel as though they, too, are watching the tiny bits of other, distant worlds blazing into our own. The "For Creative Minds" educational section in the back of the book includes a comet cookie edible craft and lots of teaching trivia to help children learn more about meteors, comets and asteroids. There are also "Learning Links" and "Teaching Activities" on Sylvan Dell's website, www.SylvanDellPublishing.com, to help educators use the books in their classrooms and libraries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2005921091 |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.74" W x 10.1" (0.92 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110233 Reading Level: 2.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This touching story of a father and child's nighttime excursion to watch a meteor shower is told through the eyes of a child in awe of the night world. Rockliff's vivid descriptions make readers feel as though they too are watching the tiny bits of other, distant worlds blazing into our own.The -For Creative Minds- education section includes teaching trivia about meteors, meteor showers, comets, and asteroids as well as a -Meteor Math- game, a -Five Steps to a Fantastic Meteor Watching Party- checklist, and a recipe for comet cookies. |