Here’s the
next installment in my series of science poetry tied to science-themed
picture books. My graduate student, Chazley Dotson (in my "Poetry for
Children" class) selected the focus on “birds and differing beaks”
from the series of professional resource books, "Picture Perfect
Science Lessons" by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan (and published by
the National Science Teachers Association). Here are her three infographics
centered around birds
and differing beaks.
The focus picture book pair is:
- Unbeatable Beaks by Stephen R. Swinburne
- Beaks! by Sneed B. Collard III
Science of
poetry graphics created by Chazley Dotson
Image
credit: dialoguealumninews.wordpress.com
5 comments:
This is fantastic. Thank you! We go to a nature weekend every year, and they have all different simulated beaks and things to pretend to eat with them. It's a wonderful hands on display that helps children (and adults) explore how differently shaped beaks serve different birds. I want to buy these resources here to help children extend their understandings beyond my very simple new book. Much gratitude! xo
:-) Glad this is helpful, Amy! Personally, I love birds and was so glad a student chose this topic. And I'm a big fan of YOUR new book, EVERY DAY BIRDS!
Unbeatable Beaks is one of my all-time favorite books, Sylvia! I heard Stephen Swinburne perform it using bongo drums during a lit festival at Keene State College in NH many years ago, and it was wonderful!
And it gives me double pleasure as a self-proclaimed bird nerd :).
Thanks!
Cool! Steve is speaking in two weeks at my Poetry Round Up at the Texas Library Association, so I'll have to ask him about those bongos too!
Definitely do, Sylvia! It was so fun and had a really catchy beat that was unbeatable ;).
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