Orbis pictus recommdended book birds11/28/2023 Also, have students list what the scientists don’t know about the squid. After reading Giant Squid (and make sure you read aloud the author’s note, too, even if you do it over a couple of days), make a list of facts your students learned about the giant squid, and new questions that they have. Teachers of all ages can find innovative ways to use this book as a mentor text, catalyst for inquiry, and a portal into the unexamined mysteries of ocean life. This book is a work of art the giant squid is worthy of our wonder. The open-ended nature of those questions, and the limited knowledge we have about giant squid, serves as an invitation for older readers to explore further. Fleming models disciplinary ways of thinking and posing questions, introducing younger readers to the scientific process. The verse, the visual narrative, and the shifting perspectives continue as the mysteries of the giant squid are considered. With this page turn, the reader moves from the darkness of the depths of the ocean to just below the surface, looking up at the light, a giant squid in partial view. “Down,/down/in depths/of the sunless sea/deep,/deep/in the cold,/creatures,/strange/and fearsome/lurk.” The opening sequence, over three two-page spreads, poses questions for the reader to consider about a mysterious giant: “How do they hunt?/How do they eat?/How do they breed?” It also provides the answer: “It is a mystery.” The mysterious creature is not named until the fourth two-page spread, which also serves as the title page, mimicking the opening credits that often follow introductory action in a movie. Readers are taken on a journey, lured in by the pictorial cues and engaging verse. Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann’s latest picture book begins like movie thriller. Such a mysterious creature deserves a nonfiction picture book that captures its elusive nature Giant Squid does the job. The first photograph of a living giant squid was not taken until 2004 the first video of a live giant squid in its natural habitat was taken in 2012. By Candace Fleming, Illustrated by Eric RohmannĢ017 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
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