New non-fiction!
My students love non-fiction books so I'm always on the look out for some great new non fiction. We are a Montessori school, so books about the history of man are always a big hit. This latest one is just terrific. It's called "When We Became Humans" written by William Bright and illustrated by Hannah Bailey. It's a picture book full of short pieces of text about how humans evolved from hominids. The vocabulary is rich which may require some assistance for some kids, but over all the book is very accessible, especially to upper elementary students. The pictures are terrific too-the soft water colors help with understanding some of the concepts. The short pieces of text will provide a nice introduction to the concepts presented. There's an excellent time line in the back of the book along with a map that shows human migration patterns. I think the kids and the teachers are going to love this one. The second one, in my school, is...