While studying animal migration for my book, “Going Home” I observed a female loggerhead turtle crawl to the shore on a moonlight night and deposit her eggs in a nest in the sand. It was incredible how this creature traveled on such a dangerous journey, returning to the same place where she had been born 20 years before. How did she know the way?
What a story!
At a school I recently visited in Illinois, third graders each read a verse for a different migrating animal’s story. Then I read the informational paragraph that explained the animal’s migrating pattern, as 100 second graders enjoyed seeing Jennifer DiRubbio’s beautiful illustrations on a large screen. We had some terrific discussions! Students shared their experiences-- geese they had recently seen migrating in a V formation, a hummingbird at a bird feeder, monarch butterflies on milkweed.
I am so pleased this book is being enjoyed by parents, educators and of course students. I hope it will continue to stimulate discussion, enhance learning and encourage students to write their own story about animal that is “going home.” And thank you, Lynn Christiansen, Librarian in Texas for your wonderful review in Library Media Connection.
What a story!
At a school I recently visited in Illinois, third graders each read a verse for a different migrating animal’s story. Then I read the informational paragraph that explained the animal’s migrating pattern, as 100 second graders enjoyed seeing Jennifer DiRubbio’s beautiful illustrations on a large screen. We had some terrific discussions! Students shared their experiences-- geese they had recently seen migrating in a V formation, a hummingbird at a bird feeder, monarch butterflies on milkweed.
I am so pleased this book is being enjoyed by parents, educators and of course students. I hope it will continue to stimulate discussion, enhance learning and encourage students to write their own story about animal that is “going home.” And thank you, Lynn Christiansen, Librarian in Texas for your wonderful review in Library Media Connection.