Exploring the Environment Through Children's Literature

by Butzow, Carol M.

• ISBN13: 9781563086502
• ISBN10: 1563086506
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-15
• Publisher: Teacher Ideas Pr

Summary

Help students learn about nature and the environment through quality contemporary and classic literature. Hands-on activities span the curriculum and support environmental themes and principles. Puzzles, word searches, suggestions for computer usage, and library connections are also given in each of the 15 chapters.

Author Biography

CAROL M. BUTZOW, Ed.D., is an educational consultant, teacher of English as a second language and writer based in Indiana, Pennsylvania.JOHN W. BUTZOW, Ed.D., is Dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Land Development	p. 3
The Land of Gray Wolf	p. 3
Land Ownership	p. 11
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle	p. 11
Agricultural Land Use	p. 17
Ox-Cart Man	p. 17
Urban Land Use	p. 25
The Little House	p. 25
Patterns of Movement	p. 39
Earthdance	p. 39
The Water Cycle	p. 47
Water Dance	p. 47
Watershed Management	p. 57
Letting Swift River Go	p. 57
Effects of Industry on Water	p. 65
A River Ran Wild	p. 65
Natural Disaster	p. 73
Flood	p. 73
Historical Patterns of Environmental Impact	p. 85
Island Boy	p. 85
Environmental Awareness	p. 97
Miss Rumphius	p. 97
Forest Management	p. 105
Mousekin's Lost Woodland	p. 105
Air Pollution	p. 113
No Star Nights	p. 113
Solid Waste and Recycling	p. 123
Just a Dream	p. 123
Effects of Environmental Change	p. 131
The Wump World	p. 131
App.: Answer Keys	p. 137
Index	p. 157
About the Authors	p. 163
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