Fredericks, Anthony D

A child finds a goldenrod flower and discovers a whole community of insects on it; and includes facts about these animals and their relationships, plus resources for further study.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow the life cycle of a tree after a storm causes it to fall, and shows, as it rots, the collection of animals and insects that make it their home.

Presents ten thematic units, and over twenty mini-units, that may be used to teach science concepts in elementary classrooms, each with a related list of literature selections, as well as activities, experiments, and projects that integrate skills from other areas of the curriculum.

Contains more than twenty reproducible scripts of wacky folktales and fairy tales that will act as energizers for middle school language arts programs and includes suggestions for staging and a bibliography.

Presents thirty-three literature-based social studies units, each with book summaries, social studies topic areas, critical thinking questions, and activities for every grade level. Includes lists of Web sites and annotated bibliographies.

Describes animals-- such as horned lizards, bolas spiders, cobras, and archer fish-- that survive by throwing something to either catch prey or to avoid being captured by their enemies.

Presents twenty-four readers theater scripts featuring historical figures, which teach students in grades 4-8 about important historical moments from the days of the New World explorations to the start of the twenty-first century.

A child sees a saguaro cactus by day but there are no animals until after he leaves, when various creatures come out to play and prey. Also includes "field notes" which provide more facts about desert animals.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text describe different kinds of animals with fangs and explain how those fangs are used.

Describes the reasons for and instances of cannibalistic behavior in a variety of animals, including guppies, black widow spiders, sharks, gerbils, and brown bears.