Where Is My State? (First Step Nonfiction)

Nelson, Robin

ISBN 10: 0822501910 ISBN 13: 9780822501916

Publisher: Lerner Pub Group, 2001

Synopsis

A basic introduction to the concept of states for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.

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About the Author

Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books―as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 3-These very basic series titles are designed to introduce geopolitical concepts. Each book has one sentence per page, accompanied by a bright, full-color photograph. Beginning readers should be able to master the 17 sentences in each book quickly and thereby obtain a measure of success. However, the writing is simplistic and doesn't provide much insight into what makes a continent a continent, a country a country, or a state a state. Combining all three books into one would have been more helpful to compare geopolitical concepts and would not have taxed third-grade readers. Nevertheless, these books are attractive and will fill a niche for those who insist on introducing these concepts to kindergartners. To gain a more in-depth understanding of the continents, see the National Geographic Beginner's World Atlas (National Geographic, 1999). For a simple introduction to our place in the universe, try Margery Cuyler's From Here to There (Holt, 1999).
Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822501910
• ISBN 13: 9780822501916
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 23