Further Reading Book List for Exploring Habitats
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela (730L)
- Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (660L)
- In the Woods by David Elliott
- On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen (680L)
- Orangutan: A Day in the Rainforest Canopy by Rita Goldner
- Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner (660L)
- Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner (810L) **
- The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner (830L) **
- The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj (660L)
- The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer (440L)
- Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- A Grassland Habitat by Bobbie Kalman (450L)
- Desert Giant by Barbara Bash (980L) **
- Deserts by Gail Gibbons (710L) **
- Habitats: Arctic Tundra by Michael H. Forman (830L) **
- Habitats: City Park by Wendy Davis (840L) **
- In the Forest (National Geographic Kids) by Shira Evans (450L)
- Land Habitats by Bobbie Kalman (500L)
- Ocean Animals (Look & Find Out) by Alice B. McGinty (480L)
- Rain Forests (Explore My World) by Marfe Ferguson Delano (660L)
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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