Cause and effect picture books that teach toddlers how the world works. Steve jenkinss vivid and accurate cutpaper collage illustrations of the natural world will captivate readers of all ages. Steve jenkins elephants swim is a simple and engaging rhyming book about the many ways di. Robin, also an author and illustrator, is my frequent collaborator weve made sixteen childrens books. Cause and effect picture books that teach toddlers how the. Connect science and literature with the fun activities in this classroom guide to steve jenkinss books. Discover online resources to support your childs favorite books. Books by steve jenkins author of what do you do with a tail. While all children will enjoy it, its clear and streamlined text make it perfect for the very young. His books have been called stunning, eyepopping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. His torn paper illustrations created with handmade papers are exquisite and very engaging. Steve jenkins writes some of the best, most engaging informational texts. Reading and writing activities for mentor textdown, down, down by.
Steve jenkinss most popular book is what do you do with a tail like this. The illustrations have such a real feel and almost look to be textured on the. Steve jenkinss is the author of a house in the sky. They moved often, but wherever they lived steve collected rocks and kept lizards, turtles, spiders, and other animals as pets. Support early writers to notice features of the book design and organization, such as the title and the. Steve jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Steve jenkins books, author biography, and reading level. See all books authored by steve jenkins, including what do you do with a tail like this. Download the pdf in spanish the featured books for the environment adventure pack are the great kapok tree. Steve jenkins is an internet entrepreneur, tech ceo, allaround geek, speaker, consultant, martial arts black belt, padi rescue diver, obstacle course racer, and selfproclaimed technology jedi and business samurai who is passionate about anything that has blinking lights, a throttle, a trigger, or a swiss movement. I loved this book the first time i read it and learned a lot about the animals and. Stories collection of 50 literature guides for awardwinning picture books.
Created by nonfiction royalty, this book is a winner. Students will enjoy learning facts about animals that hold world records for their abilities and characteristics. That makes it a wonderfully engaging and interesting book for children of all ages. It assesses students ability to understand the role of illustrations in the text and to use the illustrations and words from pages in the book to describe key ideas. See more ideas about steve jenkins, author studies and nonfiction. In my books, i try to present straightforward information in a context that. He received a bachelors degree from brigham young university in 1994, then an mba with emphases in marketing and entrepreneurship from byu s marriott school of management in 1996 in 1994, while still a student, steve founded jenesys llc. Written by steve jenkins and robin page and illustrated by steve jenkins. I recently listened to melissa stewart talking about this book with matthew winner on an all the wonders podcast. Teaching with steve jenkins biggest, strongest, fastest. Year after year, his books are a huge hit with my students and i am sure your students will love them, too.
K2 at the end of the book, the authors ask a question. This comprehensive vocabulary unit is designed to help you use nonfiction texts in readalouds. Robin, also an author and illustrator, is my frequent collaborator weve made sixteen childrens books together. His honors include the caldecott honor award, a new york times ten best illustrated citation, a boston globehorn book award for nonfiction, and several ala notables. Other possible activities include wooing bighorn sheep ewes with head butts, building nests out of chewedup wood like paper wasps, and dancing over the water like western grebes. Our daughter page was born in 1986 and our son, alec, two years later. Dec 24, 2016 a collection of resources to support a nonfiction author study of steve jenkins. After graduation i moved to new york city, where i worked in advertising and design, first in large firms and then with my wife, robin page, in our own small graphic design firm. Students will develop a better understanding of migration while meeting science standards. Some start their first day with lots of activities and some with less.
I was first introduced to steve well pretend were on a first name basis in college, when i had to read what do you do with. Find fiction and nonfiction childrens books, activities, and educational apps about bugs, birds and animals. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said. Human newborns dont do much at all, but some animals hit the ground running. See more ideas about steve jenkins, zoo activities and zoo preschool. In this visually driven volume, kids come facetoface with some headtotoe boney comparisons, many of them shown at actual size. Steve jenkins books list of books by author steve jenkins. Dec 31, 2017 if you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. In this title animals or parts of animals are shown life size. This book is part of the read for success collection. Born in australia in 1971, steve jenkins moved with his family to portland, oregon in 1978.
We began reading to them when they were just a few months old, and i became interested in making childrens books myself. It might blow itself up like a balloon, perform a dance, or show off its brightly colored feathers, skin, or scales. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said the. Discovering animal habitats by steve jenkins and robin page with kids wings unit in reading seeds. A great look at twenty two different species and what makes each unique. This product includes everything you need for a steve jenkins author study using eight of his books. My first day printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. We enjoyed the illustrations that are made from cut and torn paper. Tell your students that theyll first be looking through the baskets of nonfiction. From a dwarf goby the smallest fish of all to an african elephant, jenkins gives the reader an excellent visual perspective which shows the creatures actual size. For october our author of the month was steve jenkins. A tale of the amazon rain forest, by lynne cherry, and i see a kookaburra.
How do newborn animals spend their first day on the planet. As he noted in his acceptance speech for the prestigious boston globehorn book award for nonfiction. He has a lot of awesome animal books including one about habitats. Follow up with word problems based on the resulting measurements. I was first introduced to steve well pretend were on a first name basis in college, when i had to read what do you do with a tail like this. My first day explores some of the fascinating things that. For the first week we talked about different habitats and the animals that live in each one. Steve jenkins has 95 books on goodreads with 56758 ratings. Books by steve jenkins 77 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. Biggest, strongest, fastest connect literature, math, and science with activities for biggest, strongest, fastest by steve jenkins.
This printable includes k5 activity ideas for many of his. In 2007, school library journal described authorillustrator steve jenkins as a master illustrator, and youd be hardpressed to find someone who didnt agree with that. Steve jenkins is a master at delivering science in accessible fun books that kids, teachers, and librarians love. Jenkins explains how a body part or behavior helps an animal to.
That makes it a wonderfully engaging and interesting book for children of all ages and for anyone just learning english. The caldecott honorwinning team steve jenkins and robin page apply their considerable talents to revealing how twenty two different species, from the emperor penguin to the siberian tiger, adapt to that traumatic first few hours of life, with or without. The first page shows several animal noses and then the next page reveals which animals were pictured and what they can do with their noses. Steve jenkins, an awardwinning illustrator and author of childrens books, is known for his ability to imbue his artwork with his fascination with the natural world. Animals on earth boston globehorn book honors awards jenkins, steve on. My daughter granted, more kindly, that i could pass as a bohemian poet has. Students are introduced to the concepts such as biggest, strongest, and fastest with both familiar and unfamiliar animals, and with some unexpected twists. A collection of the fastest, fiercest, toughest, cleverest, shyest. Actual size, by steve jenkins, is an original and visually captivating book that shows the actual scale or size of various animals and insects. Discovering animal habitats by steve jenkins and robin page with kids wings unit in reading seeds one is a snail, two is a crab by april pulley sayre and jeff sayre with kids wings unit available in reading seeds. If you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. Steve jenkins s father was a physics professor and astronomer, and he encouraged his early interest in science.
Steve jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the caldecott honorwinning what do you do with a tail like this. Discovering animal habitats around the world, by steve jenkins and robin page. In the book actual size, author steve jenkins depicts the actual size of an animal or part of the animal using eyecatching illustrations. How to attract attention in the animal world sometimes an animal wants to be noticed. Grade 2 lesson plan and activity based on actual size by. This assessment correlates with the book never smile at a monkey by steve jenkins from the wit and wisdom curriculum for grade 1. Dec 30, 2017 if you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. Show the cover, give title, author and illustrator. How to swallow a pig by steve jenkins, robin page, steve. Connect literature, math, and science with activities for biggest, strongest, fastest by steve jenkins. And many other cool things you might have wondered. The great kapok tree tells the story of the rainforest animals who persuade a man.
Books by steve jenkins author of what do you do with a. Steve jenkinss father was a physics professor and astronomer, and he encouraged his early interest in science. This outstanding nonfiction title is another of many wonderful books by steve jenkins. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page houghton mifflin harcourt, unpaged, nonfiction picture book. Actual size by steve jenkins is a childrens book that shows you the exact size of different animals, insects and even fish. Create text sets for elementary classrooms, homeschooling, and summer reading to help prevent the summer slide. My first day by steve jenkins, robin page, hardcover. Jenkinss books, both his solo endeavors and his collaborations with others, do far more than provide a typical non. The illustrations in the book are you guessed it the actual size of the creature being described. My first day printables, classroom activities, teacher.
Informational books in the preschool classroom topic of study. Jenkins books have been instrumental in keeping her interest up for educational books. Jenkins layers his signature cutpaper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological information ready for readers to. First i share some of his books with my students, and we discuss how they think he created the art. Steve jenkins writes books that teach parent and child. Steve jenkins books in the elementary makerspace the learning. This printable includes k5 activity ideas for many of his works. Steve pictured here with his son on a summer road trip my mother said i look like a street person, steve told us. Find fiction and nonfiction childrens books, activities, and educational apps about adventure, detectives, explorers and mysteries. Reading is fundamental 750 first street, ne suite 920 washington, dc 20002 1 877 rifread faq contact us careers. Use simple materials to measure and compare sizes of animals listed in the book. First reading of actual size be familiar with the book, actual size.
Bring the book to life with a twoday math lesson that will captivate your students. Steve jenkins, cocreator of the caldecott honor book what do you do with a tail like this. Down, down, down by steve jenkins is a nonfiction picture book that takes kids. In this book, steve jenkins is both the author and illustrator.
Find colors and shapes resources for parents, including curious george activities for children, fun printables, and educational worksheets, as well as recommended reading lists for ages 35. A while back i was introduced to the book actual size by steve jenkins. New babies my first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said the bird by polly berrien berends, illustrated by brad sneed the new baby by mercer mayer introduction in this guide children are engaged in activities that primarily support two domains in the arkansas child. Explain that the author is the person who writes the words and the illustrator is the person who creates the pictures. Explore bird flight and migration with a series of activities to go along with animals in flight, written by steve jenkins and robin page. Visit his website at steve jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the caldecott honorwinning what do you do with a tail like this. The featured books for the environment adventure pack are the great kapok tree. Kids wings has created outstanding activities for each novel, units which provide the latest in. The first day of life is different for every animal. Animals upside down is an interactive book with popups.
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