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Presentation
Trips & Treks: Life Sustaining Expeditions Portrayed in Children’s Nonfiction
Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Children’s Literature Conference
  • Reneé C. Lyons, East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
11-8-2014
Description

Discover the stories of major natural science expeditions, as depicted in award-winning children's non-fiction. Examples include Robert Siebert award winner, Parrots over Puerto Rico, and Orbis Pictus winner, Quest for the Tree Kangaroo. While sharing Common Core correlations and reading promotion activities, participants explore how literature encurages children to care for and consider the natural world of which they are part.

Location
Crestview Hills, KY
Citation Information
Reneé C. Lyons. "Trips & Treks: Life Sustaining Expeditions Portrayed in Children’s Nonfiction" Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Children’s Literature Conference (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/renee-lyons/36/