GRADE 4
READING FOCUS: This month’s selections offer fourth graders the opportunity to explore science topics in different ways. As they read, students can think about what they learn about nature from the details the authors provide.
Creativity & Curiosity
Who Would Win? Alligator vs. Python Written by Jerry Pallotta & illustrated by Rob Bolster Facts and photos provide a contrast between two types of fierce predators—alligators and pythons—comparing their sizes, brain structures, and abilities. Fourth graders will love using the book’s easy-to-read science facts and their own reasoning skills to decide for themselves which creature would be the winner if they ever were to meet in battle.
THE WORLD AROUND US
Imagination & Exploration
Disaster Strikes: Volcano Blast Written by Marlane Kennedy & illustrated by Erwin Madrid
Noah and Emma Burton have traded the sand and surf of their Hawaiian home for a chilly stay in Alaska, and Noah isn’t happy about it. His father may be a volcano expert, but they didn’t have to travel to the coldest, grayest place on Earth when there are millions of volcanoes near Honolulu! Noah thinks he’s in for the most boring vacation of his life. He couldn’t be more wrong! A day trip to a remote island turns deadly when a once-dormant volcano suddenly sputters to life in an eruption of epic proportions. Now Noah, Emma, and their new neighbor, Alex, must fight to survive rivers of molten lava and clouds of toxic ash if they want to make it off the island!
ADVENTURE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH
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