Grade+3+SP

=Curriculum Map=

= = =Module 1=

=Central Texts:=

1. James Rumford, __Rain School__ ISBN: 978-0-547-24307-8.

2. Jeanette Winter, __Nasreen’s Secret School__ ISBN: 978-1-416-99437-4.

3. Heather Henson, __That Book Woman__ ISBN: 978-1-4169-0812-8

4. Jeanette Winter, __The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq__ ISBN: 978-0-15-205445-8.

5. Patricia Polacco, __Thank You, Mr. Falker__ ISBN: 978-0-39923732-4

6. Roni Schotter, __The Boy Who Loved Words__ ISBN: 978-0-375-83601-5

7. Oliver Jeffers, __The Incredible Book-Eating Boy__ ISBN: 978-0-399-24749-1

8. Monica Brown, __Waiting for the Biblioburro__ ISBN: 978-1-58246-353-7

9. Margriet Ruurs, __My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children around the World__ ISBN: 978-1-59078- 093-0.

= Additional Resources: = [|Thank You, Mr. Falker Video] [|Waiting for the Biblioburro Video] [|Library on a Donkey Video] [|Spanish Newscast Biblioburro]

=Module 2A=

Central Texts:
1. The "Spade Foot Toad" by Melanie Freeman

2. Staying Alive: Animal Adaptations by Expeditionary Learning

3. Transparent Wonder by Expeditionary Learning

4. All About the Water Holding Frog

4. Amazon Horned Frog

Additional Resources:
=Module 2B: COMING SOON=

=Module 3A=

J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, retold from the original by Tania Zamorsky, illustrated by Dan Andreasen, Classic Starts S eries (New York: Sterling Publishers, 2009); ISBN: 978-1-4027-5421-0

[|Peter Pan Audio File]

=Additional Resources:=

=Module 3B: COMING SOON=

=Module 4=

=Central Texts:= 1. One Well: The Story of Water on Earth by Rochelle Strauss (ISBN: 978-0-55337-954-6)

2. A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley (ISBN: 978-0-79225-489-8)

3. "Let's Get Physical!" in Junior Scholastic (2007, Issue 14)

4. "Where in the World is Water?" by Expeditionary Learning

5. "Rivers and Streams" in NatureWorks [|Rivers and Streams Article]

6. "River to the Sea" by Stephen R. Swinburne in //Highlights for Children// (1999, Issue 3) [|River to the Sea Article]

7. "The Water Cycle for Kids" U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [|Water Cycle Link]

8. "Earth's Water Cycle" by Gina Jack in New York State Conservationist for Kids (Winter 2009) [|Earth's Water Cycle Link]

Additional Resources:
[|Book Introduction Trailer Video]