One autumn afternoon, Fran was walking as leaves drifted down all around her. Her next book was called Ten Tips for Raising Readers, in which Fran shares all the best information she had gathered about bringing children and books together. Fran resides in South Carolina, and when the famous Hunley submarine was raised from Charleston harbor, she wrote a children's book about the event. Writing children's books is her dream come true, because it combines all three. Snow at Fisher Museum, Harvard Forest to Robert Smith, Arborist and Susan Erickson, Research Coordinator at the Arbor Day Foundation for verifying the accuracy of the information in this book.įran Hawk's favorite things are children, books, and writing. Keywords: rhyme, seasons, counting backwards, seasons, plant-animal interaction, math, life science, natural resourcesĪnimals in the book: raccoon, opossum, cat, squirrel, black bear, turtle, chipmunk, owl, deer, beave Written by Fran Hawk, Illustrated by Sherry Neidighģ2 pg, 10 x 8.5, Ages 4-8, Grades PK-3, Lexile: AD 1070, AR: 3.5, F&P: M

The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. Count Down to Fall is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor and rhyming text includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 36-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. The 'For Creative Minds' educational section includes: Plant parts, Leaves-the shape of it all, What Good are Plants?, and Match the Leaves Activity. Watch the animals frolicking in the crisp, autumn air as they get ready for the approaching cold winter. Learn about the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall: aspen, birch, maple, oak, chestnut, linden, pine, beech, dogwood, and sweet gum.

Count backwards from 10 to one during one of the most colorful times of year: fall.

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