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Habitats Study: Desert Animals
A PONDER Pathfinder
for GRADE 2
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Here are some places to Presearch for your habitats PONDER project in Mrs. Riggen's room. This pathfinder has information you can find in our school library
media center and on the Internet about North American deserts and the animals that live there.
PONDER = Presearch + Observe + Note-take + Decide + Exhibit + Reflect. |
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Did you know... deserts cover one-fifth of the Earth's surface?
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Print
Resources-Books and Magazines
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There are several excellent books
about desert animals and how they survive. A few of the books are listed
below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and
phrases to search the online
library catalog.
NONFICTION
BOOKS
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Deserts
Holiday House, c 1996. |
Gibbons, Gail |
508.315 Gib
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A lot of information in each colorful drawing by Gail Gibbons. A good book to start PONDERing. |
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Desert Discoveries
Charlesbridge Pub., c 1997. |
Wadsworth, Ginger |
591.754 Wad |
See how soutwestern American desert animals such as the kangaroo rat, gila monster, roadrunner, coyote, and scorpion survive during one day. Read the thermometer as the day continues and how this busy habitat's animals act. Includes a glossary. |
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The True Book of Desert Mammals
Children's Press, c 1996. |
Landau, Elaine |
591.9 Lan |
Use the Table of Contents and the Index to find out about mammals in the world's deserts. North American desert mammals include the jackrabbit and the kangaroo rat. |
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REFERENCE BOOKS
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Mammals
Scholastic, c 1998. |
Grassy, John |
599 Gra |
Use the index in this colorful guide to find information about such North American desert mammals as the jackrabbit, kangaroo rat, coyote, kit fox, big horn sheep, badger, mountain lion, and peccary. |
Lexile:
RL: 8.4 |
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Birds
Scholastic, c 1998. |
Weidensaul, Scott |
598 Wei |
Use the index in this colorful guide to find information about such North American desert birds as the roadrunner, elf owl, burrowing owl, gila woodpecker, turkey vulture, and cactus wren. |
Lexile:
RL: 8.4 |
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Reptiles
Scholastic, c 1998. |
Behler, John L. |
597.9 Beh |
Use the index in this colorful guide to find information about North American desert reptiles such as the gila monster, horned lizard, sidewinder, and chuckwalla. |
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Insects
Scholastic, c 1998. |
Wildson, Christina |
595.7 Wil |
Use the index in this colorful guide to find information about North American desert insects such as the scorpion. |
Lexile:
RL: 8.4 |
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MAGAZINES, ARTICLES, ETC.
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Deserts |
Article |
p. 65 |
World Almanac for Kids 2005 |
Lexile: 900 |
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Basic information about the world's deserts. |
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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
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Want to find more books about North American deserts and the animals living there on the shelves? Look for spine labels with these numbers:
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574.9 |
591.9 |
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Online
Resources--Internet Sites
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The Web sites listed on this page have
been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional
information is needed, use the suggested keywords and
phrases to search the
Internet.
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Features large print and photographs of desert plants, links to a map and chart about North American deserts. Easy to navigate. c2002. |
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Printouts with maps, animals, with labels, and without. Lots of information! Contains ads on the non-member version. c2000-2005. |
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Facts and photos about the desert tortoise, jackrabbit, and roadrunner. c.2005. |
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Read "Desert Cousins" by Liz Woolsey. The illustrations are similar to Eric Carl's and Lois Ehlert's. The site also has a lot of information about North American deserts. nd |
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Many links to desert animal information are found organized by types (i.e., mammals, birds & fish, reptiles & amphibians, and insects and spiders. The site contains advertisement.
Also of interest: minerals & geology, plants/wildflowers, and people & cultures. c1996-2005. |
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One of the three parts of the National Wildlife Foundation's KidZone. Go to Homework Help, Kids' Guides, Animals, search for "deserts," and two pages will come up. A super place to start your PONDER Presearch. Don't forget to wander around this site.
Parent and teacher resources galore. c1996-2005. |
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Smithosonian's National Museum of Natural History lets you print a color field guide of mammals from many national parks. You can select the animals you want included. After you print, you can highlight keywords for your research notes. nd |
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Keywords and
Databases for Searching
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Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search the library online catalog, print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web: |
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deserts |
desert animals |
desert plants |
desert ecology |
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Click above to find magazine articles, an animals database, an encyclopedia, pictures and more. |
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Other Resources
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VIDEOS |
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All About Deserts & Grasslands
Ecosystems for Children. Schlessinger Media, c 2001. |
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577.54 All |
Discusses how the deserts cover one-fifth of the Earth's surface along with a hands-on demonstration that explains the different adaptations used by plants and animals to conserve water.
Downloadable teacher's guide at libraryvideo.com that includes program summary, vocabulary, pre-viewing discussion ideas, focus questions, follow-up disussion suggestions, follow-up activities, and suggested Internet and print resources. Additional titles in series: All About Forest Ecosystems and All About Water Ecosystems. |
Time: 23 min. |
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Desert (Eyewitness)
DK Vision, New York, 2002, c 1996. |
CC, VHS, stereo |
574.5 Des |
Narrated by Martin Sheen. Combines fact, trivia, and legend in an exploration of Earth's deserts, regions that have less than ten inches of rainfall per year, and looks at how plants and animals have adapted to life in these arid zones. |
Time: 35 min. |
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America's National Parks, 2 vol.
Encounter Video. c 1995. |
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591 See |
Vol. 1 includes information and footage of Saguaro, Canyonlands, & 26 more: Vol. 2 shows Death Valley, Josha Tree & 23 others. |
Time: 180 min. |
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Reading Rainbow: Desert Giant, the World of the Saguaro Cactus (Episode 62)
GPN, Lincoln, Neb.: c 1989. |
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583 See |
A complete Reading Rainbow episode in chapter format hosted by LaVar Burton. Interactive activities: take a virtual trip, create a desert habitat, create travel brochures. Also includes classroom and family activities. Click here to view links to reviewed books, video clip, teacher guide, etc. |
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