The Animals of Asia

Readers will learn about life cycles, habitats, and geography, as a trip to Asia introduces readers to such animals as pandas, yaks, Bengal tigers, and river dolphins. Each book provides in-depth data about Asian animals, a range map, and beautiful full-color photographs that showcase the animals’ special features and unique habitats. This set serves as a launch pad for cross-curricular connections in geography and life science. Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook set combines informational text on the animals of Asia with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlighting. Optional digital content creation tools guide students in: • Creating a blog • Composing a digital storyboard • Building a wiki page These professional-looking student projects can be printed, emailed, or posted. Student learn to: • Create digital content • Use copyright-friendly media • Cite their sources • Comment on each others' work Simple lesson plans for each lesson include: • Common Core Standards supported by the activity • Small and large group instructions • Parent Activities • Links to free web 2.0 tools