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Wandering Woolly  |
Little Woolly leaves her mother behind as she chases a toad down to the river. When the glacial ice breaks, she is swept away in the rumbling, rolling water. Now alone, the mammoth calf struggles to survive. She must sneak past cave lions, bears, saber-toothed cats and humans. Exhausted and afraid, she must even hide from stormy weather as she fights her way back to her herd. How can she find them? Will she ever get back? This fictional story includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 41-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Wandering Woolly is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. 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. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. 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. Written by Andrea Gabriel
32 pg, 8.5 x 10, Ages 4-8, Grades K-3, Lexile: AD 660, AR: 3.10, F&P: N
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| Keywords: extinct animals, woolly mammoth, animal adaptations, ice age, climate, compare and contrast, early North American history (Clovis People), paleontology, archeology
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| Animals in the book: bear, beaver, cave lion, ground sloth, saber-toothed cat, woolly mammoth |
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| Vetters: Thanks to Deb Novak, Director of Education, and Gary Morgan, Assistant Curator of Paleontology, at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, for reviewing the accuracy of the information in this book. |
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Reviews:
This book would fit well into geography lessons, science lessons, and history lessons. - Children's Literature
Wandering Wooly is a fascinating fictional account of a woolly mammoth's experience in Ice Age North America over 13,000 year ago. Written simply, enriched with stunning imaginative artistic scenes, this beautiful book will appeal to young readers ages 4-8. - Midwest Book Review
Gabriel has skillfully blended fact and fiction in this book which young boys and girls are sure to connect with on many levels. This book is highly recommended for home and school libraries and for classroom reading. - Literary Classics
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