{"id":363,"date":"2019-05-24T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=363"},"modified":"2019-04-12T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T23:38:43","slug":"soar-high-dragonfly-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/soar-high-dragonfly-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Soar High, Dragonfly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Soar High, Dragonfly<\/strong><\/em>
\nby Sheri M. Bestor; illus. by Jonny Lambert
\n32 pages; ages 5 – 8
\nSleeping Bear Press, 2019<\/p>\n

Spring sun warms the earth. Seeds sprout. Birds build nests. High above, tiny wings hum like wind through the leaves.<\/em><\/p>\n

This book introduces readers to the life of a green darner dragonfly. Green darners are one of the species that migrate, flying north in spring and south in fall.<\/p>\n

What I like about this book<\/span>: There are three layers of text. Large text tells the story of a dragonfly\u2019s life, from egg to adult. Even larger text provides sound effects, such as the \u201cPop. Pop. Pop\u201d of eggs landing on the surface of the pond \u2013 or the exclamations of \u201cOh my, dragonfly!\u201d Sidebars, in smaller text, add more details about the natural history of these amazing insects. The illustrations, bright and marbled and reminiscent of Eric Carle, invite you to explore the scenes spread across the pages. Even the end papers offer plenty to see. I would have liked some back matter offering more information, such as how the nymphs breathe underwater and whether climate change is affecting their migration.<\/p>\n

Head over to Archimedes Notebook<\/a> for some beyond-the-book activities and a review of The Bug Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Sue Heavenrich <\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soar High, Dragonfly by Sheri M. Bestor; illus. by Jonny Lambert 32 pages; ages 5 – 8 Sleeping Bear Press, 2019 Spring sun warms the earth. Seeds sprout. Birds build nests. High above, tiny wings hum like wind through the leaves. This book introduces readers to the life of a green darner dragonfly. Green darners … <\/p>\n

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