Posted in Galloping the Globe

Here are some of the wonderful things that we used in addition to the suggested texts in GtG for the Polar Regions:

General Topics

• From the Artic to Antarctica - Rod Theodoru
• March of the Penguins DVD - Lives up to the "hype."

Readers (for those just beginning to read independently):

• Living in the Arctic
• These Birds Can't Fly
• It Could Still be a Bird

Literature

• The Magic Tree House: Polar Bears Past Bedtime - Mary Pope Osborne
• My Season With the Penguins - Interesting, factual account of a study of penguins.
• A Penguin Year - a realistic portrayal of a year in the life of a penguin.  (Note, parents may wish to "pre-read" this book as there is one page with a tasteful, but visual, drawing of penguins mating.  It took me by surprise!)

Science

• We read Polar Bear Patrol and Penguin Puzzle which are both Magic School Bus chapter books.
• We read The Magic School Bus In the Arctic and did the experiment on insulation found on the MSB website.
• The Best Book of Polar Animals - lives up to its name
• How to Hide a Polar Bear and Other Mammals - Ruth Heller
• Zoobooks magazines - Polar Bears, Penguins, Seals

Art

• We really enjoy fuse beads (see Perler Beads).  They have a penguin fuse bead form and free patterns online.