Bobbie Kalman
Bobbie Kalman
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Sunlight does not go very deep into water so seaweed must grow at the surface where its rays can reach them. Starting with the sun, food chains link together plants and animals in various ecosystems to help them survive. What are Food Chains and Webs? describes these connections in a clear manner that children will understand. Fascinating diagrams show - the connection between herbivores, carnivores, scavengers, decomposers, and themselves - concepts such as energy pyramids, photosynthesis, and consumer hierarchies - an entertaining food web game
- GenresScienceAnimalsNonfiction
32 pages, Paperback First published March 15, 1998
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Bobbie Kalman
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Bobbie Kalman is the award-winning author of more than 400 non-fiction books. She established herself as a leading author in children’s non-fiction in the 1980’s and 90’s with two acclaimed series about pioneer life, The Early Settler Life Series (15 titles) and The Historic Communities Series (31 titles), both published by Crabtree Publishing. She has created many of Crabtree’s most popular series, which also include The Native Nations of North America Series (19 titles), The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series (93 titles), and The Science of Living Things Series (32 titles), among others. Born in Hungary in 1947, Bobbie and her family escaped to Austria during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. The family spent several weeks there as refugees before immigrating to North America. A former teacher, Bobbie Kalman taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. She also spent several years working as an educational consultant for several publishing companies. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology, and Education. She is married and has four children and three grandchildren. Although best known for her non-fiction, Bobbie’s newest book is autobiographical. Released in September, 2006, Refugee Child is the account of Bobbie and her family’s escape from Hungary when she was just nine years old. Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in October of 2006, the book is told from the perspective of a young girl.
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Janice Redding
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This is a great content book that goes into depth about food chains and food webs. Therefore, it will be a great addition to the teacher's bookshelf for science books in the class library. I like this book because it discusses the importance of energy from the food chain. Also, it introduces related terms such as producer, consumer, food chain, food web, ecosystem, herbivore, etc. It also has a glossary in the back of the book. It's illustrations are accurate and helpful to students. It is a great resource to have in the classroom for student use. There is no doubt that I would have my fourth grade students use this book as they create their own food web during an activity.
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Kendra Wheeler
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What Are Food Chains and Webs? by Bobbie Kalman, is an informative text that discusses the food chain, food web, and ecological communities. Not only does this book have great vocabulary words, it also provides a glossary in the back of the book. This book uses real photographs of the animals and plants that enhance the text. The pages are also very colorful and the information is easy for kids to understand. This book would inspire a lesson for my students to complete a KWL chart. Before reading the text, the students will fill out “What I know” and “What I want to know.” Then after reading the book, the students will fill out “What I learned” section on their paper.
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James Vickery
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This book would be a great book to introduce food chains of the world in the fourth grade. This book will be sure to fascinate students with the food chain that includes the sun, the plants, and the animals of the world.
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Rachel Otting
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September 22, 2016This book is about food chains and webs and how they are important. In every food web there are plants, herbivores, and carnivores. The book then shows all the webs of animals from different land areas.
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