Nicholas R. Perrone
Sea Turtle: Davies, N., & Chapman, J. (2001). One tiny turtle. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. This is a children's book that tells the remarkable story of a sea turtle's migration from hatching beach to feeding ground back to the same original beach.
Elephant: Pulley-Sayre, A. (2002). Secrets of sound: Studying the calls of whales, elephants, and birds. Singapore: Houghton Mifflin. The section on elephants is quite informative for upper-elementary or middle school students.
Eagle: Shapiro, P. (2008, January 2). Ellen the Eagle Needs Glasses. Retrieved July 21, 2009, from PublicLiterature.org Web site: http://publicliterature.org/2008/01/02/ellen-the-eagle-needs-glasses/ This online story is great for adding a technology element to a literacy lesson and is for upper-elementary or middle school students.
