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For millions of years, hundreds of thousands of beautiful green and blue Puerto Rican parrots lived in the island's rain forests. What clues do the author and illustrator give to help you know whether this book will be fiction or nonfiction?Because there is no title on the front cover of the book, tell students that the book is called Parrots Over Puerto Rico. Begun in 1968, he PRPRP is a cooperative effort between the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and the US Geological Survey.Survival rates of the parrots grow with each release. What do you think might happen? What makes you think that?Have students observe the vertical orientation of the book, with the text and illustrations positioned so that the book is be read by flipping up the pages instead of turning the pages horizontally right to left. Three such books you may wish to refer to are: GETTING STARTED WITH LITERATURE CIRCLES by Katherine L. Schlick Noe and Nancy J. Johnson (Christopher-Gordon, 1999), LITERATURE CIRCLES: VOICE AND CHOICE IN BOOK CLUBS AND READING GROUPS by Harvey Daniels (Stenhouse, 2002), and LITERATURE CIRCLES RESOURCE GUIDE by Bonnie Campbell Hill, Katherine L. Schlick Noe, and Nancy J. Johnson (Christopher-Gordon, 2000).1. To find other free activities that inspire young readers as well as learn more about Reading Is Fundamental, visit us at RIF.org.
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What did the scientists do when one of the chicks had damaged wings?16.
Imagine you are one of the first scientists to realize how endangered the Puerto Rican parrots are and you need to enlist help from the United States and Puerto Rican governments.
All rights reserved. The bright illustrations combined with the brief excerpts of history made this book engaging and kept the reader wanting to learn more. To learn more about Read for Success, click here. Author Interview for Parrots Over Puerto Rico lesson plan template and teaching resources. Write a letter, from the point of view of a scientist, asking for help. The scientists’ work shows how challenging obstacles can be faced and overcome with ingenuity and commitment. This is a teacher's guide for the book Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore. Puerto Rico parrots are unique to the Caribbean, but students can learn to identify other bird behaviors through observation. How will you persuade the United States and Puerto Rican governments to set up an aviary for the parrots? Circle or click on words across, down, or... What information do you think you might learn? What was causing harm and how did you or the other person solve that problem? 7. Look for vocabulary words from Parrots Over Puerto Rico. The authors recount the efforts of the scientists of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program to save the parrots and ensure their future. Take a look at the front and back covers. Check out how to compare and contrast with Parrots Over Puerto Rico and Puffling Patrol . Ask students to make a prediction.
For millions of years, hundreds of thousands of beautiful green and blue Puerto Rican parrots lived in the island's rain forests. What clues do the author and illustrator give to help you know whether this book will be fiction or nonfiction?Because there is no title on the front cover of the book, tell students that the book is called Parrots Over Puerto Rico. Begun in 1968, he PRPRP is a cooperative effort between the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and the US Geological Survey.Survival rates of the parrots grow with each release. What do you think might happen? What makes you think that?Have students observe the vertical orientation of the book, with the text and illustrations positioned so that the book is be read by flipping up the pages instead of turning the pages horizontally right to left. Three such books you may wish to refer to are: GETTING STARTED WITH LITERATURE CIRCLES by Katherine L. Schlick Noe and Nancy J. Johnson (Christopher-Gordon, 1999), LITERATURE CIRCLES: VOICE AND CHOICE IN BOOK CLUBS AND READING GROUPS by Harvey Daniels (Stenhouse, 2002), and LITERATURE CIRCLES RESOURCE GUIDE by Bonnie Campbell Hill, Katherine L. Schlick Noe, and Nancy J. Johnson (Christopher-Gordon, 2000).1. To find other free activities that inspire young readers as well as learn more about Reading Is Fundamental, visit us at RIF.org.
Erupt!
What did the scientists do when one of the chicks had damaged wings?16.
Imagine you are one of the first scientists to realize how endangered the Puerto Rican parrots are and you need to enlist help from the United States and Puerto Rican governments.
All rights reserved. The bright illustrations combined with the brief excerpts of history made this book engaging and kept the reader wanting to learn more. To learn more about Read for Success, click here. Author Interview for Parrots Over Puerto Rico lesson plan template and teaching resources. Write a letter, from the point of view of a scientist, asking for help. The scientists’ work shows how challenging obstacles can be faced and overcome with ingenuity and commitment. This is a teacher's guide for the book Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore. Puerto Rico parrots are unique to the Caribbean, but students can learn to identify other bird behaviors through observation. How will you persuade the United States and Puerto Rican governments to set up an aviary for the parrots? Circle or click on words across, down, or... What information do you think you might learn? What was causing harm and how did you or the other person solve that problem? 7. Look for vocabulary words from Parrots Over Puerto Rico. The authors recount the efforts of the scientists of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program to save the parrots and ensure their future. Take a look at the front and back covers. Check out how to compare and contrast with Parrots Over Puerto Rico and Puffling Patrol . Ask students to make a prediction.