Elementary Library

Resource & Discussion Guide

Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle by Emily Kate Moon (551.48 MOO) Meet Drop. She's water! And she's seen a thing or two. Yep, even dinosaurs; she's four and a half billion years old, after all. Everywhere Drop flows--and she flows everywhere--she keeps things moving, making life on earth possible, and having a great time doing it. (Have you ever plummeted from a rain cloud? Or took a thousand-year nap in a glacier? Drop knows how to live right.) Discussion Prompts: ●​ Before reading: Why is water important? Does water stay in one place all the time? ●​ During reading: Notice the different parts of the water cycle and make a visual marker for students ●​ What forms can water take? (ask throughout the book…how has Drop changed form?) ●​ In what ways does water move? ●​ After reading: After reading this book, does your answer change to our very first question? Why is water important? ●​ After reading: What is one question you would like to ask Drop?

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming (595.79 FLE) Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life! Describes the behaviors, habitat, and physical characteristics of the honeybee.

Discussion Prompts:

●​ Who is the story about? ●​ What kind of bee does the book discuss? ●​ What happens in the story? ●​ Where does the story take place? ●​ When does the honeybee begin its journey? ●​ Why is the honeybee important? ●​ How do the paintings enhance the meaning and tone of the story?

●​ Why do you think Candace Fleming wrote this book? ●​ What important roles do honeybees play in our lives? ●​ How does diversity play a role? ●​ How can we help?

Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner (535.6 MES) Under the canopy of the rainforest, hundreds of animals make their homes--from the slender parrot snake to the colorful poison dart frog. But up in the trees hides a whole other world, where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call, capuchin monkeys swing from the vines, and sleek-furred jaguars rule the night. . . Discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers...and under the brilliant green trees of the rainforest. Discussion Prompts: ●​ What do you know about a rainforest? ●​ Cover : Make a prediction: What do you think this book might be about? ●​ Why might you think this book is fiction? Why might you think this book is nonfiction? 97