Elementary Library

should they be released to live in the wild? ●​ What did the bunnies in this story need to survive?

Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle (599.3 ENG) The true story of Destiny, a little sloth who did not let an injured eye keep her from learning how to be free in the rainforest. Discussion prompts: ●​ Why did Destiny need to be rescued? ●​ What support did she need to survive at first? How did she meet those needs by herself afterwards? If You Hold A Seed by Elly MacKay (E MAC) A young boy plants a seed that, with water, sunlight, care, and patience, grows into a strong, tall tree. Discussion prompts: ●​ What do you think this book is about? Who do you think this is (pointing to the young boy)? What time of year do you think it is in this book? Are there any other clues you see that tell us more about this book? ●​ What do you know about seeds? Have you ever held a seed? What kind seed was it? What kind of seed do you think the young boy is holding?

●​ What would happen if there wasn’t any sun? ●​ What would happen if there wasn’t any rain? ●​ What’s a sprout? ●​ What’s a bud? ●​ Why is there a bee? ●​ Why is there a butterfly? ●​ Why do the leaves fall off? ●​ What’s that animal? ●​ Why aren’t there any leaves in winter? ●​ What does perch mean?

How Do Plants Grow? by Julie K. Lundgren (571.8 LUN) Photographs and simple text help students learn how plants grow, describing how the soil, sun, water, and roots work together to help a plant grow out of a small seed.

Discussion prompts: ●​ What would happen if there wasn’t any sun? ●​ What would happen if there wasn’t any rain? ●​ What would happen if there wasn’t an soil? ●​ What do you see? What makes you say that?

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