Steve jenkins, an awardwinning illustrator and author of childrens books, is known for his ability to imbue his artwork with his fascination with the natural world. Support early writers to notice features of the book design and organization, such as the title and the. In 2007, school library journal described authorillustrator steve jenkins as a master illustrator, and youd be hardpressed to find someone who didnt agree with that. We enjoyed the illustrations that are made from cut and torn paper. If you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. Reading and writing activities for mentor textdown, down, down by.
Jenkins explains how a body part or behavior helps an animal to. The first day of life is different for every animal. As he noted in his acceptance speech for the prestigious boston globehorn book award for nonfiction. Dec 31, 2017 if you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. Books by steve jenkins author of what do you do with a tail. Steve jenkinss vivid and accurate cutpaper collage illustrations of the natural world will captivate readers of all ages. Find fiction and nonfiction childrens books, activities, and educational apps about bugs, birds and animals. And many other cool things you might have wondered. I loved this book the first time i read it and learned a lot about the animals and.
Follow up with word problems based on the resulting measurements. Explain that the author is the person who writes the words and the illustrator is the person who creates the pictures. It might blow itself up like a balloon, perform a dance, or show off its brightly colored feathers, skin, or scales. Steve jenkins has 95 books on goodreads with 56758 ratings. Stories collection of 50 literature guides for awardwinning picture books. See more ideas about steve jenkins, zoo activities and zoo preschool. Students will enjoy learning facts about animals that hold world records for their abilities and characteristics. My first day explores some of the fascinating things that. Students are introduced to the concepts such as biggest, strongest, and fastest with both familiar and unfamiliar animals, and with some unexpected twists.
Explore bird flight and migration with a series of activities to go along with animals in flight, written by steve jenkins and robin page. Find fiction and nonfiction childrens books, activities, and educational apps about adventure, detectives, explorers and mysteries. Discovering animal habitats around the world, by steve jenkins and robin page. Steve jenkins is an internet entrepreneur, tech ceo, allaround geek, speaker, consultant, martial arts black belt, padi rescue diver, obstacle course racer, and selfproclaimed technology jedi and business samurai who is passionate about anything that has blinking lights, a throttle, a trigger, or a swiss movement. Steve jenkins writes some of the best, most engaging informational texts. I was first introduced to steve well pretend were on a first name basis in college, when i had to read what do you do with a tail like this.
Discovering animal habitats by steve jenkins and robin page with kids wings unit in reading seeds. The illustrations in the book are you guessed it the actual size of the creature being described. This comprehensive vocabulary unit is designed to help you use nonfiction texts in readalouds. A collection of the fastest, fiercest, toughest, cleverest, shyest. Books by steve jenkins author of what do you do with a. Steve jenkins writes books that teach parent and child. Robin, also an author and illustrator, is my frequent collaborator weve made sixteen childrens books together.
Human newborns dont do much at all, but some animals hit the ground running. In this book, steve jenkins is both the author and illustrator. That makes it a wonderfully engaging and interesting book for children of all ages. Show the cover, give title, author and illustrator. In my books, i try to present straightforward information in a context that. Visit his website at steve jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the caldecott honorwinning what do you do with a tail like this.
His honors include the caldecott honor award, a new york times ten best illustrated citation, a boston globehorn book award for nonfiction, and several ala notables. Cause and effect picture books that teach toddlers how the. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said. His books have been called stunning, eyepopping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. See all books authored by steve jenkins, including what do you do with a tail like this. The featured books for the environment adventure pack are the great kapok tree. He has a lot of awesome animal books including one about habitats. Discover online resources to support your childs favorite books. I was first introduced to steve well pretend were on a first name basis in college, when i had to read what do you do with. Biggest, strongest, fastest connect literature, math, and science with activities for biggest, strongest, fastest by steve jenkins. Bring the book to life with a twoday math lesson that will captivate your students. Steve pictured here with his son on a summer road trip my mother said i look like a street person, steve told us.
It assesses students ability to understand the role of illustrations in the text and to use the illustrations and words from pages in the book to describe key ideas. How to swallow a pig by steve jenkins, robin page, steve. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said the. Jenkinss books, both his solo endeavors and his collaborations with others, do far more than provide a typical non. This printable includes k5 activity ideas for many of his works. Reading is fundamental 750 first street, ne suite 920 washington, dc 20002 1 877 rifread faq contact us careers. Steve jenkins is a master at delivering science in accessible fun books that kids, teachers, and librarians love.
Actual size by steve jenkins is a childrens book that shows you the exact size of different animals, insects and even fish. Actual size, by steve jenkins, is an original and visually captivating book that shows the actual scale or size of various animals and insects. A tale of the amazon rain forest, by lynne cherry, and i see a kookaburra. Kids wings has created outstanding activities for each novel, units which provide the latest in. Steve jenkinss most popular book is what do you do with a tail like this. Find colors and shapes resources for parents, including curious george activities for children, fun printables, and educational worksheets, as well as recommended reading lists for ages 35. Steve jenkins s father was a physics professor and astronomer, and he encouraged his early interest in science. Steve jenkins books, author biography, and reading level. We began reading to them when they were just a few months old, and i became interested in making childrens books myself. This assessment correlates with the book never smile at a monkey by steve jenkins from the wit and wisdom curriculum for grade 1. This book is part of the read for success collection. A while back i was introduced to the book actual size by steve jenkins.
Animals on earth boston globehorn book honors awards jenkins, steve on. First i share some of his books with my students, and we discuss how they think he created the art. In the book actual size, author steve jenkins depicts the actual size of an animal or part of the animal using eyecatching illustrations. After graduation i moved to new york city, where i worked in advertising and design, first in large firms and then with my wife, robin page, in our own small graphic design firm. Steve jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the caldecott honorwinning what do you do with a tail like this. Steve jenkinss is the author of a house in the sky. He received a bachelors degree from brigham young university in 1994, then an mba with emphases in marketing and entrepreneurship from byu s marriott school of management in 1996 in 1994, while still a student, steve founded jenesys llc. This product includes everything you need for a steve jenkins author study using eight of his books. Connect science and literature with the fun activities in this classroom guide to steve jenkinss books. New babies my first day by steve jenkins and robin page i heard said the bird by polly berrien berends, illustrated by brad sneed the new baby by mercer mayer introduction in this guide children are engaged in activities that primarily support two domains in the arkansas child.
A great look at twenty two different species and what makes each unique. Books by steve jenkins 77 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. The first page shows several animal noses and then the next page reveals which animals were pictured and what they can do with their noses. Download the pdf in spanish the featured books for the environment adventure pack are the great kapok tree. My first day by steve jenkins, robin page, hardcover. Steve jenkins elephants swim is a simple and engaging rhyming book about the many ways di. Dec 24, 2016 a collection of resources to support a nonfiction author study of steve jenkins. Down, down, down by steve jenkins is a nonfiction picture book that takes kids. Dec 30, 2017 if you dont have any steve jenkins in your life, you need to get some steve jenkins in your life. Use simple materials to measure and compare sizes of animals listed in the book. They moved often, but wherever they lived steve collected rocks and kept lizards, turtles, spiders, and other animals as pets. Steve jenkins, cocreator of the caldecott honor book what do you do with a tail like this.
I recently listened to melissa stewart talking about this book with matthew winner on an all the wonders podcast. My first day by steve jenkins and robin page houghton mifflin harcourt, unpaged, nonfiction picture book. Steve jenkins books list of books by author steve jenkins. Jenkins books have been instrumental in keeping her interest up for educational books. Cause and effect picture books that teach toddlers how the world works. Animals upside down is an interactive book with popups. My first day printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. In this visually driven volume, kids come facetoface with some headtotoe boney comparisons, many of them shown at actual size. How do newborn animals spend their first day on the planet. Discovering animal habitats by steve jenkins and robin page with kids wings unit in reading seeds one is a snail, two is a crab by april pulley sayre and jeff sayre with kids wings unit available in reading seeds. Robin, also an author and illustrator, is my frequent collaborator weve made sixteen childrens books. Steve jenkinss father was a physics professor and astronomer, and he encouraged his early interest in science. Grade 2 lesson plan and activity based on actual size by.
Other possible activities include wooing bighorn sheep ewes with head butts, building nests out of chewedup wood like paper wasps, and dancing over the water like western grebes. Tell your students that theyll first be looking through the baskets of nonfiction. This outstanding nonfiction title is another of many wonderful books by steve jenkins. While all children will enjoy it, its clear and streamlined text make it perfect for the very young. For october our author of the month was steve jenkins. Steve jenkins books in the elementary makerspace the learning. Jenkins layers his signature cutpaper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological information ready for readers to.
See more ideas about steve jenkins, author studies and nonfiction. In this title animals or parts of animals are shown life size. For the first week we talked about different habitats and the animals that live in each one. The caldecott honorwinning team steve jenkins and robin page apply their considerable talents to revealing how twenty two different species, from the emperor penguin to the siberian tiger, adapt to that traumatic first few hours of life, with or without. Born in australia in 1971, steve jenkins moved with his family to portland, oregon in 1978. Connect literature, math, and science with activities for biggest, strongest, fastest by steve jenkins. K2 at the end of the book, the authors ask a question. Our daughter page was born in 1986 and our son, alec, two years later. Year after year, his books are a huge hit with my students and i am sure your students will love them, too. From a dwarf goby the smallest fish of all to an african elephant, jenkins gives the reader an excellent visual perspective which shows the creatures actual size. My daughter granted, more kindly, that i could pass as a bohemian poet has.
Students will develop a better understanding of migration while meeting science standards. How to attract attention in the animal world sometimes an animal wants to be noticed. The great kapok tree tells the story of the rainforest animals who persuade a man. Written by steve jenkins and robin page and illustrated by steve jenkins. That makes it a wonderfully engaging and interesting book for children of all ages and for anyone just learning english. Create text sets for elementary classrooms, homeschooling, and summer reading to help prevent the summer slide. His torn paper illustrations created with handmade papers are exquisite and very engaging. Informational books in the preschool classroom topic of study. This printable includes k5 activity ideas for many of his. Some start their first day with lots of activities and some with less. Teaching with steve jenkins biggest, strongest, fastest. Created by nonfiction royalty, this book is a winner. The illustrations have such a real feel and almost look to be textured on the. First reading of actual size be familiar with the book, actual size.