How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
An irresistible account of a child s imaginary 8,000 mile journey through the earth to discover what s inside Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably SLJ An exciting adventure Illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont explode with color and action CS Best Books of 1979 SLJ Children s Choices for 1980 IRA CBC A Reading Rainbow Selection New Download How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World [ by ] Faith McNulty [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This book is a hundred kinds of awesome My almost three year old loves it, and so do I.My son and I read this book as a part of Sonlight s P4 5 curriculum This is a wonderful science book that really engages the reader As soon as we finished, my son wanted to read it again The book is written like a how to manual, explaining the layers of Earth Instead of a dry explanation of the various layers and their names, the reader is taken on an adventure to the center of the Earth Not only are all the layers named and explained, but the author explains what hypoth...What a lovely example of an engaging, living book We read this yesterday and the kids were captivated They asked to read it again today So we did Rapt attention Then they took out the paper and crayons and drew and drew and drew They all made plans for their own digging expedition complete with all the gear and food and how they d pay for it It was incredible to see them so caught up in a book.This book relates what you d find if you dug through the earth and so you learn about the mantle What a lovely example of an engaging, living book We read this yesterday and the kids were captivated They asked to read it again today So we did Rapt attention Then they took out the paper and crayons and drew and drew and drew They all made plans for their own digging expedition complete with all th...Wonderful, interesting book that tells about the various layers of the earth woven into a story of, as the title says, How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World This would be a great book for a b...This book is How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World by Faith McNulty This book can be used in Pre K to 2 grade classrooms This book can be used for lessons on Earth and feature of the Earth s surface.This is a vintage book that s worth your time to track down It s a wonderful bridge between playful children s what if books and the actual geological science Think of it as a picture book for older kids.Read for CC1 wk13Bridget and Kent LOVED this Borrowed from Grammy.Dig a hole to the other side other the world Sure Great living science book.I remembered the other day that I read this in first grade and it stuck in my head for years Granted, at age six, I didn t understand that you could not, in fact, drill through the earth in a straight line like the protagonist of this picture book But it was a fascinating idea, starting with a kid and a shovel in his backyard, showing the young reader what the different layers of our world looked like, and what you would find if you just kept digging I thought of that when I had to fill a v I remembered the other day that I read this in first grade and it stuck in my head for years Granted, at age six, I didn t understand that you could not, in fact, drill through the earth in a straight line like the protagonist of this picture book But it was a fascinating idea, starting with a kid and a shovel in his backyard, showing the young reader what the different layers of our world looked like, and what you would find if you just ...
- 21 January 2018 Faith McNulty
- Paperback
- 32 pages
- 0064432181
- Faith McNulty
- How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World