Gary Paulsen has written some lovely books for very young readers. These books can be shared and integrated in social studies and science classes. They can also be used as practice readers.
There
are no books at the 1st Grade level, but here is a delightful
Non-Fiction book at the 2nd Grade level which is available in Spanish as
well as English. To Find Part I of Gary Paulsen books at the 3rd Grade
level, click here.
3.66 STARS from 28 GoodReaders
All 5 STARS from Amazon Reviewers
THE TORTILLA FACTORY
is a beautiful little book from the Paulsens. With warm artwork and
poetic text it describes how tortillas come from corn which is grown
in the soil. And how that corn, when ground, makes its way from the
fields to the kitchen table.
The Black Earth sleeps in winter.
But in the spring the black earth
is worked by brown hands
that plant yellow seeds,
which become green plants in rustling in the wind
and make golden corn to dry in
hot sun and be ground into flour
for the tortilla factory.
This slim volume is not only a great poetic read-aloud, it's useful.
With text and pictures it introduces young children to patterns of
life that they might not be aware of. It describes how the planting
of corn is cyclical and in the rhythm of the seasons; and how the
ground corn grain moves through our society so that it eventually
nourishes those who grow it.
THE TORTILLA FACTORY
also here
Reading Information:
Word Count: 142
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 2.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 18383
--sample pages available
--other reviews available
La Tortillería
Brief Description:
Las tortillas son clásicas de la cultura mexicana, ¿cómo se hacen?
¿con qué se hacen? Conoce esto y más en este interesante y poético
libro.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 142
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 18383 SP
Lexile: 510L
To Find Gary Paulsen books for young children at the 3rd Grade level, click here.
compiled by Pam
updated July 2014
