Nonfiction Monday: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts

Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock (Author) and Carolyn Conahan (Illustrator) has facts about all kinds of creatures that use bubbles…

Bubbles are for sailing.

Violet Sea Snail – Janthina janthina

 

Violet sea snails can’t swim. Instead, they sail along the ocean surface on rafts made of bubbles.

Voice Mini-lesson
Primary/Intermediate: Ask students to write a story or a poem about one of the creatures in this book. Will they use the “I” voice and pretend they are the creature (first person point-of-view) or will they observe the creature and use the third person point-of-view like the book did?

This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up is at L.L. Owens.

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