Teachable Texts

55. The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre

August 20, 2009 at 9:42 am Leave a comment

Retell: This book describes the life cycle of a bumblebee queen.

Topics: bumblebees, life cycles, habitats, pollination

Units of Study: Nonfiction, Content Area Reading and Writing

Reading Skills: envisionment, questioning, determining importance

Writing Skills: using commas to separate clauses

My Thoughts: I like how this book is structured.  It has two threads–a narrative thread and an expository thread.  In bold letters the text tells a story about the amazing work of a bumblebee queen.  On every other page or so there are fact bubbles that give more detailed information about bumblebees.  I plan on using this book when we do our Content Area unit which will focus on life cycles and habitats.

Entry filed under: Female Authors, nonfiction, Picture Books. Tags: bumblebees, commas, content-area, determining importance, envisionment, habitats, life cycles, nonfiction, pollination, questioning.