Wind and Water at Work: A Book About Change (Big Ideas for Young Scientists)

Explains how the earth is always changing, how wind and water can be useful resources but can also cause erosion and discusses weather changes.

Trees Don't Freeze: A Book About Adaptations (Big Ideas for Young Scientists)

Discusses how animals and trees adapt to cold weather, and talks about boreal forests and mountainside trees.

Solving Science Questions: A Book About the Scientific Process (Big Ideas for Young Scientists)

Describes each step in the scientific method using an example of a test of how many bubbles are produced by different brands of bubble bath.

So What About Soil?: A Book About Form and Function (Big Ideas for Young Scientists)

Discusses the importance of soil, soil components and attributes, sand, clay, and silt.

This book presents a case study of two people learning to teach. It shows them engaging two groups of fourth grade students in discussion about the meaning of texts what the author calls interpretive discussion. The two groups differ with respect to race, geographical location, and affluence. 

As the novice teachers learn to clarify their own questions about meaning, they become better listeners and leaders of the discussions.

A tightly argued work, the book will help readers learn to engage students of all ages in text interpretation.