Sea Stars ~ Ann Herriges (2007, Bellwether Media)

Summary: This is a book about Sea Stars or Starfish. The book tells you where Sea Stars live, what they look like, what their body parts are called. It goes through some more interesting facts about the Sea Stars.

My Review: I think this is a great non-fiction book to use in a class room. It is part of a series entitled Oceans Alive. The book has many real pictures in it and does a great job of explaining the information in a grade appropriate way. The book has a glossary in the back as well as a list of websites and books to look up additional information. I taught about ocean animals last year and I wish I knew about this series then.

About the Author: Ann Herriges is a published author of books in the Oceans Alive series. I was not able to find more information about her. 
Genre: Non-fiction, Sciene
Theme / Skill: Researching information, reading to learn
Age Level: 7-9

Pre-reading Activity: K-W of a KWL. What do we want to know about Sea Stars? What do we want to know?

Post-reading Activity: After reading, ask students what they still want to learn about Sea Stars? and how can we find out that information.