Combine music and science and you have Rourke Educational Media’s series, Our Five Senses: Sing and Read. Jo Cleland has authored the delightful books in the series. The titles include: I Hear, I See, I Taste, I Touch. Big, bright photos encourage kindergarten kids to sing and turn the pages. They will have a rollicking time as they learn about the senses!

Happy reading,

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor

For ordering information, visit http://rourkepublishing.com/series/221.

Welcome to STEM FRIDAY, May 31, 2013! Leave your links and information in the comments section and I’ll update them throughout the day. Thanks for participating!

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor

Rourke Publishing

Are you working with budding botanists or excited ecologists? Use Julie Lundgren’s Why Plants Become Extinct to support your studies of plants, deforestation, climate change, and habitat loss.

Informative, detailed text paired with a variety of species emphasizes how critical this issue is for our planet. Students will surely be inspired to protect plants everywhere!

Happy reading,

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor

For ordering information, visit rourkepublishing.com/books/1976?series_id=260.

For free Teacher’s Notes, visit the Teacher’s Corner at http://rourkeclassroom.com/teachers_corner.

One goal of STEM education is to show children the possible STEM careers they can pursue. And, although not technically a “science” series, two books in the Little World Biographies series highlight the careers of talented individuals who worked in STEM fields: Joe Acaba and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Joe Acaba was a classroom teacher turned NASA astronaut. Frank Lloyd Wright became one of the most influential architects in the twentieth century. Both biographies are geared toward students in grades K-3. Large images paired with concise and informative text show students how Acaba and Wright pursued their dreams.

Check out Joe Acaba, by Colleen Hord, and Frank Lloyd Wright, by Doraine Bennett. Connect Social Studies with STEM!

Happy learning,

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor

For ordering information, visit http://rourkepublishing.com/series/318.

For free Teacher Notes, visit the Teacher’s Corner http://rourkeclassroom.com/teachers_corner.

Pre-K students around the United States are busy learning about animals on the farm this spring. Rourke Educational Media offers a variety of educational materials to help you bring the farm to life for your Pre-K through 3 students.

Our On The Farm series teaches students how common farm animals help humans. Large photos and engaging text explain how the animals live and produce on a farm.  Books in the series include: Chickens On The Farm, Ducks On The Farm, Horses On The Farm, and Rabbits On The Farm.

For free Teacher Notes, visit the Teacher’s Corner at http://rourkeclassroom.com/teachers_corner.

For ordering information, visit http://rourkepublishing.com/books/1730.

Happy learning,

Precious McKenzie

Senior Editor