Bison or Buffalo?

My Bison written and illustrated by Gaya Wisniewski

A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn’t return?

Buffalo Wild! Written by Deidre Havrelock

An exuberant celebration of the Buffalo’s return to the wild. Since Declan was born, his kokum has shared her love of Buffalo through stories and art. But Declan longs to see real Buffalo. Then one magical night, herds of the majestic creatures stampede down from the sky. That’s when things really get wild! Azby Whitecalf’s playful illustrations add to the joy and reverence in Deidre Havrelock’s picture book debut. A reprinting of the Buffalo Treaty and an author’s note describe the importance of Buffalo to Indigenous Peoples and efforts to revitalize the species.

Cowgirl Rosie and her Five Baby Bison written by Stephen Gulbis

Cowgirl Rosie and the sheriff venture into the desert to track down Rosie’s missing baby bison.

Nonfiction

I Wish I Was a Bison written by Jennifer Bové

Explore the lives of bison with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of bison in the wild! What if you wished you were a bison and then you became one? Could you talk like a bison, with grunts and snorts? Could you eat like a bison, chomping lots and lots of grass? And would you want to?

The Buffalo are Back written by Jean Craighead George

The buffalo, an American icon once nearly extinct, has made a comeback. This stirring picture book tells the dramatic story, following bison from the Plains Indians to the cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt to the Dust Bowl, and from the brink of extinction to the majestic herds that now roam our national parks.

Out on the Prairie written by Donna M. Bateman

Discusses several plants and animals that live on the prairie in Badlands National Park, including the pronghorns, meadowlarks, rattlesnakes, and prairie dogs.

Paper bag bison craft: https://www.cindyderosier.com/2021/09/paper-bag-bison.html

Begin with a buffalo craft and lesson:https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/begin-with-a-buffalo-lesson-plan/?epik=dj0yJnU9UzBRQmtETVNMaEVpZllIbm43bWE4TzlGRFBCUjNRemkmcD0wJm49OGo1UXd2YVFqN0s0STlZLVFRaTRQZyZ0PUFBQUFBR05lOXpB

Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? Activities: https://jdaniel4smom.com/2013/08/readexplorelearn-is-your-buffalo-ready-for-kindergarten.html

The Human Body

Some Bodies written by Sophie Kennen

Through playful rhymes and colorful artwork, all the things that make our bodies special-from the texture of our hair to the color of our eyes-are celebrated. This sweet and inclusive book encourages young readers to acknowledge and accept differences, and offers the perfect opportunity to open up conversations about body acceptance. Back matter includes tips and conversation starters for parents and educators to use with children.

Bodies are Cool written and illustrated by Tyler Feder

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate bodies of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors, with different kinds of hair, eyes, spots, scars, and more.

The How and Wow of the Human Body: from your tongue to your toes and all the guts in between written by Mindy Thomas

The head: let’s start at the top — The brain: it’s what makes up your mind! — From the outside in — How we move — Pump it up, go with the flow — Digestion: how to transform your food into poop! — The immune system: siiiick — The reproductive system: how humans make humans.

Bots and Bods: how robots and humans work, from the inside out written by John Andrews

What do humans and robots have in common? Find out in this intriguing illustrated nonfiction book that encourages kids to discover their inner robot. Bots and Bods is an illustrated guide for kids looking to explore anatomy and technology and how they’re related. How do we both move or sense the world? How does robot intelligence compare to our own?

Human Body written and illustrated by Kev Payne

Did you know that doctors used to drink pee to diagnose a patient’s illness? Or that your farts may smell the same as your family’s? The human body is fascinating, but can certainly be disgusting. Whether it is your smelly feet, your stinky farts, or your slimy, green boogers, your body is capable of some pretty revolting stuff. Take a tour of your insides and outsides and discover more than 150 gross and ghastly facts about the human body in this funny but foul book.

Thank you for me! Written by Marion Dane Bauer

Rhythmic text enumerates what various body parts can do, including hands to clap and a body to twirl, then expresses thanks for each of those parts–and for the whole.

Printable anatomy cards: http://: https://www.naturalbeachliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Anatomy-Cards.pdf

Body tracing self-portraits: https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2014/09/body-tracing-self-portrait-mirror.html

Foil sculpture portraits: https://nurturestore.co.uk/giacometti-sculpture-art-project-for-kids

All About Apples!

Apple Cake written by Dan Casey

Join a young girl for a walk through the countryside to gather ingredients for a delicious cake: honey from the bees, milk from the cows, and apples from the trees. This simple story teaches little ones to celebrate the natural world and give thanks for nature’s gifts.

Apples, Apples, Apples! Written and illustrated by Victoria Kann

It’s Apple Harvest Day at the Pinkville Orchard.

Apples and Robins written by Lucie Félix

Using die-cut pages the story explores the shapes and colors of an apple tree through the passing of the seasons.

What’s an Apple? Written by Marilyn Singer

Rhyming text shows all the imaginative things you can do with an apple.

Magritte’s Apple Written and illustrated by Klaas Verplancke

A man named René floats through the world of his dreams and imagination, fulfilling his desire to become a painter–of apples and hats, apple hats, apple-these and apple-thats. In his paintings, leaves are lips, baguettes are noses, the right side is never up, and the upside is never down. Award-winning author Klaas Verplancke mashes everyday objects and words together in ways that are guaranteed to make kids laugh and think. René Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967), one of the world’s most beloved artists, created whimsical, subversive paintings that helped launch the popularity of surrealism. His works combined words and images in novel, thought-provoking ways, and used humor and ordinary subjects to inspire viewers to question the world around them.

Nonfiction:

Apples Grow on a Tree written by Mari C. Schuh

This cohesive collection clumps fruits and vegetables into categories according to their structure. Each title introduces the plant’s life cycle with a sequence of labeled, close-up photos. The remaining chapters cover each step in the sequence: planting the seed, growth, harvest, and seed formation. Apples and Blueberries mention pollination and dormancy while Carrots mentions the vegetable’s biennial pattern of seed formation. The titles conclude with examples of other fruits and vegetables with the same development pattern.

Painting with Apples stamping art: https://fun-a-day.com/apple-print-making/

Apple activities: http://www.teachingheart.net/appleunit.html

https://pocketofpreschool.com/apple-activities-and-centers-for-little-learners/

Exercise!

Henry Gets in Shape written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush

Henry the Duck is out of shape and needs to exercise! Where should he begin? Lifting barbells?

Doing chin ups? Jumping rope? Whatever Henry does to build muscle always leaves him exhausted!

The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath: a fairy tale to help you feel better written by Susan Verde

In this twist on the classic fairy tale, a wolf who lost his huff and puff consults with three yogis to help him find his breath. “Once upon a time there lived a wolf who lost his huff and his puff. It was a BIG, BAD problem! One morning, the wolf came upon a peaceful little yogi doing sun salutations. The wolf wanted to huff and puff and blooow her hut down into a big pile of straw. But instead the yogi suggested, “Let’s meditate on that!” Soon the wolf met a second yogi, and then a third. He may have lost his huff and puff — but with the help of three new yogi friends, can the wolf find his breath?

Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up Written by Eileen Spinelli

Miss Fox’s class is back, and this time the students are lethargic and cranky until they learn to eat better, exercise, and get more sleep. “This class is going to get fit!” Miss Fox says. “So we can be ready for Field Day?” asks Frog. “Not just Field Day,” says Miss Fox. “For every day!”

Stretch written by Doreen Cronin

Can you stretch to the ceiling? Can you stretch to the floor? You can stretch with a whisper, you can stretch with a roar! Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin give new meaning to the yoga pose downward facing dog as publishing’s most energetic pooch explores the many, many ways a kid can get limber.

Nonfiction

Move! Written by Steve Jenkins

Animals move! Follow them as they swing, dance, float, leap, and slide from page to page, then learn why these animals move the way they do, from the jumping spider who dances to impress and then floats away on a thread of silk, to the roadrunner who flies, but not too far, and would rather run to catch its prey.

Nonfiction:

Exercise! Marsico, Katie

Exercise!

Describes the benefits of exercise, the importance of building up stamina, and the different ways to exercise.

Exercise counting game printable: https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/exercise-counting-game/

Walk the Line Activity & Blowing Pom Poms: https://handsonaswegrow.com/fun-kid-activity-lines-of-colored-tape/