Teaching With Text Sets in Grade 4: Space the Final Frontier

Text Set 1: Exploring the Universe - From Stardust

from How to Make a Planet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Earth.

Shared Reading

1. Forbes, Scott. (2014). How to Make a Planet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Earth. Illustrated by Jean Camden. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press. (1070L)

2. Hodgkins, Fran. (2014). The Secret Galaxy. Photographs by Mike Taylor. Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House.

3. Katrien. (4.49.4009).  Learn’d Astronomer. Video. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=namVUer-bk8.  

from You Are Stardust

4. Kelsey, Elin. (2012). You Are Stardust. Illustrated by Soyeon Kim.  Toronto, ON: Owl Kids Books. (770L)

5. KidsEduc. (2014). Lunar Cycle, Why The Moon Change Shapes, 8 Phases Of The Moon, Learning Videos For Children.  Video. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCweccNOaqo 

6. Schlickenmeyer, Max. (3.2.2012). The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson. Video. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU 

from Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space.

7. Walliman, Dominic. (2013). Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space. Illustrated by Ben Newman. London UK: Flying Eye Books.

Exploring the Universe: From Stardust - Independent and Small Group Reading Texts:

1. Arguilar, David. (2011). 13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. (1120L)
2. Aldrin, Buzz. (2009). Look to the Stars. Paintings by Wendell Minor. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
3. Bailey, Jacqui. (2004). Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night. North Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books. (800L)
4. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield.  (1987). The Moon Seems to Change.  New York: HarperCollins.  (470L)
5. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (1998). Floating in Space. New York: HarperCollins. (690L)
6. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (1999). The Moon Seems to Change. New York: HarperCollins. (470L)
7. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (2000). The International Space Station. New York: HarperCollins. (720L)
8. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (2002). Mission to Mars. New York: HarperCollins. (720L)
9. Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (2000). The Sun Our Nearest Neighbor. New York: HarperCollins. (570L)
10. Carney, Elizabeth. (2012). National Geographic Readers: Planets. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Children's Books. (660L)
11. Carney, Elizabeth. (2014). National Geographic Readers: Mars. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Children's Books. (840L)
12. Crelin, Bob. (2009). Faces of the Moon. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. (950L)
13. Gibbons, Gail. (1998). The Moon Book. New York: Holiday House. (740L)
14. Gibbons, Gail. (1999). Stargazers. New York: Holiday House
15. Gibbons, Gail.  (2008). Galaxies, Galaxies! New York: Holiday House. (880L)
16. Gibbons, Gail. (2008). The Planets.  New York: Holiday House. (6600L)
17. Harrison, James. (2012 ). Kingfisher Readers L5: Space.  Kingfisher. (910L)
18. Simon, Seymour. (1991). Galaxies. New York: HarperCollins. (1010L)
19. Simon, Seymour. (2003). The Moon. New York: HarperCollins. (730L)
20. Simon, Seymour. (2006).  Destination: Space. New York: HarperCollins.
21. Simon, Seymour. (2006).  Stars. New York: HarperCollins.
22. Simon, Seymour. (2007). Our Solar System (revised edition). New York: HarperCollins. (1020L)
23. Stewart, Melissa. (2015).  National Geographic Readers: Meteors. Washington, D.C. National Geographic Children's Books. 
24. Stone, Tanya Lee. (2009). Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. (980L)
25. Tomacek, Steve. (2006). Jump Into Science: Stars. Washington D.C.:  National Geographic Children's Books. (700L)
26. Tomacek, Steve. (2006). Jump Into Science: Sun. Washington D.C.:  National Geographic Children's Books. (770L)
27. Tomacek, Steve. (2008). Jump Into Science: Moon. Washington D.C.:  National Geographic Children's Books. (810L)
28. Wittenstein,  Vicki Oransky. (2010). Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths. Honesdale, PA: Bods Mills Press.  (1080L)

Text Set 2: Moon Landing, July 1969 

From Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space.

Shared Reading

1. Aldrin, Buzz. (2008). Reaching for the Moon. Paintings by Wendell Minor. New York: HarperCollins. (860L)

2. Armstrong, Neil.  (1969). Video: First Steps on the Moon. Retrieved 6.24.15 from 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4

3. 60 Minutes Interview. (2002). Interview with Neil Armstrong. Retrieved 6.27.15 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3h1V3nzn0A

4. Collins, Michael. (1994). Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut’s Story.  New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (1170L)

5. Floca, Brian. (2009). Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. New York: Richard Jackson Books. (990L)

6. Granath, Bob. (2015). “Former Astronauts Recall Historic First Moon Landing. ” NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Retrieved from http://www.nasa.gov/content/former-astronauts-recall-historic-first-moon-landing 

7. Kennedy, John F. (1962). We Chose to Go to the Moon. Video. “Retrieved 7.1.15 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ

8. Walliman, Dominic. (2013). Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space. Illustrated by Ben Newman. London UK: Flying Eye Books.

Moon Landing, July 1969: Independent and Small Group Reading Texts:

1. Brown, Don. (2001). One Giant Leap. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers . 
2. Burleigh, Robert. (2014). One Giant Leap. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer. New York: Philomel. (470L)
3. Chaikin, Andrew. (2009). Mission  Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon. New York: Viking Press. (1150). 
4. Chaikin, Andrew. (2009). Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences. New York: Studio.
5. Donnelly, Judy. (1989). Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon. New York: Random House. (550L)
6. Hollingsworth, Tamara. (2010). Neil Armstrong: Man on the Moon. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials. (430L)
7. McNulty, Faith. (2005). If You Decide To Go To The Moon. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. New York: Scholastic. (690L)
8. Schyffert, Bea Uusma. (2003). The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. (850L)
9. Siy, Alexandra. (2001). Footprints on the Moon. Waterbury, MA: Charlesbridge. (920L)
10. Thimmesh, Catherine. (2006). Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. New York: Houghton Mifflin. (1060L)
11. Wikinson, Philip. (2012). DK Readers L3: Spacebusters: The Race to the Moon. New York: DK Readers. 
12. Yomtov, Nel. (2014). The Apollo 11 Moon Landing: July 20, 1969.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (840L)

Mythology & Traditional Tales for Read Aloud and Independent Reading

Mythology & Traditional Tales for Reading Aloud

from The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet:  Native American Poems of the Land. 

1. Bruchac, Joseph (Abenaki).  (1995).  "The Scattered Stars" from The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet:  Native American Poems of the Land.  New York:  Philomel Books.  (Cochiti Pueblo, Southwest) 
2. Clayton, Sally Pomme. (2009). Persephone. Illustrated by Virginia Lee. Grand Rapids, MI: Eederman’s Books. (Greek) (610 L)
3. Endredy, James. (2003). The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer: A Huichol Indian Story. Illustrated by María Hernández de la Cruz (Huichol Sierra) and Casimiro de la Cruz López (Huichol Sierra). Rochester, VT: Bear Cub Books. (Huichol)
4. Garcia, Emmett (Santa Ana Tribe).  (2006). Coyote and the Sky: How the Sun, Moon, and Stars Began. Illustrated by Victoria Pringle. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. (Tamaya Pueblo)
5. Huser, Glen. (2013). Time for Flowers, Time for Snow: A Retelling of Legend of Demeter and Persephone. Illustrated by Phillippe Beha. Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books. (Greek)
6. Monroe, Jean Guard and Ray A. Williamson. (1987). “Coyote Scatters the Stars” (pp. 40-41). In They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths. Illustrations by Edgar Stewart. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. (1070L) (Cochiti)
7. Oughton, Jerrie. (1996). How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend. Illustrated by Lisa Desimini. New York: Sandpiper. (780 L) (Navajo)
8. Taylor, Harriet Peck. (1997). Coyote Places the Stars. New York: Aladdin. (Wasco) (780 L)

Mythology & Traditional Tales: Books for Independent and Paired Reading

1. Aliki. (1997). The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus. New York: Trophy. (Greek) 
2. Bruchac, Joseph (Abenaki) and Gayle Ross. (1995). The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale.  Illustrated by Virginia A. Stroud. New York: Penguin. (Cherokee) (590 L)
3. Catling, Patrick Skene. (2006). The Chocolate Touch. Illustrated by Margot Apple. New York: HarperCollins. (770 L)
4. Chen, P.K. (2007). A Constellation Album: Stars and Mythology of the Night Sky. Illustrations by Patrick Gannon. Sky Publish.
5. Clayton, Sally Pomme. (2014). Greek Myths. Illustrated by Jane Ray. London: Frances Lincoln.



from King Midas and the Golden Touch

6. Clayton, Sally Pomme. (2009). Persephone. Illustrated by Virginia Lee. Grand Rapids, MI: Eederman’s Books. (Greek) (610 L)
7. Clayton, Sally Pomme. (2012). Greek Myths: Stories of Sun, Stone, and Sea. Illustrated by Jane Ray. London: Frances Lincoln. (Greek)
8. Craft, Charlotte. (1999). King Midas and the Golden Touch. Illustrated by  Kinuko Y.Craft. New York: HarperCollins. (660 L)
9. Craft, Charlotte. (1996). Cupid and Psyche. Illustrated by  Kinuko Y.Craft. New York: HarperCollins. 
10. D'Aulaire, Ingri; D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin. (1992). D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths. New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1070 L)
11. Demi. (2002). King Midas: The Golden Touch. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, (Greek ) (510 L)
12. Driscoll, Margaret. (2004). A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, the Planets and Constellations--And How You Can Find Them in the Sky. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.
13. Gaiman, Neil. (2009). Odd and the Frost Giants. New York: HarperCollins. (Norse) (820 L)
14. Graphic Myths and Legends (Series)
15. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. (2011). Tanglewood Tales. New York: HarperCollins. (1260 L)
16. Jaffe, Nina. (2005). The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sánchez. el Paso, TX: Pinata Books. (Puerto Rico)
17. Karas, G. Brian. (2010). Young Zeus. New York: Scholastic. (570L)






18. Kimmell, Eric A. (2008). The McElderry Book of Greek Myths. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 
19. Lock, Deborah. (2008). DK Greek Myths, Level 3. New York: DK Children’s.
20. Love, Hallie N. (1999). Watakame’s Journey: The Story of the Great Flood and the New World. Illustrated by Huichol Artists.  Santa Fe, NM: Clear Light. (Huichol)
21. Lupton, Hugh & Daniel Morden. (2013). Theseus and the Minotaur. Illustrated by Carole Henaff. Barefoot Books. (710L)
22. Lupton, Hugh. (2013). Demeter and Persephone. Barefoot Books. (560L)
23. Maryboy, Nancy (Cherokee/Navajo) and Begay, David. (Navajo). (2010). Sharing the Skies. Rio Nievo. (Navajo)
24. Mayer, Mariana. (1998). Pegasus. Illustrated by  Kinuko Y.Craft. New York: HarperCollins. (960L)
25. McCaughrean, Geraldine. (1992). Greek Myths. New York: Orchard. (670 L)
26. Mitton, Jacqueline. (2006). Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations. Illustrated by Christina Balit. Washington DC. National Geographic. 
27. Monroe, Jean Guard and Ray A. Williamson (Eds.). (1987). “The Little Girl Who Scatters the Stars.” In They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths, pp. 37-39. Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin. (Pueblo)
28. Montejo, Victor. (1999). Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya. Illustrated by Luis Garay. David Unger, trans. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. (Guatemala)






29. Mora, Pat. (2009). The Night the Moon Fell: A Maya Myth. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto: Groundwood. (Belize)
30. Nelson. S.D. (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe). (2003). The Star People: A Lakota Story. New York: Harry N. Abrams. (Lakota)
31. Osborne, Mary Pope. (1989). Favorite Greek Myths. Illustrated by Troy Howell. New York: Scholastic Press. (850 L)
32. Philip, Neil. (2011). Mythology (DK Eyewitness). New York: DK Publishing.
33. San Souci, Robert. (2000). Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend and Tall Tale. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. New York: Puffin. (Hawaiian, Eskimo and Native American, among others) (1050 L)
34. Stemple, Heidi. & Yolen, Jane. (2012). Jewish Fairy Tale Feast  A Literary Cookbook. Illustrated by Sima Elizabeth Shefrin. Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books.
35. Turnball, Ann. Greek Myths. (910L)
36. Verniero, Joan C. and Robin Fitzsimmons (Eds.). (2004). An Illustrated Treasury of Read-Aloud Myths and Legends. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publisher. (890 L)
37. Wilbur, Helen. (2008).  Z is for Zeus (A Sleeping Bear Alphabet). Sleeping Bear Press.
38. Williams, Marcia. (2011). Greek Myths. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. (Comics)
39. Yolen, Jane. (1998).  Pegasus The Flying Horse. Illustrated by Ming Li.  New York: Penguin (530 L) (Greek)






40. Yolen, Jane. (1997).  Wings.  Illustrated by Dennis Nolan.  San Diego, CA: Harcourt. (760 L) (Greek)