Monica Hughes (2) (1944–)

Wheels, Wings, and Other vehicles is a book that contains cool facts about vehicles. This book could be used a classroom to talk about different vehicles people use. Then, it could lead into a stem project about vehicles.

This book is about the different forms of transportation. Could be used as a read-aloud or for students to read on their own. This book has big text, pictures, questions and answers, and small text boxes. Could be great for introducing different features of informational text in a first-grade classroom.

I enjoyed reading this book about the various events surrounding the holiday and how each day brings something new. I think this book would be great for students to see how people celebrate holidays around the world. My favorite part was about the special food and how the vegetables are said to bring a long and happy life to those who eat them.

Tiger cub is an informational book about tigers. What a tiger is, what it looks like, how they eat, and how they grow. The pictures are up close so you can see just how sharp their teeth and claws are,and the color of their eyes. There is a lot of information for such a short book.

Extension: 1. I would have students make a chart about how domestic cats are similar to wild tigers.

2. We would use the information in the book to draw tigers.