From the series How Does It Work?: Farm Tech
Greenhouses
Reading Level Grade 2Interest Level Grades 2 – 5Copyright 2024
Reviewed From the series How Does It Work?: Farm Tech
Reading Level Grade 2Interest Level Grades 2 – 5Copyright 2024
ReviewedIn Greenhouses, early fluent readers will learn how greenhouses are used to grow crops, how they’ve have changed agriculture, and new and future innovations, such as hydroponics and vertical farming. Beautiful, crisp, full-color photographs complement the text.
Greenhouses features infographics, sidebars, reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Children can learn more about greenhouses using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites.
Greenhouses is part of Jump!’s How Does It Work?: Farm Tech series.
This accessible explanation of greenhouses, part of the How Does It Work? Farm Tech series (4 titles), is designed for newly independent readers. Three brief chapters explain why greenhouses are used, how they help plants grow, and new technologies being used, such as aero- and hydroponics. User-friendly features include simple declarative sentences laid out on colorful backgrounds, highlighted vocabulary words, large color photos on every page that align directly with the text, supporting trivia, and helpful diagrams. A culminating activity (making a mini greenhouse out of paper cups) effectively reinforces the book's main concepts. Basic literacy and decoding strategies aimed at adults precede the table of contents; back matter includes a glossary and directions for accessing supplemental materials online. This visually pleasing offering will support STEAM collections and encourage nascent researchers to keep reading.
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