Whitney Collins
Abbie Keel
Scotty Brooks
LM 520: Pathfinder Project
February 7, 2012
Animals and Their Habitats
A Pathfinder for grades 2-4
Do you ever think about how animals survive in different
places? How can a polar bear live in the artic tundra without
freezing? How can a lizard live in the desert with little amounts of
water? Learn more about different
habitats and the unique characteristics
the animals have that live there.
If you would like to learn more
about animals and their habitats, follow
the links on this pathfinder. It will help
you to find information in your school
library media center, on the Internet,
and in the community.
Print Resources
Internet
Resources
Multimedia
Resources
Dewey Decimal
Numbers to
Browse
Keywords to
Browse
Community
Resources
Information
Literacy
Standards
State Standards
Books and Magazines
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Scotty Brooks
Abbie Keel
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There are several excellent books about animals and their habitats. A few of the
books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to
search the online public access catalog (OPAC).
Nonfiction books:
1. Where Animals Live – by M. Bjorck, and J. G. Teason
Bjorck, M. & Teason, J. G. (1972). Where animals live. Encyclopedia Britannica
Educational Corporation.
2. I See a Kookaburra! : Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World – by Steve
Jenkins and Robin Page
Jenkins, Steve & Page, Robin. (2005). I see a kookaburra! : discovering animal
habitats around the world. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin.
3. Animal Habitats! – by Judy Press
Press, Judy. (2005). Animal habitats! Nashville, TN: Williamson Books.
4. The ABC’s of Habitats – by Bobbie Kalman
Kalman, Bobbie. (2007). The ABC’s of habitats. New York, NY: Crabtree
Publishing Company.
5. The Magic School Bus Hops Home: A Book About Animal Habitats – by Pat Relf
Relf, Pat. (1995). The Magic School Bus hops home: a book about animal
habitats. New York, NY: Scholastic Paperbacks.
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Fiction Books:
1. A House is a House for Me – by Mary Ann Hoberman
Hoberman, Mary Ann. (1978). A house is a house for me. New York, NY: Puffin
Books.
2. Where There Once Was a Wood – by Denise Fleming
Fleming, Denise. (1996). Where there once was a wood. New York, NY: Henry
Holt and Company.
3. The Great Kapok Tree – by Lynne Cherry
Cherry, Lynne. (1990). The great kapok tree: A tale of the Amazon rain forest.
Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc.
4. The Umbrella – by Jan Brett
Brett, Jan. (2004). The umbrella. New York, NY: Putnam Juvenile.
5. Magic Tree House: Afternoon on the Amazon – by Mary Pope Osborne
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Osborne, Mary Pope. (1995). Magic tree house: Afternoon on the Amazon. New
York, NY: Random House Books for Young Readers.
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Reference
Size
Books:
1. LifeZoo:
From
Tiny
Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia – by
Toyofumi Fukuda
Fukuda, Toyofumi. (2009). Life-size zoo: From tiny rodents to gigantic elephants,
an actual size animal encyclopedia. New York, NY: Seven Foster Press
2. Encyclopedia of the World’s Zoos
Encyclopedia of the world’s zoos. (2001). New York, NY: Routledge
3. Disney Learning: Wonderful World of Animals – by Dr. Donald Moore
Moore, Donald. (2006). Disney learning: Wonderful world of animals. New York,
NY: Disney Press.
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4. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals: In Nature & Myth – by Fran Pickering
Pickering, Fran. (2003). The illustrated encyclopedia of animals: In nature and
myth. Berkeley, CA: Chrysalis.
5. Wild Animal Planet: Animal Habitats – by Michael Chinery
Chinery, Michael. (2008). Wild animal planet: Animal habitats. Wigston,
Leicester: Annes.
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Magazines:
1. National Geographic
National Geographic Society. (2012). National Geographic. Monterey, CA:
National Geographic Society.
2. Your Big Backyard
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National Wildlife Federation. (2012). Your Big Backyard. Vienna, VA: National
Wildlife Federation
3. Ranger Rick
National Wildlife Federation. (2012). Ranger Rick. Vienna, VA: National
Wildlife Federation.
4. ZooBooks
Wildlife Education, Ltd. (2009). Zoobooks. San Diego, CA: Wildlife Education,
Ltd.
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INTERNET WEBSITES
The Websites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic.
If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the
Internet.
For students:
National Geographic Kids
Funschool - Habitat Game
Magic School Bus - The Great Habitat Match Up
For teachers:
Exploring Nature Educational Resource – Lesson plan for learning habitats
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Utah Education Network – List of different habitats with links to research the
animals that live there
National Geographic
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MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
Videos:
1. Eyewitness Series. DK Publishing.
2. Reading Rainbow: The Salamander Room. (1993). GPN.
3. Animal Atlas: Super Hero Animals. (2010). NCircle Entertainment.
4. Desert Plants and Animals. (1994). Eastman Kodak Co.
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Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
If you want to browse the shelves in the media center to locate information about
animals and their habitats, look for these numbers:
590 Zoological sciences/Animals
591 Zoology
577 Ecology
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Keywords and Phrases for Searching
Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search.
Habitats
Animals
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Specific names of habitats, such as:
Desert
Tundra
Forest
Jungle
Rainforest
Ocean
Arctic
Pond
River
Community
Resources (People
and Places)
The following community contacts may
help you with your topic:
Jacksonville Public Library
Alabama Virtual Library
Birmingham Public Library
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Information Literacy Standards
Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and
effectively.
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and
competently.
Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and
creatively.
Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives
for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
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Whitney Collins
Scotty Brooks
Abbie Keel
LM 520: Pathfinder Project
State Standards
Alabama State Course of Study
Science
Grade(s): 2
Standard #6
Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body
covering
• Comparing existing animals to extinct animals
Examples: iguana to stegosaurus, elephant to wooly mammoth
• Identifying migration and hibernation as survival strategies
Science
Grade(s): 3
Standard #
10
habitat
that
plant
survival.
deserts
cacti,
support
mosses
Determine
conditions
support
growth and
Examples:
support
wetlands
ferns and
Science
Grade(s): 4
Standard # 5
Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
• Describing behaviors and body structures that help animals survive in
particular habitats
Examples:
- behaviors-migration, hibernation, mimicry;
- body structures-quills, fangs, stingers, webbed feet
• Describing life cycles of various animals to include incomplete and
complete metamorphosis
Examples: damsel fly, mealworms
• Tracing the flow of energy through a food chain
Example: producer, first-level consumer, second-level consumer, and
third-level consumer
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• Identifying characteristics of organisms, including growth and
development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to
the environment
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