Wild and Free: The Story of a Black-Footed Ferret is a realistic fiction written by Jo-Ellen Bosson. It is about a female black-footed ferret and her daily life raising four babies, or kits. It follows the female from being born in captivity to being released in the wild. It shows through fantastic illustrations the home, food source, and breeding characteristics of this endangered species. The book is realistic in the fact that the animals take the reader through their daily lives. Its an excellent book for fourth and fifth graders and provides a gateway to a biology lesson dealing with different animals and eco-systems. It can also be useful in relaying the importance of doing what we can to prevent the extinction of animals. Another beneficial aspect of this book is the teaching tools included in the book. It has a glossary of vocabulary words, a glossary and a page where readers can find more information.
I found a link that has facts about the black-footed ferret and what sends species like this onto the endangered species list. It would be an appropriate source to bring to your future students. Also included is an informational video on black-footed ferrets.
The Black-Footed Ferret
I really liked this book for the use of a science lesson. This video is perfect for students to watch. I like that this book had teaching tools inside it. This is a great resource for teachers when they dont have the time to get online or search for ideas. Students would be interested in learning about this animal in particular because it is not an animal that most people think of off the bat. Great classroom implemenations and good book talk!
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Awe cute, aand i agree a lesson in science about becoming extinct an good idea. It would be a a good way to open a lesson on it because the kids would have something simple to think of when the science aspect of it is hard on them. They can think of the book and relate all the science to it :)
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