Interactive Geography Kit: Polar Regions (Grades 3-5) [Paperback]

Lorraine Hopping Egan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

Cool Activities, Projects, Games, Maps, and the Latest Information to Help you Explore These Icy Regions
Did you know that the South Pole only gets an inch or two of snow each year that some icebergs are green? Delve into the fascinating polar regions with this collection of hands-on activities and projects that covers everything from the geography of Antarctica and the Arctic to how animals survive and thrive in harsh climates. This complete theme unit features everything you need, including background information, maps, reproducible activities, and a full-color teaching poster, to explore the polar regions with your students.

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About the Author

Lorraine Hopping Egan, a former editor of Scholastic's SuperScience Blue magazine, has written, edited, and developed dozens of books, magazine articles, computer software programs, games, and other educational products for children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590762486
• ISBN-13: 978-0590762489
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,800,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lorraine Jean Hopping grew up in a small town in Michigan, went to a small college in Michigan (Kalamazoo College), and then began to dream big. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to launch a career in publishing as a writer and editor.

Her mantra is "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." In other words, Lorraine thrives on the new, the different, the unknowns in life.

A combination of curiosity and fear of boredom have led her into the worlds of magazines, books, radio, software, board games, toys, websites, and . . . what next? She has enthusiastically tackled an ever-expanding range of topics with special passions for languages, international cultures, science, math, and technology.

Today, Lorraine still dreams big as she creates out of a cozy home office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more about her and her game development company--Hopping Fun Creations--at lorrainejeanhopping.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars more here than you think, October 30, 2001

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This review is from: Interactive Geography Kit: Polar Regions (Grades 3-5) (Paperback)

I was worried the topic was too narrow to buy a whole book. (I don't do a unit on polar regions.) I was happy to find that the book has a lot more to it than that. There are good activities with reproducibles on map skills, science experiments, a science game, poetry, exploration, history and cultures. The card game about animal survival turned out to be a favorite. Kids are interested in polar regions, especially the animals and fascinating facts, so these activities are good motivators.