6Traits Digest #176 - Wednesday, May 3, 2000 Desert unit by "Susan Nixon"---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Desert unit From: "Susan Nixon" Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 10:44:53 -0700 In case you do a unit on the desert, here's a *great* new book I found at the ASU bookstore yesterday. It's called _Lizards for Lunch_ and it's by Conrad J. Storad. The ISBN is1-891795-02-3 and it was $15.95 in hardback. This is a book about the roadrunner of the southwest. The roadrunner tells about himself in rhyme. It has both wonderful word choice and wonderful voice, if you are looking for books that are examples for 6 Traits of Writing. In the back, there are two pages of factual information about roadrunners. My students enjoyed it so much, they asked me to read it again. There is one verse repeated 3 times, and it's about what he eats, ending with "A hungry Roadrunner likes lizards for lunch." It's terrific! Susan Nixon Phoenix, AZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- End of 6Traits Digest -- To unsubscribe, send any message at all to: 6Traits-off@. Archive of past digests is at: http://6Traits.Cyberspaces.net/archive/?_NO_DATETIME