Picture Books to Explore and Create Background Knowledge
Collection Created by:Lisa Clark, an Epic Teacher
Picture books for building background knowledge
Books

Bernida: A Michigan Sailing Legend

A Girl Named Dan

The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of...

Welcome to America, Champ!

The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story

The Legend of the Loon

The Orange Shoes

Junkman's Daughter

America's White Table

The Legend of Mackinac Island

Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal

Moonlight Crab Count

Turtle Summer: A Journal for my...

Track that Scat!

Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears
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