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Leave Only Footprints
6-pack
ISBN: 9780790322278
Copyright Date: 2005
Grade Level:
5
Reading Level:
U
Strategy/Skill:
Cause and effect, Forming opinions, making judgements, Point of view
Genre:
Memoir, Report
Theme/Topic:
Adventure, Challenge, Environment, Leisure and Recreation
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
Going on vacation is great, but tourism can have a big impact on the environment. This text looks at eco-tourism, which allows people to have a great vacation and respect the environment at the same time.
Features of the Book
- Report with explanations
- Problems and solutions
- Case study
- Maps and diagrams
- Controversial issues
Purpose
Leave Only Footprints can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- evaluating information and forming opinions
- identifying the author’s point of view
- analyzing cause and effect
- understanding how people’s leisure activities can have an adverse effect on wildlife and the environment
- examining how individuals have a responsibility to act in ways that don’t damage environments or harm species
- analyzing how communities and individuals can work together to preserve natural treasures and heritage sites
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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