Timber! 6-pack Author: Rebecca Green ISBN: 9780790322247 Copyright Date: 2005 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 5 Reading Level: S Strategy/Skill: Information skills, Main ideas, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Report Theme/Topic: Environment, Exploration, History, Work Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

Wood is all around us.  This book looks at the history of the lumber industry and the importance of growing lumber in a way that’s friendly to the environment if we are to continue using this valuable resource.

Features of the Book

• Report
• Historical information and photographs
• Cross-section diagrams

Purpose

Timber! can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• reading for a purpose
• identifying main ideas and summarizing information
• exploring specialized vocabulary
• examining how people have used natural resources to meet basic needs
• exploring the way natural resources are used by industries to produce goods for distribution and sale
• investigating how people manage natural
• resources to ensure continuity of supply

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