Beaver Works On His Dam / Busy Beavers

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. The fiction book, Beaver Works on His Dam, builds background knowledge and a wider range of vocabulary. In the non-fiction book, Busy Beavers, vibrant illustrations and photographs make science content engaging and accessible. Engage your readers about mindful reading and science based standards with this fantastic pairing about beavers.