Your Pet Hamster, Written by Elaine Landau

Implementation: I would definitely use this to introduce a hamster as a class pet! A lot of younger grades have class pets, but many 3rd, 4th, and 5th do as well. As a non-fiction book, there are facts within that would aid as a research tool for students to learn more about hamsters. Practice using a table of contents, index and glossary are necessary skills students need to be able to apply to all sorts of non-fiction books.

Eye Wonder: Birds, Written and Edited by Samantha Gray and Sarah Walker

Eye Wonder: BIRDS by Caroline

Implementation: I would use this book as a research tool for students who seek to write or learn more about birds. Again, learning how to use a table of contents, glossary and index are important features of non-fiction books that students will use throughout their lifetime. (Click the link-Eye Wonder: Birds by Caroline)