Living Things and Nonliving Things

This week, a kindergarten class came into our school library during one of its quiet times, on the search for living things. They found our bearded dragon. They found our turtles. They found our blue-tongued skink. I suggested to the teacher that there might be at least one more living thing in the library and she was suddenly remembered that there is an ivy plant on the bookshelf.

This book is perfect for this class or for any other elementary age students who are talking about what it means to be alive. It has enough meat for even junior high or high school students, and it will definitely get a thoughtful conversation going, no matter the age of the readers.