- Resource: Gaia Girls Book Series
- Resource Type: Curriculum, Speaker
- Description: Gaia Girls is an award-winning middle reader fiction series (two of seven planned books have been published) that incorporates real-world earth science, ecology, sustainability, and environmental issues within a fantastical tale. The hidden codes in the illustrations tie into online games. The author supplies classroom-ready games and puzzles and will launch an online learning platform called Gaia Quest. The books create an amazing platform to discuss sustainability and connect with science and English-language-acquisition curriculum. Author Lee Welles does school visits, virtual visits, and book-club call-in.
- Topic: Air/Climate, Habitat/Ecosystems, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife
- Grade: K-5, 6-8
- Cost: yes
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- Keywords: fiction, adventure, sustainbility, environment, ELA, English-language acquisition, earth science, Gaia theory, girls, fantasy
Added on 1/29/2008
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I am a recently retired 5th/6th grade teacher. Author Lee Welles has done 2 wonderfully engaging presentations at my former school,encouraging students in creative writing. If I were still teaching, I would definitely develop an ELA/Science unit with Gaia Girls Enter the Earth. The novel lends itself to many themes, especially ecology. It has inspired me to develop a children's program focused on the novel and ecology at our local nature center this summer. 5 stars to Lee Welles for her creative work on such an important topic!