Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Notes on "Minn of the Mississippi"

Some lunchtime read alouds spark a ton of connections in my mind, so I like to keep notes on science, history, geography, and literature ideas as we go.
I did this with the chapters of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and now I'm doing it with Holling Clancy Hollings' wonderful book Minn of the Mississippi.

Important note: Minn is a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), not an alligator snapping turtle.


chap 1 - Land of Ancient Waters


chap 2 - One Small Turtle, Two Big Boys

    old turtle shell


chap 3 - A Turtle Starts Traveling


chap 4 - Waters Can Wander Away


chap 5 - The Mother Earth


chap 6 - The River Is a Museum


chap 7 - Below the Water-Wall

    discarded shell from button factory


chap 8 - Minn Becomes a River-Monster


chap 9 - The Lake in the River


chap 10 - A Country of Builders


chap 11 - River Life Has Its Downs and Ups


chap 12 - Ride the River in a Barrel


chap 13 - Sentinels of the Crossroads


chap 14 - When Water Runs Over Lawns and Things

    topographical map of Illinois


chap 15 - Boats That Changed the River


chap 16 - Land of Cotton and Turtle Stew


chap 17 - Minn Goes Inland


chap 18 - River of Dreams


chap 19 - Minn Comes to the End of the Line


chap 20 - Treasure Is Where You Find It


Like our local farm field trip series, this book is a wonderful bridge into next year's Local Geography, History, and Industry theme. It also exposed the kids to a little bit about Central America, which we get more into next week!


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