How The Meteorite Got To The Museum (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed this real life story about the discovery and earth/space travels of a meteorite that crashed in Peekskill, NY. Maybe it's because I'm a grown up, but I found all of the steps it took for a meteorite to find its way into a museum, after being formed so many millions of years ago and defying all odds to end up hitting one teenager's car, fascinating. Perhaps kids would only be mildly entertained, I'm not totally sure. But I think that for educational purposes, this book fills a niche (how DO things end up in museums?) in a fun and creative way, and there's a good amount of curricular overlap. Plus, space stuff = awesome. Like her other books, this one tells the story of a museum artifact, this one, a meteorite, what it is, how it ended up, this time, on earth, then step by step through the parade of experts until it is discussed by the science teacher with her students on a trip to the museum. Through graphically whimsical illustrations, and easy-to-understand text, Jessie Hartland has written an entertaining book full of interesting information. I liked it a lot, think it would be a helpful book for teaching organization.
What do You think about How The Meteorite Got To The Museum (2013)?
Notes:written like the house that Jack builtwe were bored about half way through
—Gracy
So, so cool! The end matter was probably the best part. What a fun book.
—Javier
Draws on a traditional poetry format to tell the nonfiction story.
—Frickjawn
