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Fresh Waters by Linda Aspen-Baxter - This book explores the plants, animals, and environment of this important ecosystem

Fishing ABC's Coloring Book - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - A downloadable coloring book about fish and fishing
Fish & Aquatic Conservation Word Searches - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Digital word search book about fish and conservation

Minn of the Mississippi River by Holling C. Holling - The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrates the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river

Mississippi River Companion - Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - A PDF version of the Mississippi National River and Recreation park area - find out how close you live to this great park!
Mississippi River Research Journal by Ellen Rodger - Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip down the Mississippi River ecosystem
The Mississippi: America's Mighty River by Robin Johnson - This book takes readers along the mighty Mississippi

Map: Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Mississippi River Facts - Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Watershed - National Geographic

Attack of the Zebra Mussels by Michael Rajczak - Facts about the spread of zebra mussels and efforts to stop this spread introduces readers to conservation and other science topics
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fensk - Plankton tries hard to get Mister Mussel to return a friendly greeting, but when Mussel finally opens his mouth the results are unfortunate for Plankton

OCTOBER WRITE OUT

Write Out is an annual writing event taking place in October, and is hosted by the National Writing Project and the National Park Service. The goal is to connect student writing with the outdoors based on an annual theme. Write Out uses robust resources as well as sound pedagogical strategies to support writers of all ages.

POEM WRITING

List Poem (A helpful mini-lesson for writing list poems for the monthly writing prompt)
Tumble-Down Poem (A helpful mini-lesson for writing list poems for the monthly writing prompt)

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