Your Skin and Mine

Author/Illustrator: Paul Showers/Kathleen Kuchera

About the Author:
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Showers/e/B000AP5F3M/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Paul Showers wrote twenty books for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including favorites such as What Happens to a Hamburger? and Where Does the Garbage Go? Mr. Showers worked on the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and for thirty years, the Sunday New York Times.

Genre: Non-fiction
Grade Level: K-2
Theme: Understanding differences/Health

Synopsis:
This story is about different children and their skin. It talks about how some children have different colored skin and how their skin is different. It talks about hair follicles, fingerprints, hair, sweat, epidermis/dermis, cuts, sunburns, melanin and keeping clean.

Pre Reading Activity:

Activity:

Have the class look at different Crayola color selections, see what color their skin actually is and have them write it down.

Post Reading Activity:

Activity:

After reading the story, have the students draw and write ways they can protect their skin. Have the younger students (K/1) tell you what they drew so you can write it down for them.

Reflection:

I think this is a good book to use in a younger classroom because it shows students how to take care of their skin, what happens when you get cuts and bruises, and why it is important to make sure you take care of your skin.