3rd Grade Unit 1 – Habitats & Regions
Annotated Bibliography
S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of
organisms on their habitat.
a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast,
Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there.
b. Identify features of green plants that allow them to live and thrive in different
regions of Georgia.
c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions
of Georgia.
d. Explain what will happen to an organism if the habitat is changed.
Bennett, Doraine. Appalachian Plateau. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009.
Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-19-0, Georgia, My State Geographic Regions series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of the Appalachian plateau geographic region of Georgia, looking
at its various land formations and attractions. Contents: Let's explore! -- What is a plateau? -Where is Lookout Mountain? -- Cherokee Indians lived here -- Fly like a bird! -- What is a
canyon? -- Climb down into the canyon -- What is inside the mountain? -- Look at those strange
shapes!
Bennett, Doraine. Atlantic Ocean. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-34-3, Georgia, My State series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of Georgia’s Atlantic Ocean habitat, and looks at some of the
animals that make the ocean their home. Contents: Which ocean is near Georgia? -- Constant
motion! -- Life on the continental shelf -- Gray's reef -- Reptiles in the ocean -- Shrimp! -- All
kinds of fish in the ocean -- Endangered species -- Ocean birds.
Bennett, Doraine. Blue Ridge Mountains. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009.
Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-20-6, Georgia, My State Geographic Regions series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of the Blue Ridge Mountain region of Georgia, looking at its land
formations, waterways, and attractions. Contents: Let's explore -- How far do the Blue Ridge
Mountains go? -- Hike from Georgia to Maine! -- Amicalola means tumbling water! -- Which
way does the water flow? -- What are headwaters? -- Let's go rafting! -- Dams change the
landscape -- There is gold in those hills!
Bennett, Doraine. Coast. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-35-0, Georgia, My State series, 23 p.
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Describes the characteristics, plants, animals, and people of Georgia’s coastal habitat. Contents:
What is a coast? -- What are marshes and estuaries? -- Let's go to the beach! -- Birds in the air
and on the water -- Animals on the beach -- Don't touch those eggs! -- Forests on the beach? -Come take a drink! -- People live here, too.
Bennett, Doraine. Coastal Plain. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-51-0, Georgia, My State series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics, plants, and animals of Georgia’s coastal plain habitat.
Fire in the forest! -- Why did the long leaf pines disappear? -- Gophers tortoises rule! -- Birds
and animals in the wiregrass -- What else grows in the coastal plain? -- Foreign plants and rare
plants -- Wetlands in the coastal plain -- Other birds and animals -- An endangered habitat.
Bennett, Doraine. Piedmont. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-38-1, Georgia, My State series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics, plants, animals, and people of Georgia’s piedmont habitat.
The Piedmont in Georgia -- Sharing the habitat -- Piedmont forests -- Animals and birds in the
forest -- Special ways to find food -- Plants in Piedmont – Water habitats in the Piedmont -Living on the rocks – Backyard habitats.
Bennett, Doraine. Piedmont. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-22-0, Georgia, My State Geographic Regions series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of the piedmont region of Georgia looking at its land, waterways,
cities and attractions. Contents: Let's explore! -- This mountain has faces! -- Our state capital -Which indians lived here? -- Warm water from the ground -- What is the fall line? -- Which cities
are on the fall line? -- Let's swim! -- Let's ride on the water!
Bennett, Doraine. Marsh and Swamp. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009, Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-36-7, Georgia, My State series, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics, plants, and animals of Georgia’s marsh and swamp habitats.
Contents: What's the difference between a marsh and a swamp? -- The Okefenokee swamp -Animals and birds on the land -- Animals and fish in the water -- Plants that eat animals -- Salt
water marshes along Georgia's coast -- From ocean to marsh and back again -- Animals and
birds in the marsh -- Seafood in the marsh and estuary.
Bennett, Doraine. Mountains. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-37-4, Georgia, My State series, 23. p.
Describes the characteristics, plants and animals of Georgia’s mountains and habitat. Contents:
In the mountains of Georgia -- What is a mountain habitat like? -- Trees and plants of the
Georgia mountains -- How do bears live in the mountains? -- Animal adaptations -- Animal
camouflage -- Fish and amphibians in the mountains -- Birds in the mountains -- Protecting the
mountain habitat.
Bennett, Doraine. Lower Coastal Plain. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-49-7, Georgia, My State Geographic Regions series, 23. p.
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Describes the characteristics of the lower coastal plain region of Georgia, looking at its land
formations, waterways, cities and attractions. Contents: Land near the ocean -- Let's go to the
beach! – Georgia’s coast changes -- Wild horses live on the island -- How deep is the ocean? -People you know lived here -- Let's sail into Savannah! -- Watch out for alligators! -- These
plants eat insects!
Bennett, Doraine. Upper Coastal Plain. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-21-3, Georgia My State, Geographic Regions, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of the upper coastal plain region of Georgia, looking at it’s land
formations, waterways, and attractions. Contents: Let's explore! -- Wiggle your toes in the soil - Scientists help Georgia farmers -- Climb on the tractor! -- Baseball and blackwater -- Pines
growing in rows -- Hike in Providence Canyon -- Let's visit Kolomoki Mounds -- Who is next
door?
Bennett, Doraine. Valley and Ridge. Hamilton, GA: State Standards Publications, 2009. Print.
ISBN 978-1-935077-23-7, Georgia My State, Geographic Regions, 23 p.
Describes the characteristics of the valley and ridge region of Georgia, looking at its land
formations and attractions. Contents: Let's explore! -- What is a ridge? What is a valley? -- Can
you name the valleys and ridges? -- Which direction should we go? -- What are those mounds? - Sequoyah was here! -- What is a national forest? -- What is a fault? -- What lived here long
ago?
Bailey, Jacqui. Cracking Up: A Story About Erosion. Picture Window Book,s 2006. Print.
ISBN 978-1404819962, 32 pages
Describes the process of erosion and how water, ice, wind, and sun wear away at Earth's
surface.
Koontz, Robin. Erosion: Changing Earth’s Surface. Picture Window Books, 2007. Print.
ISBN 978-1404822016d, Amazing Science series, 24 pages
Did you know that rain, waves, wind, snow, and ice can change the shape of Earths surface?
They can create valleys, sea stacks, caves, and rock arches. Learn about the natural forces of
erosion and how they shape the land.
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