Earth and Space Science
Appelt, K., & Baker, K. [1993]. (1997). Elephants aloft. San Diego: Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich.
*Arvetis, C., Palmer, C., & Buckley, J. [1983]. (1995). What is a rainbow?
Shelton, CT: Newfield Books. Also available in Korean.
Asch, F. [1984]. (2000). Skyfire. New York: Aladdin. Also available in French,
German, and as an audio recording.
*Asch, F. [1995]. (2000). Water. San Diego, CA: Voyager Books. Also available
in Korean.
Baker, L.A. (1990). Morning beach. Boston: Little, Brown.
Baylor, B., & Parnall, P. [1974]. (1995). Everybody needs a rock. New York:
Macmillan. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
*Branley, F., & Keller, H. [1962]. (2000). Air is all around you. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin. Also available in Portuguese and as an audio recording.
Bowdish, L., & Wallace, J. [2001]. (2002). Thunder doesn't scare me! New York:
Scholastic. Also available in Spanish.
Kurtz, J., & Brennan, N. (2000). River friendly, river wild. New York: Simon &
Schuster.
Carle, E. [1996]. (2001). Little cloud. New York: Puffin Books. Also available in
French, Japanese, and as an audio recording.
*Carroll, C. (1996). How artists see the elements. New York: Abbeville Kids.
Conrad, P., & Egielski, R. (1993). The tub grandfather. New York: Harper Collins.
Also available in Braille and Japanese.
Conrad, P. [1989]. (1999). The tub people. New York: Harper Trophy. Also
available in Afrikaans, Braille, Japanese, and as an audio recording.
Craft, R., & Daly, N. [1988]. (1991). The day of the rainbow. New York: Puffin.
*dePaola, T. [1975]. (1994). The cloud book. Torrance, CA: Frank Shaffer. Also
available in Spanish.
*Fallow, A. (1994). How big is the ocean? First questions and answers about the
beach. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life for Children.
Ford, M., & Noll, S. (1997). What color was the sky today? New York:
Greenwillow Books.
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*Fowler, A. (1996). Stars in the sky. Danbury, CT: Children’s Press.
*Fowler, A. (1993). It could still be a rock. Chicago: Childrens Press. Also
available in Spanish. Big Book
*Fowler, A. (1995). The earth is mostly ocean. Chicago: Childrens Press.
*Fowler, A. (1996). It could still be a lake. Danbury, CT: Children’s Press.
*Fowler, A. (1996). What do you see in a cloud? Danbury, CT: Children’s Press.
*Fowler, A. [1998]. (2002). All the colors of the rainbow. New York: Scholastic.
Freeman, D. [1966]. (2003). A rainbow of my own. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Japanese and as an audio recording. VHS
*Gibbons, G. [1983]. (1992). Sun up, sun down. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Spanish. VHS
*Givon, H. G., & Uttal, D. [1996]. (1999). We shake in a quake. Berkeley, CA:
Tricycle Press.
Goble, P. (1988). (1993). Her seven brothers. New York: Macmillan.
Hines, A. (1984). Come to the meadow. New York: Clarion Books.
Lewis, J. P. (1992). Earth verses and water rhymes. New York: Macmillan. Also
available in Braille.
Lindbergh, R., Lambert, S. (1996). What is the sun? New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Braille, Spanish, and as an audio recording.
Livingston, M. [1986]. (1991). Sea songs. New York: Scholastic. Also available as
an audio recording.
Locker, T. [1997]. (2002). Water dance. New York: Harcourt Brace.
*McNulty, F., & Simont, M. [1979]. (1995). How to dig a hole to the other side of
the world. New York: HarperCollins. Also available in Braille, Spanish, and
as an audio recording. VHS
*Pallotta, J., & Mazzola, F., Jr. [1986]. (2003). The ocean alphabet book.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
*Pernick, A. (1994). The night sky. New York: Scholastic. Also available as an
audio recording.
Rylant, C., & Szilagyi, M. [1986]. (1991). Night in the country. New York:
Aladdin.
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Shaw, C. [1947]. (1993). It looked like spilt milk. New York: Harper Festival. Also
available in Braille, Spanish, and as an audio recording. Big Book
*Stille, D. R. (1990). Water pollution. Chicago: Childrens Press.
*Thomson, R. [1989]. (2003). Autumn. London: Watts.
Weimer T. (1993). Space songs for children: fun songs and activities about outer
space. Pittsburgh, PA: Pearce-Evetts. Also available as an audio recording.
*Wick, W. (1997). A drop of water: A book of science and wonder. New York:
Scholastic. Also available as an audio recording.
Yim, N., & Levy, P. R. [2000]. (2001). Otto's rainy day. Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge.
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