Literature Connections
LITERATURE CONNECTIONS
The Literature Connections section is designed to serve as a guide and first-stop source for making
cross-curriculum connections. The titles are not extensive and other books should be used in the
classroom.
Grades K-4
Allen, Pamela
WHO SANK THE BOAT? New York: CowardMcCann, 1982. A rhyming fantasy about a boat ride
that ends up with everyone in the water. Topics:
buoyancy, balance, size, and weight of matter.
Andrews, Jan
THE VERY LAST FIRST TIME. New York: Macmillan,
1986. Eva was very excited, yet apprehensive, about
her first experience walking alone under the ice on the
bottom of the sea to gather mussels. Topics: oceans,
tides, sea life, arctic life.
Arnosky, Jim
ALL ABOUT OWLS. Scholastic Hardcover. Vivid
illustrations are used to present an interesting glimpse
of where owls live, what they eat, how they care for
their young, and how they see so well at night.
Arnosky, Jim
I SEE ANIMALS HIDING. Scholastic. This book
highlights animals in their environment. It is an
introduction to animals’ natural camouflage.
Asch, Frank
BEAR SHADOW. Simon and Schuster, 1985. Bear’s
shadow gets in his way when he is trying to catch a
fish. What can Bear do to get rid of his shadow?
Baker, Jeannie
WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE SEA.
Greenwillow
Balkwill, Fran
DNA IS HERE TO STAY. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda
Books, Inc., 1993. Describes the cell and double helix
in a child’s language. It teaches students how to use
patterns in DNA.
Barrett, Judi
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS.
Atheneum/Aladdin. This story takes place in the town
of “Chewandswallow” where breakfast, lunch, and
dinner fall from the sky as the weather changes.
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Everything is wonderful until the portions become
enormous.
Baylor, Byrd
EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK. New York: Charles
Scribner, 1974. Ten rules to follow in finding the one
rock that is perfect for you.
Becvar, Patsy
WHO WAS JOHN CHAPMAN? Nystrom, 1991. A
class tries to determine whether or not Johnny
Appleseed was a real person.
Berger, Barbara
GRANDFATHER TWILIGHT. Philomel Books, 1984.
A story of a kindly old man with long white hair and a
beard who brings twilight at the end of everyday.
Brown, Laurie and Marc
DINOSAURS TO THE RESCUE! A GUIDE TO
PROTECTING OUR PLANET. Boston: Little Brown,
1992. The authors send a clear and important
message calling on good neighbors to save the
planet.
Brown, Marc and Laurene
THE BIONIC BUNNY SHOW. Boston: Little, Brown,
1984. Through the use of costumes, makeup, sets,
and special effects, television transforms an ordinary
rabbit into a bionic superhero.
Burningham, John
MR. GRUMPY’S MOTORCAR. New York: Thomas
Crowell, 1973. An automobile ride turns into a muddy
experience when a sudden shower catches Mr.
Grumpy and his friends in the middle of the fields.
Burton, Virginia Lee
CHOO CHOO. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1937. Choo
Choo takes off by herself and runs out of steam. The
Streamliner rescues her.
Busch, Phyllis
DINING ON A SUNBEAM. The sun as a source of
energy for plants.
Calhoun, Mary
HOT-AIR HENRY. Mulberry Books, 1981. Henry the
cat wants to fly like everyone else in his family. When
their guard is down, he makes a dash for the balloon
basket, accidentally starts the burner, and has his first
solo flight.
Cannon, Janell
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Carle, Eric
THE VERY BUSY SPIDER. New York: Putnam, 1985.
All day long, various animals attempt to keep the
spider from completing her web. However, at day’s
end the exhausted spider has completed her task and
woven a beautiful web.
Carle, Eric
THE GROUCH LADYBUG. New York: Thomas
Crowell, 1977. The grouchy ladybug refuses to share
aphids on the leaves with the other ladybugs. She
spends her day antagonizing other animals, all of
which have their own particular protective adaptations
to defend themselves.
Carle, Eric
THE SECRET BIRTHDAY MESSAGE. New York:
Harper and Row, 1986. A secret message sends
Timmy hunting for shaped clues.
Carle, Eric
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. Philomel
Books, 1981. Eric Carle follows the metamorphosis of
a caterpillar from the day of his birth, when he was a
small egg on a tiny leaf, until he becomes a beautiful
butterfly.
Carle, Eric
THE VERY QUIET CRICKET. Philomel Books, 1990.
A young cricket meets many other insects but is
unable to give them a greeting until he meets a
female cricket.
Carle, Eric
THE TINY SEED. Natick, Mass: Picture Book Studio,
USA, 1987. Wind, weather, and water can prevent
seeds from taking root and growing, but some seeds
overcome these problems and flourish.
Cendrars, Blaise
SHADOWS. New York: Macmillan, 1982. This African
folktale personifies the shadow as a creature of night
and day.
Cherry, Lynne
THE GREAT KAPOK TREE. Harcourt Brace,
Jovanovich, 1990. In the heart of the Brazilian rain
forest, a woodcutter is chopping down a great Kapok
tree. The heat and effort exhaust him; as he sleeps,
the creatures who make their homes in the tree
emerge and plead with him not to destroy their world.
Cleary, Beverly
DEAR MR. HENSHAW. New York: Nell, 1983. When
Leigh Botts finds that someone is stealing food from
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his lunch, he decides to catch the culprit by setting an
alarm in his lunch box. Topics: electric current,
batteries, voltage.
Coats, Laura Jan
MARCELLA AND THE MOON. Macmillian, 1986.
Marcella doesn’t want to swim with the other ducks.
She would rather paint the phases of the moon.
Coerr, Eleanor
THE BIG BALLOON RACE. New York: Harper and
Row, 1981. Carlotta the Great had just lifted off for a
very important balloon race when she discovered her
daughter Ariel was a stowaway. Topics: balloons,
buoyancy, gases, heating and cooling of air, winds,
directions.
Cole, Joanna
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS AT THE
WATERWORKS. New York: Scholastic, 1986. On a
trip to the waterworks, Miss Frizzle’s class is
magically transformed to the size of water droplets
and experience the tour from the inside. Topics: water
cycle, use and conservation of water, water
purification.
Cooney, Barbara
MISS RUMPHIUS. Viking. When Alice Rumphius was
a little girl, she had two goals: to see the world and to
settle down by the sea. Her grandfather gave her
another goal: to do something to make the world more
beautiful.
Cowcher, Helen
RAIN FOREST. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1988. The
creatures of the rain forest are frightened by a
machine and wonder how long they will have a home.
de Paola, Tomie
LITTLE GRUNT AND THE BIG EGG: A
PREHISTORIC FAIRY TALE. Holiday House, 1990.
The story of the trials and tribulations of Little Grunt
with his pet George/Georgina. Little Grunt is very sad
when he is forced to give up his pet. He remains sad
until George saves the entire Grunt tribe from a
volcanic eruption.
de Paola, Tomie
STREGA NONA’S MAGIC LESSONS. New York:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Bambolona is tired
of working for her father, the baker, and sets off to
learn magic from Strega Nona.
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de Paola, Tomie
THE CLOUD BOOK. Holiday House, 1975. All about
the different types of clouds and the weather that
follows them.
de Paola, Tomie
MICHAEL BIRD-BOY. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice-Hall, 1975. A large black cloud causes many
changes in the environment of a young boy. When
Michael locates the factory that is producing the
pollution, he helps solve the problem.
Dewey, Jennifer
CAN YOU FIND ME? This book contains pictures of
many animals and how they camouflage themselves.
Dr. Seuss
THE LORAX. A story about conservation.
Ehlert, Lois
GROWING VEGETABLE SOUP. Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1987. A story of growing vegetable soup
from the planting of the vegetables through the eating
of the soup.
Ehlert, Lois
RED LEAF, YELLOW LEAF. Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1991. A young child tells the growth of
his sugar maple tree.
Ellsworth, Barry
THE LITTLE STREAM. This is an Indian tale about
the importance of water.
Ets, Marie Hall
GILBERTO AND THE WIND. Penguin. This book is
about a small boy, Gilberto, and his friend the wind.
The wind is capable of playing all kinds of games with
him. Though the wind is capable of destruction, it can
also be still and take a nap with Gilberto.
Fleming, Denise
IN THE SMALL POND and IN THE TALL, TALL
GRASS. These books introduce the concept of animal
habitats.
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Gackenback, Dick
MIGHTY TREE. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
Three seeds become three trees. The “most important
tree of all” still stands in the forest today.
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Garland Sherry
THE SUMMER SANDS. Gulliver. A delightful story
about conservation is told from the point of view of
children observing the life forms on a sand dune. After
the sand dune is destroyed by a storm, recycled
Christmas trees are used as a base to help rebuild it.
Gibbons, Gail
FROM SEED TO PLANT. New York: Holiday House,
1991. Describes seeds and parts of a flower. It also
discusses the growth cycle of plants.
Gibbons, Gail
NATURE’S GREEN UMBRELLA. New York: Morrow
Junior Books, 1994. Describes the rain forest,
weather, and animals’ habitats.
Gibbons, Gail
THE SEASONS OF ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. Arnold’s
special place is his apple tree. The story follows
Arnold through the seasons and the many activities
he enjoys because his apple tree is there.
Hariton, Auca
BUTTERFLY STORY. Dutton. The Red Admiral’s life
cycle is descriptively portrayed. Detailed teacher
information is presented.
Harris, Nicholas
OWLBERT. Garth Stevens Children’s Books, 1989.
Nicholas wants a pet but his parents disapprove of his
choices. He keeps it a secret when he discovers
Owlbert. His parents are astounded when an owl joins
the barbecue.
Heller, Ruth
THE REASON FOR A FLOWER. Grosset and
Dunlap, 1983. Describe the stages in the
development of all kinds of flowers from pollination to
fruiting. Also explains how seeds travel and grow in
different places and how flowering plants provide
people and animals with food and many other
benefits.
Hines, Anna Grossnickle
SKY ALL AROUND. Clarion Books, 1989. A father
and daughter observe the night sky. Topic: Milky Way
galaxy.
Hirschi, Ron
DESERT. New York: Bantam, 1992. Starting with
night scenes and ending with day scenes, the book’s
landscape features a variety of desert animals.
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James, Simon
DEAR MR. BLUEBERRY. Margaret K. McElderry
Books, 1991. Emily finds a whale in her pond. She
seeks help on how to care for a whale from her
teacher, Mr. Blueberry. He tells her that she couldn’t
have found a whale in a pond and offers a multitude
of reasons why. The whale leaves after Emily reads to
him about whales migrating. Then Emily tells Mr.
Blueberry she saw the whale at the beach. We are left
to guess what Mr. Blueberry might reply.
Jenkins, Steve
BIGGEST, STRONGEST, FASTEST.
Ticknor/Houghton Mifflin. The author presents
animals holding the record in such areas as size,
speed, strength, and height. A chart organizes
additional information about the animals’ habitat, diet,
and size.
Jonas, Anna
SPLASH. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1995.
Develops problem solving skills with relation to
animals.
Joosse, Barbara
MAMA, DO YOU LOVE ME? San Francisco:
Chronicle, 1991. The child asks if her mother would
still love her even if she did something bad. The
reader also learns about the Inuit culture, animals,
and dress.
Jordan, Martin and Tanis
JOURNEY OF THE RED-EYED TREE FROG. Simon
and Schuster, 1991. A tree frog whose home is
threatened by the destruction of the rain forest makes
a long journey to the heart of the Amazon jungle,
encountering many animals along the way, and
consults the Oracle Toad for advice.
Keats, Ezra Jack
THE SNOWY DAY. Viking/Puffin. A little boy named
Peter joyfully explores the fresh snow covering his city
neighborhood.
Kleven, Elisa
THE LION AND THE LITTLE RED BIRD. New York:
Dutton, 1992. An unlikely friendship forms between a
lion and a little redbird who becomes fascinated with
the way the lion’s tail changes color.
Kline, Suzy
SHHHH! Albert Whitman and Company, 1984. A little
girl is continually told by the adults in her world to Sh!
Finally the Sh-ing becomes too much for her. She
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goes outside and yells, screams, and makes all kinds
of other noises before being quiet again.
Krauss, Ruth
THE CARROT SEED. Harper and Row, 1945. A little
boy plants a carrot seed and everyone tells him “It
won’t come up,” but the little boy weeds and waters it
regularly. One day it comes up just as he thought it
would. It is so big that it requires a machine
(wheelbarrow) to carry it away.
Kroll, Steven
THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN EVER. Scholastic, 1984.
Two mice fall in love with the same pumpkin. Clayton
wants it to grow big enough to win the grand prize in
the pumpkin contest. Desmond wants it to make the
biggest jack-o-lantern in the neighborhood.
Lauber, Patricia
WHO EATS WHAT? FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD
WEBS. Harper Collins. This book explains the
concept of food chains and how plants, animals, and
humans are ecologically linked.
Lewis, Thomas P.
HILL OF FIRE. New York: Harper and Row, 1971.
People in a small Mexican village experience the
beginning of a volcano.
Lionni, Leo
A BUSY YEAR. Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Willie and
Winnie befriend a tree and observe its changes during
the four seasons.
Lionni, Leo
INCH BY INCH. Astor-Honor. A clever inchworm
plans a way to save his life when asked to measure
the nightingale’s song. The story is filled with colorful
creatures that the inchworm measures.
Lionni, Leo
IT’S MINE. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1986. Three frogs
pass the time of day arguing over ownership of the
earth, air, and water. A natural disaster makes them
realize their foolishness.
Lionni, Leo
SWIMMY. New York: Pantheon Books (Random
House), 1963. A tuna swallows an entire school of
fish, except for Swimmy. Sad and lonely, the little
black fish explores the wonders of the ocean until he
becomes part of a school of redfish.
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Livingston, Myra Cohn
SPACE SONGS. New York: Holiday House, 1988.
The heavenly bodies are described in poetry that
appeals to both the intellect and the emotions.
Locker, Thomas
WATER DANCE. New York: Harcourt Brace and
Company. A book of poems describing scientific
terms dealing with water.
Machotka, Hana
BREATHTAKING NOSES. Morrow Junior Books,
1992. A book about specialized noses in the animal
world.
Madden, Don
THE WARTVILLE WIZARD. Macmillan, 1986. An old
man spends his days picking up other people’s litter.
He suddenly realizes that he has power over the litter.
The people of the town are overwhelmed with their
own trash.
McCloskey, Robert
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS. New York: The
Viking Press, 1941. Despite obstacles, Mr. and Mrs.
Mallard find that the proper environment for raising
their ducklings can be in the middle of a crowded city.
McDonald, Megan
IS THIS A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB? Orchard
Books, 1990. Trials and travels of a hermit crab
searching for a new shell after he has outgrown his
old one.
Micucci, Charles
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE HONEYBEE.
Ticknor/Houghton Mifflin. Everything you ever wanted
to know about bees is presented.
Miller, Edna
MOUSEKIN’S BIRTH. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice-Hall, 1974. Mousekin’s development is
traced in words and sketches from conception to birth.
Gestation, birth, and post-natal care for mammals is
contrasted with other classes of animals. Topics:
reproduction, development, and characteristics of
mammals.
Miller, Edna
MOUSEKIN’S GOLDEN HOUSE. Prentice-Hall for
Young Readers, 1964. A mouse discovers a
discarded jack-o-lantern, which he turns into his
home.
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Morgan, Allen
SADIE AND THE SNOWMAN. New York: Scholastic,
1985. Sadie loves to build snowmen, even though
they always melt.
Most, Bernard
THE LITTLEST DINOSAURS. Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1989. While most people think of
dinosaurs as huge creatures, this book takes a lighthearted look at some of the smaller ones.
Myller, Rolf
HOW BIG IS A FOOT? New York: Atheneum, 1962.
The construction of a bed for the queen leads to
estimating and the use of the king’s foot as a standard
measure.
Peet, Bill
MERLE THE HIGH FLYING SQUIRREL. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 1974. Merle, a timid city squirrel,
decides to shed his fears and take a trip to see trees
that are taller than buildings. When he takes time to
untangle a kite, it carries him away. He has many
adventures before landing in what he considers a
“runt of a tree”.
Peters, Lisa Westberg
THE SUN, THE WIND, THE RAIN. Henry Holt, 1988.
Tells two stories on opposite pages. One describes
the ongoing changes in Earth’s crust, while the other
presents a little girl who builds a sandcastle and then
watches as the tide washes it away. The stories and
pictures demonstrate the building up and wearing
down of Earth’s crust.
Peterson, Jeanne W.
I HAVE A SISTER, MY SISTER IS DEAF. New York:
Harper and Row, 1984. A young girl expresses love
for her younger deaf sister. She describes her
capabilities and limitations.
Potter, Jean
SCIENCE IN SECONDS FOR KIDS. New York: John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1995. A book of hands-on
activities with energy, magnetism, colors, light,
weather, and water.
Provensen, Alice and Martin
THE GLORIOUS FLIGHT. New York: Viking Penguin,
1983. Louis Bleriot had already been a successful
inventor in the automobile industry, but the desire to
fly became a driving force in his life. Topic: history of
flight.
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Rand, Gloria
PRINCE WILLIAM. New York: Henry Holt, 1992. A
tanker crashes and spills millions of gallons of oil into
the water. The difficulty of cleaning up oil spills is
described.
Raskin, Ellen
SPECTACLES. New York: Atheneum, 1968. A little
girl sees things around her house in most peculiar
ways. After a visit to the optometrist, she sees the
world as it should be seen.
Rau, Dana Meachen
Amazing Science: Fluffy, Flat, and Wet -- A Book
About Clouds, Minneapolis: Picture Window Books,
2005. The shapes of clouds spark imagination and
curiosity. Fluffy, Flat, and Wet: A Book about Clouds
builds on this natural inquiry, giving young readers
scientific facts about how clouds are formed and
more.
Rodanas, Kristina
DRAGONFLY’S TALE. New York: Clarion, 1992. The
boy makes his little sister a beautiful toy dragonfly
from cornstalks. The dragonfly comes to life and flies
off to the Corn Maidens. The next morning, the
children find their house filled with beans, squash,
and a mound of corn. They plant the seeds and the
crops prosper.
Roop, Peter and Connie
KEEP THE LIGHTS BURNING, Abbie. Minneapolis,
Carolrhoda Books, 1985. When her father goes
ashore for supplies, Abby is left in charge of her
family and the lighthouse. She manages to keep the
lamps lit throughout a month long storm. Topics:
physical oceanography, lighthouses, tides, storms.
Ryder, Joanna.
SIMON UNDERGROUND. New York: Harper and
Row, 1976. Simon the mole digs under the ground to
build tunnels for winter living quarters. Topics: soil
properties, underground homes, seasons.
Ryder, Joanne
CHIPMUNK SONG. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987.
This story portrays the life of a chipmunk as it deals
with the challenges of the changing seasons. Topics:
animal adaptations, protective behavior.
Ryder, Joanne
SNAILS SPELL. Puffin Books, 1988. A small boy
imagines what it would be like to be a snail. He
shrinks and begins to experience life as a snail.
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Ryder, Joanne
UNDER THE MOON. Random House, 1989. Mama
Mouse teaches her little mouse how to tell where
home is by reminding her of its special smells,
sounds, and textures.
Rylant, Cynthia
THIS YEAR’S GARDEN. Bradbuy Press, 1984. This
story follows the seasons of the year as reflected in
the growth, life, and death of the garden of a large
rural family.
Sandeman, Anna
BONES. Millbrook. An excellent resource for children
to learn about the human skeleton, joints, and
muscles.
Savage, Stephen
BUTTERFLY. Thomson. This book illustrates the life
cycle of a butterfly. A brief comparison of butterflies
and moths is included.
Sharmat, Mitchell
GREGORY, THE TERRIBLE EATER. New York:
Scholastic, 1980. Goats are supposed to eat junk, but
Gregory wanted only food that was good for him. His
parents worried because he had no taste for boxes
and cans, but a compromise results in a balanced
diet.
Shaw, Kiki and Kathryn
MAYA AND THE TOWN THAT LOVED A TREE.
Excellent book to introduce conservation and the
effects of a small town that cuts down all their trees to
make way for construction.
Siebert, Diane
MOJAVE. New York: Harper Collins, 1988. This is a
lyrical poem about the desert that evokes visual and
emotional images.
Sill, Cathryn
ABOUT MAMMALS: A GUIDE FOR CHILDREN.
Peachtree. This book presents similarities and
differences that exist among various mammals.
Silverstein, Shel
THE GIVING TREE. New York: Harper and Row,
1964.
Simon, Seymour
WHALES. New York: Candlewick Press, 1992. One
night a young girl and her parents witness the
seemingly magical rescue of a mother whale and her
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baby, exhausted from trying to out swim a spreading
oil slick.
Spero, Daniel
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE EARTH’S CRUST
MOVES? Evan-Moor
Srivastava, Jane Jonas
SPACES, SHAPES, AND SIZES. Thomas Y. Crowell
Publishers, 1980. The experiments of five
mischievous animals help students investigate the
concept of volume.
Srivastava, Jane Jonas
WEIGHING AND BALANCING. Thomas Y. Crowell
Publishers, 1970. This book provides directions for
making a simple balance along with investigations to
use this balance with nonstandard and standard units
of measurement.
Steig, William
DR. DESOTO. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1982. Dr.
DeSoto is a dentist of excellent reputation. Animals of
all sizes come to him with their toothaches. He
reaches into the mouths of large animals with a series
of pulleys. Dr. DeSoto almost has a problem with a
fox, but outfoxes him.
Tagliaferr, Linda
LIFE CYCLE OF A BEAN. Capstone Press, 2007.
Eye-catching large photographs are found on each
page as the book concisely goes through the life cycle
of a bean. The book includes a glossary of sciencespecific vocabulary and repetitious large vocabulary.
Other books in the series focus on life cycles of a pine
tree, sunflower, apple tree, pine tree, and carrot.
NOTHING STICKS LIKE A SHADOW. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 1984. Rabbit loves playing with his
shadow. Groundhog bets his brand new hat that
Rabbit can’t get rid of his shadow.
Tompert, Ann
Tusa, Tricia
STAY AWAY FROM THE JUNKYARD. Macmillan,
1988. When Theo goes to visit her aunt, everyone
except her aunt warns her to stay away from the
junkyard. Theo finds it a wonderful place with all sorts
of marvelous playthings, including a pig. Topic:
recycling.
Udry, Janice
A TREE IS NICE. New York: Harper and Row, 1956.
Living trees are very important to people and animals.
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Van Allsburg, Chris
TWO BAD ANTS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.
The quest for a mysterious sweet-tasting crystal leads
to near disaster for two curious ants.
Van Cleave, Janice
EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID. New York: John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1991. Exciting ideas, projects,
and activities for schools, science fairs, and skills.
Vigna, Judith
BOOT WEATHER. Albert Whitman and Company,
1989. While playing in her backyard, a little girl
imagines she is many other people wearing many
different kinds of boots. Topic: tracks.
Walker, Mildred Pitts
TY’S ONE-MAN BAND. Scholastic, 1980. Ty collects
a washboard, a comb, two wooden spoons, and a pail
for a stranger’s one-man band.
Weller, Frances Ward
I WONDER IF I’LL SEE A WHALE. Philomel Books,
1991. While on a whale watch, a young girl observes
a mother whale with its baby swimming close by the
boat before disappearing into the deep water. As the
day goes on, she sees a whale breach and watches
terns and gulls take food from the mouths of
humpbacks.
Worthy, Judith
EYES. Doubleday, 1988. A colorful look at the eyes of
many different creatures.
Wright, Alexandra
WILL WE MISS THEM? ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 1992. Describes
where endangered animals live, why they are
vanishing, interesting facts, and any special needs
they have.
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Grades 5-8
Adler, David
WORLD OF WEATHER. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Books,
Inc., 1984.
Alcott, Vivian
THE MONSTER GARDEN. Delacorte Press, 1988.
Frankie Stein creates her own special monster from
“a bit of goo” her brother steals from the lab.
Allen, Dorothea
HANDS ON SCIENCE. The center for Applied
Research, 1991. This book consists of 112 easy to
use high interest science activities.
MICHAEL ANDRETTI AT INDIANAPOLIS. Simon and
Schuster, 1991. Read about Michael Andretti, his car,
and crew as they relate the principles of speed,
friction, and aerodynamics to his car, the fuel, and the
track.
Andretti, Michael
Andrews, Jan
THE VERY LAST FIRST TIME. Macmillan 1986. Eva
was very excited about her first experience walking
alone under the ice on the bottom of the sea.
Apfel, Necia H.
ORION, THE HUNTER. Clarion. Color photographs
from the Hubble Space Telescope portray the
splendor of the Orion constellation.
Ardley, Neil
MAKING METRIC MEASUREMENTS. New York:
Franklin Watts, 1983. Hands on activities from the
Action Science series.
Ardley, Neil
MUSCLES TO MACHINES. This book explains the
forces of motion and how they relate to daily activities.
Experiments and projects included.
Ardley, Neil
THE SCIENCE BOOK OF MOTION. Harcourt Brace,
1992. This book will show you what makes things
move and how it is done. Contains fun projects and
experiments to help you understand motion.
Asimov, Isaac
QUASARS, PULSARS, AND BLACK HOLES. Garth
Stevens, 1988. Chemical reactions in space are
explained in this book, which brings the universe
close to students with color photographs and
drawings.
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Atheneum Publishers
PHARMACY IN THE FOREST: HOW MEDICINES
ARE FOUND IN THE NATURAL WORLD. Discusses
the many medicines that have come from forests and
stresses a need for conservation.
Becklake, John
THE CLIMATE CRISIS. Watts/Gloucester, 1989. This
book discusses the greenhouse effect.
Bender, Lionel
ATOMS AND CELLS. Glouster Press, 1990. You will
learn about the microscope, how it works, and what is
does. View crystals, atoms, and chromosomes
enlarged 2,000 times.
Bendick, Jeanne
EUREKA! IT’S AN AUTOMOBILE! Millbrook Press,
1992. This book tells the story of the automobile.
Berman, Ruth
AMERICAN BISON. Carolrhoda, 1992. The Native
Americans of the plains and the pioneers depend on
the bison for food and shelter.
Bonnet, R.L. and Keen, Daniel
BOTANY. McGraw Hill, Inc., 1990. This book consists
of Botany experiments, exhibitions, and Botany
science projects.
Brandenbery, Jim
AN AMERICAN SAFARI: ADVENTURES ON THE
NORTH AMERICAN PRAIRIE. Walker. Both history
and wildlife come alive in this portrayal of America’s
grasslands.
Branley, Franklyn M.
IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS: ALL KINDS OF
WEATHER. Houghton Mifflin, 1987. A lively narrative
about weather is enhanced by charts and illustrations.
Branley, Franklyn M.
THINK METRIC. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell
Publishers, 1972. Explores the origins of
measurement units and comparisons between the
English and metric systems.
Bryan, Jenny
BREATHING: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Macmillan, 1993. Students will learn about their lungs
and the job lungs do to keep them healthy.
Buegler, Marion E.
DISCOVERING DENSITY. Lawrence Hall of Science,
Berkeley, CA: University of California at Berkeley.
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Students will discover how to measure or calculate
density with various objects.
Campbell, Eric
THE PLACE OF LIONS. Harcourt Brace, 1991.
Chris’s journey begins as he goes to find help for his
father.
Cobb, Vicki
CHEMICALLY ACTIVE! EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN
DO AT HOME. J.B. Lippincott, 1985. This book has
experiments from mysterious concoctions to
electricity. The experiments produce interesting
results that can lead to discussions of atoms,
molecules, and matter.
Cobb, Vicki
WHY CAN’T YOU UNSCRAMBLE AN EGG? AND
OTHER NOT SUCH DUMB QUESTIONS ABOUT
MATTER. Lodestar Books, 1990. This book shows
similarities between a human and an egg and
answers questions about matter.
Cole, Joanna
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY.
Scholastic. Ms. Frizzle shrinks and is accidentally
swallowed by Arnold and journey through his body.
Collinson, Alan
FACING THE FUTURE: CHOOSING HEALTH.
Steck-Vaugh, 1991. This book provides answers to
how to live a healthy life.
Coombs, Karen Muller
FLUSH!: TREATING WASTEWATER. Carolrhoda.
This book follows the steps to treat wastewater.
Cushman, Jean
DO YOU WANNA BET? YOUR CHANCE TO FIND
OUT ABOUT PROBABILITY. New York: Clarion
Books, 1991. Two boys become involved in everyday
situations about probability.
D.K. Publishing
THE NEW WAY THINGS WORK. An illustrated
survey of significant inventions.
Dahl, Roald
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred Knopf,
1961. Episodes of powerful metaphors for the
generation of energy and the dynamics of force and
movement.
Darling, David
COULD YOU EVER LIVE FOREVER? Dillon Press,
1991. This book helps you find out what happens as
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your body ages and what we have learned to help you
live longer.
Darling, David
COULD YOU EVER MEET AN ALIEN? Dillon Press,
1990. Scientists hypothesize about life on other
planets.
Dispezio, Michael
AWESOME EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY AND
MAGNETISM. Sterling, 1999. Electricity, switches,
circuits, and magnetism’s connection to electricity are
explained in an entertaining style.
Doecry, Ruth
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. Good Apple,
Inc., 1995. This book stresses reasoning skills with a
strong emphasis on science content.
Dooley, Norah
EVERYBODY COOKS RICE. Carolrhoda, 1991. This
book discusses how rice is cooked in different ways,
but the nutrition is the same. Recipes are included in
the back of the book.
Dr. Seuss
THE LORAX. Teaches the importance of
conservation.
Eggen, Paul and Main, June
DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH
SCIENCE. Critical Thinking Press and Software,
1991. This book is based on the premise that
students apply thinking skills to learning science
concepts and principles by doing, constructing, and
connecting.
Farndon, John
WEATHER. Dorling Kindersley, 1992. This book has
fun weather facts and scientific information
highlighted throughout and lively illustrations.
Ferris, Jeri
NATIVE AMERICAN DOCTOR: THE STORY OF
SUSAN LAFLESCHE. Carolrhoda, 1991. Read about
Susan LaFlesche, who in 1889 became the first
Native American woman to graduate from medical
school.
Gardiner, John R.
TOP SECRET. Little Brown & Co., 1984. The plot is
imaginative use of materials, plants, chemical
reactions and the process of scientific investigation.
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George, Jean Craighead
ONE DAY IN THE PRAIRIE. Crowell, 1986. In this
book, students will learn about goose grass, weepinglove grass, and the 200 different kinds of grasses that
grow on the great North American prairie.
George, Jean
THE MISSING GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO: AN
ECOLOGICAL MYSTERY. Harper Collins, 1992. Full
detail about the region’s flora and fauna and habitats.
The theme of balance and equilibrium is developed.
Getz, David
THIN AIR. Henry Holt, 1990. In this book, students
will meet Jacob; a boy with allergies and asthma who
just wants to be like everyone else.
Haas, Dorothy
BURTON’S ZOOM ZOOM VA-ROOM MACHINE.
Bradbury Press, 1990. Burton feels kids cannot move
fast enough, so he invents something to solve the
problem. An out-of-the ordinary skateboard is his
solution. He must learn about speed and motion that
make things fly.
Hale, Lucretia
THE LADY WHO PUTS SALT IN HER COFFEE.
Harcourt Brace, 1989. When Mrs. Peterkin
accidentally puts salt in her coffee, the entire family
embarks on an elaborate quest to find someone to
make it drinkable again.
Hamilton, Oria Douglas
THE ELEPHANT FAMILY BOOK. Picture Book
Studio, 1990. Shows how elephant families live and
how humans can help save them.
Heinlein, Robert A.
HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL. Charles
Scribner’s Sons 1958. A good description of insulation
and heat energy. A boy wins a soap jingle contest and
wins a trip to the moon.
Hirschi, Ron
WHERE ARE MY PRAIRIE DOGS AND BLACKFOOTED FERRETS? Bantam Books, 1992. This
book shows in simple, sparse text and with clear,
color photographs, the interdependence of animals of
the prairie and grasslands of the United States.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
SCIENCE PLUS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY.
This book emphasizes concepts and skill
development.
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Hughes, Monica
THE CRYSTAL DROP. Simon and Schuster, 1993. A
courageous journey about Megan and her brother in
search of water and hope.
John Wiley and Sons
LOOKING AT PLANTS. Explains the importance of
plants, plant defenses, reproduction, and seed
dispersal. Discusses the parts of the plant.
Kahl, Jonathan
WEATHER WATER: FORECASTING THE
WEATHER. A straight forward approach to basic
weather information.
THE WILD HORSE FAMILY BOOK. Picture Book
Studio, 1989. This book shows how the ponies that
live on the grasslands of Iceland are very much like
the ancestors of horses.
Kalas, Sybille
Kramer, Stephen
TORNADOES. Carolrhoda, 1992. This book answers
many questions about tornadoes. It also includes
photographs, maps, and diagrams illustrate the
information about these violent storms.
Krupp, E.C.
THE BIG DIPPER AND YOU. William Morrow, 1989.
Reading about the Big Dipper in this book will help
you learn about the stars in the sky.
Kuntz, Mary
ADVENTURES IN LIFE SCIENCE. Fearon Teachers
Aids, 1987. This book of activities emphasizes
curiosity, asking questions, organizing and integrating
knowledge among students.
Lamma, Joyce
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE METRIC SYSTEM. Middle
Village, New York: Jonathan David Publishers, 1974.
This book discusses the need for measurement and
the confusion of different systems.
Lampton, Christopher
HURRICANE. Millbrook, 1991. This book explains
how hurricanes form, the destruction they can cause,
ways of predicting hurricanes, and safety procedures
to follow.
Lampton, Christopher
BATHTUBS, SLIDES, ROLLER COASTER RAILS.
Millbrook Press, 1991. This book will show a variety of
inclined planes and how they help us.
Lampton, Christopher
SAILBOATS, FLAGPOLES, CRANES: USING
PULLEYS AS SIMPLE MACHINES. Millbrook Press,
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1991. Students learn what kinds of pulleys are around
us and how scientists measure forces.
Lauber, Patricia
WHO EATS WHAT?: FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD
WEBS. Harper Collins. Using simple diagrams and
illustrations, this book explains the concept of food
chains, and how plants, animals, and humans are
ecologically linked.
Leedy, Loreen
POSTCARDS FROM PLUTO: A TOUR OF THE
SOLAR SYSTEM. Holiday House, 1993. This bright
picture book is ideal for reluctant readers to use to
learn about the solar system.
Leslie, Clare Walker
NATURE ALL YEAR LONG. Greenwillow, 1991.
Students will learn to observe nature and understand
how plants and animals change as the weather
changes.
Lionni, Leo
IT’S MINE. Alfred Knopf, 1986. Three frogs pass the
time quibbling over who owns the earth and compete
for space, air, water, and food.
Lionni, Leo
SWIMMY. Patheon Books, 1963. A tuna swallows an
entire school of fish, except for Swimmy. Investigates
predator-prey relationships.
Lowry, Lois
ATTABOY, SAM. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. In this book,
students will join Anastasia and Sam as they combine
ingredients to bake a cake and make perfume for their
mother’s birthday.
Macaulay, David
THE WAY THINGS WORK. Houghton: A Walter
Lorraine Book, 1998. Pictures and descriptions of how
machines work.
Marble, Sandra
THE KID’S EARTH HANDBOOK. Activities that let
kids explore the earth and learn how to improve it.
Markle, Sandra
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE YOU. Bradbury Press, 1991.
This book tells you about different parts of your body
and what each part does, contains photographs.
McGowen, Tom
CHEMISTRY: THE BIRTH OF SCIENCE. Franklin
Watts, 1985. In this book, students will find out how
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ancient Egyptian and Islamic civilizations used
chemistry without even knowing it.
McGraw Hill
INVESTIGATING SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, & GASES
WITH TOYS: STATE OF MATTER AND CHANGES
OF STATE. Ages 9-12. Creative experiments using
everyday materials to entice students to explore first
hand the properties of the three states of matter.
McLaughlin, Molly
EARTHWORMS, DIRT, AND ROTTEN LEAVES.
Atheneum/McMillican, 1986. The earthworm and its
environment are examined with experiments.
McLeish, Kenneth
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Read
about the seven wonders of the world, which were
made and maintained with simple machines and
principles of force and motion.
McTavish, Douglas
JOSEPH LISTER. Bookwright Press, 1992. Students
will discover from this book how Joseph Lister solved
the mystery of infection and decay and made medical
treatment safer.
Miller, Edna
MOUSEKIN’S BIRTH. Prentice-Hall, 1974. From the
moment of conception until his first efforts to view the
wonders of the world.
Morgan, Nina
LOUIS PASTEUR. Bookwright Press, 1992. Students
will find out how Louis Pasteur used scientific
investigation to prevent disease, answer questions,
and make many scientific contributions that have
improved their lives.
O’Rourke, Frank
BURTON AND STANLEY. David R. Godine, 1993.
This book explains how two African storks end up on
a roof in a small American town. They were blown in
by a twister.
Oughton, Jerri
HOW THE STARS FELL INTO THE SKY: A NAVAJO
LEGEND. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. This Navajo legend
tells why and how the stars came into the sky.
Parker, Steve
FUN WITH SCIENCE. Warwick Press, 1990. Useful
suggestions are given for weather related science
projects and experiments.
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Parker, Steve
GALILEO AND THE UNIVERSE. Harper Collins,
1992. Read about this brave scientist and his
discoveries.
Penguin Publishers
GROSSOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF REALLY
GROSS THINGS. The book dives face first into lots of
everything you are not supposed to talk about with a
section titled Barf, Boogers, and B.O.
Pope, Joyce
THE CHILDREN’S ATLAS OF NATURAL
WONDERS. Millbrook. This book covers all the major
land masses.
Pratchett, Terry
WINGS: THE LAST BOOK OF THE BROMELIAD.
Delacorte Press, 1990. This book is about tiny people
called nomes, who live everywhere. They originally
traveled on a spaceship that is now on the moon.
They’re on earth and want their spaceship back.
Pringle, Laurence
EVERYBODY HAS A BELLYBUTTON: YOUR LIFE
BEFORE YOU WERE BORN. Boyds Mills. Introduces
the reader to human life within the womb.
Pringle, Laurence
GLOBAL WARMING: ASSESSING THE
GREENHOUSE THREAT. Little, Brown, 1990. This
book focuses on the possible dangers of global
warming.
Ride, Sally
TO SPACE AND BACK. Shepard/Morrow 1986. A
description of what it’s like to travel in space. Includes
the Earth, the planets galaxies and phases of the
moon.
Ride, Sally and
O’Shaughnessy, Tom
Rogers, Kirsteen
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VOYAGER: AN ADVENTURE TO THE EDGE OF
THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Crown, 1992. Students read
about the trip two robot spacecraft took for twelve
years in space. Visit planets and travel through an
asteroid belt.
THE USBORNE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE
MICROSCOPE. EDC, 1999. Students learn about
different types of microscopes and basic operation.
Large, colorful pictures of things, from human cells to
plants, show what can be seen under magnification.
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Roop, Peter and Connie
KEEP THE LIGHTS BURNING ABBIE. Carolrhoda
Books, 1985. The lighthouse keeper’s daughter must
keep the lights burning during a four-week storm.
Shows how crucial fuel is as an energy source.
Ryder, Joanna
SIMON UNDERGROUND. Harper and Row, 1976. As
winter approaches, Simon the mole begins digging
underground to build tunnels where he will live
throughout the cold months.
Ryder, Joanne
CHIPMUNK SONG. E.P. Dutton, 1987. The story
portrays the life of a chipmunk as it deals with
changing environments, food gathering, and avoiding
predators.
Sandeman, Anna
BONES. Millbrook. Good resource for students to
learn about the human skeleton, joints and muscles.
Sattler, Helen Roney
GIRAFFES, THE SENTINELS OF THE SAVANNAS.
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1989. This book is full of
information about the giraffe, whose ancestors were
here 20 million years ago.
Shetterly, Susan H.
RAVEN’S LIGHT: A MYTH FROM THE PEOPLE OF
THE NORTHWEST COAST. This book deals with the
ancient people of the northwest coast of North
America. It tells about how Raven, creator of the
world, steals the sun from the kingdom of the day to
light the earth.
Siebert, Diane
HEARTLAND. Crowell, 1989. This book introduces
the heartland of America, where the land stretches
wide and flat. The winters are harsh and in summer
the sun beats down.
Silver, Donald M.
WOODS. Scientific American. Children explore an
ecosystem of animals, plants, rocks and soil.
Silverstein, Alvin
VITAMINS AND MINERALS. Millbrook Press, 1992.
This book explains how vitamins and minerals from
your food keep you active, growing, and alive.
Simon, Seymour, and
Schlinder, Steven
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EINSTEIN ANDERSON. Avon Books, 1998. Einstein
is a whiz as he investigates the mysteries of science.
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Simon, Sheridian
UNLOCKING THE UNIVERSE: STEPHEN
HAWKING. Dillon Press, 1991. This story is about
one of the greatest minds of science, a modern
physicist with many personal and scientific
accomplishments.
Stangl, Jean
CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL GARDENS. Franklin
Watts, 1990. This book explains all about crystals and
has experiments to make them.
Sterling Publications
AWESOME EXPERIMENTS IN FORCE AND
MOTION. Provides a useful and interesting collection
of experiments demonstrating forces and motions.
Stolz, Mary
ZEKMET, THE STONE CARVER: A TALE OF
ANCIENT EGYPT. Harcourt Brace, 1988. The story of
a humble stone carver who, using simple tools, shows
the servant a beautiful idea for a statue-half man, half
lion.
Stwertka, Eve and Albert
MAKE IT GRAPHIC! DRAWING GRAPHS FOR
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECTS. New
York: Julian Missemer, 1985. This book discusses the
production and use of different graphs.
Van Cleave, Janice
JANICE VAN CLEAVE’S FOOD AND NUTRITION
FOR EVERY KID: EASY ACTIVITES THAT MAKE
LEARNING SCIENCE FUN. Wiley, 1999. All the
basics of nutrition are covered: food groups, food
tables, minerals and vitamins, and how the body uses
food.
Whyman, Kathryn
HEAT AND ENERGY. Gloucester Press, 1986. This
book tells about things that come from the sun and
are everywhere – in the air, in the land, in animals,
and in plants.
Zubrowski, Bernie
WHEELS AT WORK. William Morrow, 1986. Learn
how the wheel works to help us and how to make
many different projects that demonstrate the value of
the wheel.
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Grades 9-12
Addams, Richard
THE PLAGUE DOGS. London: Allen Lane, Rex
Collins, 1977. Issues of animal experimentation and
epidemics.
American Chemical Society
CHEM MATTERS. Education Division, American
Chemical Society. Activities and articles focusing on
the chemistry of everyday things. Periodical for
students.
American Chemical Society
CHEMICAL CAREERS IN BRIEF. American
Chemical Society. Thirty briefs covering a variety of
career areas.
American Chemical Society
CHEMISTRY IN CONTEXT: APPLYING CHEMISTRY
TO SOCIETY.
American Chemical Society
CHEMISTRY. Education Division, American Chemical
Society. Periodical for high school teachers that
contains articles and news of workshops and
programs.
American Chemical Society
SAFETY IN ACADEMIC CHEMISTRY
LABORATORIES. American Chemical Society, 1985.
Designed for high school and college use, these
guidelines can be adapted to practices in all
laboratories.
Andrews, Michael
THE LIFE THAT LIVES ON MAN. New York:
Tapliner, 1977. Describes the ecology of the
arthropods and bacteria that live on humans.
Andy, Jae
CHEMISTRY MAGIC FROM THE GROCERY
STORE. Experiments using grocery store chemicals
to illustrate science principles.
Asimov, Isaac
FANTASTIC VOYAGE. New York: Doubleday and
Company, 1988. Microminiaturization is used to
explore the human body; written originally as a
screenplay for the movie of the same name.
Asimov, Isaac
NINE TOMORROWS: TALES OF THE NEAR
FUTURE. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1959.
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Themes of artificial intelligence and definition(s) of
intelligence.
Astor, Gerald
THE DISEASE DETECTIVES. New York: New
America Library, 1984. Follow CDC epidemiologists
as they uncover the causes of deadly diseases.
Atkins, P.W.
THE PERIODIC KINGDOM: A JOURNEY INTO THE
LAND OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. Harper
Collins, 1997. An introduction to the most unifying
concept in chemistry: the periodic table. From the
hundred or so elements at the heart of the story,
everything tangible is made, whether a planet or a
microscopic organism.
Auel, Jean
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR. New York: Crown,
1980. Human evolution at the level of the CroMagnon/Neanderthal junction.
Ball, Philip
DESIGNING THE MOLECULAR WORLD. 1996.
Princeton University Press. A whirlwind tour through
some of the most exciting optics in modern chemistry.
Molecular physics and materials science.
Barber, Jacqueline
CHEMICAL REACTIONS. Students use sealable
sandwich bags as a laboratory for mixing chemicals.
Barker, Rodney
AND THE WATERS TURNED TO BLOOD. A nonfiction account of Pfiesteria piscicida in Chesapeake
Bay. A great account of how scientific research takes
place.
Beason, Ann
THE PLAGUE TALES. A novel of adventure and
science, romance and terror, two eras are joined by a
single trace of microscopic bacterium – the invisible
seeds of a new bubonic plague.
Bedenbaugh, Angela and John
TEACHING FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY. Vol. I and II.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Southern Mississippi, 1993. Full year
curriculum including activities, demonstrations, and
other resources.
Benchley, Peter
THE BEAST. New York: Random House, 1991. Coral
reef ecology is disturbed and a giant squid picks man
as his new prey.
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Bendenbaugh, John Dr.
HANDBOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY
TEACHERS. University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS.
Borgford, Christie and
Summerling, Lee
CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES. American Chemical Society.
100 practical hands-on chemical activities that help
students comprehend the experimental nature of
chemistry.
Bowden, Mary Ellen
CHEMICAL ACHIEVERS: THE HUMAN FACE OF
THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES. Chemical Heritage
Foundation, 1997. This book is intended to
encourage the incorporation of the history of
chemistry into the regular chemical curriculum by
bringing to life people responsible for the discovery or
invention of chemical ideas and products.
Breslow, Ronald
CHEMISTRY TODAY AND TOMORROW. 1997. The
contributions of chemistry to today’s world and
challenges of the future are explored in nontechnical
language.
Brin, David
EARTHCLAN: STARTIDE RISING: Garden City, NY:
Nelson Doubleday, 1987. Genetic manipulation, origin
of man: intelligent dolphins and chimpanzees
cooperate with man in the exploration of space.
Card, Orson Scott
ENDER’S GAME. New York: Tor, A Tom Doherty
Association Book, 1985. Interstellar war, aliens and
genocide.
Carr, Terry (ed.)
SCIENCE FICTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE
SCIENCE FICTION. New York: Doubleday, 1996.
Ecology and the human impact on the environment.
Chem 13 News
CHEM 13 NEWS. Department of Chemistry,
University of Waterloo. Periodical for high school
chemistry teachers containing general articles,
experiments, demonstrations, humor, reviews of
books and apparatus.
Ciardullo, Carmen Bro.
MICRO ACTION CHEMISTRY.Vol 1 and 2.
Clarke, Arthur
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. London: Octopus, 1985.
Ecosystems necessary for terraforming are described.
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Coleman, Edwin and
Morse, Ronald
THE 1993 DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY: DATA SOURCES.
Arnold, MD: Coleman/Morse Associates Ltd. 1992.
Conklin, Gorff (ed.)
SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES IN MUTATION.
New York: Vanguard Press, 1956. An anthology of
collected works.
Cook, Robin
CHROMOSOME 6. The sale of organs through
genetic engineering.
Cook, Robin
MORTAL FEAR. New York: G.P. Putnam and Sons,
1988. Eyedrops accelerate the aging process.
Cook, Robin
MUTATION. The consequences of genetic
engineering experiments.
Cook, Robin
TOXIN. A gripping novel of bacterial poisoning and
corporate cover-up in the food industry.
Cook, Robin
VECTOR. This novel shows the unthinkable (bioterrorism in New York City) becoming stark reality.
Crichton, Michael
ANDROMEDA STRAIN. New York: Knopf, Random
House, 1969. A returning space capsule releases an
alien virus on the earth.
Crichton, Michael
CONGO. New York, Knopf: Random House, 1980.
Animal behavior, primate evolution: near future thriller
of African exploration involving a tribe of talking
gorillas.
Crichton, Michael
JURASSIC PARK. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
This fictional account of a theme park featuring
dinosaurs cloned from DNA in mosquitoes fossilized
in amber lends itself to many interesting discussions
of genetic engineering, ethical issues, and chaos.
Crichton, Michael
SPHERE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. The
discovery of an ancient spacecraft deep in the ocean
is the focus of a scientific probe.
DeKruif, Paul
MICROBE HUNTERS. New York: Harcourt, Brace,
and World. The stories of Leeuwenhoek, Koch,
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Pasteur and others are presented in an interesting
narrative.
Dick, Philip K.
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?
Garden City: Doubleday, 1968. After World War
Terminus, the Earth is an underpopulated wasteland
where people keep electronic animals as pets, killer
androids come from off-Earth where most economic
activity takes place.
Dickson, Gordon R.
DORSAI. New York: Dow Books, 1976. Themes of
human development and the purpose of life; originally
published as “The Genetic General”.
Discover Journal
THE BIOLOGY OF HANDWASHING. December
1999.
Dixon, Bernard
MAGNIFICENT MICROBES. New York: Atheneum,
1976. A best-selling account of our dependence on
microbes.
Ealey, Julie and James, Jr.
VISUALIZING CHEMISTRY: INVESTIGATIONS FOR
TEACHERS. American Chemical Society.
Investigations and demonstrations to engage student
minds. Contains 101 investigations covering energy
changes, solubility, kinetics, acids and bases,
electrochemistry and oxidation-reduction.
Emsley, John
ELEMENTS. Oxford University Press, 1998. Fifty
important facts about each element.
Emsley, John
MOLECULES AT AN EXHIBITION. 1998. Discover
what ingredient in Coke can remove rust from chrome
and among other things, what the worst smelling
substance on Earth is.
Emsley, John
THE ELEMENTS. 1993 A reference that displays in
alphabetical order the chemical elements with
information about them.
Flinn Scientific
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CATALOG AND
REFERENCE MANUAL. Flinn Scientific (annual).
Contains information about laboratory safety,
chemical storage, chemical disposal, eye safety,
solution preparation and other teaching techniques.
Available for FREE!
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Flinn, L., (ed.)
GENERIC CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN FOR HIGH
SCHOOL LABORATORY. Flinn Scientific, Inc, 1996.
Free generic hygiene plan that can be adapted to
local needs.
Fotheringham, Nick
BEACHCOMBERS GUIDE TO GULF COAST
MARINE LIFE. Lone Star Books. Houston, TX, 1980.
This book is a very good guide for identifying
organisms found on the gulf coast. It gives interesting
information about the organisms.
Fraknol, Andrew and
Schatz, Dennis
THE UNIVERSE AT YOUR FINGERTRIPS: AN
ASTRONOMY ACTIVITY AND RESOURCE BOOK.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1995. This
collection emphasizes 90 classroom tested, hands-on
activities that help students discover astronomy for
themselves.
Freeman, Anthony
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR:
UNDERSTANDING THE IMAGERY. Pasadena, CA:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of
Technology.
Freeman, W.H.
THE SCIENCE IN A TECHNICAL WORLD
PROGRAM. 2000. The twelve units of Science in a
Technical World offer students hands-on, minds-on
experiences in solving real-industry problems: the
types of problems science technicians in the
chemical, biological, and geoscience industries face
everyday.
Gardiner, Anne and
Wilson, Sue
THE INQUISITIVE COOK. Great for Tech Prep with
Food Service! Chemistry of food is the theme of the
2000 National Chemistry Week celebration.
Gardner, Robert
KITCHEN CHEMISTRY. Messner, 1988. Chemistry
experiments with liquids, solids, and gases that can
be performed in the kitchen “laboratory” at home,
using common materials.
Garrett, Laurie
THE COMING PLAGUE. Contains chapters on many
diseases affecting man.
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PHYSICS WITH CALCULATORS. Vernier, 1999.
Thirty-four experiments to be used with the calculator
and CBL.
GlimniLacy, Janice and
Kaufman, Peter
BOTANY ILLUSTRATED. New York: Chapman and
Hall, 1984. A coloring book organized by major
groups. High school to college level.
Golden Guide Series
GEOLOGY, FOSSILS and ROCKS AND MINERALS.
Three book set. Full color illustrations; comprehensive
coverage.
Gonick, Larry and Wheelis, Mark THE CARTOON GUIDE TO GENETICS. Scientific
cartoons.
Gould, Stephen Jay
WONDERFUL LIFE. All of Gould’s books are
excellent sources for information about natural
history. Students enjoy reading or listening to
excerpts from his books.
Gray, Henery; Pick, T.P and
Howden, Robert
GRAY’S ANATOMY. 1997. This is the anatomy text of
our age.
Gray, Simon and Trogler
BRAVING THE ELEMENTS. 1995. Chemical
principles and concepts come to life with historical
stories and important uses for chemicals.
Greenberg, Arthur
A CHEMICAL HISTORY TOUR.
Greenburg, Barbara and
Patterson, Dianne
ART IN CHEMISTRY: CHEMISTRY IN ART. NSTA
Press, 1998. Integrates chemistry and art with handson activities and demonstration.
Grinstein, Louise; Rose, K.
and Rafaeilovich, Miriam (eds.)
WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS: A
BIOBIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCEBOOK. Greenwood
Press, 1993. This sourcebook features biographical
profiles of 75 women who made substantive
contributions in chemistry and physics. The profiles
are written so that the science is understandable to
the lay reader.
Hairston, Rosalina and
Sampsell, Jackie (contacts)
MISSISSIPPI BIOLOGY TEACHERS RESOURCE
GUIDE IN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
Supplementary activities that can be used in the study
of the cell, molecular biology, genetics and evolution.
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For ordering information, please write: MS Biology
Teachers Resource Guide, University of Southern
Mississippi, Southern Station-Box 5087, Hattiesburg,
MS 39406.
Harris, Robin Lee
SCIENCE AND WRITING CONNECTIONS.
Freedman. This book incorporates writing into science
instruction and evaluation.
Harrison, Harry
DEATHWORLD TRIOLOGY. Garden City: Nelson
Doubleday, 1974. Co-evolution and adaptation
mysteries of a planet where every life-form appears to
be implacably hostile to human colonists.
Harrison, Harry
WEST OF EDEN. New York: Bantam Books, 1984.
Imagine a world where dinosaurs did not die but
survived to develop their own civilization. Their culture
comes into conflict with an emergent human race.
Heiserman, David
EXPLORING CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR
COMPOUNDS. 1992. An exploration of the periodic
table with chemical trivia is included in technical
format.
Herbert, Don
MR. WIZARD’S SUPERMARKET SCIENCE. 1999,
Econo-Clad Books. Experiments include making glue
from milk, gelatin stalagmites, sugar from marigold
odor, etc.
Herbert, Frank
DUNE. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1965. Planetary
environment and system of cultures much like that
which would be present on earth if earth had no
water.
Herron, Dudley
THE CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM: FORMULAS FOR
SUCCESSFUL TEACHING. American Chemical
Society, 1991. Insight into successful high school
teaching using specific examples that illustrate the
application of cognitive science to teaching chemistry.
Holden, Alan and Singer, Phyllis CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL GROWING. Anchor
Books, 1960. A classic book on crystals that includes
detailed methods for producing crystals with readily
available materials.
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Houk, Clifford and Post, Richard CHEMISTRY, CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS. 1996
(2nd ed.) A self-teaching guide that presumes no
previous exposure to chemistry.
Huxley, Aldous
BRAVE NEW WORLD. New York: Harper and
Brothers, 1946. Reproductive technology as imagined
in the 1930s, this famous satire about a
technologically stratified world six centuries in the
future helped define 20th century humanity’s view of
itself.
Irby, Bobby; McEwen, Malcolm; MAN AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. University of
Brown, Shelia and
Mississippi Press, 1984. A compilation of four books
Meek, Elizabeth
offering students activities using marine and estuarine
organisms, some can be adapted for use in inland
schools.
Jensen, John R.
J.L. Scott Marine
Educational Center
INTRODUCTORY DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING: A
REMOTE SENSING PERSPECTIVE. Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1986.
FREE LEAFLETS about: Blue crabs, shrimp, Barrier
Islands, Jellyfish, worms, marshes, Echinoderms and
many more. Biloxi.
Johnson, T.R. and Case, C.L.
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN MICROBIOLOGY.
Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.,
1995.
Journal of Chemical Education
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. Periodical
for chemistry teachers including classroom activities,
experiments, demonstrations, reviews of books and
software, chemical education research applied to
teaching, chemical principles revisited, products of
chemistry, and more.
Kardos, Thomas
75 EASY CHEMISTRY DEMONSTRATIONS.
Karlen, Ann
MAN AND MICROBES. New York: Putnam Books,
1995. The natural history of diseases such as AIDS,
Lyme disease, and plague is presented to illustrate
the adaptations of humans and their parasites.
Koontz, Dean
THE WATCHERS. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons,
1987. Ethics of genetic engineering and issues of
animal welfare.
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Krauss, Lawrence M. and
Hawking, Stephen
THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK. Harper Perennial
Library, 1996. We all know “STAR TREK” is fiction,
but warp drives, transporters, and holodecks don’t
seem altogether implausible. This book takes a light
hearted look at the physics, speculating on how the
wonders of “STAR TREK” technology might actually
work.
Lambert, Joseph B.
TRACES OF THE PAST: UNRAVELING THE
SECRETS OF ARCHAEOLOGY THROUGH
CHEMISTRY. Helix Books, 1997. The use of
chemistry has enabled archaeologists to pinpoint the
origins of ancient Egyptian monuments, discover
some causes for the decline of the Roman empire,
and date the remains of the earliest protohominids. In
Traces of the Past, chemist Lambert introduces
readers to this happy alliance of science and history.
Lederman, Leon and
Teresi, Dick
THE GOD PARTICLE: IF THE UNIVERSE IS THE
ANSWER, WHAT IS THE QUESTION?. Delta, 1994.
Nobel prize winner in physics in 1988, designer of the
superconducting supercollider and former director of
Fermi Labs, Lederman leads a tour of the 2500 year
search for the answer to the question: What is the
world made of? This book describes the current state
of particle physics.
Levin, Ira
THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL. New York: Random
House, 1976. Dr. Mengele attempts to produce
cloned copies of Adolf Hitler, but in order to do so he
must reproduce the environmental factors which
made Hitler the evil genius that he was; deals
intelligently with the fashionable subject of cloning.
Lewis, Grace Ross
1,001 CHEMICALS IN EVERYDAY PRODUCTS.
1994. This book contains information on more than
1,000 chemicals of common household products.
Lide, David R. (ed.)
CRC HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS.
2000, CRC Publishers, (81st edition). A must for every
reference shelf.
Lien, Tik L.
INVITATIONS TO SCIENCE INQUIRY. 2nd Ed.
Science Inquiry, 1987. Demonstrations and activities
on air, weather, properties of matter, energy, heat,
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magnetism, electricity, light, sound, forces, and living
things.
Macaulay, David
THE WAY THINGS WORK. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
1988. Clear, humorous writing explores the inner
working of machines and scientific processes in terms
students can appreciate.
Manhein, Mary H.
THE BONE LADY. Forensic Anthropology.
Maples, William R.
DEAD MEN DO TELL TALES. Stories of cases Dr.
Maples helped to solve using modern forensic
science.
Marek, Lee R.
BE COOL TO YOUR SCHOOL: USES OF LIQUID
NITROGEN.
Mattson, Bruce
CHEMISTRY OF GASES – MICROSCALE
APPROACH.
Mauch, Ehrenkranz and John
CHEMISTRY IN MICROSCALE.
McCaffrey, Anna
DRAGONFLIGHT. New York: Ballantine, 1968. A
well-crafted tale of a planet threatened by spores from
space which can only be defeated by taming firebreathing dragons.
Mississippi State Unviersity
GARDEN TABLOID. This is a free gardener’s guide
that is a good source of information for plant projects.
Very practical.
Moffitt, David
GENESIS QUEST. New York: Ballantine, 1986. A
species of intelligent starfish in another galaxy use
genetic engineering to recreate the extinct human
race.
Mole, Maury
NATIONAL MOLE DAY FOUNDATION. 1220 South
5th Street, Prairie du Chein, WI 53821. Ideas for
observing National Mole Day as a means of
motivating student interest in the mole concept
through enjoyable activities.
Monmonier, Mark
HOW TO LIE WITH MAPS. Chicago: The University
of Chicago Press. 1991.
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MS Highway Department
BROCHURE OF MISSISSIPPI WILDFLOWERS. A
free publication that has good photos of many
wildflowers commonly seen along Mississippi
highways.
National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA)
POLYMER CHEMISTRY. NSTA Press, 1989. Show
students how practical chemistry can be.
National Science Teacher
Association (NSTA)
THE SCIENCE TEACHER. Periodical designed for
junior and senior high school science teachers.
Contains demonstrations, experiments, sources of
teaching, materials, and other teaching ideas.
Newton, David
CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUND.
Walch,1994. This book includes topics that reflect the
industrial, environmental and health concerns of
modern organic chemistry.
Newton, David
CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS. 1989. A wide array of
chemical problems to support most topics tested by
classroom teacher.
Niven, Larry
RINGWORLD. New York: Ballantine, 1970. A
complex artificial world is the main focus of this
popular book.
Nourse, Alan E.
THE BLADE RUNNER. New York: D McKay and Co.,
1974. In a future of increased human longevity,
doctors struggle to cope with problems of
overpopulation, hereditary disorders, and virulent new
diseases.
O’Hern, Elizabeth M.
PROFILES OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS. Washington,
D.C.: Acropolis Books, 1985. Twenty short stories
describe the modern contributions of women to
microbiology and medicine.
Orna, V.M. (et al)
SOURCEBOOK, VERSION 2.0. American Chemical
Society. Comprehensive resource of information
gathered from accomplished successful chemistry
teachers, providing the best available instructional
ideas and information.
Owens, Fred
CAREERS FOR CHEMISTS: A WORLD OUTSIDE
THE LAB. American Chemical Society. Materials on
alternative careers in chemistry.
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Pack, Phillip
AP BIOLOGY CLIFF NOTES. A great help for AP
students as well as new AP teachers.
Partington, J.R.
A SHORT HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY. Dover
Publications, 1989. Reprint of classic history of
chemistry.
Paye, Gabriell DeBear
CULTURAL USES OF PLANTS. New York: The New
York Botanical Garden Press. 2000. Written by a high
school botany teacher. Very practical; research-based
book on ethnobotany.
Phillips, Kathryn
TRACKING THE VANISHING FROGS. Frogs as a
living barometer for the earth’s environmental health.
Plotkin, Mark J.
TALES OF A SHAMAN’S APPRENTICE.
Ethnobotanist searches for new medicines in the
Amazon rain forest.
Preston, Richard
THE COBRA EVENT. This novel shows the
consequence of creating advanced biological
weapons using methods of genetic engineering and
biotechnology.
Preston, Richard
THE HOT ZONE. A non-fiction account of Ebola
breakout and the investigation by the CDC.
Preuss, Paul
HUMAN ERROR. New York: Tor.,1985.Scientists
produce a biochip or living microcomputer.
Pringle, David
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION.
Grafton Books, London: Collins Publishing Group,
1990. Short summaries of works of science fiction.
Rayner-Canham, Marlene
and Geoffrey
WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY: THEIR CHANGING
ROLES: FROM ALCHEMICAL TIMES TO THE MIDTWENTIEH CENTURY. Chemical Heritage Society
and the American Chemical Society, 1998. Until
relatively recently, chemistry was a career from which
women were discouraged or excluded entirely. The
authors have been able to uncover many stories of
women who struggled to do science, despite the
obstacles.
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Read, John
FROM ALCHEMY TO CHEMISTRY. Dover
Publications, 1995. Traces the development of
chemistry from alchemy to science.
Rhodes, Richard
DEADLY FEASTS. A non-fiction account about mad
cow disease.
Rosebury, Theodor
LIFE ON MAN. New York: Viking Press. A humorous
yet scientific account of the role of microbes on the
human body.
Roueche, Berton
ELEVEN BLUE MEN. The story of the history of
microbiology.
Roueche, Berton
THE MEDICAL DETECTIVES. New York: Truman
Talley Books. Roueche describes the scientific
investigation of specific medical cases in a series of
short stories.
Rulf, Kerry
THE PRIVATE EYE: LOOKING/THINKING BY
ANALOGY. NSTA , Fall 2000. This book provides an
ideal thinking-skills curriculum.
Russo, Tom
MICROCHEMISTRY 1,2, 3
Sackheim, George I.
CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS. Stipes Publishing Co.,
Champaign.
Sarguis, Sarguis and Willams
TEACHING CHEMISTRY WITH TOYS. Teaching with
TOYS Programs at Miami. Innovative activities use
everyday toys to demonstrate the principles of
science in ways children easily understand.
Selinger, Ben
CHEMISTRY IN THE MARKETPLACE. American
Chemical Society. A wealth of everyday chemistry
information to aid students in connecting the
theoretical with the familiar.
Shakhashiri, Bassame
CHEMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. Vol. 1-4. University
of Wisconsin Press. An extensive collection of
demonstrations with complete explanations. Oriented
toward AP and college level teaching.
Shelley, Mary
FRANKENSTEIN. (1818). Oxford, New York: Oxford
University Press, 1980, James Kinsley and M.K.
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Joseph, editors. A gothic horror story about a medical
student who creates an artificial man.
Silverberg, Robert (ed.)
MUTANTS: ELEVEN STORIES OF SCIENCE
FICTION. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1974. An
anthology of collected works.
Stennis Space Center
AIRBORNE HYPERSPECTRAL SENSOR
PROFILES. NASA
Stennis Space Center
HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING. Commercial
Remote Sensing Program, 1998.
Stennis Space Center
RADAR SENSOR PROFILES. Office of Space
Access and Technology, Commercial Remote
Sensing Office, NASA.
Summerlin, Lee
CHEMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS: A SOURCEBOOK
FOR TEACHERS. Volume I and II, 2nd Ed. America
Chemical Society. Simple, safe, effective, and
enjoyable demonstration ideas.
Stwertka, Albert
OXFORD GUIDE TO ELEMENTS. 1996. An in-depth
look, on an element by element basis, at the periodic
table.
Talesnick, Irvin
IDEA BANK COLLECTION. Science Supplies, 1984.
Information in biology, chemistry, earth science,
general science, and physics.
Tannenbaum, Ginger
LESSONS IN CHOCOLATE.
Task Force of ACS
Committee on Chemical Safety
A MODEL CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS. American Chemical Society. Everything
that is needed to know how to write and implement a
chemical hygiene plan.
Terrific Science Press
EXPOLORING ENERGY WITH TOYS,
INVESTIGATING SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, & GASES
WITH TOYS , TEACHING CHEMISTRY WITH TOYS
Thomas, Lewis
THE LIVES OF A CELL. New York: Viking Press,
1974. Several articles in this delightful book discuss
bacteria and their relation to health and disease.
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Thompson and Waterman
MICROSCALE CHEMISTRY. Addison Wesley
Publishing.
Timme, S. Lee
WILDFLOWERS OF MISSISSIPPI. Jackson:
University of Mississippi Press, 1989. Good color
photo guide to Mississippi flowers. (not a key)
Toogood, Alan (ed.)
PLANT PROPAGATION. New York: DK Publishing,
Inc., 1999. Distributed by the American Horticultural
Society. How to propagate any type of plant. Loaded
with pictures.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
IMPORTANT FOREST TREES OF THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES. A free publication from your county
forester. Excellent for teaching local trees.
Unterman, Nathan
AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS. J Weston Walch,
1990. This reproducible book features amusement
park physics lessons that study patterns of motion,
momentum, and energy relating to park rides.
VanCleave, Jancie
CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID. Other titles also
available dealing with different subject matter.
VanCleave, Janice
BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID. Fast and easy activities
or demos.
Verne, Jules
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. London/New
York: J.M. Dent, 1908. Underwater adventures with
sea creatures, technology of sea exploration.
Vogel, Steven
CAT’S PAWS AND CATAPULTS.
Volz, Donald
PHYSICAL SCIENCE WITH CALCULATORS.
Vernier, 1999. 40 experiments to be used with the
calculator and CBL.
Volz, Donald
PHYSICAL SCIENCE WITH COMPUTERS. Vernier,
1999. 40 experiments to be used with the computer.
Volz, Donald
PHYSICS WITH COMPUTERS. Vernier, 1999. 40
experiments to be used with the computer.
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Wartski, Mark
LOW BUDGET BIOLOGY. This book has easy, lowcost activities that provide meaningful learning
experiences.
Watson, James D.
THE DOUBLE HELIX. A great story for advanced
students to read. Gives insight into what goes on in
scientific research.
Weiner, Jonathan
THE BEAKS OF THE FINCH.
Wells, H.G.
THE TIME MACHINE. New York: Random House,
1931. The ecological splitting of society leads to
human evolution.
White, Michael and
Gribbin, John
DARWIN: A LIFE IN SCIENCE. Biography.
Wills, Charles
THE VISUAL DICTIONARY OF PLANTS. New York:
DK Publishing, Inc., 1992. Excellent photos of plant
anatomy.
Wilson, Charles
DIRECT DESCENDANT. Tissue is stolen from a
frozen ancient corpse and the still viable DNA is used
to create a modern ancient man.
Wilson, Charles
DONOR. A young ER doctor teams up with a reporter
to uncover the truth about a terrifying medical
experiment involving nerve regeneration and organ
transplants.
Wilson, Charles
EMBRYO. A terrifying plausible book about the future
of fertilization and its possible consequences.
Wilson, Charles
FERTILE GROUND.
Wood, Clair
SAFETY IN SCHOOL SCIENCE LABS. Walch, 1991,
Helps plan, instruct, supervise, and maintain a safer
science lab.
Young, Paul
THE BOTANY COLORING BOOK. New York: Harper
Collins Publishers. 1982. A coloring book that
stresses plant processes and plant groups.
Zimmer, Carl
PARASITE REX. The battle between parasites and
man.
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