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| Ages 9+ | SCHOLASTIC ATLAS OF WEATHER
From terrifying thunderstorms to frigid blizzards, every page has fact boxes and trivia. A unique section at the back of the book provides amazing weather statistics, tricks for predicting the weather and a chance to try some of your own weather related science experiments and activities. |
| Ages 8+ | Smithsonian Institution
ANIMAL: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE - Remarkably breathtaking celebration of over 2000 species of the animal kingdom (vertebrates and invertebrates) compiled by a team of over 70 zoologists, biologists and naturalists, and hundreds of photographers. Highly recommended. [Don E. Wilson (Editor), David Burnie (Editor) DK Publishing, Inc. October 2001] |
| Ages 8+ | Dorling
Kindersley Animal Encyclopedia
[376 pages of wow!] November 2000 |
| Ages 7 Up | National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen Mcghee, George Phd Mc Kay - This comprehensive volume introduces the entire animal kingdom: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and all kinds of invertebrates, from sea squirts to worms and spiders.
October 2006 |
| Ablow, Gail | A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories [Whoever heard of a horse who lived in a house (while its owners lived next door)? Or two donkeys who had a marriage feast? Or an official spying cat who was wired for sound? These stories and many more — all quite strange, all very true — come from newspaper reports around the world.] |
| Adams, Ansel [1902-1984] [Gallery] | Ansel Adams : An Autobiography, by Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams at 100 Born Free and Equal America's Wilderness: The Photographs of Ansel Adams With the Writings of John Muir The Camera (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 1) Yosemite My Camera in the National Parks (1950) Ansel Adams : Classic Images |
| Alexander, Sue | Behold the Trees [Trees of Israel - Hebrew] |
| Albert, Richard E. | Alejandro's Gift (Ages 6-8) [ This uplifting story about one man's gift to the desert and the gift he receives in return has a powerful environmental lesson.] |
| Altman, Joyce | Lunch at the Zoo: What Zoo Animals Eat and Why |
| Anderson, Margaret J. | Children of Summer: Henri Fabre's Insects [Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) [Insect Lesson Plans]
9-12
Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification 11-13 |
| Anthony, Joseph | The
Dandelion Seed 3-10
In a Nutshell 4-9 |
| Appelhof, Mary | Worms Eat My Garbage
Compost, By Gosh! (a vermicomposting adventure...converting a storage box to house their new pet; pets with a purpose.) [Classroom Activities] |
| APPLES | [Teacher Guide and activities] |
| Arnold, Caroline | Australian
Animals [forests, grasslands, deserts, and coastal animals] Ages 5
Up [Web Quest and Natural History Units]
Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines [Introduction to how birds fly: hovering, gliding, diving and how they do it/feather structure/body structure/wing types/mechanics of bird flight] Super Swimmers: Whales, Dolphins, and Other Mammals of the Sea - Ages 4-8 |
| Arnosky, Jim | Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking With Jim Arnosky - Ages 8 Up
All About Turtles Ages 7-10 All About Frogs Watching Water Birds 6-10 Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Butterflies & Moths All About Owls Following the Coast [explores Atlantic coast salt marshes from Florida's Banana River to Bombay Hook on the Delaware shore/ wildlife: pelicans, bears, birds, manatees, dolphins, watersnakes,marlin, whales, wildlife and even wild ponies] Ages 7-9 |
| Aruego, Jose and Ariane Dewey | Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom - Ages 6-8 |
| Aston, Dianna Hutts | A Seed Is Sleepy [2007 Book of Week]
An Egg is Quiet [2006 Book of Week] Loony Little: An Environmental Tale [Chicken Little tale with an environmental theme] Ages 4-7 |
| Ayres, Katherine | Up, Down, and Around Big Book [From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant picture book pulses with life —- in all directions!] Ages 2-4 |
| Bailey, Sheila | The Wizard and King Whifflegroan 3-9 |
| Bakken, Aimee | UNCOVER A FROG - 6 to Adult - Frogs. They swim, they leap, they hop, and some can even fly. There are poisonous frogs, hairy frogs, singing frogs, albino frogs and even glass frogs with translucent skin you can actually see through! Uncover the secrets of this amazing animal--that’s anuran to you frog specialists--layer by layer, in this new title in the popular Uncover It Series. Young frog fans will love dissecting all the weird and wild facts, cool illustrations and diagrams, and unique 3-D layered model of a frog. With every turn of the page, the frog is deconstructed before their eyes, as the model demonstrates the hidden workings of the frog’s body. Perfect for curious kids. Great gift. Excellent for classrooms. No live frogs need be dissected. |
| Baldwin, Robert F. | This is the Sea that Feeds Us 3-9 |
| Bang, Molly | Common
Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share 4-8
Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays 9-12 My Light [the sun provides the energy that powers everything on Earth, from planets and trees to machines and cities/ follow the light of the sun as it transformed into the energy we use every day in our homes/from windmills and solar cells to fossil fuels and dams/ways we use our natural resources to light up our world.] Ages 6-9 |
| Banks, Kate | A Gift From the Sea [Learn about Geology] |
| Banks, Martin | Conserving Rain Forests |
| Barner, Bob | Bug Safari ["I was lost in a bug-infested jungle one hot summer day." A young boy follows a long line of marching black ants hoping to find his way back to base camp. Illustrated glossary includes definitions of all the bugs found in the story.] |
| Barry, Frances | Big Yellow Sunflower (PreK) - A seed is falling to the ground. What will it be? Turn the shaped pages as a mole, a worm, a snail, a bird, a bee, and other creatures watch the seed take root and sprout up through the soil. As each page fans out, revealing a bright splash of yellow, a gigantic sunflower unfolds in a brilliant display.
Little Green Frogs (PreK) - Frog eggs are floating in the pond, but how will they grow? Each shaped page shows a different stage: eggs hatching into tadpoles, the appearance of back and front legs in froglets, and finally, disappearing tails. Now the frogs are ready to hop up for air, onto the lily pads formed by the opened book. |
| Bateman, Donna M. | Deep in the Swamp [count from one otter pup to ten baby crayfish as they learn about thespecial relationships between the parents and offspring of mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects that make their home in the Okenfenokee Swamp.] |
| Bauer, Marion Dane | If Frogs Made Weather [lyrical poem/boy muses on the favorite weather of 10 different animals] Ages 4-8 |
| Baylor, Byrd | The Desert Is Theirs [Teacher Guide] |
| Berger, Melvin and Gilda | How
Do Flies Walk Upside Down? 4-8
Can It Rain Cats and Dogs 4-8 Do Whales Have Belly Buttons? 4-8 Why do Volcanoes Blow Their Tops? 9-12 Do Tarantulas Have Teeth? 9-12 Do All Spiders Spin Webs? 9-12 Do Tornadoes Really Twist? 9-12 Look Out For Turtles Ages 5-9 Do Bears Sleep All Winter? Questions and Answers About Bears Ages 5-9 |
| Berkes, Marianne | Seashells by the Seashore [collecting seashells/identification tear-out page]
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef - Ages 3-8 [marine life, counting book to the tune of "Over in the Meadow"] Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme [Sing, clap, and count your way among enchanting rainforest animals to the rhythm of the whimsical favorite, "Over in the Meadow." This rainforest is teeming with monkeys that hoot, ocelots that pounce, parrots that squawk, and boas that squeeze!] Ages 4-8 Going Around The Sun: Some Planetary Fun Ages 4-8 - Our Earth is part of a fascinating planetary family - eight planets and an odd bunch of solar system "cousins" - that spin, roll, tilt, blow and whirl around the Sun. Here, to the tune of "Over in the Meadow," young ones can get a glimpse of our remarkable neighborhood, and our place in a very big universe. |
| Berkowitz, Jacob | Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (And Others) Left Behind [teaches kids about coprolites—preserved human and animal poop. The breezy style, bathroom humor and surprising scientific facts combine for a very kid-friendly approach to fossils.] Ages 8-12 |
| Bishop, Nic | Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide [Seven different life-size forest habitats, exploring the leaf-litter to the tree-top canopy through all four seasons/lush photographic scenes/"field notes" identify all animals/related intriguing facts about survival in each habitat/forest exploration hints, essential safety information, and a "picture index" for easy reference.] Ages 6-10
SPIDERS - For the first to third grade set, spiders are fascinating and suitably gruesome, especially when looked at in EXTREME close-up. Amazing images show the beauty and otherworldliness of spiders. Simple, engaging text conveys basic information about spiders as well as cool and quirky facts. One stop-action montage shows a spider leaping twenty times its body length! |
| Bonner, Hannah | When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life Long Before Dinosaurs [Take a fun, fact-filled trip back to Earth as it was 430 million years ago. Then, watch as continents drift and oceans take shape. Watch out (!) as fish get toothier, plants stretch skywards and bugs get bigger. Soon fish get feet and four-legged creatures stalk the planet. Here's the story of Earth in conversational text, informative illustrations, and humorous cartoons. Complete with time line, pronunciation guide, glossary and index.] Ages 9 and Up. This book is amazingT! |
| Bourgeois, Paulette | The Dirt on Dirt (Ages 7-12) - Sunsets and rain couldn't happen without dirt. Earthworms can be more than 6 m (20 ft.) long. The ground is made of seven giant plates that are in constant motion. African lungfish can hibernate in baked mud shells for as long as four years. A million invisible dust mites are lurking in your bed, feasting on your skin flakes.
Read about the many wonders of dirt, such as where dirt comes from, how to make the best dirt and where to dig for buried treasure. And you'll find a bucketful of fun things to do with dirt, including how to build a bike racetrack in your backyard, bake a yummy mud cake, create fossil footprints and grow a garden playhouse. Dig in! THIS is a good book! |
| Branley, Franklyn M. | Sunshine Makes the Seasons - Ages 5-8 (Revised May 2005) |
| Brehner, Barbara | One Small Place by the Sea [seashore/recurring formation of tide pools/interdependence of their creatures/observation] Ages 5-8
One Small Place in a Tree [ A tiny hole forms by a bear's claws. Timber beetles tunnel inside. The hole grows bigger and bigger. The hole transforms into a cozy hollow -- home to salamanders, tree frogs, a family of white-footed mice.] Ages 5-8 |
| Brown, Ruth | The Old Tree [Cross-species cooperation helps to save a leafy home in an endearing, pastoral tale that features a final pop-up surprise.] |
| Brunelle, Lynn | The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Science (Ages 5-7) Make learning enjoyable and rewarding at home or in the classroom.
World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Science (Ages 9-11) |
| Bulion, Leslie | Hey There, Stink Bug! (Ages 8-11). "This is / an insect world with humans in it. / We'll seize the day, but they will win it." Collection of poems and astonishing facts about the bugs who share our homes and gardens] |
| Bunting, Eve | Anna's Table - Ages 6-9 ["In my room against the wall I have a nature table filled with the wonders of the earth and sky and sea. Each one of them a miracle to me."] |
| Burleigh, Robert and Ed Young | Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest (Ages 7-10) - The story of the Sherpa who reached the top of Everest with Sir Edmund Hilary. [Learn More] |
| Burns, Loree Griffin | Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Ages 10 up) [Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean. In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curts mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curts discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them.] |
| Butterworth, Chris | Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea- ages 5-8 [discover the secrets of the sea horse.... With a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey, and a pouch like a kangaroo, the sea horse acts like a chameleon, changing color to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a lifelong pair. Watch their fascinating mating dance, as the two of them twine their tails together and twirl, before she places her eggs in his pouch to be born.] |
| Cherry, Lynne | Flute's
Journey: The Life of a Wood 4 -8
Thrush 4 - 8 River Ran Wild 4 - 8 [Teacher Guide] The Great Kapok Tree (RainForest) 4 - 8 The Shaman's Apprentice (RainForest) 4 - 8 How Groundhog's Garden Grew [stealing/sharing/community/planting a garden] The Sea, The Storm, and The Mangrove Tangle |
| Chicola, Nancy A., Eleanor B. English | Discovering World Geography With Books Kids Love [Adult] |
| Chrustowski, Rick | Bright
Beetle Ages 6-8 [Ladybug Life Cycle]
Blue Sky Bluebird Ages 6-8 |
| Cobb, Vicki [more books] | I Face the Wind - Ages 5-7 [discover the science of wind/experiments/fun activities] |
| Cole, Joanna | Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor Ages 6-8 [Teachers' Guide] [Word Search/scramble] [Ocean Animals] |
| Collard, Sneed B. III | Pocket Babies and Other Amazing Marsupials
The Deep-Sea Floor Our Wet World BEAKS! (2005) TEETH (2008) WINGS (2008) Leaving Home Butterfly Count - Annual July 4th Butterfly Count. |
| Cooper, Kay | Too Many Rabbits and other Fingerplays [About Animals, Nature, Weather, and the Universe] |
| Cooper, Wade | Night Creatures (Reading Level 2 - vocabulary and sentence length for beginning readers) [My fur is long and black and white. I walk in gardens late at night. If you scare me, I will spray a stinky smell. So stay away!" Children learn about skunks, owls, moths, bats, foxes, jaguars, bush babies, badgers, and kangaroos. The text is written in easy-to-read rhymes and is illustrated with irresistible photographs. Three pages of fun learning activities are designed to both challenge and entertain new readers.] |
| Corbett, Jim | Jungle Lore
My India |
| Cornell, Joseph | Sharing
Nature With Children 9-12
Journey to the Heart of Nature 9- Up Listening To Nature - Adult Ocean Animals 7-Up Rainforest Animals 7-UP |
| Cousins, Lucy | Maisy's Nature Walk A Maisy First Science Book [It’s a beautiful day, and Maisy is setting out on a nature walk. Little readers can pull the tabs to see a yellow flower unfurl, a snail poke out of its shell, a duckling hatch, a frog leap, and more. This Maisy First Science Book also prompts children to find treasures such as a chrysalis and a dragonfly.] Ages 2-5 |
| Cowcher, Helen | JAGUAR |
| Cowley, Joy | Chameleon, Chameleon (Ages 5-7) [gorgeous photographs/simple text/Did You Know?] |
| Cumbaa, Stephen | The Bones Book And Skeleton - The 12-inch, 24-piece skeleton is realistically designed with moving joints, and can be displayed in its clear plastic bell jar. The book is packed with projects, experiments, and facts about all the systems of the human body. The focus, of course, is on the bones—what they are made of, how they grow, how they work. New is an expanded section on paleontology and fossil remains incorporating the latest news from the field, including the newly discovered hobbit-sized humans from the last Ice Age. |
| Darian, Shea | Grandpa's
Garden 4-10
Seven Times the Sun : Guiding Your Child Through the Rhythms of the Day -Adult |
| David, Laurie and Cambria Gordon | Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming [Irreverent and entertaining, DOWN TO EARTH is filled with fact about global warming and its disastrous consequences, loads of photos and illustrations, as well as suggestions for how kids can help combat global warming in their homes, schools, and communities. Engagingly designed, DOWN TO EARTH will educate and empower, leaving readers with the knowledge they need to understand this problem and a sense of hope to inspire them into action.] Ages 9-12 |
| Davies, Nicola | Deserts (Ages 8-11) How they form/why they exists/how life adapts/Includes fun and easy projects]
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (Agaes 6 Up) Animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human quicker than you can say "coffin"! Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book. What's Eating You?: Parasites--The Inside Story [Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms — most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests — parasites — are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale’s head to the tiny flies that control a bee’s brain and make it literally dig its own grave. YUCK! Gross the kids out while they learn. They'll love it.] (Ages 8-11) |
| Deacon, Alexis | Slow Loris [lemur][slow-moving, nocturnal prosimian primates.] Ages 4-8 |
| DeMunn, Michael | Places of Power |
| de Paola, Tomie | The Cloud Book |
| DeWitt, Lynda | What Will the Weather Be? - Ages 5-9 |
| Doris, Ellen | Woods, Ponds, & Fields (Real Kids Real Science Books) Published in association with the Children's School of Science, Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
| Dorros, Arthur | Rain
Forest Secrets
A Tree Is Growing Ant Cities Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean Feel the Wind |
| Duensing, Edward | Talking to Fireflies, Shrinking the Moon. Nature Activities for all Ages. |
| Dunlap, Julie, and Marybeth Lorbiecki | John Muir and Stickeen: An Icy Adventure with a No-Good Dog - Ages 6-9 [Excellent introduction to an extraordinary conservationist/Glacier Bay] [Learn More] |
| Dunphy, Madeliene | Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest 4-8 |
| Dyer, Sarah | Five Little Fiends 4-8 - Five Fiends realize that the world is better when they share. |
| Ehlert, Lois | Planting
a Rainbow 4-8
Growing Vegetable Soup- Preschool Waiting for Wings 3 Up [Butterfly metamorphosis] Pie in the Sky Nuts to You! Leaf Man [Teacher Guide] |
| Facklam, Margery | Creepy, Crawly
Caterpillars 8-11
Spiders and Their Web Sites 8-11 Lizards Weird and Wonderful 7-12 |
| Faidley, Warren ("Cyclone Cowboy") | Wild Weather [Explore the world's most extreme environments in this innovative new book. Visit Tornado Alley in the United States and take a close-up look at how these deadly twisters form. Find out from Warren what it"s like to be a storm-chaser, and learn about monsoons, tsunamis, blizzards, mirages, and the effects of weather phenomena like El Niño.] Ages 9 Up |
| Fern, Tracey E. | Buffalo Music (Ages 5-8) [The story of how one woman helped save the buffalo, inspired by pioneer Mary Ann Goodnight. A story of determination, conservation, and the ability of one person to make a difference. Authors note, bibliography.] |
| Fisher, Aileen; Mique Moriuchi, Illustrator | The Story Goes On - Ages: 4-8 [ongoing cycle of life. A seed sprouts and is quickly devoured by a bug. Then a bright green frog appears and makes a meal of the bug. And the story goes on...from bug to snake to hawk to hunter...until a seed begins to sprout.] |
| Fleisher, Paul | Webs of Life Series: Each book focuses on ways in which plants and animals interact and affect one another in a specific community. Ages 8-11
Oak Tree Tide Pool Coral Reef Salt Marsh Pond Mountain Stream |
| Fleming, Denise | Where
Once There Was a Wood Ages 4-8
Time To Sleep [Seasons: Transition to Autumn] |
| Florian, Douglas | Insectlopedia
4-8 [see also]
Zoo's Who (2005) [Entire Collection] |
| Forsythe, Adrian | How Monkeys Make Chocolate:Foods and Medicines from the Rainforests 9-12 |
| Fradin, Judy & Dennis | Witness to Disaster: Volcanoes [A farmer's field in Mexico is about to become the birthplace of the 2,000-foot high volcano known as Paracutin. Volcanoes brings you the shocking first-person reports of those who have witnessed the violent rage of a volcanic eruption.
Why do volcanoes erupt? What strange, changed landscapes do they leave behind? How can scientists predict future volcanic activity? And where were the deadliest eruptions in history? Ages 9 and Up Witness to Disaster: Hurricanes [Follow the action, from the first news reports of a hurricane called Katrina gathering out at sea, to eyewitness accounts of those who survive the epic devastation she finally wreaks along the Gulf Coast.Then look back at the history of these catastrophic storms and examine the science of hurricanes. How do they form? Why do they rage through the same regions? Which were the deadliest hurricanes in history? And how can scientists predict their landfall? All the answers are here |
| Frasier, Debra | Out
of the Ocean 4-8 [Classroom Support] [Create a photo booth]
The Incredible Water Show 4-8 [a neighborhood performance starring the world's most astounding combination of atoms—H2O!] [Curriculum Guides] |
| Fredericks, Anthony D. | Exploring the
Oceans 9-12
Exploring the Universe 9-12 Exploring the Rainforest 9-12 Slugs 4-8 From Butterflies to Thunderbolts: Discovering Science With Books Kids Love [Teachers Resource] Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats and Leaping Rats Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails Near One Cattail: Turles, Logs and Leaping Frogs 4-8 On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks And a Few More Icks |
| Nan Froman | What's That Bug?: Everyday Insects And Their Really Cool Cousins |
| Helen Frost | Monarch and Milkweed (Ages 4-7) [The milkweed provides the perfect protection as the caterpillar turns into one of nature's wonders, a chrysalis, before transforming into an even greater wonder: a monarch butterfly. Life cycle/ migration] |
| Fuhler, Carol J. | Discovering Geography of North America With Books Kids Love [investigate books that explore themes of geography in relationship to specific regions of the US, Canada, Mexica] (Educators/parents for children grades 3-6) |
| Gaff, Jackie | I Wonder Why Pine Trees have Needles: and Other Questions About Forests (Ages:8-12) [Which forests have the tallest trees? Why are rainforest trees like umbrellas? Where do koalas live? What are people doing to save forests? Find out the answers to these and many more questions about forests and the animals, plants, and people who live in them. |
| George, Kristine O'Connell | Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems
Little Dog Poems The Great Frog Race and Other Poems Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems |
| George, Jean Craighead | One Day in the Tropical Rainforest 9-12 |
| George, Lindsay Barrett | Around
the World : Who's Been Here
Around the Pond : Who's Been Here? |
| Gershator, Phillis | When It Starts to Snow [Seasons: Transition Winter] |
| Gibbons, Gail | Tell Me, Tree: All about Trees for Kids [parts of trees, function, fruits, photosynthesis, how to create a tree identification book]
Weather Forecasting - 4-8 Weather Words and What They Mean - 4-8 Recycle! - Ages 4-8 The Reasons for Seasons Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea 4-8 Nature's Green Umbrella:Tropical Rain Forrests 4-8 The Honey Makers The Milk Makers Owl 6-9 [from egg to owlet to fierce bird of prey, this book offers and insightful look at 21 types of owls believed to be living in North America.] The Planets (Revised Edition 2008) - Ages 5-8 [explores our solar system's planets in this absolutely up-to-date edition that includes Pluto's new status as a dwarf planet.] Ice Cream: The Full Scoop (Ages 4-8) - details the many firsts in ice cream history, from the earliest ice cream crank to the original waffle cone. Galaxies, Galaxies! (Ages 4-8) [How many galaxies are there in the universe? For years astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the universe. Now we know that there are billions of them.] Coral Reefs [This active environment is home to about 20,000 kinds of brilliantly coloured corals, plants, and animals-more sea creatures than are found anywhere else in the world. What is life like in a coral reef? What do corals eat? Why are corals more colourful at nighttime? Informative text and clear, detailed illustrations on this journey into the unique lives of coral reefs.] SNAKES [There are about 3,000 kinds of snakes. Here is information about the different functions of these cold-blooded animals' physical characteristics. One also learns how they live, how they give birth (most lay eggs, some give birth to live babies), and how they eat (they swallow their prey whole, sometimes while it is still alive). Knowing about snakes, from the most ordinary garden variety to the most exotic constrictors and poisonous snakes, is to admire and respect these extraordinary reptiles.] |
| Gill, Shelley | Big Blue [Swimming with a Blue Whale. Based on true story.] Ages 6-8 |
| Glaser, Linda | Compost! Growing Gardens from Your Garbage Ages 4-8 |
| Goodall, Jane | The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours - Ages 9 Up |
| Goodman,Susan | Bats,
Bugs, and Biodiversity :
Adventures in the Amazonian Rain Forest 9-12 |
| Gove, Doris | My Mother Talks to Trees - Ages: 6-9 [tree identification] |
| Greenaway, Theresa | Jungle 9-12 |
| Grindley, Sally | Why Is The Sky Blue? 4-8 |
| Grupper, Jonathan | Destination: Rain Forest |
| Guiberson, Brenda Z. | Into
the Sea [Sea Turtles]
The Emperor Lays an Egg [Penguins] Spoonbill Swamp [spoonbill and an alligator] |
| Gomel, Luc | The
Ant: Energetic Worker (Face-To-Face) Ages 4 -8
[Includes Quiz at end of book] |
| Guiberson, Brenda Z. | Rain, Rain, Rainforest Ages 6 Up [beautiful tour and creatures of the tropical rainforest] |
| Haas, Irene | A Summertime Song 4-8 |
| Halls, Kelly Milner | Mysteries of the Mummy Kids [Some of the most shocking discoveries ever found were children—frozen in time, wrapped in splendor, preserved in dark bogs. Find out how children around the world lived, died, and were preserved—on purpose or by accident.] (Ages 10-14) |
| Hammerslough, Jane | Owl Puke: Book and Owl Pellet - All Ages - What is an owl pellet? It's the football-shaped object regurgitated twice a day by owls, which contains the skeleton of at least one owl meal, be it a mouse, vole, shrew, or small bird. Used in elementary schools to teach the food web--but virtually unavailable at retail--a professionally collected, heat-sterilized owl pellet is now married to a lively, two-color illustrated book filled with facts and related activities about these most amazing birds. And what a story the Owl Puke Book tells--of the food chain, animal anatomy, life in the forest; of a bird that could read the bottom line of an eye chart from one mile away; and of a fierce hunter that swallows its prey headfirst and digests everything but the bones, which it spits back up in a pellet. As for the story the pellet tells, kids need only a toothpick to find out. The package includes a tray to hold the bones and a chart to help identify the pellet's contents. |
| Harper, Jamie | Miss Mingo and the First Day of School - Ages 5-8 [From the enormous Hippo to the teeny Ant, each member of Miss Mingo's class is certainly unique. Do you have any idea how long Giraffe's tongue is? Or how much water Pelican's pouch can hold? Visit Miss Mingo's classroom for just one day and meet a delightfully diverse group of students] |
| Harris, Caroline | Whales and Dolphins |
| Harris, Linda D. | Whales and Dolphins (Ages: 6-9) [Includes fun and easy projects] |
| Harrison, David L. | Glaciers: Nature's Icy Caps (Ages 6-8)
BUGS (poems about creeping things) [good read aloud] - Ages 4-8 |
| Harshman, Marc | Red Are the Apples Ages 3-7 [autumn colors/food/garden] |
| Harshman, Terry Webb | Does a Sea Cow Say Moo? (Ages 4-6) [Can you wish on a starfish? And saddle a sea horse? Does a Sea Cow say moo? What about a clown fish? What's a bed doing in the sea? Starfish? Read about them all (and the silly facts at the back of the book] |
| Hawes, Judy | Why Frogs Are Wet Ages 5-9 |
| Herkert, Barbara | Birds in your Backyard - Ages 4-10 [Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various North American birds/provides tips for observing backyard birds/learn how to attract birds/identify common backyard birds/distinctive behaviors of different species/ how to make a nest box, official state and provincial birds in the U.S. and Canada] |
| Hickman, Pamela | Animals And Their Mates: How Animals Attract, Fight For and Protect Each Other (Animal Behavior) [from brilliantly colored birds to slimy slugs and smelly seals, learn how and where animals mate, and much more] [Ages 7-11]
Animals Hibernating: How Animals Survive Extreme Conditions [Ages 7-11] It's Moving Day [Ages 5-7] - Tucked away beneath a big tree on the edge of a field lies a home a small burrow for many. In every season, a different creature makes its home here and then moves on, making room for the next occupant. Engaging and informative introduction to woodland animals in their habitat. |
| Hill, Julia "Butterfly" | The Legacy of Luna : The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods |
| Hillman, Ben | How Big Is It? (What's the Big Idea?) - This BIG title removes the confusion of the abstract by teaching size through eye-catching juxtaposition in "oh wow!" images. For instance, any idea about the size of the mysterious Giant Squid of the deep? Sure, you could read that it's 59.5 ft. long. While that sounds impressive enough, it's a little abstract. However, when you see a full-color illustration of a Giant Squid placed in front of the entire length of a farmhouse, you get a real idea of what 59.5 feet means! |
| Himmelman, John | Frog in a Bog [What is a Bog? What Lives in a Bog? Life in a Bog.]
Mouse in a Meadow - Ages: PreK-6 years [From spiders to weasels, spittlebugs to beetles, take an up-close look at life in a typical North American meadow.] |
| Hoberman, Mary Ann | Whose Garden Is It? (Ages 3-7) - The gardener believes it belongs to him, but the insects and animals, and even the tiny seeds stake a claim. |
| Hodge, Deborah | Who Lives Here? Rain Forest Animals (Ages 3-7) - Defines the Rain Forest. Informative look at characteristics and habitats of nine animals. Parent/Teacher section. Kids will enjoy and pick up on their own.
Who Lives Here? Polar Animals (Ages 3-7) - Defines the Polar Region. Informative look at characteristics and habitats of nine animals. Parent/Teacher section. Kids will enjoy and pick up on their own. |
| Hoose, Phillip | The Race to Save the Lord God Bird - Ages 12 Up [The tragedy of extinction is explained through the dramatic story of a legendary bird, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and of those who tried to possess it, paint it, shoot it, sell it, and, in a last-ditch effort, save it.] |
| Horacek, Petr | Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors - Ages 3-5 - Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. But when will the radiant butterfly appear again? Colorful look at insect critters through die-cuts and a final pop-up surprise. |
| Horsfall, Jacqueline | Play Lightly on the Earth 3-9 |
| Ireland, Karin | Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You 9-12 |
| Iverson,Diane | Discover
the Seasons 3-Up
I Celebrate Nature4-8 My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America |
| Jackson, Ellen | Earth Mother (Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon) [The circle of life turns in unexpected ways.Earth Mother awakes with the dawn. As she walks the land, swims the seas, and climbs the mountains, nurturing all of creation, she comes across Man, Frog, and Mosquito. They each give her thanks for nature’s bounty, yet can’t help but give her advice about making their lives better. |
| Jarrett, Clare | Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar [When Arabella Miller finds a tiny caterpillar, she brings him home and feeds him lots and lots of leaves. Soon the not-so-tiny caterpillar sheds his skin and disappears inside his chrysalis. Arabella misses her friend, but when he finally emerges, she is filled with wonder at the beautiful creature he has become. Clare Jarrett’s sweet story and vibrant illustrations weave details about a caterpillar’s transformation into this elaboration on the song "Little Arabella Miller."] Ages 5-7 |
| Jauck, Andrea and Larry Points | Assateague
Island of the Wild Ponies
Ribbons of Sand : Exploring Atlantic Beaches |
| Jenike, David and Mark | A Walk through a Rain Forest: Life in the Ituri Forest of Zaire 4-8 |
| Jenkins, Martin | APE [With compelling illustrations and a conservationist slant, this look at four rare great apes — and one very familiar one — is a book to go ape over. Gorgeous illustrations.] Ages 5-9 |
| Johnston, Tony | The Whole Green World [A rhyming story about planting some seeds./lyrical/lovely decorated-paper collages/illustrations] |
| Jonas, Ann | Bird Talk |
| Kaner, Etta | Animals Migrating [How, When, Where and Why Animals Migrate] Ages 7-11 (April 2005)
Who Likes the Wind? {Answers questions about wind, sun, rain and snow with simple scientific concepts.] Ages PreK-7 |
| Karwoski, Gail Langer | TSUNAMI: The True Story of an April Fools' Day Disaster [Hawaiin beach, April 1, 1946/historical perspective/cause of this disaster/variety of viewpoints/other significant historic tsunamis] (Ages 9-12) |
| Kessler, Cristina | Jubela [based on a real-life experience of an orphaned rhino] |
| Kneidel, Sally | Classroom
Critters and the Scientific Method
[Home or Classroom Experiments] Slugs, Bugs and Salamanders: Discovering Animals in Your Garden |
| Klutz Editors | Mother Nature Goes Nuts!:Amazing Natural Disasters [Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and volcanoes each get their own sections, including the global warming trend.] Ages 8 up |
| Koch, Maryjo | Pond
Lake River Sea All Ages
Bird Egg Feather Nest Seed Leaf Flower Fruit |
| Kogan Ray, Deborah | The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist Ages 8-11 |
| Kraul, Walter | Earth, Water, Fire and Air: Playful Explorations in the 4 Elements - [Guide for Adults of children 6 to 12] |
| Kroll, Virginia | With
Love, to Earth's Endangered People 9-12
Mother Love Preschool |
| Kudlinski, Kathleen V. | The Sunset Switch (Ages 4-8) [the time of day when daytime animals go to sleep and nighttime animals take over.] |
| Landau, Elaine | Tropical Forest Mammals 4-8 |
| Lauber, Patricia | Snakes Are Hunters - 5-9 |
| Lasky, Kathryn | She's
Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head 4-8
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy 9-12 Pond Year Shadows in the Dawn:The Lemurs of Madagascar John Muir: America's First Environmentalist [Life story of the man who, moved by a commitment to wilderness everywhere, founded the Sierra Club in 1892, a conservation group that carries on his crucial work to this day. Liberal quotes from John Muir's own diaries.] Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles 8-11 [ |
| Lerner, Carol | My
Indoor Garden
My Backyard Garden On the Wings: American Birds in Migration - Ages 8 and up Butterflies in the Garden 7-9 - Lure butterflies to your garden. |
| Lessem, Don | Dinosaurs
to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals
Inside the Amazing Amazon |
| Levinson, Nancy Smiler | Rain Forests (RL2, Ages 6-8) [Thousands of different kinds of animals and plants live in each of the two types of rain forests (tropical and temperate). Fascinating facts teach beginning readers about rain forests from all over the world.] |
| Lewin, Betsy | Gorilla Walk
Elephant Quest Walk a Green Path |
| Lewin, Ted | Gorilla Walk
Elephant Quest Tooth and Claw (2003) |
| Lewington, Anna | Antonio's Rain Forest |
| Lewis, J. Patrick | Earth & Us Series Ages 5-10
Earth & Us Continuous: Nature's Past & Future [The Earth is a house, and its roof is the...Sky...Creatures of every species depend upon the careless ribbons of sky that blow the breath of life] [major land formations/ecosystems/global awareness] Earth & You: A Closer View: Nature's Features [free verse/terrestrial features and habitats/continuity] Earth and Me, Our Family Tree: Nature's Creatures [poetic conversations between pairs of creatures in each major habitat] |
| Llewellyn, Claire | The Best Book of Sharks (Ages: 4-8) |
| Locker, Thomas | Sky
Tree: Seeing Science Through Art 4-8
Water Dance Cloud Dance Mountain Dance Walking With Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau |
| Lourie, Peter | THE MYSTERY OF THE MAYA: Uncovering the Lost City of Palenque
MISSISSIPPI RIVER: A Journey Down the Father of Waters AMAZON: A Young Reader's Look at the Last Frontier Lost Treasure of the Inca Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway Hudson River: Adventure from the Mountains to the Sea The Lost Treasure of Captain Kidd Rio Grande: From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico |
| Loy, Jessica | Follow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors - Ages 7-11 - [Basic camping activities that include: identifing trees, wildflowers, animal tracks, facts about weather, lay a trail for fellow campers, learn to tie knots, identify constellations, rainy day suggestions, and most importantly instructions for building a campfire. |
| Manning, Mick | YUCK! (Ages: 3-5) [With a funny and rhythmic text perfect for reading aloud, this fun "gross-out" information book for young children is about animal babies — a crow, lizard, osprey, toad, and owl -and the foods they like to eat — a worm tugged out of the ground, a stinky rotten egg, a spider with eight hairy legs, a whole raw fish, a crunchy beetle, and a furry rat. The authors' colorful artwork and natural history background make this book both lively and educational.] |
| Markle, Sandra | Outside and Inside Giant Squid (Ages 9-12) [Explore the eerie world of giant squid, a creature never yet seen alive! Marvelous presentation for budding biologists]
Little Lost Bat (Ages 7-9) A tender story of sorrow and hope. A baby Mexican free-tailed bat clings to the ceiling of a crowded noisy cave, waiting for his mother to return from her daily hunting trip. After three days of searching and waiting, he is rescued by a bat that is in a strangely similar circumstance. A surprising story of adoption in the animal kingdom based on current research. Finding Home Ages 7-9 - A remarkable story of survival chronicles the challenges faced by a mother koala: protecting herself and her joey from a raging bushfire, and finding food and a new home after their home range is destroyed. Based on a true story. Back matter includes facts about koalas, an author's note about Cinders, the real-life koala that survived two bushfires, and resources for learning more about koalas and their habitat. Animals Robert Scott Saw: An Adventure in Antartica (Ages 7-10) - November 1901, Scott made his first trip to Antarctica and spent two years studying the land the wildlife. They were the first humans to see an emperor penguin colony and to observe how the penguins cared for their young. They also saw whales, birds, and tiny sea creatures that were yet to be named. |
| Mason, Adrienne | Owls [How owls hunt is just one of fourteen topics in this clearly written look at the two main groups of owls—typical owls and barn owls. You'll find out where owls live, what they eat, how youg owls learn and more.] [Ages 7-11] |
| Matsen, Brad | Go Wild in New York City - Don't let the title scare you away from this book. This could be almost any city. Back of book includes resources, an index, additional information and websites, a complete map of New York City, and information on the missions of the organizations involved whose mission is to bring attention to the need for sustainable development in urban environments. Kid friendly book with lots of science adventure in the "real" world. |
| Maass, Robert | Garbage |
| Markle, Sandra | Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs (Ages 6-8) - [Baby frogs begin their lives in all kinds of surprising places — in foam nests, in pouches in their father’s legs, and hidden under wet moss. Some must fend for themselves from birth, while others are protected by parents with unique survival tactics. Brilliant color photographs reveal how tadpoles change from smooth, legless swimmers into colorful, air-breathing jumpers.] |
| Marzollo, Jean | I
Am A Rock 4-8
I'm A Seed I Am an Apple I Am Water I Am a Caterpillar |
| Mc Carthy, Meghan | City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male [a red-tailed hawk is spotted flying over Fifth Avenue (NY), and decides to settle down on the ledge of one of the Big Apple's swankiest apartment buildings.] Ages 4-8 |
| McCully, Emily Arnold | Squirrel and John Muir - Ages 6-8 [historical fiction/Floy "Squirrel" Hutchings and John Muir Yosemite 1868] [See Authors notes about Floy Hutchings] |
| Miles, Victoria | Old Mother Bear [Through the seasons and over years, Old Mother Bear's story unfolds. We watch her dig a winter den, give birth to three cubs, hunt for food, and defend her cubs against another bear. And we witness the cubs growing up, a bear growing old, and the imprint of her life upon the land. In luminous chalk paintings, three-time Caldecott Honor Book artist Molly Bang has captured all the warmth, beauty, and poetry of this extraordinary life. Includes substantial factual information on grizzly bears in an afterword.] Ages 6-9 |
| Miller, Debbie S. | A Caribou Journey 7-9 [Learn More: Caribou & Reindeer] |
| Miller, Edward | The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums [Everything you need to know about keeping your pearly whites. Have a reluctant brusher? This is the book.] |
| Moss, Miriam | Jungle Song - Ages 6-8 [A little Tapir is woken by Spider and led deep inside the jungle following the beat of Spider's song. Monkeys, firebirds, snakes, and insects all add their own rhythms to the music/lively rhyming text/endnote by David Bellamy talks about the importance of tropical rain forests. [Rain Forest: Resources/Lesson Plan/Activities] |
| Muir, John | Stickeen: John Muir an the Brave Little Dog
Links to the John Muir Exhibit - Sierra Club John Muir Education Project |
| Murawski, Darlyne A. | Face to Face with Caterpillars (Ages 9 and Up) [National Geographic] [encourages an active study of this intriguing insect: How to find caterpillars, how to raise a monarch, how to help preserve their habitats, how to photograph the caterpillar, and how to learn more; it's all in this stunning and fun book.] |
| Murphy, Stuart | Earth Day—Hooray! [great school math project/collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans/counting by/place value] Level 3, Ages 7 Up |
| Murrie, Steve and Matthew | Every Minute On Earth - In the time it could take you to read this, the Earth will be hit by 6,000 lightning strikes; 2,137 pounds of popcorn will be eaten; 10,000 pieces of skin will be lost from your body; 21,000 pizzas will be baked; 954 camera phones will be sold worldwide; the International Space Station will travel 289 miles in its orbit around the Earth; and 750,000 gallons of water will tumble over Niagara Falls. |
| Muther, Connie | My Monarch Journal - Student Edition
My Monarch Journal - Parent/Teacher Edition [will guide parent/teacher/young scientists in raising Monarchs, witnessing the amazing changes that occur, and then setting them free.] |
| National
Audubon
Society 8-Up |
Amphibians
(First Field Guides)
Night Sky (First Field Guides) Rocks and Minerals (First Field Guides) Wildflowers (First Field Guides) Birds (First Field Guides) Insects (First Field Guides) Shells (First Field Guides) |
| Nicklin, Flip and Linda | Face to Face with Dolphins [Learn the difference between an orca and a bottlenose. Witness a dophin baby nursed with mother's milk. Discover how these social mammals echolocate and communicate.] Ages 9-12 |
| Nivola, Claire A. | Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Ages 5-8) - With glowing watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose, Claire Nivola tells the remarkable story of one woman’s effort to change the fate of her land by teaching many to care for it. An author’s note provides further information about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement. In keeping with the theme of the story, the book is printed on recycled paper. {Learn more: Arbor Day Tree Lesson Plans] |
| Nye, Bill | Big Blue Ocean 9-12 |
| O'Brian, Patrick | Joseph Banks: A Life [The Life and Works of Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist] |
| Olmstead, Adrienne | My
Nature Journal:
Personal Nature Guide for Young People 9-12 |
| O'Meara, Donna | Into the Volcano - Ages 9-12 [Author's typical day as a volcano researcher/treacherous journey/photos/fascinating facts/glossary] |
| Osborne, Will and Mary Pope Osborne | Rain Forests (Magic Tree House Research Guide) 7-9
Afternoon on the Amazon |
| Pallotta, Jerry | The Skull Alphabet Book - Ages 9 Up [Skulls of animals from A to Z and science facts]
The Beetle Alphabet Book (2004) [T is for Tiger Beetle... U is for Underwater Beetle... V is for Violin Beetle. Interesting facts and vivid descriptions of the most diverse species on earth from A to Z] Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers - Ages: 4-8 [Count from zero to 49 using odd numbers. Along the way, learn about fish and other animals from the Atlantic Ocean.] |
| Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw | Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark 9 to 12 - animals recorded for the first time during the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
The Bald Eagle Returns 9 to 12 - The successful conservation effort to save the Bald Eagle. Garden of the Spirit Bear: Life in the Great Northern Rainforest 7-10 - The Pacific coast of Canada's garden of the bears is vanishing. Big Cats (Ages 8 up) Facts about all big cats, from where they live to what they hunt to how they are threatened by humans. When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone 6-10 - After the U.S. support of the extermination of wolves, by 1926 the wolves were gone from Yellowstone. More than a decade after scientists realized the wolves’ essential role and returned them to Yellowstone, the park’s natural balance is gradually being restored. |
| Patten, Brian | The Blue & Green Ark: An alphabet for Planet Earth 4-8 |
| Pericoli, Matteo | The True Story of Stellina [Pericoli’s all-true story of how he and his wife, Holly, came to rescue and raise a little finch, Stellina, in the middle of New York City.] |
| Perry, Phyllis | Sea Stars & Dragons
The Fiddlehoppers The Snow Cats The Crocodilians: Reminders Of The Days Of Dinosaurs Armor To Venom Hide And Seek Bats: The Amazing Upside-Downers Freshwater Giants |
| Peters, Lisa Westberg | Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story [includes illustrated timeline and glossary] |
| Petersson, Cris | Clarabelle [Everyone knows that cows produce milk, which is great for drinking and also is made into cheese, butter, ice cream, and yogurt. But also electricity, fertilizer, and compost for animal stalls? Yes, cows produce these too! A cow is in fact an amazing organism that transforms foods such as hay, corn, and soybean meal into all sorts of other useful products.] Ages 6 and up. |
| Pfeffer, Wendy | A Log's Life - Ages 4-8 [Oak tree falls in the forest. Decaying log provides food and shelter for ...] 2000 Giverny Award Winner
Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws - Ages 5-9 [Describes how dolphins communicate with each other in squeaks, whistles, and pops.] Wiggling Worms at Work - Ages 5-9 [How worms help us as they wiggle their way underground] |
| Pimm, Nancy Roe | The Heart of the Beast: Eight Great Gorilla Stories [enter th elives of eight famour gorillas with true-life stories that will take you to the heart of these often misunderstood and fascinating creatures.] (Ages 8-11) |
| Pirotta, Saviour | Turtle Bay [based on true story/protected beach in Japan/Sea Turtles/ |
| Platt, Richard | The Vanishing Rainforest - Ages 6-10 [Why is the Brazilian rainforest vanishing so fast? And why is it essential not only to the people and animals within it but to the whole world?] |
| Pomeroy, Diana | One
Potato: A Counting Book of Potato Prints
Wildflower ABC: An Alphabet of Potato Prints |
| Post, Hans | Creepy Crawlies [a young cat explores nature with fascinating details on the many creatures the cat encounters indoors and out.] |
| Prap, Lila (Lilijana Praprotnik) | Why? [Why do some monkeys have tails? Why do camels have humps? Sound familiar? Distinctive and captivating art combines with silly questions, and some very, very silly answers (along with the serious ones), to make this the perfect book for your sometimes-ridiculous, ever-curious, loveable, maddening, why-afflicted zoologist.] Ages 3-6 |
| Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy | A
Swim Through the Sea 4-12
A Walk in the Rainforest 9-12 & 6-9 Board Book A Fly in the Sky 3-Up Salamander Rain: A Lake and Pond Journal - Any Age The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure |
| Pringle, Laurence | A
Dragon in the Sky: The Story of a Green Darner Dragonfly
Ages 8-11
An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly Ages 8-11 |
| Quackenbush, Robert M. | Here a Plant, There a Plant, Everywhere a Plant, Plant: A Story of Luther Burbank [Teacher Guide] |
| Rammell, S. Kelly | City Beats: A Hip-hoppy Pigeon Poem (Ages 5-7) From a pigeon’s-eye view, a city is a marvelous place, full of adventure and surprise! See and feel a pulsing city from the unique perspective of a pigeon! In the process, the reader gains a new appreciation for this special bird that has chosen to live in urban canyons all over the world. |
| Ray, Mary Lny | Welcome, Brown Bird (Ages 4-7) [wood thrush migration between New England and Central America] |
| Reed-Jones, Carol | The Tree in the Ancient Forest 4-8 |
| Reynolds, Cynthia Furlong | The Far-Flung Adventures of Homer the Hummer - Ages 5 Up. Sometimes the smallest creatures have the biggest and most extraordinary adventures. Homer, a ruby-throated hummingbird no bigger than your index finger, journeys from the lush, tropical rain forests of Costa Rica to an artist's garden in Michigan. His journey and his life are full of danger, distance, and delightful friendships. Renowned wildlife artist Catherine McClung and award-winning writer Cynthia Reynolds bring Homer's journey to life. Why would a tiny fellow like Homer risk such a long and perilous flight? What adventures await him on his journey and what brings him home to the same spot each summer? Take flight with Homer and find out! |
| Rinehart, Susie Caldwell | Eliza and the Dragonfly [transformation from nymph to a dragonfly/metaphor for life/wetland habitat/observation skills/Includes lifecycle of dragonflies and a resource section] Ages 5-10 |
| Rice, David | Lifetimes (4-8) ["No Matter how short,/no matter how long,/No matter how big,/how smart or how strong,/All Life has a place,/a purpose and worth,/All life is important/on our planet earth." Signed, The plants and animals of Lifetimes |
| Richardson, Justin | And Tango Makes Three (Ages 4-8) [true story of two male penguins in the Central Park Zoo that decided that they were a couple and nurtured an egg.] |
| Riedman, Marianne Ph.D. | The Adventures of Phokey The Sea Otter Based on a True Story |
| Rockwell, Anne | Bugs are Insects - Ages 3-6 [simple concepts]
Honey in a Hive - Ages 5-9 [Buzzing from flower to flower, honeybees are busy gathering nectar a |