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The Visual Encyclopedia of Science @AMAZON
5-8 Adler, David A. You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-solving Fun [This book introduces kids to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a fun and unthreatening fashion. Math riddles encourage young readers to think through math problems as they study both the amusing verse and pictures. Solutions and tables are provided.]
Working With Fractions - Fractions are everywhere you look-on the play-ground, at school, even at birthday parties! When it comes to counting money, playing games, or making sure you get your fair share of the pizza, fractions are there to help you. Add David A. Adler's handy text to Edward Miller's lively art and you get not just a fraction-but a "whole" lot-of fun.
10 Up Aguilar, David A. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe (National Geographic Books, Oct. 2007 [covers the latest in space exploration, science and research, and is accompanied by amazing new images of space, including Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons and the Hubble telescope's deep-space view.] @AMAZON
Gen. Asimov's Chronology of Science & Discovery @AMAZON
8-12 Ball, Johnny Go Figure!: A Totally Cool Book About Numbers [This unique book investigates mathematical marvels such as why daisies always have 34, 55, or 89 petals, why the world's phone numbers appear in pi, and other patterns and paradoxes that will make readers look at numbers in a whole new way.] @AMAZON
4-8 Barner, Bob Stars! Stars! Stars! [visit distant planets and dazzling stars/simple rhyming text/colorful torn-paper collage illustrations/Meet the Planets and Meet the Galaxy sections bursting with facts] @AMAZON
2-4 Barton, Byron I Want to Be an Astronaut @AMAZON
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Berger, Mevin and Gilda Do Stars Have Points?
Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard?
Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?
Scholastic Science Dictionary
Did You Invent The Phone All Alone, Alexander Graham Bell? {told in a Q&A format]
Did It Take Creativity To Find Relativity, Albert Einstein?
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9-12 Biesty, Stephen
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Amazing Pop-Up / Pull-Out / 3D Cross Section Books
9-12 Bond, Peter DK Guide to Space: A Photographic Journey Through the Universe @AMAZON
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Bortz, Fred Dr. Fred's Weather Watch: Create and Run Your Own Weather Station
Catastrophe!: Great Engineering Failure-And Success
Techno-Matter: The Materials Behind the Marvels
Beyond Jupiter: The Story Of Planetary Astronomer Heidi Hammel
Astrobiology (Cool Science) Are we alone in the universe? Is Earth the only suitable planet for life?
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6-9 Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker ENERGY Makes Things Happen [introduction to energy] [Lesson Plan: Creating Energy from Water - Grades 3-5] [Lesson Plan: The Bouncing Ball - Grades K-6] @AMAZON
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Branley, Franklyn M. Air Is All Around You (Let's-Read- Science 1)
The International Space Station: Stage 2 (Let's Read)
The Sun: Our Nearest Star (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science)
Mission to Mars (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science)
Earthquakes (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) [February 2005]
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9 Up Calabresi, Linda Human Body [Life-science. Tthis is a multidimensional view of the human body like you've never seen it! Get a glimpse inside blood cells; examine systems from the inside out; and look at cross sections of the brain, muscles, and bones.] (2008) @AMAZON
6-9 Carson, Mary Kay Extreme Planets Q&A (Smithsonian Q&A Series) Some planets are extremely big—so huge that 1,300 Earths could fit inside one. Some planets are extremely little—smaller than Earth's moon. Some planets are extremely fast—speeding through space at 104,000 miles an hour. Some planets may not be planets at all! What makes up a planet? Why is Earth the only known world where life exists? How can a planet's day actually be longer than its year?
9-12 Cassidy, John Zap Science: A Scientific Playground in a Book @AMAZON
9 Up E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loesching, Anthony D. Fredericks, Muriel Mandell,
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365 More Simple Science Experiments With Everyday Materials @AMAZON
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Cobb,Vicki I Face the Wind
I Get Wet
I See Myself
You Gotta Try This!
Bet You Can!
Science Experiments You Can Eat
Wanna Bet?
Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up?
Blood and Gore...
See for Yourself: More Than 100 Experiments for Science Fairs and Projects
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9-12 Cook, James G. The Thomas Edison Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments @AMAZON
4-8 Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System [Teacher Guide]
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor [Teacher Guide]
Magic School Bus Inside the Earth [Lesson Plan]
The Magic School Bus Inside a Bee Hive [Book Activities]
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9-12 Couper, Heather
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SPACE Encyclopedia with CD ROM @AMAZON
6-8 Croswell, Ken Ten Worlds: Everything That Orbits the Sun [The canyons of Mars . . . the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io . . . the glorious rings of Saturn . . . the icy plains of Pluto: these are just some of the places you'll discover when you tour the Sun's planets. And in 2005, astronomers spotted a new planet to visit, a distant world that's bigger than Pluto and billions of miles farther from the Sun.] @AMAZON
6-8 Daniels, Teri Math Man @AMAZON
9 Up Dash, Joan The Longitude Prize
[Learn More: John Harrison and the Longitude Problem
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9-12 Decristofano, Carolyn Cinami Big Bang!: The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular [Billions of years ago a tiny speck that (smaller than the period at the end of this sentence) became the universe we know today. @AMAZON
10 Up Delano, Marfe Ferguson GENIUS: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALBERT EINSTEIN - Published to coincide with the year that marks the 100th anniversary of what has been described as Einstein's "miraculous year" and the 50th anniversary of his death, and to honor his genius, big heart and role in championing democracy.The publication date (March 2005) will coincide with celebration of Einstein's life and achievements. In recognition of Einstein's ideas and his influence on modern life, the year 2005 has been declared the "World Year of Physics" (WYP) The theme for the WYP celebration in the U.S. is "Einstein in the 21st Century." [More information on the WYP Event] @AMAZON
8-12 Dewey, Jennifer Owings Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World @AMAZON
5-7 Dodds, DAyle Ann Full House: An Invitation to Fractions [fun story and introduction to fractions.] @AMAZON
9-12 Drobot, Eve Smart-opedia: The Amazing Book About Everything [Four main sections (The World Around Us, Life, History, and Genius) are separated into nine detailed chapters (Astronomy, Planet Earth, Plants, Animals, The Human Body, History, The Arts, Science and Technology, and Today’s World) that cover more than 85 entertaining and thought-provoking subjects. @AMAZON
9-12 Enzensberger,Hans The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure @AMAZON
9 UP Fife, John Austin Watered-Down Electricity: Using Water to Explain Electricity @AMAZON
9-12 Fredericks, Anthony D. The Complete Science Fair Handbook : For Teachers and Parents of Students in Grades 4-8
Exploring the Universe
From Butterflies to Thunderbolts: Discovering Science With Books Kids Love [Teacher Resource]
9-12 Dyson, Marianne J. Space Station Science : Life in Free Fall @AMAZON
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Getz, David Floating Home
Frozen Girl
Frozen Man
Purple Death [Mysterious Flu of 1918]
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6 up Goldstone, Bruce Great Estimations [If someone handed you a big bowl of jelly beans, how would you figure out how many there are? You could count them, one by one—or you could estimate. Do you see more than five jelly beans? Less than a million?] @AMAZON
8 Up Graham, Ian Explore It: Amazing Machines [From simple pulleys and screws to intricate medical robots, kids can discover all kinds of machines and learn how they work. Special tour guides like Leonardo da Vinci describe the fascinating process from discovery to invention of some of the world’s most important machinery. Incredible interactive 3-D pop-ups, pull-outs, flaps, diagrams, and an illustrated glossary ] @AMAZON
9-13 Haduch, Bill Go Fly a Bike! The Ultimate Book of Bicycle Fun, Freedom, and Science [history, science, trivia, practical advice for bike care, repair, and safety/from its history to the laws of physics that make it work to how to plan an all-day excursion] Cool book! @AMAZON
10 Up Haven, Kendall That's Weird! Awesome Science Mysteries [explore sixteen of science's toughest mysteries such as Atlantis, Bermuda Triangle, Black Holes, Dinosaur Extinction...] @AMAZON
Adult Hechtman, Judy Teaching Math with Favorite Picture Books (Grades 1-3) [Our Picturebooks at Embracing the Child Section] @AMAZON
9-12 Hauser, Jill Frankel Super Science Concoctions @AMAZON
9-12 Hixson, B. K. It's Due When?!? A Practical Remedy for the Annual Science Fair Panic Attack! @AMAZON
3 Up Hoban, Tana Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
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5 Up Hopkins, Lee Bennett Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems @AMAZON
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Jones, Charlotte Foltz Accidents May Happen:50 Inventions Discovered by Mistake
Fingerprints and Talking Bones:How Real-Life Crimes Are Solved
Mistakes That Worked
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Kaczmarski, Kathryn Exploring Math with Books Kids Love [integrating math and literature for middle schoolers] @AMAZON
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Kneidel, Sally Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children @AMAZON
4-8 Krupp, E.C. The Big Dipper and You @AMAZON
7-9 Latta, Sara Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery [one of modern astronomy's great puzzles] @AMAZON
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4-8
Leedy, Loreen The Great Graph Contest [each graph's data collection and construction in back]
Measuring Penny [standard and non-standard measurement]
Mapping Penny's World [basics of map making]
Postcards from Pluto : A Tour of the Solar System
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6-9 Lewis, J. Patrick ARITHME-TICKLE [An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes]
Scien-Trickery: Riddles in Science
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7-9 Lopresti, Angeline Sparagna A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure [As Zero searches to find his place, he learns of his additive and multiplicative identities, and then he establishes place value.] @AMAZON
9-12 MacAulay, David The Way Things Work
The New Way Things Work
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4 Up Mason, Adrienne Touch It! Materials, Matter and You [easy-to-understand first science book that explores materials — their color, shape, texture, size, mass, magnetism and more.
Move It!: Motion, Forces And You [takes th ephysics of why and how things ove and transfroms it into an enjoyable and easy-to-understand first science book.
Build It!: Structures, Systems And You (Primary Physical Science) [explores the function of structures, the materials they're made of, how their parts are joined together and more.]
Change It!: Solids, Liquids, Gases And You (Primary Physical Science) [takes the physics of matter—solids, liquids and gases—and transforms it into an enjoyable and easy-to-understand first science book.]
All McClafferty, Carla Killough The Head Bone's Connected To The Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful X-Ray @AMAZON
6- McGrath, Barbara Barbieri More M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies Math [estimation, simple graphing, factoring, multiplication, problem solving, division]
Skittles Riddles Math [fractions, negative number, number lines, quantity comparison]
The M&M's Count to One Hundred Book [learn to count by Ones, Twos, Fives and Tens]
The M&M's Addition Book [single and double digit addition]
The M&M's Subtraction Book [single-digit and double-digit subtraction]
5-8 McNulty, Faith If You Decide To Go To The Moon [a fascinating excursion to the moon.] @AMAZON
9-12 Miranda, Anne Simon Monster Math
[Counting from 1-50 and back again]   [More Counting Books]
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9-12 Mitton, Jacqueline Simon Scholastic Encyclopedia of Space
Young Oxford Book of Astronomy
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9-12 Monroe, Eula Ewing Math Dictionary: The Easy, Simple, Fun Guide to Help Math Phobics Become Math Lovers @AMAZON
8 Up Morgan, Jennifer Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story Bk. 1 [Wow!] [glossary and list of resources in back]
From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth's Story Bk. 2 [Wow! Again] [glossary and list of resources in back]
8-12 Moss, Marissa G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book @AMAZON
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PreK+

Murphy, Stuart J. Earth Day Hooray! [recycling/counting by 10's,100's,1,000's] Level 3
Less Than Zero [simple line graph/concept of negative numbers]
Coyotes All Around [simple rounding/adding numbers in head]
One...Two...Three...Sassafras! [concept of number order]
Racing Around [Understanding Perimeter]
Safari Park [How many rides can they go on? Beginner Algebra]
Missing Mittens [Odd/Even numbers]
Let's Fly a Kite [math concepts, sharing, cooperation]
Game Time [keep track of time, problem solving]
Probably Pistachio [math concept in probability]
Shark Swimathon [Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers]
Lemonade for Sale [Bar Graphs]
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes: Level 2-Three Dimensional Shapes
Seaweed Soup: Level 1, Matching Sets
Same Old Horse [predictions/logical thinking] Level 2
Hamster Champs (Level 3) [3 hamsters, a few alphabet blocks, a board, and a protractor show ow to measure angles.]
Leaping Lizards [Learning to count by fives and tens]
9-12 Nagda, Ann Whitehead Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger [Basic Concepts] @AMAZON
9-12 Neuschwander, Cindy Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure [a fun introduction to geometry] @AMAZON
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Level 3
Nicolson, Cynthia Pratt Discover the Planets [ begins by discussing our solar system, explains what planets are, why they are so bright in the night sky and how they orbit around the sun.]
Discover Space [What humans have discovered about space over the centuries up to the present day.] [Learn More about Space]
Discover Space Rocks
Discover the Stars
The Jumbo Book of Space - Ages 8-12 - Why does the sun shine? How big is our solar system? Where do comets come from? How far away are the stars? Get down-to-earth explanations of the science behind today’s space facts. Learn How to: Make your own telescope and two-stage balloon rocket, make a model of Jupiter's surface or make moon craters. Cook with the sun's rays.
6-9 Pallotta, Jerry Underwater Counting [even numbers to 50, hidden numbers, underwater learning adventure]
The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book [
The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book
7 Up Pappas, Theoni The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat: The Mathematical Cat [mathematical concepts from fractals to infinity] @AMAZON
5-8 Pitino, Donna Marie. Too-Tall Tina [Tina is proud of her summer growth spurt--until she discovers that she is the tallest kid in third grade! She is teased, her favorite jump rope is too short, and she won't be standing next to her best friends in the class photo this year. Tina learns to embrace her new height while readers learn not only about self-esteem, but also about linear measurement with comparison terms. @AMAZON
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9-12
Platt, Richard Space Explorer Atlas
Pop-Up Pull-Out 3D Timescape
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body
DK Discoveries: Aztec: The Fall of the Aztec Capital/The Spanish Conquest of Mexico
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9-12 Reeves, Diane Lindsey Career Ideas for Children Who Like Computers @AMAZON
10 Up Reef, Catherine Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind @AMAZON
10 Up Ride, Dr. Sally Space [explore the mysteries of the universe. Look at planets, stars, meteors, comets, black holes, and our very own planet Earth. Find out what it takes to train and be an astronaut and discover what it feels like to break through Earth"s atmosphere. Learn what"s inside the space shuttle and investigate the other planets and moons in our solar system. Finally, consider what surprises other galaxies might hold in this dynamic look at the world of space exploration.] @AMAZON
7-10 Robinson, Richard Science Magic in the Bathroom
Science Magic in the Kitchen
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8-11 Romanek, Trudee Wow!: The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About The Five Senses @AMAZON
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5-8 Ross, Michael Elsohn What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room? @AMAZON
9-12 Schmandt-Besserat, Denise The History of Counting @AMAZON
? Schwartz, David M. Millions to Measure [history of measurement] 2003
How Much Is a Million?
If You Made a Million [making money matters matter to kids]
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Selby,Peter H.; Steve Slavin Denise Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition @AMAZON
9 Up Scott, Elaine When is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto @AMAZON
6-9 Seuling, Barbara Flick a Switch: How Electricity Gets to Your Home [Learn More: Safety Rules @AMAZON
5-9 Showers, Paul Hear Your Heart @AMAZON
10-14 Siebert, Diane CAVE @AMAZON
9Up Simon, Seymour Destination: Space
The Heart
The Brain: Our Nervous System
Bones: Our Skeletal System
Muscles: Our Muscular System
Destination: Jupiter
The Universe
Eyes and Ears
Guts: Our Digestive System
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4-8 Simon, Seymour and Nicole Fauteux Hands-On Early-Learning/Science Activities
Let's Try It Out with Towers and Bridges
Let's Try It Out in the Water
Let's Try It Out in the Air

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Smart Lab You Mix It: Secret Formula Lab [Easily assembled components empower kids to mix up 15 secret formulas. Using simple tools of the science trade included in this kit, ordinary ingredients from your kitchen cabinets combine to yield extraordinary results!]
Snap-Together: Coin Sorter [Centripetal force is at work sorting quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies into wrapper-friendly stacks. Use the wrappers included to bank your coins! This is a great way for fiscally minded kids to make good use of their math skills and their money.]
You Build It: Motor Mania [Includes everything kids need to build 10 fun and functional motorized projects! Kids can create a drink stirrer, a hypnoticon, a fan, a game spinner, a car, a tram, a winch, a conveyor, a crane, and a tranktor.]
SmartLab Challenge: Science and Nature [Any one of 1,000 questions is randomly chosen to challenge one player or create a 2-player game. Kids draw and answer questions from the book using the game component, which also reports the score at the end of a 10-minute challenge.]
10 Up Steele, Philip Galileo: The Genius Who Faced the Inquisition (National Geographic World History) @AMAZON
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Tang, Greg The Grapes of Math: Mind Stretching Math Riddles
Math For All Seasons [Riddles - counting tasks]
Math Appeal: Mind-Stretching Math Riddles
Math- Terpieces [combining artwork of famous painters to facilitate problem-solving skills through grouping
Math Potatoes: Mind-stretching Brain Food
Math Fables Too [will help kids learn to count and lay the groundwork for addition. ]
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10-12 Turner, Pamella S. Life on Earth—and Beyond: An Astrobiologist's Quest [NASA astrobiologist Dr. Christopher McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments in his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. An inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, his expeditions, and the amazing microbes that survive against all odds.] @AMAZON
9Up Ward, Brian EPIDEMIC [battle against epidemics from Black Death and smallpox to modern superbug @AMAZON
4-8 Wick, Walter A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder @AMAZON
6- Williams, Rozanne Lanczak The Coin Counting Book [coin recognition, adding coins: how many pennies in a nickel; how many nickels in a quarter, etc.]
8 Up Wolf, Allan The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts [Use with life-science course. Expect giggles, but students will learn about the body] @AMAZON
9Up Wulffson, Don TOYS! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions @AMAZON
9Up DK's The Truly Tasteless Scratch & Sniff Book [kids will love it][strong nose recomended] @AMAZON

Last Update: March 5, 2008

A crow, ready to die with thirst, flew with joy to a pitcher, which he saw at a distance. But when he came up to it, he found the water so low that with all his stooping and straining he was unable to reach it. Thereupon he tried to break the pitcher; then to overturn it; but his strength was not sufficient to do either. At last, seeing some small pebbles at hand, he dropped a great many of them, one by one, into the pitcher, and so raised the water to the brim, and quenched his thirst. Skill and patience will succeed where force fails. Necessity is the mother of invention. --Aesop's Fables

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