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Books
This list contains Teacher Resources and all items listed in the Books section.
Denotes California Department of Education recommended titles
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| All Around Me I See | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Laya Steinberg |
ISBN: 1-58469-069-0 |
| Illustrated by: Cris Arbo | Publisher: Dawn Publications, 2005 |
| Description: With eyes wide open to the mysteries of nature, a child on a hike discovers that "a leaf is a boat for a beetle" and that "a nest is a cradle for eggs." Tired from her long walk, she sleeps-and in her dream she flies like a bird and marvels at the beauty around her. |
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Animal Dads | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Sneed B. Collard III |
ISBN: 0-618-03299-1 |
| Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins | Publisher: Sandpiper, 2000 |
| Description: The responsibilities of male parents in the wild are presented, featuring two levels of text. A read-aloud text is partnered with informative paragraphs that provide details for older readers. |
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| Animal Patterns (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Nathan Olson |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6728-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: The animal patterns featured in this book can be as small as the parallel threads of a spider's web or as large as elephants walking in a line and forming a predictable configuration of alternating sizes. |
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| Animals in Camouflage | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Phyllis Limbacher Tildes |
ISBN: 0-881-06134-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2000 |
| Description: A simple text introduces young readers to seven animals whose ability to blend in with their surroundings helps them hide from predators and prey. Bold illustrations show the animals first in camouflage, then unveiled on the following spread. |
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| Animals in Danger | Level: K-1 |
| | Author: Ellen Catala |
ISBN: 0-7368-5832-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2006 |
| Description: Learn what animals need to survive and how humans are disrupting their space and endangering their lives. |
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| Animals in Winter | Level: K-1 |
| | Author: Martha Rustad |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-2200-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2009 |
| Description: In winter, animals go through many changes. See what else animals do during the winter season. |
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Arctic Babies | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Kathy Darling |
ISBN: 0-802-77504-7 |
| Illustrated by: Tara Darling | Publisher: Walker and Co., 1997 |
| Description: Photographs and text describe arctic animals and their young. Maps and charts help the reader learn about animal habitats. Fact sections provide detailed information about the animals. Arctic landforms are also discussed. |
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| At Home In The Rainforest | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Diane Willow |
ISBN: 0-881-06485-8 |
| Illustrated by: Laura Jacques | Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1991 |
| Description: From the tops of the tropical trees to the forest floor, this book shows the interrelationships of plants and animals that thrive at each level of an Amazonian rain forest. |
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| Big and Small: An Animal Opposites Book (Series) (Spanish and English in one book) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Lisa Bullard |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-2389-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2008 |
| Description: Some animals grow as big as an airplane. Othes are as small as a speck of dust. Learn about big and small by looking at animals from around the world. |
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Biggest, Strongest, Fastest | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Steve Jenkins |
ISBN: 0-395-86136-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Sandpiper, 1997 |
| Description: A fascinating fact for each of 14 animals is descriptively told in clear language. A chart contains further information about each creature, such as diet and habitat. |
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| | Author: Brenda Z. Guiberson |
ISBN: 0-805-01333-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., 1991 |
| Description: Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus and its place in the desert ecosystem. |
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Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Ashman |
ISBN: 0-152-02211-2 |
| Illustrated by: Lauren Stringer | Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 2001 |
| Description: Describes unique places where animals build their homes, such as a heap of twigs on a castle tower or the space inside a tree. |
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| Classroom Plants | Level: 2-3 |
| | Author: Delta Education |
ISBN: 1-592-42521-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Delta Education, 2004 |
| Description: Discusses the functions of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, and how pollination drives the cycle. Notable scientists and hydroponics are also mentioned. |
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| Clever Camouflage | Level: 2-4 |
| | Author: John Woodward |
ISBN: 1-403-45399-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree, 2004 |
| Description: Defines two types of animal camouflage (cryptic coloration and mimicry) and describes how various animals use camouflage to hide from predators or disguise themselves from prey. |
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| | Author: Van Wallach |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-1923-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2008 |
| Description: Why does a cobra have a hood? Get the answer to this and other questions about cobras. |
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Creepy, Crawly, Baby Bugs | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Sandra Markle |
ISBN: 0-802-77659-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Walker and Co., 2003 |
| Description: A close look at baby insects with large photographs and clear, simple text. The lives and ways of aphids, caterpillars, praying mantises, and more are presented with accuracy and appeal. Includes glossary, index, and “Things to Do” section. |
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| A Crocodile Grows Up (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Amanda Doering Tourville |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-3157-5 |
| Illustrated by: Michael Denman, William J. Huiett | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2007 |
| Description: Beautiful artwork and simple text helps students learn about the life cycles of wild animals. Follow the path of each animal from birth to becoming an adult, including how they feed, where they live, and how they survive. |
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Dandelions: Stars in the Grass | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Mia Posada |
ISBN: 1-575-05399-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Lerner Publishing, 2003 |
| Description: Rhyming verse filled with information tells the life story of the dandelion, not as a weed, but as a beautiful flower. Focuses on the life cycle during the summer, as it grows, blossoms, and multiplies. |
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| Disgusting Animals (Series) | Level: 1-5 |
| | Author: Connie Colwell Miller |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6797-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: From lizards that shoot blood from their eyes to giant flowers that smell like rotting flesh, this series uncovers the slimy world around us. |
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Fish Faces | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Norbert Wu |
ISBN: 0-805-05347-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., 1997 |
| Description: The author/photographer, a marine biologist, uses his own sharply detailed photographs to capture the characteristics of a variety of fish. He uses a simple rhyming text and groups the images by similar characteristics. A final page identifies the fish featured in the book. |
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| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6342-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Each part of a plant helps it grow and live. From roots to fruits, this book reveals in-the-soil and up-close looks at the amazing world of plants. |
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| Forest Explorer A Life-Size Field Guide | Level: 1-4 |
| | Author: Nic Bishop |
ISBN: 0-439-17480-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Scholastic, 2004 |
| Description: Nic Bishop’s close up clear photography and collages of forest ecosystems, in the treetops, in the leafy understory, after dark and seasonally, let the reader explore and wonder about all the creatures that live together in a habitat. What are the individual and group’s relationships to the animals and plants in that part of the forest? A lovely book to discover and read about interesting critters and their adaptations to the forest they live in. |
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Deborah Heiligman |
ISBN: 0-064-45129-1 |
| Illustrated by: Bari Weissman | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996 |
| Description: Bright illustrations and easy-to-read text help young children understand metamorphosis. A caterpillar comes to school and the class observes the changes as their caterpillar becomes a painted lady butterfly. |
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| From Seed to Plant | Level: K-1 |
| | Author: Delta Education |
ISBN: 1-592-42250-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Delta Education, 2003 |
| Description: Explores the life cycle of plants and how they grow. |
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| From Tadpole to Frog: Following the Life Cycle | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Suzanne Slade |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-4922-8 |
| Illustrated by: Jeff Yesh | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2009 |
| Description: A look at the birth, growth and development, reproduction, and end of a frogs life. |
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| Fruits (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6343-8 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Plants need fruit. Without fruit, a plant's seeds would not be safe. Learn more on how a plant depends on fruit in this book. |
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| | Author: Van Wallach |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-1924-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2009 |
| Description: Where do garter snakes go in winter? Find the answer to this and other questions about garter snakes and come face to face with your backyard neighbor. |
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| A Giraffe Grows Up (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Amanda Doering Tourville |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-3158-2 |
| Illustrated by: Michael Denman, William J. Huiett | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2007 |
| Description: Beautiful artwork and simple text helps students learn about the life cycles of wild animals. Follow the path of each animal from birth to becoming an adult, including how they feed, where they live, and how they survive. |
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| Hibernar/ Hibernation (Spanish and English in one book) | Level: K-1 |
| | Author: Margaret Hall |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-2371-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2009 |
| Description: Clear photographs followed by simple yet descriptive text in Spanish and English illustrates why animals hibernate and what they do to prepare for it. |
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| | Author: Margaret Hall |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6339-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Winters can be long and cold without much food. Some animals rest through the frozen months by hibernating. Find out how these animals sleep through winter year after year. |
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| High and Low: An Animal Opposites Book (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Nathan Olson |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-1211-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2008 |
| Description: A mountain goat lives high on rocky ledges. A tiny goatfish swims low under the sea. Learn more about high and low with Animal Opposites. |
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How A Seed Grows | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Helene J. Jordan |
ISBN: 0-064-45107-0 |
| Illustrated by: Loretta Krupinski | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992 |
| Description: In simple, clear text this book describes how a seed gets water, nutrients, and sunlight and highlights the life cycle of a bean plant. It offers instruction on how to plant bean seeds in eggshells and encourages the reader to observe their development. The bright detailed pictures dramatize how a little seed may become a flower, a vegetable, or even a huge oak tree. |
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| I am a Sea Horse: The Life of a Dwarf Sea Horse | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Trisha Speed Shaskan |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-4728-6 |
| Illustrated by: Todd Ouren | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2009 |
| Description: Learn what it is like to live in the deep, dark sea in this fact-filled book where an sea horse tells the story of its life. |
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| I am an Octopus: The Life of a Common Octopus (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Trisha Speed Shaskan |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-4729-3 |
| Illustrated by: Todd Ouren | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2009 |
| Description: Learn what it is like to live in the deep, dark sea in this fact-filled book where an octopus tells the story of its life. |
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It’s Pumpkin Time! | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Zoe Hall |
ISBN: 0-590-55849-8 |
| Illustrated by: Shari Halpern | Publisher: Scholastic, 1999 |
| Description: Tells about the growth and development of a pumpkin as two children plant, water, weed, and watch their pumpkins grow in time for Halloween. |
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| A Jaguar Grows Up (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Amanda Doering Tourville |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-3159-9 |
| Illustrated by: Michael Denman, William J. Huiett | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2007 |
| Description: Beautiful artwork and simple text helps students learn about the life cycles of wild animals. Follow the path of each animal from birth to becoming an adult, including how they feed, where they live, and how they survive. |
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| A Kangaroo Grows Up (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Amanda Doering Tourville |
ISBN: 978-1-4048-3160-5 |
| Illustrated by: Michael Denman, William J. Huiett | Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2007 |
| Description: Beautiful artwork and simple text helps students learn about the life cycles of wild animals. Follow the path of each animal from birth to becoming an adult, including how they feed, where they live, and how they survive. |
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| Leaves (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6344-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Plants need leaves. Without leaves, plants would not have food. Learn more about how leaves support plants in this book. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Bottoms (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Wendy Perkins |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6715-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and colorful photographs present animal bottoms and their uses. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Ears (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Wendy Perkins |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6348-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal ears, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Eyes (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Wendy Perkins |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6349-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal eyes, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Feathers (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Wendy Perkins |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6350-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal feathers, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Feet (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6352-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal feet, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Legs (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6717-7 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal legs, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Noses (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6351-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal noses, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Tails (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6718-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal tails, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Teeth (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6353-7 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal teeth, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| Lets Look at Animal Wings (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Capstone Press |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6716-0 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and photographs present animal wings, how they work, and how different animals use them. |
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| The Life Cycle of a Bean (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6710-8 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch small bean seeds grow into beans we eat. Learn about this vegetable's life cycle from start to finish |
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| The Life Cycle of a Carrot (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6713-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch tiny carrot seeds grow into carrots we eat. Learn about this vegetable's life cycle from start to finish. |
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| The Life Cycle of a Sunflower (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6714-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch sunflower seeds grow into beautiful sunflowers. Learn about this flower's life cycle from start to finish. |
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| The Life Cycle of an Apple Tree (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6709-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch tiny apple seeds grow into apple trees. Learn about this tree's life cycle from start to finish. |
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| The Life Cycle of an Oak Tree (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6711-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch acorns grow into tall oak trees. Learn about this tree's life cycle from start to finish. |
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| The Life Cycle of an Pine Tree (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Linda Tagliaferro |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6712-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Watch pine seeds grow into wide pine trees. Learn about this tree's life cycle form start to finish. |
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| Living Things Need Food | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Keith Pigdon |
ISBN: 0-7922-4312-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: National Geographic Society, 2003 |
| Description: This book builds a science background in teaching about how the food chain is a grouping of living things in which matter and energy are transferred from one organism to another in the form of food. |
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| Living Things Need Water (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Sharon Street |
ISBN: 0-7922-9211-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: National Geographic Society, 2001 |
| Description: The main idea of this book is that all living things need water. The book offers examples of living things and introduces the concept of animal classification with such terms as birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, and insects. |
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A Log’s Life | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Wendy Pfeffer |
ISBN: 0-689-80636-1 |
| Illustrated by: Robin Brickman | Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1997 |
| Description: One day a storm hits and a great oak falls. It becomes a dead log, quickly filling with all forms of life: ants, spiders, milllipedes, termites, and so on. As the years pass, new creatures make the log their home. It provides food and shelter for many. Before long, what is left becomes soil. An acorn falls into this black rich earth, and, one day, another great oak takes its place. |
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| Look Once, Look Again: Stem & Roots | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: David Schwartz, Dwight Kuhn |
ISBN: 1-574-71327-2 |
| Illustrated by: Dwight Kuhn, Photographer | Publisher: Creative Teaching Press, 1998 |
| Description: A short photographic books that compares the structures of plants in a radish, oak, blackberry, pea, milkweed, corn, and a strawberry. Simple, engaging format that hooks the reader with close-ups images. |
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Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Stephen R. Swinburne |
ISBN: 1-563-97980-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2002 |
| Description: Swinburne’s lively photographs show a wide range of patterns and invite children to look for patterns in the world around them. |
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| Manatees (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Jody Sullivan Rake |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6723-8 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and large colorful photographs present manatees and their lives under the sea. |
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Marshes and Swamps | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Gail Gibbons |
ISBN: 0-823-41515-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Holiday House, 1998 |
| Description: Simple text and labeled watercolor illustrations define the habitats of marshes and swamps and describe the life found around them. The book includes detailed information about the diversity of life found in these ecosystems and how they are being threatened. A U. S. map shows “wetlands to visit.” |
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My Visit to the Zoo | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Alliki |
ISBN: 0-064-46217-X |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1999 |
| Description: A young girl is a guide through a conservation park where animals roam as they would in their natural habitat. The youthful narration and colorful pictures introduce a variety of animals, sharing their lifestyles, eating habits, unique characteristics, and native regions. |
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| | Author: Anne Rockwell |
ISBN: 0-802-77572-1 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Walker and Co., 1999 |
| Description: Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, and repotted. It eventually produces pods with more beans inside. |
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| Photosynthesis: Changing Sunlight into Food | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Bobbie Kalman |
ISBN: 0-778-72308-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Crabtree Publishing, 2005 |
| Description: Clearly explains photosynthesis, using straightforward language in a logical sequence with colorful photos and illustrations. |
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| Plant Patterns (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Nathan Olson |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6727-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Patterns are very simply defined, and then the text takes the reader through the plant kingdom to find colors, rows, rings, and wildly wonderful patterns. |
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| | Author: Delta Education |
ISBN: 1-592-42931-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Delta Education, 2005 |
| Description: Offers a basic introduction to plants, their parts, what they need, and how they grow. |
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A Polar Bear Can Swim: What Animals Can and Cannot Do | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Harriet Ziefert |
ISBN: 0-140-38692-0 |
| Illustrated by: Emily Bolam | Publisher: Puffin, 1998 |
| Description: This circular story begins and ends with a polar bear swimming. In between are interesting facts about the abilities and habits of a variety of animals. Two science projects are described at the end. |
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| | Author: Elaine Landau |
ISBN: 1-570-91443-5 |
| Illustrated by: Brian Lies | Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2003 |
| Description: Find out about popcorn’s Native American origins, the invention of the popping machine, and the
popularity of popcorn during World War II, when sugar for snack foods was in short supply. And what makes popcorn pop? A list of online and print resources is included. |
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The Reason For A Flower | Level: 1-2 |
| | Author: Ruth Heller |
ISBN: 0-698-11559-7 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Penguin Putnam, 1999 |
| Description: This poetic presentation tells about plant reproduction, manufacturing of seeds, and seed propagation. It also shows plants that don’t seem to be flowers but are. |
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| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6345-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Plants need roots. Without roots, plants would tip over. Learn more about how roots help plants grow in this book. |
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| Sea Urchins (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Jody Sullivan Rake |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6724-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Simple text and large colorful photographs present sea urchins and their lives in the sea. |
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| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6346-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Plants need seeds. Without seeds, plants could not grow. Learn more about seeds in this book. |
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| Short and Tall: An Animal Opposites Book (Series) | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Nathan Olson |
ISBN: 978-1-4296-1212-8 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2008 |
| Description: A badger's short legs let it crawl in burrows after mice. A tall ostrich can quickly run away from hungry lions. Learn more about short and tall with Animal Opposites. |
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Spectacular Spiders | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Linda Glaser |
ISBN: 0-761-30386-3 |
| Illustrated by: Gay W. Holland | Publisher: Millbrook Press, 1999 |
| Description: A young narrator tours her backyard and explains the habits and behaviors of garden spiders, including how they trap insects, spin webs, and use draglines to escape. Includes appendix with short facts about spiders. |
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Starfish | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Edith Thatcher Hurd |
ISBN: 0-064-45198-4 |
| Illustrated by: Robin Brickman | Publisher: HarperCollins, 2000 |
| Description: This new edition of an older title has kept the poetic text of the original as it presents information on the variations of starfish and how they move, eat, and grow in the ocean habitat. |
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| | Author: Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
ISBN: 978-0-7368-6347-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Capstone Press, 2007 |
| Description: Plants need stems. Without stems, plants could not get the food they need to grow. Learn more about how stem support plants in this book. |
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| Sun Up, Sun Down | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Gail Gibbons |
ISBN: 0-152-82782-X |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Harcourt, 1983 |
| Description: The Sun keeps Earth warm, and provides the water and energy to make plants grow tall. |
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The Tortilla Factory | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Gary Paulsen |
ISBN: 0-152-01698-8 |
| Illustrated by: Ruth Wright Paulsen | Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 1998 |
| Description: In simple yet poetic text, this book shows how a corn seed eventually becomes a tortilla. The life cycle from seed to plant to tortilla is illustrated through the text and paintings. In the end, trucks deliver the tortillas back into the hands of workers who will plant new seeds. |
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The Tree in the Ancient Forest | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Carol Reed-Jones |
ISBN: 1-883-22031-9 |
| Illustrated by: Christopher Canyon | Publisher: Dawn Publications, 1995 |
| Description: Using the poetic style of “This is the house that Jack built,” the author describes food chains and the cycle of interdependence between plants and animals in the Pacific Northwest forest ecosystem. Detailed double-page spread paintings illustrate the ecological concepts of this environment. |
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Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Anthony D. Fredericks |
ISBN: 1-584-69027-5 |
| Illustrated by: Jennifer DiRubbio | Publisher: Dawn Publications, 2001 |
| Description: A little boy discovers a whole new environment of animals under a rock. The story is told in cumulative, rhyming text and weaves in scientific facts. |
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A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Aliki |
ISBN: 0-671-66490-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1991 |
| Description: A simple biography of George Washington Carver, a soil scientist who encouraged farmers to rotate their crops and to plant peanuts to enhance the soil. He invented hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes. |
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| Welcome to the River of Grass | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Jane Yolen |
ISBN: 0-399-23221-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Penguin Putnam, 2001 |
| Description: Visit the Everglades, travel through the hammock forest and the mangrove swamp, and learn about the creatures within them. More information about the Everglades at the end of the book includes an explanation of why the “delicately balanced” ecosystem is in trouble. |
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Where are the Night Animals? | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Mary Ann Fraser |
ISBN: 0-064-45176-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1998 |
| Description: Introduces in simple language the nighttime activities and adaptations of some nocturnal animals, including the opossum, barn owl, brown bat, and tree frog. Concludes with endnotes that offer some activities and tell where these creatures hide during the day. |
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Where Butterflies Grow | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Joanne Ryder |
ISBN: 0-140-55858-6 |
| Illustrated by: Lynne Cherry | Publisher: Penguin Putnam, 1996 |
| Description: Describes in great detail the physical changes that take place as a butterfly goes through its life cycle. |
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Where Once There Was a Wood | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Denise Fleming |
ISBN: 0-805-06482-6 |
| Illustrated by: Denise Fleming, David Powers | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., 2000 |
| Description: In brief, rhythmic verse this book examines the many forms of wildlife that can be displaced if their environment is destroyed by development. The handmade paper illustrations depict a variety of North American wild animals. It concludes with notes telling how to plan a backyard habitat that welcomes wild creatures. |
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Who Eats What: Food Chains and Food Webs | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Patricia Lauber |
ISBN: 0-064-45130-5 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995 |
| Description: With colorful drawings and diagrams, this book looks at how different food chains combine to make food webs. These webs support all life on the planet. Find out how a disturbance or change in just one link of the chain can affect every other link. |
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| Who Lives Here? | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Sue Whiting |
ISBN: 0-7922-4271-8 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: National Geographic Society, 2003 |
| Description: This book covers a variety of environments, ranging from the polar ice caps to the ocean to grasslands and the different animals that have adapted to each type of habitat. |
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Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Ann Earle |
ISBN: 0-064-45133-X |
| Illustrated by: Henry Cole | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995 |
| Description: Introduces brown bats and describes their physical characteristics and behavior. Includes instructions for building a bat house. |
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Amigo | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Byrd Baylor |
ISBN: 0-689-71299-5 |
| Illustrated by: Garth Williams | Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1991 |
| Description: Desperately wanting a pet to love, a boy decides to tame a prairie dog who has already decided to tame the boy for his own pet. The poetic text tells how the boy considers what the animal needs to survive in its environment. |
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Around the World: Who’s Been Here? | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Lindsay Barrett George |
ISBN: 0-688-15268-6 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 1999 |
| Description: A teacher travels around the world, viewing animals in their natural habitats, and writes back to her class about her findings. The story is told through her letters in a first-person narrative and includes double-spread paintings accompanied by small drawings that provide details of her experiences. |
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Baby Whale’s Journey | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Jonathan London |
ISBN: 0-811-82496-9 |
| Illustrated by: Jon Van Zyle | Publisher: Chronicle Books, 1999 |
| Description: An introduction to a sperm whale’s first year, from birth to weaning. Includes an informative afterword and a reader’s guide with ideas for reading and discussing the book. |
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Bat Loves the Night | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Nicola Davies |
ISBN: 0-763-62438-1 |
| Illustrated by: Sarah Fox-Davies | Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2004 |
| Description: The author, a zoologist, blends an engaging story with facts. Dark watercolor and pencil illustrations accompany this tale of adaptation and survival. |
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The Carrot Seed | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Ruth Krauss |
ISBN: 0-064-43210-6 |
| Illustrated by: Crockett Johnson | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1989 |
| Description: The faith of a small boy who plants a carrot seed and patiently cares for it is finally rewarded. Simple illustrations depict the growth cycle of a plant. |
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Clementina’s Cactus | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Ezra Jack Keats |
ISBN: 0-670-88545-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Viking Press, 1999 |
| Description: Walking in the desert, Clementina and her father discover a lone cactus, shriveled and prickly. To her surprise, Clementina notices that something is hiding inside the thick skin. |
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Crawdad Creek | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Scott Russell Sanders |
ISBN: 0-792-26492-4 |
| Illustrated by: Robert Hynes | Publisher: National Geographic Society, 2002 |
| Description: Introduces animals that live in and around a creek through the seasons. Readers are encouraged to use their senses to observe the natural world. |
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Dig, Wait, Listen | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: April Pulley Sayre |
ISBN: 0-688-16614-8 |
| Illustrated by: Barbara Bash | Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2001 |
| Description: A spadefoot toad waits under the sand for the rain, hears the sounds of other desert animals, and eventually mates and spawns other toads. |
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale Of The Amazon Rain Forest | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Lynne Cherry |
ISBN: 0-152-02614-2 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 2000 |
| Description: A man who comes to chop down a tree takes a rest. As he sleeps, the animals that live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. Like the rain forest, the story and illustrations are dramatic, vibrant and wondrous. |
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Growing Frogs | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Vivian French |
ISBN: 0-763-62052-1 |
| Illustrated by: Alison Bartlett | Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2003 |
| Description: A mother and daughter collect frog spawn, observe their development into little frogs, then return them to their pond. Bright, childlike illustrations and lively, humorous narrative accurately describe the developmental stages and provide important tips for young readers who would like to raise their own frogs. |
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| Hey There, Stink Bug! | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Leslie Bulion |
ISBN: 9781580893046 |
| Illustrated by: Leslie Evans | Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2006 |
| Description: Antlions, skipper caterpillars, and even dung beetles make appearances in this book, which is a collection of poems that focuses on the insect world. It includes a number of poetic forms, including haiku and clerihew. A brief annotation is included with each poem, providing some interesting background information for the readers, young and old alike. Glossary included. |
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If I Had a Tail | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Karen Clemens Warrick |
ISBN: 0-873-58781-2 |
| Illustrated by: Sherry Neidigh | Publisher: Rising Moon, 2001 |
| Description: The reader is asked to guess what a creature is from the description of the appearance and use of the animal’s tail. |
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| If I Ran the Rain Forest: All about Tropical Rain Forests | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Bonnie Worth |
ISBN: 0-375-81097-8 |
| Illustrated by: Aristides Ruiz | Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2003 |
| Description: In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces the tropical rain forest and the ways in which its plants and animals interact. |
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In the Tall, Tall Grass | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Denise Fleming |
ISBN: 0-805-03941-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., 1995 |
| Description: A small boy watches a caterpillar make its way through the tall grass near his home. Along the way, the insect meets many creatures, including snakes, moles, fireflies, and bats. |
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Jack’s Garden | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Henry Cole |
ISBN: 0-688-15283-X |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1997 |
| Description: Building on the familiar cumulative tale “This Is the House That Jack Built,” this story tells about the plants and animals in Jack’s garden. Double-page spreads feature detailed colored-pencil drawings showing the garden’s development. |
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Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems (Jitomates risueños y otros poemas de primavera) | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Francisco X. Alarcn |
ISBN: 0-89239-199-5 |
| Illustrated by: Maya Christina Gonzalez | Publisher: Children’s Book Press, 1997 |
| Description: Poetry. A bilingual collection of 19 poems celebrates spring and the fruits of family and sunshine. |
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Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Jean Craighead George |
ISBN: 0-064-43510-5 |
| Illustrated by: Lucia Washburn | Publisher: HarperCollins, 1998 |
| Description: The story of three wolf pups from birth to the time they lead the hunt. Readers observe changes in seasons and nature as they move through the wolf’s calendar year |
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| The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Joanna Cole, Patricia Relf |
ISBN: 0-590-22296-1 |
| Illustrated by: Bruce Degan, John Speirs | Publisher: Scholastic, 1995 |
| Description: Ms. Frizzle’s class is growing a beautiful garden, but Phoebe’s plot is empty. Her flowers are back at her old school! So the class climbs aboard the Magic School Bus. The kids not only go back to Phoebe’s school, but they go inside one of Phoebe’s flowers. |
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| Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants | Level: K-3 |
| | Author: Bonnie Worth |
ISBN: 0-375-81095-1 |
| Illustrated by: Aristides Ruiz | Publisher: Random House, 2001 |
| Description: With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2, the Cat in the Hat examines the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and seed dispersal. |
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Secret Place | Level: K-5 |
| | Author: Eve Bunting |
ISBN: 0-395-64367-8 |
| Illustrated by: Ted Rand | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1996 |
| Description: A young boy discovers a place in the city where a river flows hidden between two concrete walls. He keeps the place a secret because it attracts a variety of wild animals who come to nest and drink. |
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| Snail Girl Brings Water: A Navajo Story | Level: K-8 |
| | Author: Geri Keams |
ISBN: 0-87358-662-X |
| Illustrated by: Richard Ziehler-Martin | Publisher: Northland Publishing, 1998 |
| Description: This book is a Navajo creation story about bringing water to the desert and how snails got their shells. |
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The Tiny Seed | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Eric Carle |
ISBN: 0-689-84244-9 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children’s, 2001 |
| Description: Offers a simple description of a flowering plant’s life cycle through the seasons. Colorful illustrations depict the growth and development of a seed. |
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| | Author: Dr. Seuss |
ISBN: 0-375-82492-8 |
| Illustrated by: Joe Mathieu | Publisher: Random House, 2003 |
| Description: Rhyming text and illustrations briefly point out what animals have teeth, their uses, and how to care for them. |
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Level: K-2 |
| | Author: Eric Carle |
ISBN: 0-399-20853-4 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Putnam, 1971 |
| Description: Describes the life cycle of a voracious caterpillar. It eats fruits and vegetables through the days of the week and in the end emerges as a beautiful butterfly. |
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| Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes: How To Grow A Rainbow Garden | Level: --- |
| | Author: Rosalind Creasy |
ISBN: 0-871-56919-1 |
| Illustrated by: Ruth Heller | Publisher: Sierra Club, 1997 |
| Description: Encourages youngsters to grow plants of all kinds from seeds, cuttings, and sprouts. Includes easy-to-do experiments using materials often available in the kitchen. |
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| Dig In! Hands-on Soil Investigations | Level: --- |
| | Author: NSTA Press |
ISBN: 0-873-55189-3 |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: NSTA Press, 2001 |
| Description: These 12 activities and two original stories guide the study of soil formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow in soil, soil science, and soil conservation. Each teacher-tested lesson plan offers background, assessment methods, and suggestions for exploration. |
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| Terrarium Habitats | Level: --- |
| | Author: Kimi Hosoume, Jacqueline Barber |
ISBN: 0-924-88651-X |
| Illustrated by: --- | Publisher: Lawrence Hall of Science, Great Explorations in Math and Science, 2001 |
| Description: The activities in this Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) guide bring the natural world into your classroom and deepen student understanding of, and connection to, all living things. After an exploration of soil, students design and construct terrariums. Sow bugs, earthworms, and crickets are placed in the habitat, and students observe and record changes over time. Includes detailed instructions on setting up and maintaining the terrariums, along with concise biological information on small organisms that can become terrarium inhabitants. |
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| Unearthing Garden Mysteries: Experiments for Kids, Vol. 1 | Level: --- |
| | Author: Ellen Talmage |
ISBN: 1-555-91993-6 |
| Illustrated by: Bruce Curtis | Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing, 2000 |
| Description: Kids will learn about the scientific method while performing more than 20 classroom-tested projects and answering questions. This book is ideal for schools with instructional gardens or hands-on life-science units. |
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