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Anno's Medieval World
In Anno's beautifully illustrated medieval world, superstitions rather than science explain natural phenomena, especially the shape and movement of the earth. Anno uses medieval styled illustrations to share these beliefs of the Middle Ages up to the Age
| Author: Anno, Mitsumasa |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
The book tells the life story of Benjamin Banneker, an 18th-century African-American scientist. The book begins with two pages of data from the author, placing Banneker in an historical context.
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Library at Alexandria, The
A fascinating account of the famous ancient library of papyrus scrolls once located in Alexandria, Egypt. Included in the book are maps, a Ptolemy family tree, a glossary, a bibliography, and and index. The front pages simulate the look of papyrus.
| Author: Trumble, Kelly |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon, The
This book, written almost in a scrapbook format, tells about Michael Collins, who stayed with the spacecraft while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. The book contains diagrams, charts, and black and white and colored ph
| Author: Schyffert, Bea Uusma |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Night Rainbow, The
Simple poetic verse describes the Aurora borealis or northern lights from the perspective of legends of several cultures.
| Author: Esbensen, Barbara Juster |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science
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Stargazer's Alphabet
Filled with NASA photographs and clever, clear diagrams, the author takes us on a trip through the night sky through an alphabet format.
| Author: Farrell, J. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | science
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Starry Messenger
The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations.
| Author: Sis, Peter |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Story of Clocks and Calendars, The: Marking a Millennium
To celebrate the new millennium issued in by the year 2000, this well-illustrated book tells the history of timekeeping with the emphasis on calendars and clocks. The endmatter includes additional information in a glossary of different measures of time a
| Author: Maestro, Betsy |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Science > astronomy > earth
Anno's Medieval World
In Anno's beautifully illustrated medieval world, superstitions rather than science explain natural phenomena, especially the shape and movement of the earth. Anno uses medieval styled illustrations to share these beliefs of the Middle Ages up to the Age
| Author: Anno, Mitsumasa |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
|
Earth, The Elements
The author illustrates different elements and places on earth with clear simple text and beautiful black and white photographs that have been colored by hand.
| Author: Robbins, Ken |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Spirit Walker
This stunningly illustrated book of poetry celebrates a physical relationship with the earth and the philosophies, vision, and perspectives of Native Americans, especially the women.
| Author: Wood, Nancy |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Science > astronomy > meteors
I'm in Charge of Celebrations
A desert (Native American?) woman is asked if she is lonely and replies by telling about all the natural wonders she witnesses. The title comes from her idea of marking the calendar for the following year to celebrate whatever she saw. The illustrations
Star Walk
Simon explains in the introduction that the excerpts of famous poems selected to accompany the colorful telescopic photographs of planets, stars, and meteors do not "illustrate" but provide "a different way of looking at the same thing." Captions of the p
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Science > astronomy > planet
Earth, The Elements
The author illustrates different elements and places on earth with clear simple text and beautiful black and white photographs that have been colored by hand.
| Author: Robbins, Ken |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Star Walk
Simon explains in the introduction that the excerpts of famous poems selected to accompany the colorful telescopic photographs of planets, stars, and meteors do not "illustrate" but provide "a different way of looking at the same thing." Captions of the p
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Story of Clocks and Calendars, The: Marking a Millennium
To celebrate the new millennium issued in by the year 2000, this well-illustrated book tells the history of timekeeping with the emphasis on calendars and clocks. The endmatter includes additional information in a glossary of different measures of time a
| Author: Maestro, Betsy |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Science > astronomy > solar system
Find Where the Wind Goes
This is an autobiography of Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to become an astronaut. She uses the metaphor of "wind" to describe events from her life.
| Author: Jemison, Mae |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - writing
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Science Verse
Repeating the success of Math Curse, the author and illustrator describe the "poetry of science" through parodies of famous poems. A CD is included.
| Author: Scieszka, John |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Star Walk
Simon explains in the introduction that the excerpts of famous poems selected to accompany the colorful telescopic photographs of planets, stars, and meteors do not "illustrate" but provide "a different way of looking at the same thing." Captions of the p
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Stargazer's Alphabet
Filled with NASA photographs and clever, clear diagrams, the author takes us on a trip through the night sky through an alphabet format.
| Author: Farrell, J. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | science
|
Science > astronomy > stars
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation teaching slaves the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which conceals directions for the route north to freedom. The book follows one slave family as they are directed north to the Underground Railroad and
| Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Star Walk
Simon explains in the introduction that the excerpts of famous poems selected to accompany the colorful telescopic photographs of planets, stars, and meteors do not "illustrate" but provide "a different way of looking at the same thing." Captions of the p
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Stargazer's Alphabet
Filled with NASA photographs and clever, clear diagrams, the author takes us on a trip through the night sky through an alphabet format.
| Author: Farrell, J. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | science
|
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