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Amazing Potato, The
A wonderful example of thematic writing, this book about the potato includes everything you want to know--and then some. The photographs, fact boxes, sketches, annotated bibliography, index, and interestingly written text produce a self-contained integra
| Author: Meltzer, Milton |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Camping with the President
When John Muir invited President Theodore Roosevelt to a visit of Yosemite, the two men sneak off from media and Secret Service to go on a 4-day camping trip. The Author's Note and biographies, convey the importance of the friendship in expanding the Nat
| Author: Wadsworth, Ginger |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Carver
Personal and professional details of the life of George Washington Carver are told in poems from the perspectives of many people.
| Author: Nelson, Marilyn |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Counting on the Woods
Using a counting book format, the author combines rhymes with lovely color photographs that appeals to adults as well as children.
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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science
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Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
This informative, fun to read book combines a poetic description and a factual one of animals of the night. It is a book of wonderful rhythms and rhymes about night creatures with a sidebar of scientific facts and beautiful woodblock illustrations. The i
| Author: Sidman, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science
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Garden
The cycle of gardens and the role of the gardener are presented by color photographs and an easy reading text. The book includes a useful glossary.
| Author: Maass, Robert |
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science
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George Washington Carver
This biography of George Washington Carver, known as the "peanut man," is illustrated with his art work and archival photographs and includes notes, bibliographical resources and an afterword.
| Author: Bolden, Tanya |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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George Washington Carver
This biography of George Washington Carver, known as the "peanut man," is illustrated with his art work and archival photographs and includes notes, bibliographical resources and an afterword.
| Author: Bolden, Tanya |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Into the Deep Forest: With Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau's journal entries have been placed into a broader context and are accompanied by stunning paintings and pencil drawings in this 39-page book. The use of present tense verb form may be off putting for some readers.
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook
In a scrapbook format, this book offers lots of interesting facts, Native American folktales, and traditional lore, all about the woods.
| Author: Krupinski, Loretta |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Katya's Book of Mushrooms
The author, a mushroom lover, has compiled lots of mushroom facts and fiction. Style is a mix of narration and description.
| Author: Arnold, Katya with Sam Swope |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Miss Rumphius
The Lupine Lady, the great-aunt of the narrator, travels around the world but returns to Maine to plant lupines and make her world a better place.
| Author: Cooney, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Nearer Nature
The author writes reflectively of his winter walks on his Vermont farm and sketches the footprints, animals, and plants that capture his attention. An index enables the reader to find specific information. The descriptions are rich in detail and languag
| Author: Arnosky, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Ride the Wind
Beautiful watercolor illustrations and well-written text present the seasonal migration of birds, insects, bats, butterflies--and seeds. A section titled "More About Migration" contains a map a more detailed information that will stimulate student inquir
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Surrender Tree, The
Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. Acclaimed poet, Margarita Engle has created a lyrical, powerful portrait of Cuba. The main character is a healer who treats anyone in need. Initially a slave, Rosa becomes a free person w
| Author: Engle, Margarita |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
This book offers a unique perspective on the biological "survivors" found in our environment by combining informational text passages with poetic verses. Check out the wild and crazy timeline on the end pages.
| Author: Sidman, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - reading
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Wildfire
This beautiful and thoroughly researched book provides a comprehensive look at wildfires. Causes and ways to control them, both historical and current, are highlighted. The book contains a bibliography and glossary.
| Author: Morrison, Taylor |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Science > biology > botany/plants > gardens
Seedfolks
Thirteen people of different ethnic backgrounds who are strangers to each other tell their stories of a vacant lot in Cleveland that becomes a neighborhood garden. The book jacket refers to the "harvest of hidden lives" and a "hymn to the power of plants
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