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Geography > environment
And So They Build
Each page depicts an unusual animal, insect, or bird and how it builds a home or nest.
| Author: Kitchen, Bert |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World
Interesting collection of letters, journal entries, and sketches from the author during her stay in Antarctica from November 12 to March 12. Science facts are included but this is not a science book.
| Author: Dewey, Jennifer Owings |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Back to the Wild
Endangered species are bred in captivity and taught survival skills before being returned to their native habitat. Animals singled out for special note are the red wolf, the black-footed ferret, the golden lion tamarin, and lemurs. Beautiful color photo
| Author: Patent, Dorothy |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Bizarre Birds
Simple chapters focus on unusual birds. Stunning illustrations and a variety of text aids complement the book.
| Author: Wechsler, Doug |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Blizzard!
This book tells the story of an amazing blizzard that struck the Eastern U.S. in March, 1888. The author tells how the storm affected individuals, workers, communication, transportation, and more. The book is illustrated with vintage photographs and maps
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
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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Century That Was, The
Each of the 11 chapters of this fascinating look back at the 20th century focuses on a different topic: war, immigration, transportation, politics, religion, the environment, etc. Each chapter is written by a noted young adult author. Several different ty
| Author: Giblin, James Cross (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Cloud Eyes
A young Indian dreamer named Cloud Eyes uses his understanding of the language of animals to bring honey back to his people.
Cool Drink of Water, A
Colorful photographs and simple text present people around the world obtaining water to drink. End matter includes a map, geographic locations of photos, and an essay on water conservation that teachers will find useful.
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream
Almanac information and family history are given for each month in sections called Dates and Festivals, Farmer's Calendar, Worth Knowing, and Worth Cooking.
Flood
As Sarajean and her family prepare for and deal with the devastating Midwest floods of 1993, they discover what is truly important during a time of trouble.
Hip-Pocket Papa
The story of an Australian male frog, the size of a thumbnail, who has special pouches to carry his tadpoles until they mature. This little papa is entrusted with the responsibility to nurture and care for his children as they grow from tadpoles to young
| Author: Markle, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science
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Home
Beautifully illustrated by Thomas Locker, the book contains poems and prose excerpts by well-known writers with a thumbnail sketch about each writer and his home. Endmatter includes a map of the U.S. with dates and locations of the writers.
| Author: Locker, Thomas & Christiansen, Candice |
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If the World Were a Village
The author takes the phrase "global village" literally, describing a hypothetical village of 100 people using world-wide statistics on nationality, languages, ages, religions, wealth, environmental conditions and so forth. End pages promote "world minded
| Author: Smith, David J. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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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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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
From a work-filled childhood as an immigrant from Scotland, self-taught John Muir worked to study and save the wilderness he loved, resulting in the first protected National Park at Yosemite and the founding of the Sierra Club for conservation. The autho
| Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Journey of the Red Wolf
The author-photographer traces the red wolf from near extinction in 1971 to their current reintroduction into their native habitat. The book includes and Afterword, a list of Where to See Red Wolves, and an Index.
| Author: Smith, Roland |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Kinderdike
In this dramatically illustrated book, a Dutch town is flooded and mostly destroyed, although one child in a cradle and a cat are found after the flood waters recede. Together people work to rebuild and name the town Kinderdike (kinder=child in Dutch).
| Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Part creation myth, part father/son initiation story, the book beautifully depicts a journey through the woods as the scene changes from fall to winter.
| Author: Yerxa, Leo |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Letting Swift River Go
This book tells the story of a community's act of selling up the houses and land to the government so that a water reservoir can be built. It is told from the view point of a woman who felt as though she lost her childhood because all her landmarks had
Man Who Made Parks, The
This is a biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, the first landscape architect and developer of Central Park in NYC (as well as other famous parks).
| Author: Wishinsky, Frieda |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Me, All Alone, at the End of the World
A boy enjoys living quietly by himself at the End of the World until Constantine Shimmer arrives and begins to "improve" the area with an inn and amusement park, demanding that tourists come and have "fun without end.
| Author: Anderson, M.T. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Hiroshima
This book tells the story of a Japanese survivor of the atomic bomb and offers a perspective on how the "enemy" suffered too.
| Author: Morimoto, Junko |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Place
This award-winning Australian picture book shows life in one specific spot in Australia, while moving backward in time (two pages for each depiction). It begins in 1988 with a child describing her community and her pet, and each subsequent set of pages m
| Author: Wheatley, Nadia & Rawlins, Donna |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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North Country Night
This easy-to-read and stunningly illustrated book shows what animals do at night in the North Country during the winter.
| Author: San Souci, Daniel |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Over the Top of the World
The main text is a diary of explorer Will Steger's expedition (1994) from Russia to Canada by way of the North Pole. Pictures from the expedition accompany the text, and sidebars provide additional information about the Arctic.
| Author: Steger, Will |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Pearl Moscowitz's Last Stand
Pearl M., a long-time resident of her city street, refuses to let the city chop down the last gingko tree on the block. The book depicts the different ethnic groups that have moved on the street, but shows a real community of people interacting and livin
| Author: Levine, Arthur A. |
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Prairie Builders, The
At the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in central Iowa, scientists are recreating a tall-grass prairie. Color photographs, a glossary, web sites, and an index document the difficult process of bringing back a small piece of the prairie.
| Author: Collard, Sneed B. III |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Puffins Are Back, The
A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural environment of the puffins living off the coast of Maine. Gibbons give an account of the puffins who return every year to the coast of Maine. Gibbons describes the puffins' act
| Author: Gibbons, Gail |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Safari
Bateman, a famous nature artist, creates a pictorial safari of African wildlife. The text offers detailed, interesting lore and the information boxes contain facts about habitat, height, weight, food, and range. The photograph-like paintings engage the
| Author: Bateman, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Secrets of the Sphinx
Beautiful illustrations and extensive supplementary material accompany this well-researched history of the Egyptian Sphinx from prehistory to the present.
| Author: Giblin, James Cross |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Snow Toward Evening
In this book 13 poets and the landscape painter Thomas Locker combine to invite us to enjoy nature's splendor through the changing seasons.
| Author: Frank, Josette (Editor) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Song of the Water Boatman
Employing varied poetic forms and beautiful woodcut illustrations, the book invites the reader to visit the land, water, and underwater life of a pond throughout the seasons.
| Author: Sidman, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science
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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa
The true story of how Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan educated in the USA, started a movement to replant trees in Kenya, one seedling at a time. Wangari won the Nobel Peace Prize for replenishing of the forests in her country.
| Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Water Dance
Told in a first-person poetic narrative with illustrations that elicit emotional responses, water is described in its many forms--clouds, mist, rainbows, and rivers. A separate section explains the water cycle.
| Author: Locker, Thomas |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Weather Sky, The
The author uses labeled photographs, charts of weather fronts and graphs to discuss the relationship of weather to cloud formation.
| Author: McMillan, Bruce |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | math
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Welcome to the Ice House
The author uses very poetic language to describe the natural life that exists during the long winter and brief summer of the Arctic.
| Author: Yolen, Jane |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Where the Buffalo Roam
An expanded version of the words to the song "Home on the Range" and watercolor illustrations portray the geography, petroglyphs, plants, and endangered wild animals of the American Southwest.
Where the Wild Horses Roam
Text and accompanying photographs portray the "ways" of the wild horses in the U.S. West. Issues related to the necessity of managing these animals, especially on public lands, are also addressed.
| Author: Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Why War Is Never A Good Idea
This beautifully illustrated poetic essay uses images of water and earth to communicate the destructiveness of war. Dscribes war as a "something which has grown old, but not wise as it destroys beautiful things and nice people."
| Author: Walker, Alice |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Wildfires
Interesting text and stunning photographs tell what happens with wildfires and why they are important in the cycle of life, death, and renewal.
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Winter Poems
This collection features 25 poems about different aspects of winter. Several very well known poets are included: Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg.
| Author: Rogasky, Barbara (compiler) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Year of Fire, The
Grandpa tells granddaughter about the worst fire he has ever known, a fire that happened when the grandfather was a child. (based on a true story)
Geography > environment > desert
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
Mansa Musa
A beautifully illustrated story of the quest for identity of a descendent of Sundiata, the famous king of Mali in Central Africa. The author's note describes her research and lists resources. The Dillons provide ethnic design motifs,an historical map, a
| Author: Burns, Khephra |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Toning the Sweep
Emily goes to the desert with her mother to help her dying grandmother Ola pack up her house and move. She slowly comes to terms with her family history and her coming loss.
Travels of Benjamin of Tudela, The
In 1159, Benjamin Tudela, a Jew, left Tudela, Spain, set off to see Jerusalem and as many places mentioned in the Bible as possible. Fourteen years later he returned to tell of his travels. The author extensively researched the period to fill in details
| Author: Shulevitz, Uri |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Geography > environment > mountains
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
Subtitled "An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea," this is the story of a team of scientists (and others) who trek to wilderness to study and save this unusual animal.
| Author: Montgomery, Sy |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Rushmore
This long, beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of Mount Rushmore and the sculptor who oversaw its creation.
| Author: Curlee, Lynn |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Top of the World, The
The author-illustrator employs paper collage to depict the many aspects of Mr. Everest--its geologic formation, the different zones of life and weather, and the history of exploration. The book includes a bibliography, a scaled chart of the world's 7 tal
| Author: Jenkins, Steve |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Tour America
The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poe
When I Was Young in the Mountains
The narrator remembers various aspects and details of growing up in a mountain community.
Geography > environment > mountains > Everest
To the Top: The Story of Everest
This book recounts the history of 20th Century human attemps to climb Mt Everest, including a gripping first person account by the author. Photographs from the Royal Geographical Society, route maps, a glossary and an index are included. Several pages ar
| Author: Venables, Stephen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Top of the World, The
The author-illustrator employs paper collage to depict the many aspects of Mr. Everest--its geologic formation, the different zones of life and weather, and the history of exploration. The book includes a bibliography, a scaled chart of the world's 7 tal
| Author: Jenkins, Steve |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Geography > environment > national parks
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
|
John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
From a work-filled childhood as an immigrant from Scotland, self-taught John Muir worked to study and save the wilderness he loved, resulting in the first protected National Park at Yosemite and the founding of the Sierra Club for conservation. The autho
| Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Rushmore
This long, beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of Mount Rushmore and the sculptor who oversaw its creation.
| Author: Curlee, Lynn |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Summer of Fire: Yellowstone 1988
This book chronicles the 1988 fire at Yellowstone National Park and the fire's after-effects. Many stunning photographs accompany the well written text.
| Author: Lauber, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt
The book depicts T. Roosevelt's life from youth to death. It explains his marriages, children, passions and accomplishments as a politician and conservationist. Full color illustrations and direct quotes help bring the story of Teddy Roosevelt to life.
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Yellowstone Moran:Painting the American West
A true story of how Tom Moran traded his city environs for a chance to join a scientific expedition to Yellowstone and record the wonders in his paintings. The author researched letters and journals of the famous Hayden expedition into Yellowstone Nationa
| Author: Judge, Lita |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing
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Geography > environment > nature
American Safari, An
Award-winning wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg shows and tells the story of the American prairies, which once swept for thousands of miles but are now an endangered ecological treasure. The stunning photographs and unforgettable written memories ins
| Author: Brandenburg, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World
Interesting collection of letters, journal entries, and sketches from the author during her stay in Antarctica from November 12 to March 12. Science facts are included but this is not a science book.
| Author: Dewey, Jennifer Owings |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Birches
On each page Ed Young illustrates trees and forests and the countryside, in browns and sepia tones, and presents them along with several lines of Robert Frost's well-known poem, "Birches." The poem is printed in its entirety again on the last two pages.
| Author: Frost, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Boy Who Drew Birds, The: A Story of John James Audubon
This is a fascinating and very visual biography of the early life of Audubon that explains why he came to America and how and where he developed an interest in birds. This interest led him to learning about migration by banding birds.
| Author: Davies, Jacqueline |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science | social studies | language arts - writing
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Catskill Eagle, A
The book quotes a few lines from Melville's classic, Moby Dick. The art is beautifully evocative and turns the book into more of a coffee table art book than a typical picture book.
| Author: Melville, Herman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Drylongso
Drylongso, which takes place west of the Mississippi in 1975, is the story of a poor farming family's battle with a drought. Drylongso, "a youth imbued with simple human kindness . . . a folk hero" (author's notes) arrives, and with him comes ho
| Author: Hamilton, Viginia |
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Father Water, Mother Woods
These essays recount Paulsen's adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of Northern Minnesota. Paulsen shows us fishing, hunting, and camping as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as sources of lessons about life.
Home
Beautifully illustrated by Thomas Locker, the book contains poems and prose excerpts by well-known writers with a thumbnail sketch about each writer and his home. Endmatter includes a map of the U.S. with dates and locations of the writers.
| Author: Locker, Thomas & Christiansen, Candice |
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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
From a work-filled childhood as an immigrant from Scotland, self-taught John Muir worked to study and save the wilderness he loved, resulting in the first protected National Park at Yosemite and the founding of the Sierra Club for conservation. The autho
| Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa
Shonto Begay's artwork has been celebrated throughout the southwestern U.S. for decades. Twenty of his paintings are the illustrations for this book. Each painting is accompanied by a poem.
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
Subtitled "An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea," this is the story of a team of scientists (and others) who trek to wilderness to study and save this unusual animal.
| Author: Montgomery, Sy |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Rabbits, The
A myth/allegory about rabbits who take over a country and destroy the environment. The illustrations are simultaneously thought-provoking, beautiful, and ominous. The type face may confuse new readers although it is large and easy to read.
Tour America
The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poe
Way to Start the Day, The
This is a hard book to categorize. The simple text is written like blank verse. The content is basically true. The text focuses on how people around the world celebrate or acknowledge the sunrise.
| Author: Baylor, Bryd |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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When Hunger Calls
This stunningly illustrated informational book describes the eating habits of animals from all over the world.
| Author: Kitchen, Bert |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Winter Across America
Part of a series on the seasons, Winter Across America is loosely structured around the photographs and packs a huge amount of natural history and scientific information about animals, migration, and weather. The strength of the book is in its g
| Author: Simon, Seymour |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Year of Fire, The
Grandpa tells granddaughter about the worst fire he has ever known, a fire that happened when the grandfather was a child. (based on a true story)
Geography > environment > ocean
Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World
Interesting collection of letters, journal entries, and sketches from the author during her stay in Antarctica from November 12 to March 12. Science facts are included but this is not a science book.
| Author: Dewey, Jennifer Owings |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Beneath Blue Waters
The authors guide readers on a tour of the mysterious creatures who live in the ocean's depths. Color photographs illustrate the amazing, adaptable marine life. The vocabulary is advanced. The book is organized by ocean zones which are graphically chart
| Author: Kovacs, Deborah and Madin, Kate |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Big, Blue Whale
Everything you ever wanted to know about blue whales is presented in an easy reading format with enjoyable illustrations and an interesting placement of the typeface. The author-illustrator conveys a sense of wonder about whales.
| Author: Davies, Nikola |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Black Hands, White Sails
This book is mostly about the Atlantic whaling industry and the contributions of African American whalers. But it's also about abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Civil War. And it's about U.S. economics in the 18th and 19
| Author: McKissack, Patricia, & McKissack, Frederick |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets, A
This book includes many short poems, some childish and some more complex, written by contemporary Caribbean poets. It also includes fascinating biographies on each author.
| Author: Agard, John & Nichols, Grace |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Cod's Tale, A
With charming illustrations and text, this book makes a case for ecology and conservation by presenting the history of cod. Also included are a timeline as a crawler at the bottom of the page and further suggestions for reading.
| Author: Kurlansky, Mark |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Flotsam
This wordless picture book tells the story of a young boy who finds a very old, waterproof camera that washed up on the beach as flotsam. When he develops the film that is still inside the camera, he and the reader find surprises.
Heart is Big Enough, The
Each of these five stories focuses on a protagonist with special challenges who is approaching adolescence. As author Steven Kellogg notes on the dust jacket, these stories "bring illumination and enjoyment to those of us who have already passed through"
I Wonder If I'll See a Whale
A girl finally sees a humpback whale while on a whale-watching boat off the New England coast. The book includes additional information about humpback whales.
| Author: Weller, Frances Ward |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Islander, The
An orphaned boy, who grows up with his grandfather on an island off the coast of British Columbia, finds a key-literally--that helps him overcome his loneliness and loss.
Lightship
Watercolor illustrations and ship diagrams enlarge the scope of this book about floating lighthouses and their crews. An author's note provides additional historical information about lightships.
Lightship
Watercolor illustrations and ship diagrams enlarge the scope of this book about floating lighthouses and their crews. An author's note provides additional historical information about lightships.
Longitude Prize, The
This history documents the competition between "ocean clocks" and "lunars" to win the 20,000 pound prize (about $12 million today) from the British Parliament for a replicable and simple way to determine longitude at sea. The story follows John Harrison,
| Author: Dash, Joan |
HSE Descriptors:
math | science
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Mermaid Summer, The
Jon and Ana, brother and sister, display intelligence and courage as they break a mermaid's curse on their grandfather and the fishing community.
Moby-Dick
Melville's classic tale of Ahab's obsessive hunt for the great white whale Moby Dick is retold in a format that includes excerpts from the original, summarized passages (each in a different type face), a very helpful glossary, a labeled cross-section of t
| Author: Melville, Herman/Needle, Jan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Music of Dolphins, The
Mila, a feral child raised by dolphins after her parents' death, is rescued, studied and taught human behavior and language at a research center. Different type face and size convey Mila's language development.
Painting the Wind
This "is a beautiful story about holding on to perfect moments that only a summer in a place that you love can offer" (dust jacket).
| Author: MacLachlan, Patricia & MacLachlan, Emily |
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Pirate Queen, The
This story, based on historical fact and colorful legend, chronicles the life of Grania O'Malley, an Irish woman who became a sea captain and pirate during the reign of Elizabeth I.
| Author: McCully, Emily A. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Puffins Are Back, The
A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural environment of the puffins living off the coast of Maine. Gibbons give an account of the puffins who return every year to the coast of Maine. Gibbons describes the puffins' act
| Author: Gibbons, Gail |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Road to There, The
For all geography enthusiasts, this book recounts the history of mapmaking with biographies of famous mapmakers, fact boxes of specific scientific information, and beautiful maps. The author provides an index and suggested reading list.
| Author: Ross, Val |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Safari Beneath the Sea
Chapters entitled "Far Out Fish" and "Mind-Boggling Mammals" etc. are illustrated by colorful photographs of life in and around the sea. Additional facts are included in boxes and in bold faced and bulleted sections throughout the text. A useful index g
| Author: Swanson, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
Beautiful color woodcuts illustrate information about the Barbour seahorse. The book includes pictures of other types of seahorses and an index (that is also a good vocabulary list).
| Author: Butterworth, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Sweet Corn
The poet writes mostly of summer things and illustrates with black pen and watercolor images. One reader found the use of varied type faces disconcerting.
Time of Wonder
This picture book tells a factual story of a family living along the ocean in Maine and what happens to the area when a hurricane brews. It is told to a child reader, and the art is fairly primitive, and thus teachers will want to take care to present it
| Author: McCloskey, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Whale Journey
This book describes the migration journey of grey whales. Birthing and care of whale babies are also described. The illustrations are breathtaking.
| Author: French, Vivian |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Whales, The
Part poem and part science lesson, this easy-to-read picture book "celebrates the joy and quiet dignity of these gentle giants of the deep" (dust cover).
| Author: Rylant, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - reading
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Wreck of the Zanzibar, The
When Laura Perryman dies, her great-nephew Michael gets her diary. The diary reveals remarkable stories about a time when people lived off the bounty (and at the mercy) of the ocean. This story "of a family bound by respect for nature seamlessly blends
| Author: Morpurgo, Michael |
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Geography > environment > plains
Indian Winter, An
In 1833, a German prince and his servant and a Swiss artist traveled up the Missouri River Valley recording their contacts with the Mandan Sioux in journals and sketches. Russell Freedman stimulates the reader's curiosity through well-researched text and
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sioux, The
This book is part of the "Lifeway Series," which also includes titles called The Cherokee, The Iroquois, and The Navajo. This title examines the origins, history, culture, beliefs, and language of the Native American tribe the S
| Author: Bial, Raymond |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Geography > environment > prairie
American Safari, An
Award-winning wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg shows and tells the story of the American prairies, which once swept for thousands of miles but are now an endangered ecological treasure. The stunning photographs and unforgettable written memories ins
| Author: Brandenburg, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Dakota Dugout
The book tells the story of a woman pioneer, the hardships, struggles, and pleasures of her life with her husband in a sod house on the prairie.
| Author: Turner, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Dandelions
As her family struggles to establish a sod home on the Nebraska prairie, Emma finds a way to cheer up her mother.
| Author: Bunting, Eve |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Going West
Seven-year-old Hannah recalls her family's journey west in a covered wagon and relocation on the prairie.
| Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Prairie Builders, The
At the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in central Iowa, scientists are recreating a tall-grass prairie. Color photographs, a glossary, web sites, and an index document the difficult process of bringing back a small piece of the prairie.
| Author: Collard, Sneed B. III |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Skylark
This is the sequel to the award-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall. When a drought forces Sarah and the children to leave the farm, leaving Jacob behind, everyone wonders if they will ever be a family again.
| Author: MacLachlan, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Tour America
The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poe
Geography > environment > rivers
Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer
This biography of John Wesley Powell, son of an Ohio abolitionist, a teacher who lead a group of the first exploration of the treacherous Colorado River in 1869--despite the loss of an arm in the Civil War. A timeline, bibliography, and an author's note
| Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer
This biography of John Wesley Powell, son of an Ohio abolitionist, a teacher who lead a group of the first exploration of the treacherous Colorado River in 1869--despite the loss of an arm in the Civil War. A timeline, bibliography, and an author's note
| Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Father Water, Mother Woods
These essays recount Paulsen's adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of Northern Minnesota. Paulsen shows us fishing, hunting, and camping as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as sources of lessons about life.
Hoover Dam
This book tells the story of why and how the Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression with interviews of people who worked on the dam. Illustrations depict the engineering challenges faced by the builders.
| Author: Mann, Elizabeth |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Langston's Train Ride
This easy-reading picture book focuses on one episode from Langston Hughes's life--his realization that he WAS a poet. Reference is made to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and of the way its ideas developed.
| Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Lights on the River
A migrant girl keeps memories of her grandma close as she deals with hard times in the United States. Her voice is strong, and the illustrations are stunning.
| Author: Thomas, Jane Resh |
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Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
| Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem.
| Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Raft, The
A city boy spends a magical summer in the woods with an unusual grandmother and discovers not only the creatures of the woods and river but himself as well. This is a beautifully illustrated portrait of a childhood we all might like to claim.
River of Dreams
This beautiful book is a tribute to the Hudson River and its strategic, economic and cultural significance throughout history.
| Author: Talbot, Hudson |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading | language arts - writing
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River Ran Wild, A
This book recounts the history of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire life from idyllic Algonquin Indian times to industrial pollution to a restored river due to the efforts of Marion Stoddart who coordinated a citizen campaign. The text
| Author: Cherry, Lynn |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Geography > environment > woods
Father Water, Mother Woods
These essays recount Paulsen's adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of Northern Minnesota. Paulsen shows us fishing, hunting, and camping as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as sources of lessons about life.
Forest Fire
A fire caused by lightning is a part of the life cycle of the renewal of vegetation and animal life of the forest.
| Author: Fraser, Mary Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Giants in the Land
Beautiful black and white scratchboard drawings illustrate how giant pine trees in New England were cut for lumber and masts for the King's navy during American Colonial times.
| Author: Appelbaum, Diana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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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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North Country Night
This easy-to-read and stunningly illustrated book shows what animals do at night in the North Country during the winter.
| Author: San Souci, Daniel |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Raft, The
A city boy spends a magical summer in the woods with an unusual grandmother and discovers not only the creatures of the woods and river but himself as well. This is a beautifully illustrated portrait of a childhood we all might like to claim.
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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