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Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault
A sickly child, a poor student and a medical school dropout, Leon Foucault proved that the world rotated by designed the pendulum that proves that the earth moves on its axis, a puzzle that had eluded more learned scientists for decades.
| Author: Mortensen, Lori |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science | social studies
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Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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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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Great Unknown, The
This biography of Charles Wilson Peale, artist and paleontologist, describes how he excavated, assembled, and displayed bones of a prehistoric mastodon in 1801. The author includes a map and a glossary.
| Author: Morrison, Taylor |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - writing
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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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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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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.
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 |
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science
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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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Trapped:How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert
An in-depth recounting of the collapse of a Chilean copper mine in 2010 that entombed 33 miners for 69 days, their heroic struggle to survive and the efforts of those who saved them. The book is riveting in detail and even inspirational. Book contains ex
| Author: Aronson, Marc |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | science
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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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Science > physical/earth science > change
Surtsey
This lovely book describes the formation of a new volcanic island. Each chapter begins with the Icelandic story of creation, thus combining literature with science. Beautiful photographs and charts are included.
| Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - reading
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Science > physical/earth science > mountains
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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Growing Up in Coal Country
Based on primary documents and oral histories, this book tells the stories of life in the coal mines in eastern Pennsylvania around the turn of the 20th century.
| Author: Bartoletti, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
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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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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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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Science > physical/earth science > oceanography
Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost-Was Found
Author Robert Ballard led the expedition to find and explore the Titanic. This book simultaneously tells the story of the Titanic's construction, maiden voyage, sinking, and rediscovery. This is a long book, and only GED students would be able to read i
| Author: Ballard, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | math
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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.
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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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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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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Science > physical/earth science > 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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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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Steamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers
The story of Blanche Leathers, the country's first female steamboat captain, sailing on the Mississippi River.
| Author: Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Science > physical/earth science > rocks
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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Trapped:How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert
An in-depth recounting of the collapse of a Chilean copper mine in 2010 that entombed 33 miners for 69 days, their heroic struggle to survive and the efforts of those who saved them. The book is riveting in detail and even inspirational. Book contains ex
| Author: Aronson, Marc |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | science
|
Science > physical/earth science > volcano
Ashfall
Alex, fifteen, was left alone in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for the weekend while his father, mother and sister, traveled to Illinois to visit an uncle. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash and violenc
| Author: Mullin, Mike |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science | language arts - reading
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Bodies from the Ash:Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
With the help of detailed photographs, the author describes how historical fact is established by excavating and reconstructing the volcanic site of Pompeii.
| Author: Deem, James M. |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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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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Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Surtsey
This lovely book describes the formation of a new volcanic island. Each chapter begins with the Icelandic story of creation, thus combining literature with science. Beautiful photographs and charts are included.
| Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - reading
|
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