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American Plague, An
Subtitled "The True and Terifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793," this account focuses on the 1793 outbreak in Philadelphia but also addresses the politics of medical research. It won several awards.
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
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social studies
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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. |
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science | social studies
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Bog Bodies
The discovery of the Lindow Man in a bog in England in 1984 provides the structure for the archeological and anthropological study of human remains found in bogs. The author includes a map, source notes, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index that are
| Author: Buell, Janet |
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science | social studies
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Bone Dectives, The
These fascinating cases that establish the identities of skeletons through the tools of forensic anthropology are presented as mysteries to be solved.
| Author: Jackson, Donna |
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science
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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 |
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language arts - reading | science | social studies | language arts - writing
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Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence
In 1991, New York's long-ignored African Burial Ground was rediscovered. The description of what scientists found there and how they pieced together information about life serves as a backdrop for stories of life for African Americans in Colonial New York
| Author: Hansen, Joyce, & McGowan, Gary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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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 |
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language arts - reading | science | social studies
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Dinosaur Ghosts
Paleontologists suggest explanations for the many fossils of the dinosaur Coelophysis which were discovered in New Mexico. The index includes a pronunciation guide.
| Author: Gillette, J. Lynett |
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science
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Drop of Water, A
Beautiful magnified photographs and clear, direct text describe different states of water--ice, rainbow, steam, frost, dew, and snowflake. Evaporation, condensation, capillary action, and surface tension are explained simply but effectively. A section a
| Author: Wick, Walter |
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science
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Eye of the Storm
A storm chaser discusses the techniques, dangers, and difficulties of photographing lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
| Author: Kramer, Stephan |
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science
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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 |
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science | language arts - writing
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Hurricanes
This story of hurricanes in the 20th Century--how they form, how scientists study them, how people prepare for them--is illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and maps and contains a list of books for further reading.
| Author: Lauber, Patricia |
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science
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Invisible Enemies
This well-written but long book describes seven deadly diseases--Small Pox, Leprosy, Plague, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Cholera, and AIDS--the epidemics they caused, and the treatments developed by courageous scientists. The author includes a glossary, a bib
| Author: Farrell, Jeanette |
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science
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Isaac Newton
This is a biography of Isaac Newton. It is interesting and full of personal anecdotes as well as clear descriptions of important scientific discoveries. It makes Newton "come alive" as a person.
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
math | science
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Light Shining through the Mist
Lush color photographs and text tell the story of how Dian Fossey studied the gorillas in Africa and died trying to protect them and their habitat during a time of political unrest.
| Author: Matthews, Tom |
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science
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My Season with Penguins
The author, a writer, scientist, and artist, keeps a journal and pictorial record of two months she spent studying the adelie penguins in Antarctica. The illustrations are factual and charming. A map and glossary aid the reader.
| Author: Webb, Sophie |
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science
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Mysterious Rays of Dr. Rontgen, The
This biography focuses on Rontgen's discovery of x-rays, the ways he researched and shared his findings with others, and the impact of his discovery on modern life. Author's notes, a chronology, and a bibliography conclude the book.
| Author: Gherman, Beverly |
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science
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Papa's Mechanical Fish
Based loosely on the life of Lodner Phillips and his response to his daughter's question, "Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a fish?" Phillips builds a series of submarines and attempts to pilot them in Lake Michigan.
| Author: Fleming, Candace |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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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 |
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science
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Secrets of a Civil War Submarine
The discovery in 1995 and the subsequent slow scientific recovery of the Civil War submarine USS Hurley from the Charleston harbor reads like a mystery story. Photographs, archival material, author's note, footnotes, bibliography, glossary, and suggested
| Author: Walker, Sally |
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science | social studies
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Sigmund Freud
This biography introduces the history of the study of the physical and emotional aspects of the mind as well as the colorful life of Sigmund Freud. Additional resources include an appendix, a bibliography, web sites, and an index.
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
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science
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Tarantula Scientist, The
This book describes everything you ever wanted to know about tarantula spiders and the scientists who study them. The inviting, conversational style and the vivid color photographs enliven the topic. Teachers will appreciate the end matter resources, in
| Author: Montgomery, Sy |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Theodoric's Rainbow
Although Theodoric of Freiberg lived, wrote, and experimented from 1250 AD to 1311 AD, the author has created a fictionalized personal life of this man who studied reflection and refraction of light in a period in which science was in conflict with religi
| Author: Kramer, Stephen |
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science
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Tree of Life, The
Peter Sis introduces the reader (of almost any age) to the life of Charles Darwin through fascinating illustrations and excerpts from journals and diaries. Sis drew on the notes of Darwin for the illustrations because Darwin noted his observation with la
| Author: Sis, Peter |
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science
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Unexplained
The author explores several categories of unexplained phenomena from Stonehenge to Roswell, N. M. UFO sightings, suggesting origins of superstitions and possible explanations. Sidebar information, photographs, and paintings illustrate the text and back m
| Author: Allen, Judy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Written in Bones
This thoroughly researched book explores human history through the study of bones. Maps, photographs, and archival materials illustrate the text. The text is complex and the print small.
| Author: Bahn, Paul |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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