LibraryLover Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) I am not looking for a curric program at this point, although we never rule anything out, and use all kinds of materials. If you have something you love, please let is know. (Evolutionary theory preferred). I am looking for books/ideas for a child very interested in biology. Extra points for any leads on neurobiology for a child of this age. (She enjoyed a series of lectures borrowed from the library on the subject). She pours over DK -type anatomy books, which is also sketches. I am coming up with many titles in my ILL search, and want to narrow down my holds. We do have a microscope. If anyone has some good ideas there. Thanks for any ideas/leads. Edited August 23, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 This may be more than you want. :tongue_smilie: These are some of the books I have for dd this year & next: Evolution Revolution Evolution, Fleisher The Cartoon Guide to Genetics Inheritance and Evolution, Denise Walker The Search for Eve, Brown The Making of the Fittest, Carroll Bones Brains and DNA, Tattersall Planet Ocean, Matsen Why Evolution Is True The Human Story, Sloan Evolve or Die!, Gates (Horrible Science) The Double Helix a bunch of Eyewitness books Silent Spring Our Choice The Cartoon Guide to the Environment The Annotated Origin of Species (maybe) DK's Animal DK's Ocean Our Stolen Future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) The Way Life Works/Exploring the Way Life Works, Mahlon Hoagland (The Way Life Works is a trade paperback with gorgeous illustrations that are sort of visual analogies (cell as factory, etc). Exploring the Way Life Works is an adaptation of the original book for use in college non-majors classes; it adds more technical info and more chemistry to meet the standards of a typical nonmajors/CC course.) The Way We Work, David McCauley (similar to above, but specifically on human anatomy) The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology (this is a bit advanced, but fun) The Brain: An Introduction to Neurology, Ellen McHenry (be sure to make the Brain Hat!) Making Your Mind: Molecules, Motion, and Memory and other FREE DVDs from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Open Me Up, DK (you MUST get this if you don't already have it!!!) The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA, Mark Schulz Cartoon Guide to Genetics, Larry Gonick DNA models from the DNA Store Assorted DNA kits Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation, Michael Keller Evolution, PBS DVDs LABS: Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method, Sally Kneidel (the experiments in here are proper experiments, not the usual "demonstrations" or observations you see in science-for-kids book. We've done several and plan to do most of them.) Froguts (VIrtual dissections of a frog, starish, squid, fetal pig, owl pellet, and cow eye, plus genetics labs with fruit flies and peas; 1 yr subscription = $30) Carolina Biological (So many fun labs, so little time! My wishlist at CB is almost as long as the one at Amazon, lol) We have one of these sets of 200 microscope slides from AmScope. (These were highly recommended by several parents in a gifted list I'm on; they're very high quality slides, and the seller shipped very quickly and packaged things perfectly. They offer different assortments depending on your primary area of interest, e.g. an anatomy/pathology/botany set or a veterinary/histology set) Jackie Edited August 23, 2010 by Corraleno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I answered you over on the General Board; I'll copy so the answers are in on place... We did Life Science last year when they were 11, and for supplementary reading I had my kids read (all evolutionary biology based): The Way Life Works by Hoagland and Dodson (there's apparently also an expanded version called Exploring the Way Life Works) The Wonders of Biodiversity by Roy Gallant The Tales Fossils Tell by Jonathan Gallant The Treasure of Inheritance by Roy Gallant The Miracle of Immunity by William Donnellan The Origins of Life by Roy Gallant Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith (biography of Darwin) For Neurobiology, have you looked at Ellen McHenry's The Brain curriclum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) Thanks! We all adore that PBS Evolution series. Some titles we own, and some I came across in my ILL search. Many are new to me. Thank you!! Edited August 24, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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