RainbowSprinkles Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'd like to gather books to put on our must read list for science. I prefer living books to textbooks. Please tell me about your favorites for Pre-K to 8. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kfamily Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) This is from my blog (amindinthelight) under Science and Nature Study. I just copied and pasted it here so that it would be one list. This is for all grades with some for high school. ETA: adding a few more.... Human Body: Learn About the Body by Steve Parker Easy Make & Learn Projects: The Human Body by Silver and Wynn (Scholastic) A Healthy Body: A Book About Fitness and Nutrition by Mary Packard A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger Zoology: James Herriott's Treasury of Animals Nature's Children by Clarence Hawkes The Burgess Animal Book by Thorton Burgess The Burgess Animal Book by Thorton Burgess Among the Forest People by Clara D. Pierson Among the Meadow People by Clara D. Pierson Among the Pond People by Clara D. Pierson Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long Habitats: One Small Square: Woods by Donald Silver One Small Square: Pond by Donald Silver Endangered Species: Will We Miss Them: Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright Sea Animals: Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta Orca Song by Michael C. Armour Manatee Winter by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Dolphin's First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Amphibians: Frogs by Gail Gibbons Suggestions for Science Readers: Baby Wolf (All Aboard Science Reader) by Mary Batten Cheetah Cubs: Station Stop 2 (All Aboard Science Readers) by Ginjer L. Clarke Baby Otter (All Aboard Science Reader) by Ginjer L. Clarke Gorillas (All Aboard Science Reader) by Patricia Brennan Demuth Greg's Microscope by Millicent E.Selsam The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford Animals of Sea and Shore by Illa Podendorf Polar Bears by Emilie U. Lepthien Ornithology: About Birds: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill Backyard Birds of Winter by Carol Lerner The Burgess Bird Book by T. Burgess Biography: The Story of John J. Audubon by Joan Howard The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies and Melissa Sweet Birds Through the Year by Alfred Field Gilmore Tidal Pool Life: Pagoo by Holling C. Holling Life in a Tidal Pool by Alvin and Virginia Silverstein One Small Square: Seashore by Donald Silver Astronomy: Constellations Dot-to-Dot by Evan and Lael Kimble *This book ties in very nicely with the D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books: by Franklyn M. Branley What the Moon is Like Eclipse Gravity is a Mystery The Planets in Our Solar System The Reason For Seasons by Gail Gibbons The Stars by H.A. Rey Scientists: Children's Stories of the Great Scientists by Henrietta C. Wright Girls Who Looked Under Rocks by Jeannine Atkins Marie Curie's Search For Radium by Beverley Birch Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick The Story of Florence Nightingale by Margaret Leighton Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson by Amy Ehrlich Breakthroughs in Science by Issac Asimov Electricity: ScienceWiz Electricity Kit Charles Proteus Steinmetz: Wizard of Electricity by Erick Berry Paleontology: Mary Anning's Treasures by Helen Bush Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki (for younger children) The Microscope and Microbiology: A World in a Drop of Water-Exploring With a Microscope by Silverstein Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch The World of the Microscope (Usborne) by Chris Oxlade and Corinne Stockley Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif Our Tiny Servants: Molds and Yeasts by Bernice Kohn Microbes and Bacteria by Francene Sabin The True Book of Bacteria by Anne Frahm Germ Stories by Arthur Kornberg The Good, the Bad, the Slimy: The Secret Life of Microbes by Sara L. Latta Experiments with a Microscope by Nelson F. Beeler and Franklyn M. Branley Greg's Microscope by Millicent E.Selsam Entomology: Insect Life by Arabella Buckley Fabre's Book of Insects by Jean H. Fabre Keeping Minibeasts: Caterpillars by Barrie Watts Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons Botany: From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons Seed Babies by M. W. Morley Little Wanderers by M.W. Morley The Reason For a Flower by Ruth Heller Some suggestions for science readers: The Secret Life of Trees by Chiara Chevallier Seeds and More Seeds by Millicent E. Selsam Snap and Trap Plants by Ryan Durney Taking Root (Rookie Read-About Science) Allan Fowler From Seed to Plant (Rookie Read-About Science) Allan Fowler For elementary students: Our American Trees by Ruth H. Dubley Luther Burbank, Nature's Helper by Bragdon The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva MooreEarth Science: Earth Science: The Story of Salt by Mark Kurlansky The Rock Book by Carroll Lane Fenton Madame How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley Earth by Alfred Leutscher For Younger Readers: The Rock Factory: The Story About the Rock Cycle by J. Bailey Are Mountains Growing Taller? Questions and Answers About the Changing Earth by Melvin and Gilda Berger Suggestions for Readers: Volcanoes by Franklyn M. Branley (Ages 5-9) On the Move! Changing Landscapes by Isabel Anderson (Step 6) Hurricanes! by Lorraine Jean Hopping (Grades 2-4) Rocks and Minerals by Edward R. Ricciuti (Grades 2-3) Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans (Ages 5-9) Earthquakes by Deborah Heiligman (Grades 2-3) Physics: Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity by Cwiklik Issac Newton: Mastermind of Modern Science (Immortals of Science)by David C. Knight Issac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 activities by Kerrie Logan Hollihan Galileo and Experimental Science (Immortals of Science series) by Rebecca B. Marcus Issac Newton and Gravity (Science Discoveries) by Steve Parker (For younger readers than the above book on Newton.) Atoms and Atomic Energy by Egon Larsen Genetics: Gregor Mendel: Father of the Science of Genetics by Harry Sootin Nature's Blueprints by Lynn Byczynski Chemistry: Mystery of the Periodic Table by Jeanne Bendick The Elements by Ellen McHenry Carbon Chemistry by Ellen McHenry Biology: The Nature of Life: Readings in Biology (This has excerpts from Darwin) General Science: The Sciences by Edward Holden Science Matter: Achieving Scientific Literacy Nature Study: Fun With Nature by Boring, Burns and Dendy More Fun With Nature by Evert, Boring, Burns and Kump Handbook of Nature Study by A. B. Comstock Wonders of Nature (Little Golden Book) by Jane Werner Watson A Short History of Natural Science and of the Progress of Discovery by Arabella Buckley Literary Field Guide from the Stories From Where We Live series edited by Sara St. Antoine Edited June 15, 2012 by Kfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 We love the Let's Read and Find Out books for those ages. My dd also really enjoyed Pagoo by Holling. We'll be reading some of his other books soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 These are awesome!! Thank you all so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Here is a link with a long list of living books: http://appliejuice.wordpress.com/brain-suff/living-book-list-for-science/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Adding a few to that amazing list above: Life in a Bucket of Soil, Alvin Silverstein The Rock Factory: The Story About the Rock Cycle, Bailey The Code of Life, Alvin Silverstein (DNA) Girls Who Looked Under Rocks, Jeannine Atkins The Edge of the Sea, Rachel Carson John Muir: My Life with Nature, John Muir The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets, Jean Craighead Any of the Thirteen Moons series, Jean Craighead George One Day in the Woods/Desert/Tropical Rain Forest/Prairie/Alpine Tundra, Jean Craighead George My Life with the Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall ETA: Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds, Joy Adamson I have more links to living book lists on my blog here. Edited June 15, 2012 by momto2Cs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverFamily Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 My kids really like the Usborne Beginner books. The thing I love the most about them is that my Dd6 will actually pick them up and read them on her own. Here is a link to one of them. Magic School Bus is another favorite around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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