Taking zoology to the next level

[justme824]

My 4th grader is passionate about animals - birds, mammals, ocean. I'd like to gather a list of great books for him to work through next. We've got animal encyclopedia's galore, but they just wet his appetite.

 

I need to put the books on hold at the library because the local library is small and pitiful, so they will need to travel to me from across the county.

 

So...I'd love if you could let me know of any great books I can be on the lookout for!

[Down_the_Rabbit_Hole]

Burgess Bird Book

Apologia's Zoology 3

 

I know James Herriot wrote some children's books but I am not sure if they are for a younger age then your son. i know he wrote some for adult. I just picked up a treasury of his and it looks like it could be written for ages 10 on up but not sure. I would investigate him though and see what he has written.

[Farrar]

The Amateur Zoologist is really good.

[Dmmetler]

The Audubon Wildlife apps are on sale right now-they're great for field study because they're so portable. Observation and recording is a big part of zoology. My DD got to sit in on a Wildlife study class this year, and a big part of it was simply being aware of what was around you and how to observe animals without changing their behavior.

[Alte Veste Academy]

I recommend these all the time, but if he is interested in how scientists study and work with animals, the Scientists in the Field Series can't be beat.

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Scientists+in+the+field+

 

My kids loved Moonbird. http://www.amazon.com/Moonbird-Survivor-Robert-Sibert-Informational/dp/0374304688/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367248222&sr=8-1&keywords=Moonbird

 

You can pick through the book recommendations at the NSTA site for animal specific ones. http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/

[Hunter]

Does the library have regular encyclopedias that a patron can take home? Most libraries move the older set out of the reference section, onto the regular shelves, when they get a new set.

 

Regular encyclopedia articles are sometimes better than the articles in one volume specialty encyclopedias.

 

Right now it's zoology. Next something else. If you can get some cheap encyclopedia sets, you might find them quite helpful. When my boys were young, all our sets were broken, but we had so many sets that they overlapped nicely. My youngest did a LOT of encyclopedia reading! Some of our volumes were sold to us as $1.00 hardcovers. Some were free. When we got nicer sets, I would retire nastier/older sets to the clip art pile and the boys cut the pages up for art projects and reports.

[justme824]

I recommend these all the time, but if he is interested in how scientists study and work with animals, the Scientists in the Field Series can't be beat.

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Scientists+in+the+field+

 

My kids loved Moonbird. http://www.amazon.com/Moonbird-Survivor-Robert-Sibert-Informational/dp/0374304688/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367248222&sr=8-1&keywords=Moonbird

 

You can pick through the book recommendations at the NSTA site for animal specific ones. http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/

 

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!