madteaparty Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks for the responses to my "read aloud during the day thread". I feel like, content-wise, we have a bit of a hole in science. Wondering what your secular science read-aloud list looks like? I think I will do a science and a fairytale session sometime in our day. Many thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 We read a lot of science. A few off the top of my head... When they were younger, the Magic School Bus (the chapter books as well) and the Let's Read and Find Out books. Next, we love all Seymour Simon's series. He has one about the body, one about animals and one about earth science. Sandra Markle is another author we really liked. Her books are all about animals. Her Predator/Prey/Scavengers series is especially good, but she has another about individual animal stories that we liked when the kids were younger. The George's Secret Key series is fun. Lots of astronomy packed in there. The Secret Life of Trees by Barbara Bash was a series we loved when we did botony. I really like Dorothy Hinshaw Patent's books Biodiversity and Shaping the Earth. Both nicely in depth with great writing. Of course, all the Scientist in the Field books are amazing. Those will keep you busy for a long time. And some of the authors have other titles that we have found that are similar. There are lots of good fiction read alouds to go with nature studies, like The Education of Calpurnia Tate, Owls in the Family, My Side of the Mountain, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks so much; that's quite a bit to work with!! He's read George by himself and declared himself too young for Calpurnia(!), but the rest is new to me! Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 It's not quite a read aloud, but it's certainly a great science book for browsing~ The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray. Other books to consider: Basher Science books such as The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! by Adrian DingleAny of the Brown Paper School Books such as Math for Smarty Pants by Marilyn Burns or Blood and Guts by Linda Allison. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crazyforlatin Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I like reading aloud David Attenborough's books, especially after watching his documentaries, like Life of Mammals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Phineas Gage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Elements-April-Chloe-Terrazas/dp/0984384855/ref=sr_1_49?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389140297&sr=1-49&keywords=atoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 We read an older book this year called the Wonderbook of Chemistry (it is also available on google books for free), both ds and I loved this book. It is best as a read aloud as due to the age some of the science is in need of updating but it is a great intro to chemistry and quite engaging. We're reading Archimedes and the Door of Science right now which is good but not fabulously great. Ds really likes the Basher books mentioned above but I cannot stand to read them personally, I hate the style, so I let him read them on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Following this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The first 3 suggestions of farrarwilliams, I second. Then, Thornton Burgess nature books, like The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad. And I almost cried at one point reading this biography, The Story of George Washington Carver, which is also used in FIAR's Beyond Volume 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 This is one of my favorite resources for the best science books every year. I've gotten some great titles from just browsing current and past years. I often will borrow a dozen books that look interesting from the library. http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 These three vintage nature books are great read-alouds for the elementary years. Plants and their Children by Mrs. William Starr Dana (Theodora Parsons) http://www.amazon.com/Plants-Their-Children-William-Starr/dp/B000GT0ZZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389192623&sr=8-1&keywords=plants+and+their+children http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nc01.ark:/13960/t8pc43975;view=1up;seq=2 Dame Bug and Her Babies by Edith Marion Patchhttp://www.businessinsider.com/things-americans-should-know-about-india-2014-1?IR=T# http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924018276554;view=1up;seq=13 Middle School Wild Season by Alan W. Eckert. (Narrative on the food chain. Be aware bunnies get eaten by a snake in one part!) http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Season-Allan-W-Eckert/dp/0316208574/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1389207217&sr=8-1 Insect Ways by Clarence Weed http://www.amazon.com/Insect-Ways-Clarence-Weed/dp/B000M14SFK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389192683&sr=8-1&keywords=Insect+Ways+Clarence+WEed http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89031172018;view=1up;seq=10 8th/High School I am reading this one aloud to my 8th grader. It would work well for 8th through high school. Galileo's Commandment: An Anthology of Great Science Writing edited by Edmund Blair Bolles http://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Commandment-Anthology-Science-Writing/dp/0716730359/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389193219&sr=8-1&keywords=galileo%27s+commandment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 One of my favorite science read alouds is The View from the Oak. It's about ethology, how animals behave in their habitats. Shannon read it in 4th grade. I'd like to think my 2nd grader would like it, but it may be too soon. I'll have to try it on her at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 One of my favorite science read alouds is The View from the Oak. It's about ethology, how animals behave in their habitats. Shannon read it in 4th grade. I'd like to think my 2nd grader would like it, but it may be too soon. I'll have to try it on her at some point. Who is the author? I found several books on amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Judith and Herbert Kohl. The one I have is the 1988 edition where Judith's name is first. It's on sale at Amazon for $500. I'll sell mine for $400 ;) The other one is October 2000 and has Herbert's name first. I'm sure it's good too! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Just came across this list on pinterest today. I haven't heard of most of these, but some of them really look like gems. Thought I'd share. http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2013/09/science-chapter-books-for-kids.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 We are reading this one soon: The Sciences http://www.amazon.com/Sciences-Illustrated-Edition-Yesterdays-Classics/dp/1599153386/ref=pd_sim_b_39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The Magic Schoolbus, books off the Ambleside Online book list, and anything that the girls find interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Three ecology books we've liked are The Beaver Pond and The Dead Tree by Alvin Tresselt and The Cactus Hotel by Brenda Guiberson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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