National Park Service
Interpretation and Education - the place for teachers and learners of all ages, park fun, and Junior Rangers collage: boys examine organisms found on the beach; a ranger shows children the many layers of sand beneath their feet

ENVIRONmental Education Reading List

Arbor Day Foundation

 

Trees are Terrific.updated annually. check www.arborday.org

Activity book and curriculum mateirals related to trees

Archer, Cheryl

 

 

Snow Watch. Illustrated by Pat Cupples, Kids Can Press, Toronto 1994.   Activity guide

Armstrong, David Michael

 

  Lions, Ferrets, and Bears, A Guide to the Mammals of Colorado. Unknown Binding, 1993.   Field Guide

Arnold, Caroline

 

  Saving the Peregrine Falcon. First Avenue Editions, 1985   Book. Topic: Birds

Arthur Carhart Nat'l. Wilderness Training Center

  Wilderness Land Ethic Curriculum. available
on-line
from carhart.wilderness.net/
  Downloadable materials
National Audubon Society

  Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society, 1981. Book: Nature - Butterflies
National Audubon Society

  Field Guide to North American Wild Flowers, National Audubon Society, 1981. Book: Nature - Plants
Baker, Beverly   Wonders on the Wing: Colorado's Migratory Songbirds. accompanying video produced by Beverly Baker, Gene Decker, Steve Davis, 1994.

Video and Activity Guide - Birds
Bare, Colleen Stanley

  Never Grab a Deer by the Ear. New York Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1993. Children's Book: Nature, Deer
Barlowe, Dot and Sy Barlowe   Who Lives Here? Animals of the Pond, Forest, Prairie, Desert, Mountains, Meadow and Swamp. Random House, 1978.

Children's Book: Habitats
Bat Conservation International   Educators Activity Book about Bats. University of Texas Press, 2003-7.

Activity Guide: Bats
Baylor, Byrd   Everybody Needs a Rock. Atheneum, 1974.

Children's Book: Geology
Berenstain, Stan and Jan Berenstain   The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest. Random House, 1988.


Children's Book
Beidleman
Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park.


Field Guide: Plants
Benson, Delwin E. Living with Nature and Wildlife: Doing Our Part. Wildlife Management Institute Publications, 1999.


Book: Ecology
Birkett, Terri Truax. Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association, 1994.

Children's Book: Human Impacts
Bowers, Rick, Kenn Kaufman, and Nora Bowers Mammals of North America, Kaufman Focus Guides. Hillstar Editions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.

Field Guide: Animals
Brett, Jan Annie and the Wild Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985.

Children's Book: Animals
Bruchac, Joseph Native American Games and Stories. Fulcrum Publishing, 2000.

Activity Book: Native Americans
Bruchac, Joseph and Micahel Caduto Keepers of Life. Fulcrum Publishing

Activity Book: Native American - Ecology
  Keepers of The Animals. Fulcrum Publishing

Activity Book: Native American - Animals
  Keepers of The Animals: Teacher's Guide. Fulcrum Publishing.

Activity Guide: Native American - Ecology
  Keepers of the Earth. Fulcrum Publishing

Activity Book: Native American - Ecology
  Keepers of The Earth: Teacher's Guide. Fulcrum Publishing.

Activity Guide: Native American - Ecology
  Keepers of The Night. Fulcrum Publishing Activity Book: Native American - Astonomy
Bucholts Rocky Mountain National Park: A History.

Book: History
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW)

Bats of Colorado. Materials available online Book: Bats
Website: Bats
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) Peregrine Falcons: The Flight to Recovery Teacher Resource Packet. 1992.

Activity Guide: Birds
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW)

Providing Positive Wildlife Viewing Experiences. Book: Animals
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW)

Track and Wild Colorado. Activity Guide: Animal Signs
Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW)

Wild Colorado: Crossroads of Biodiversity. Book: Ecosystems
Chadwick, Douglas H.

The Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat Observed. 2002. Book: Mountain Goats
Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Tim Wah Press, 1990.

Children's Book: Rainforest
Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius. Puffin, 1985

Children's Book - Plants
Cooper, Ann Above the Treeline (Wild Wonders Series). Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1996. Children's Book - Alpine Tundra
Cooper, Ann Eagles: Hunters of the Sky (Wonder Series). Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1992.

Children's Book -Birds
Cornell, Joseph Bharat Journey to the Heart of Nature. Dawn Publications, 1994.

Children's Book - Ecology
Cottrell, William H. Jr.

Book of Fire. Mountain Press, 1989. Book - Fire
Cranshaw, Whitney and Boris C. Kondratieff

Guide to Colorado Insects. Westcliffe Publishers, 2006. Field Guide- Insects
Colorado Weed Management Association Troublesome Weeds of the Rocky Mountain West. Colorado Weed Management Association, n.d. More information at: http://www.cwma.org/

Field Guide - Plants
Davis, Donald Telling Your Own Stories: For Family and Classroom, Storytelling, Public Speaking and Personal Journaling (American Storytelling). August House, 1993.

Book - Storytelling
Deike, Ruth Stone Wall Secrets Teachers Guide: Exploring Geology in the Classroom. Tilbury House Publishers, 1998

Activity Book - Geology
DeYonge, Sandra Chisholm Spring Waters: Gathering Places. WaterCourse, 2000.

Book - Water
Donahoe, Mike The Fire That Saved the Forest. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 2002.

Children's Book - Fire
  The Grandpa Tree. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 2007.

Children's Book - Trees
Dunlop, Storm The Weather Identification Handbook. Lyons Press, 2004.

Book - Meteorology & Climatology
Dunmire, Mary Mountain Wildlife. Pegasus Graphics, 1986.

Children's Book - Wildlife
Ehlert, Lois Feathers For Lunch. Voyager Books 1996.

Children's Book - Birds
Elbroch, Mark Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. Stackpole Books, 2003.

Field Guide - Mammals
Ells, James Rocky Mountain Flora, Colorado Mountain Club Field Guide. Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2006. Field Guide - Plants
Emerick, John C. Rocky Mountain National Park Natural History Handbook. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1995. Book - Rocky Mountain National Park
Environmental Protection Agency (United States) Let’s Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA/530-SW-90-005, 1990.

Curriculum - Waste Management/Conservation
Fourment, Tiffany My Water Comes from the Mountains. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 2004

Children's Book - Water
Fredericks, Anthony Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and other Ughs. Dawn Publishing, 2001

Children's Book - Invertibrates
Freedman, Robin Lee Harris Open Ended Questioning: A Handbook for Educators. Addison Wesley Publishing Company 1993.

Book - Education (technique)
Furtman, Michael Trout Country. Creative Publishing, 1997. Book - Fish

Gellhorn, Joyce Song of the Alpine:The Rocky Mountain Tundra Through the Seasons. Johnson Books, 2002.

Book - Alpine Tundra
George, William T. and Lindsay Barrett George

Beaver at Long Pond. HarperCollins Canada ? Trophy Jr. Pape, 2000. Children's Book - Beaver
Godkin, Celia Wolf Island. Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2006. Children's Book - Ecology

Golden Books Butterflies and Moths, Junior Guide. Golden Books, 1993.

Field Guide - Butterflies/Moths
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
McCall, Karen and Jim Dutcher Cougar: Ghost of the Rockies, Sierra Club Books for Children. Sierra Club, 1993. Also available, video by Jim Dutcher.

Children's Book/video - Cougars
Mitchel, nfn Butterflies and Moths. Golden Books, 1987. Field Guide - Butterflies/Moths

Peterson, David and Alan D. Carey Among the Elk: Wilderness Images. Northland Publishing 1988.

Book - Elk
Reid, George K. Pond Life: Revised And Updated Fully Illustrated Authoritative Easy To Use. Golden Guide, St. Martin's Press, Golden, 2001.

Book - Pond Life
Rhodes, Frank H.T., Herbert Zim, and Paul R. Shaffer Fossils: Fully Illustrated, Authoritative, Easy-to-Use. Golden Guide, St. Martin's Press, Golden, 2001.

Guide Book - Fossils
St. Martin's Press North American Indian Arts. St. Martin's Press, Golden, 2001.

Guide Book - Indian Art
Walker, Richard Dinosaurs, A Golden Photo Guide. St. Martin's Press, Golden, 2001.

Guide - Dinosaurs
Zim, Herbert S, Ph.D., Donald F. Hoffmeister, Ph.D. Mammals: Golden Guide Fully Illustrated, Authoritative, Easy-To-Use. St. Martin's Press, Golden, 2001.

Guide - Mammals
   
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