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3-D
 

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Baker, Christopher W. Scientific Visualization: The New Eye of Science. Millbrook Press, 2000.

Kirk, David. Miss Spider’s Tea Party. Scholastic Press, 1994. (Note: This is a picture book that when appears 3D when viewed with chromadepth glasses)
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Animal Tracking
 

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Arnosky, Jim. All About Deer. Scholastic, 1998.
 

Arnosky, Jim. All About Turkeys. Scholastic, 1999.
 

Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats. Simon and Schuster, 1997.
 

Arnosky, Jim. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
 

Arnosky, Jim. I See Animals Hiding. Scholastic Trade, 2000.
 

Arnosky, Jim. A Raccoon on His Own. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2003.
 

Bancroft, Henrietta and Richard G. Van Gelder. Animals in Winter. Bt Bound, 1999.
 

Burns, Diane L. Frogs, Toads and Turtles. NorthWord, 1997.

 

Dendy, Leslie. Tracks, Scats and Signs. NorthWord, 1995.

 

Capogna, Vera Vulla. Did You Ever Wonder About Things You Find in the Woods? Basic Books, 1999.

 

Chevallier, Chiara and Barbara Shool Hazen. The Secret Life of a Tree. DK Publishing, 1999.

 

Ehrlich, Amy. The Story of Rachel Carson. Silver Whistle, 2003.

 

Ellis, Brian Fox. The Web at Dragonfly Pond. Dawn Publications, 2003.

 

Fredericks, Anthony D. Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs. Dawn Publications, 2001.

 

Hiscock, Bruce. The Big Rock. Aladdin Books, 1999.

 

Lewis, J. Patrick. Earth & Me: Our Family Tree. Dawn Publications, 2002.

 

Marston, Hope Irvin. My Little Book of Whitetails. Finney Company/Windward Publishing, MN, 2003.

 

Marston, Hope Irvin. My Little Book of Wood Ducks. Finney Company/Windward Publishing, MN, 2003.

 

Mason, Cherie. Everybody’s Somebody’s Lunch: The Roles of Predators and Prey in Nature. Tilbury House Publishers, 1998.

 

Pascoe, Elaine. Pond. Blackbirch Press, 2004.

 

Pascoe, Elaine. Soil. Blackbirch Press, 2004.

 

Stone, Tanya. Dragonflies. Blackbirch Press, 2003.

Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Visit to Crinkle Cove. Aladdin, 1999.

 

Ehlert, Lois. Waiting for Wings. Harcourt Brace, 2001.


Greenburg, Don. Evil Queen Tut and the Great Ant Pyramids. Grosset and Dunlap, 1999.

 

Hopkins, Lee Bennet. Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems. Simon and Schuster, 1999.

 

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Atheneum, 1987.

 

Paulsen, Gary. Tracker. Atheneum, 1984.

 

Sams II, Carl R. & Stoick Jean. Lost in the Woods. Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., 2004.

 

Sams II, Carl R. & Stoick Jean. Stranger in the Woods. Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., 2004.

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Attractive Structures

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Gerstein, Mordecai. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Roaring Brook Press, 2004

Glover, David. Make it Work!: Building. TwoCan, 2000.

Doherty, Craig & Katherine M. The Golden Gate Bridge. Blackbirch Press, 1995.

Isaacson, Phillip. Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings that Wiggle Like a Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2001.

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. Charlesbridge, 2005.
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Blocks & Marbles

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Cooper, Elisha. Building. Greenwillow Books, 1999.

Walker, Sally. Inclined Planes and Wedges. Lerner Publications Company, 2002.

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. Marilyn Burns Education Associates, 1994.

Brown, Jeff. Stanley, Flat Again. Harper Collins, 2003.

Laden, Nina. Roberto- The Insect Architect. Chronicle Books, 2000.

Murphy, Stuart. Super Sand Castle Saturday. HarperCollins, 1998.

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Electricity

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Berger, Melvin. Switch On, Switch Off. HarperTrophy, 1990.

Cast, C. Vance. Where Does Electricity Come From? Sagebrush, 1992.

Fandel, Jennifer. The Light Bulb. The Creative Company, 2004.

Fleisher, Paul. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.

Hantula, Richard. Real World Science: Electricity and Forces. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2006.

Interfact: Electricity and Magnetism. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Lunis, Natalie. Discovering Electricity. Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1997.

Nobleman, Marc Tyler. The Light Bulb. (Fact Finders, Great Inventions). Capstone Press, 2003.

Prokos, Anna. Flick A Switch. Blackbirch Press, 2004.

Skurzynski, Gloria. Waves: The Electromagnetic Universe. National Geographic Society Publishers Group West, 1996.

Snedden, Roberg. Electricity and Magnetism. Heinemann Library, 1999.

Snedden, Roberg. The History of Electricity. Heinemann Library, 1999.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus and The Electric Field Trip. Scholastic, 1997.
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Light

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Bang, Molly. My Light. Blue Sky Press, 2004.

Branley, Franklyn M. The Sun: Our Nearest Star (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out). HarperTrophy, 2002.

Fandel, Jennifer. The Light Bulb. The Creative Company, 2004.

Fleisher, Paul. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi. Exploring Light and Color. Sage Education Resources, 1999.

Levine, Shar. The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision, and Color. Sterling, 1998.

Nobleman, Marc Tyler. The Light Bulb. (Fact Finders, Great Inventions). Capstone Press, 2003.

Wallace, Joseph. The Light Bulb. Atheneum, 1999.

Woodward, Kate. Science with Light and Mirrors. Usborne Science Activities, 2002.

Asch, Frank. The Sun is My Favorite Star. GulliverBooks, 2000.

Bradbury, Ray. Switch on the Night. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2000.

Branley, Franklyn. Flash, Crash, Rumble & Roll. Harper Trophy, 1999.

Dragonwagon, Crescent. And Then It Rained…And Then the Sun Came Out. Atheneum, 2003.

George, Jean Craighead. The Firebug Connection: An Ecological Mystery. Harper Collins, 1993.

Graham, Joan Bransfield. Flicker Flash. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems. Simon and Schuster, 1999.

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Mini-Magnets

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Branley, Franklyn. What Makes a Magnet? HarperCollins, 1996.

Fowler, Allan. What Magnets Can Do. Children’s Press, 1995.

Hewitt, Sally. Forces Around Us. Bt Bound, 2001.

Schreiber, Anne. Magnets (All Aboard Science Reader. Station Stop 3). Grosset and Dunlap, 2003.

Carmi, Rebecca. Amazing Magnetism (The Magic School Bus Series). Scholastic, 2002.

Hackleman, Sharon. Marion the Magnet’s First Mission. High Vibrations Publishing, 2002.

Magnets To Go

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Electromagnetism. Delta Science Readers, 2004.

Fleisher, Paul. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.

Hantula, Richard. Real Word Science: Electricity and Forces. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2006.

Hewitt, Sally. Forces Around Us. Children’s Press, 1998.

Interfact: Electricity and Magnetism. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Lafferty, Peter. Forces and Motion. Raintree/ Steck Vaughn, 2000.

Livingston, James D. Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets. Harvard University Press, 1997.

Rankin, Adam. Magnetism (Discovery Channel School Science). Gareth Stevens, 2003.

Skurzynski, Gloria. Waves: The Electromagnetic Universe. National Geographic Society Publishers Group West, 1996.

Snedden, Roberg. Electricity and Magnetism. Heinemann Library, 1999.

Carmi, Rebecca. Amazing Magnetism (The Magic School Bus Series). Scholastic, 2002.
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Maglev

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Electromagnetism. Delta Science Readers, 2004.

Fleisher, Paul. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.

Hantula, Richard. Real Word Science: Electricity and Forces. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2006.

Hewitt, Sally. Forces Around Us. Children’s Press, 1998.

Interfact: Electricity and Magnetism. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Lafferty, Peter. Forces and Motion. Raintree/ Steck Vaughn, 2000.

Livingston, James D. Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets. Harvard University Press, 1997.

Rankin, Adam. Magnetism (Discovery Channel School Science). Gareth Stevens, 2003.

Skurzynski, Gloria. Waves: The Electromagnetic Universe. National Geographic Society Publishers Group West, 1996.

Snedden, Roberg. Electricity and Magnetism. Heinemann Library, 1999.

Carmi, Rebecca. Amazing Magnetism (The Magic School Bus Series). Scholastic, 2002.

 

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Magnifiers & Microscopes

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Kosara, Victoria. Working Like A Scientist. Newbridge Educational Publishing, 2007.

Kramer, Stephanie. Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist’s Microscope. McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Lunis, Natalie. A Closer Look. Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1999.

Lunis, Natalie. How Can You Tell? Sundance, 2007.

Maddox, Diane. Nanotechnology. Thomson Gale Publishing, 2005.

Rogers, Kirsteen. The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope. Usborne Books, 2004.

Scott, Elaine. Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope. Hyperion, 1998.

Selsam, Millicent. Greg’s Microscope. HarperTrophy, 1990.
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Mars

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Bond, Peter. Guide to Space – A Photographic Journey Through The Universe. D.K. Publishing, 1999.

Branley, Franklyn M. The Planets in Our Solar System. Reed Business Information, 1998.

Couper, Heather and Nigel Henbest. Is Anybody Out There? The Search for Life Beyond Our Planet. D.K. Publishing, 1998.

Davis, Lucile. Mars Rovers. Thomson Gale Publishing, 2005.

Dyson, Marianne J. Space Station Science – Life in Free Fall. Scholastic, 1999.

Interfact: Space Travel. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Jackson, Ellen. Looking for Life in the Universe. Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

Rau, Dana Meachen. Mars (Our Solar System). Compass Point Books, 2002.

Ride, Sally and Tam O’Shaughnessy. The Mystery of Mars. Crown Publishing Group, 1999.

Simon, Seymour. Destination: Mars. HarperCollins Juvenile Books, 2002.

Skurzynski, Gloria. Discover Mars. National Geographic, 1998.

Sumners, Carolyn T., Pat Rawlings and Kerry Handron. An Earthling’s Guide to Mars: Travel to Mars with Pathfinder. McGraw-Hill Trade, 1999.

Wunsch, Susi Trautmann. The Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the World. Mikaya, 1998.

Bennett, Jeffrey. Max Goes to Mars. Big Kid Science, CO, 2006.

Bova, Ben. Mars. Bantam, 1993.

Bova, Ben. Return to Mars. EOS, 2000.

Branley, Franklyn M. Mission to Mars. HarperCollins Juvenile Books, 2002.

Rabe, Tish. There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System. Random House Books for Young Readers, 1999.

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Measurement

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Adler, David. How Tall and How Far Away. Holiday House, 1999.

Cooper, Elisha. Building. Greenwillow Books, 1999.

Glover, David. Make It Work! Building. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Lee, Martin. 50 Fabulous Measurement Activities. Scholastic, 2000.

Long, Lynette. Measurement Mania: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun. Rebound by Sagebrush, 2001.

Mansk, Ann. You can Measure. Sadlier-Oxford, 2003.

Pallotta, Jerry. Hershey's Milk Chocolate Weights and Measures. Cartwheel, 2003.

Kensler, Chris. Secret Treasures and Magical Measures: Adventures in Measuring: Time, Temperature, Length, Weight, Volume, Angles, Shapes and Money. Kaplan, 2003.

Leedy, Loreen. Measuring Penny. Henry Holt and Company, 1998.

Myller, Rolf. How Big is a Foot? Yearling, 1991.

Schwartz, David M. Millions to Measure. HarperCollins, 2003.

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Mirrors

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Levine, Shar. The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision, and Color. Sterling, 1998.

Wick, Walter. Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks. Cartwheel, 1998.

Woodward, Kate. Science with Light and Mirrors. Usborne Science Activities, 2002.

Bahrampour, Ali. Otto: The Story of a Mirror. Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2003.
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Potential & Kinetic Energy

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Motil, Rebecca. Energy on Earth. Newbridge Educational Publishing, 2003.

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Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Baker, Christopher W. Scientific Visualization: The New Eyes of Science. Millbrook Press, 2000.

Couper, Heather and Nigel Henbest. Big Bang, The Story of the Universe. D.K. Publishing, 1997.

Gallant, Roy A. The Ever-Changing Atom. Benchmark Books, 2000.

Morgan, Jennifer. Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story. Dawn Publications, 2002.

Woodward, Chris & Clowes, Martin. Atoms & Molecules. Blackbirch Press, 2004.

DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami. Big Bang! The Tongue Tickling Tale of a Speck that Became Spectacular. Charlsbridge Press, 2005.
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Shadows

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Graham, Mark, Shadows are About. Scholastic Inc., New York, 1992.

Swinburne, Stephen. Guess Whose Shadow? Boyd’s Mill Press, 1999.

Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Scholastic Inc., New York, 1990.
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Sound

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Allen, Nancy. Whose Sound is This? Picture Window Books, 2004.

Cooper, Jason. Sound. The Rourke Book Company, 1992.

Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. Harper Trophy, 1992.

Glover, David. Sound and Light. Kingfisher, 2002.

Hewitt, Sally. Hearing Sounds. Scholastic Library Publishing, 1998.

Snow, Peggy. My Favorite Sounds From A to Z. Maren Green, MN, 2007.

Tocci, Salvatore. Experiments With Sound. Children’s Press, 2002.

Carle, Eric. The Very Quiet Cricket. Philmel Books, 1990.

Greenburg, Dan. How to Speak Dolphin in Three Easy Lessons. Grosset and Dunlap, 1997.

Fleming, Candace. Gabriella’s Song. Simon & Schuster, 1997.

Lawrence, Mary. What’s That Sound. Bt Bound, 2003.

McKissack, Patricia C. Mirandy and Brother Wind. Dragonfly Books, 1988.

Showers, Paul. The Listening Walk. Harper Collins, 1991.

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Spectroscopy

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Fleisher, Paul. Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Lerner Publications Company, 2001.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi. Exploring Light and Color. Sage Education Resources, 1999.

Levine, Shar. The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision, and Color. Sterling, 1998.

 
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Static

Non- Fiction

Fiction

Cast, C. Vance. Where Does Electricity Come From? Sagebrush, 1992.

Hantula, Richard. Real World Science: Electricity and Forces. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2006.

Interfact: Electricity and Magnetism. TwoCan Publishing, 2000.

Lunis, Natalie. Discovering Electricity. Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1997.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus and The Electric Field Trip. Scholastic, 1997.
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