Science Kits and Literature Links

Each science task on The Best of Science Exemplars K-5 CD-ROM is linked to children's literature and various science kit activities. We have broken these down into the science content areas listed below:

Physical Science Grades K - 2

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Physical Science: Properties of Matter	The 5 senses; Properties of Matter (solids, liquids and gases)	Delta: Using Your Senses; Investigating Water; Properties; Sink or Float Insights: The Senses FOSS: Paper, Wood and Fabric; Solids and Liquids STC: Solids and Liquids; Changes	Sandpaper Textures Will it Bend? Wet or Dry Sand? What Happens to Solids in Liquids? Will it Sink or Float? Does it Absorb or Repel Water? Rich Soil or Poor Soil? Your Own Question about Water; Water's Stretchy Skin Bubbles! Part 1 Bubbles Technology: Part 2 What Do I Find When Snow Melts? How Do You Choose the Best Ice Keeper?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Physical Science: Motion and Forces	Objects move at different rates; Distance; Push/Pull; Cause and Effect; Forces; Friction; Gravity; Mass	FOSS: Balance and Motion; Air and Weather Delta: Force and Motion Insights: Balls and Ramps	How and Why Does Water Climb? How do Ramps Work? How Do Things Move? How Does Air Affect the Falling Rate of Objects? How Does Push Affect Distance? How Strong is a Magnet? Observing Motion: What are the Different Ways Things can Move? Rolling and Sliding: How Does Surface Affect Moving Objects? What Can I Learn From Toys that Move? What Can Motion Be? Which Ball Goes the Farthest? Will it Roll or Slide? Wind-up Toys Part 1: What Can I Learn From Observing? Wind-up Toys Part 2: Can I Design and Investigation?
Physical Science: Transfer and Transformation of Energy	Sound; Water Cycle; Heating and Cooling; Weather Instruments	Insights: Sound FOSS: Air and Weather	Sound Rulers: What Happens to Pitch When Length Changes? How Can Temperature Be Interpreted? How is Indoor Rainmaking Like Real Rain? Snow and Ice Part 1: How Does Snow Change? Snow and Ice Part 2: How Does Ice Change? Where Does a Drop of Rain Go?

Life Science Grades K - 2

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Life Science: Structure and Function	Plant and Animal Classification; Structures and Functions of Plants and Animals	Delta: From Seed to Plant; Butterflies and Moths; Classroom Plants FOSS: Insects; Animals Two by Two STC: Organisms Insights: Living Things; Growing Things; Myself and Others	Animal Eyes What Adaptations Are Unique for Owls? Dinosaur Bones Insects? Parts 1,2 and 3 How Do an Owl's Features Compare to Mine? What Helps an Animal to Survive?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Reproduction and Heredity	Life Cycles	Delta: Butterflies and Moths STC: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Insights: Myself and Others	No related tasks available at this time.	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Regulation and Behavior	Behaviors of Plants and Animals	Delta: Observing an Aquarium; Classroom Plants FOSS: Animals Two by Two; Insects; New Plants STC: Organisms Insights: Living Things; Myself and Others; Growing Things	Who's at the Water Hole Animal Eyes What Adaptations are Unique for Owls? Insects? Parts 1,2 and 3 What Helps an Animal Survive?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Population and Ecosystems	Needs of Plants and Animals; Habitats; Inter-dependence	Delta: Observing an Aquarium FOSS: Insects; Animals	Who's at the Water Hole? Can You Describe a Busy Day? Will it Decompose? Animal Eyes What Adaptations are Unique for Owls? Where is Goose's Real Home? What is a Food Chain? What Helps an Animal Survive?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Evolution, Diversity, Adaptations	Adaptations of Plants and Animals; Variations and Relationships	Delta: Classroom Plants; From Seed to Plant FOSS: New Plants; Insects; Animals Two by Two STC: Organisms Insights: Myself and Others	Animal Eyes What Adaptations are Unique for Owls? Rich Soil, Poor Soil Dinosaur Bones Where is Goose's Real Home? What is a Food Chain? Insects? Part 3 How do an Owl's Features Compare to Mine? What Helps an Animal to Survive?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Reproduction and Heredity	Life Cycles; Structures That Serve Different Functions in Reproduction, Growth and Survival	STC: Life Cycles of Butterflies Delta: Butterflies and Moths Insights: Myself and Others FOSS: Insects and Plants	Life Cycle of the Butterfly

Earth Science Grades K - 2

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Earth Science: Earth's Structures and Systems	Weather; Water cycle; Soil; Rocks; Movements; Erosion	Delta: Soil Science; Weather Watching FOSS: Air and Weather; Pebbles; Sand and Silt STC: Weather; Soils	Rich Soil, Poor Soil; Sandpaper Textures; Your Own Question About Water; What Do We Know About Water?; What Do I Find When Snow Melts?; How is Indoor Rainmaking Like Real Rain?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Earth's History	Earth formation; Past animals; Plants and events	STC: Soils	Dinosaur Bones; What is Good/Poor Camouflage for a Baby Dinosaur?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Solar System	Planets; Stars; Moons	Delta: Finding the Moon; Sunshine and Shadows	No related tasks available at this time.	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Natural Resource Management	Earth resources; Use and abuse of; Conservation	Delta: Soil Science	Sandpaper Textures; Rich Soil, Poor Soil	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.

Physical Science Grades 3 - 5

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Physical Science: Properties of Matter	Properties of matter (solids, liquids and gases)	Delta: States of Matter; Powders and Crystals; Looking at Liquids; Water Cycle Insights: Liquids; Changes of State; Mysterious Powders FOSS: Mixtures and Solutions; Matter and Energy STC: Chemical Tests; Food Chemistry; Floating and Sinking	Salt and Fresh Water Which Solution Makes the Best Bubble? What is Oobleck: Part 1 What Will Sink or Float in Oobleck: Part 2 Does Clay Sink or Float? Best Raincoat Material Can You Keep Ice From Melting? Fair Tests: Solids, Liquids or Gases Birch Bark Canoes Fair Tests: Learn About Liquids What Can You Learn from Bubble Observations? Fair Test: What is the Difference? Observing Changes of States of Matter: What Happens in a Mini-Freezer? Water Testing: What Makes Water Good? What Can You Find Out About Ice Balloons?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Physical Science: Motion and Forces	Motion; Forces; Simple Machines	Delta: Force and Motion; Simple Machines; Flight and Rocketry Insights: Lifting Heavy Things FOSS: Levers and Pulleys; Matter and Energy STC: Motion and Design	Weight's Effect on Pendulum Motion Can You Design a Marble Mover? Questions About Inertia Effects of Fulcrums on a Lever How Far Can You Make a Toy Car Go? Can You Make a Paper Clip Fly? Design a Flying Machine How Can a Simple Machine Make Work Easier? Simple Machines: Can you design a way to lift and move a 200 Pound Elephant? Simple Machines: How Can You Lift a Heavy Object?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Physical Science: Transfer and Transformation of Energy	Electricity; Magnetism; Sound; Light; Energy; Circuit; Force; Heating and Cooling	Delta: Electrical Circuits; Magnets; Electromagnetism; Color and Light; Sound Insights: Circuits and Pathways FOSS: Magnetism and Electricity STC: Electric Circuits; Magnets and Motors	What is Static Electricity? Does Light Bend? Demonstrating Static Electricity Can You Get Two Light Bulbs to Light? Strength of Electromagnetism Properties Of Light: What Do You Know And What Can You Find Out? Investigating Sound Part 1: What Is Sound? Investigating Sound Part 2: How Is Sound Made? Investigating Sound: Can You Construct And Instrument That Will Make Different Pitches? Can You Light The Bulb? Conserving Electricity Learning About Electricity, Part 1 Learning About Electricity, Part 2 How Powerful Is A Magnet? How Strong Is A Magnet? Learning About Magnetism Part 1: What Do You Know About Magnets? Learning About Magnetism Part 2: What Question Do You Have About Magnets? Convection: How Do Differences In Temperature Cause Fluids To Move And Transfer Heat?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.

Life Science Grades 3 - 5

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Life Science: Structure and Function	Plant and Animal Classification; Structures and Functions of Plants and Animals	Delta: Dinosaur Classification; Insect Life FOSS: Structures of Life STC: Animal Studies; Micro Worlds Insights: Growing Things; Bones and Skeletons	Planting Seeds Parts 1 and 2 Body Systems Owl Pellet Evidence What is a Food Chain? How Can Your Observations of Leaves Help You Identify Them? Investigating Hermit Crabs Investigations with Meal Worms Part 1 and 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Reproduction and Heredity	Life Cycles; Genetics; Reproduction	Delta: Plant & Animal Life Cycles STC: Plant Growth & Development Insights: Growing Things	Spring Seed Planting	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Regulation and Behavior	Behaviors of Plants and Animals	Delta: Animal Behavior; Insect Life; Pond Life; Food Chains and Webs STC: Plant Growth & Development; Animal Studies Insights: Growing Things; Bones and Skeletons	River: Parts 1, 3 and 4 Planting Seeds Parts 1 and 2 Body Systems What is a Food Chain How Much Diversity is There in this Habitat? Investigating Hermit Crabs Investigations with Meal Worms Part 1 and 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Population and Ecosystems	Needs of Plants and Animals; Habitats; Inter-dependence	Delta: Plant & Animal Populations; Food Chains and Webs; Small Things and Microscopes; Pond Life FOSS: Environments STC: Micro worlds Insights: Habitats; Reading the Environment	What Can You See When You Look at a Tree? River: Parts 1, 2. 3 and 4 What is a Food Chain? Owl Pellet Evidence How Much Diversity is There in this Habitat? Investigating Hermit Crabs Investigations with Meal Worms Part 1 and 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Life Science: Evolution, Diversity, Adaptations	Adaptations of Plants and Animals; Variations and relationships	Insights: Habitats; Reading the Environment	What Can You See When You Look at a Tree? River: Parts 1, 3 and 4 Planting Seeds Parts 1 and 2 Investigations with Meal Worms Part 1 and 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.

Earth Science Grades 3 - 5

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Earth Science: Earth's Structures and Systems	Weather; Water cycle; Soil; Rocks; Movements; Erosion	Delta: Soil Science; Weather Watching; Earth Movements; Weather Instruments; Water Cycle; Oceans; Weather Forecasting; Solar Energy; Erosion FOSS: Landforms; Water; Earth Materials; Solar Energy STC: Rocks and Minerals; Land and Water Insights: Reading the Environment; Rocks; Minerals and Soils	Learning To Read Topo Maps River: Parts 2 and 3 A Rock's History (6-8 task) Earth's Plates: Parts 1 and 2 (6-8 task) Weather Expressions: Are They True? (6-8 task) Water Testing: What Makes Water Good? Geology Part 1 and Part 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Earth's History	Earth Formation; Past Animals; Plants and Events	Delta: Dinosaur Classification; Earth Movements; Erosion; Rocks and Minerals FOSS: Landforms; Earth Materials STC: Rocks and Minerals; Land and Water Insights: Reading the Environment; Rocks; Minerals and Soils	Learning to Read Topo Maps River: Parts 2 and 3 A Rock's History (6-8 task) Earth's Plates: Parts 1 and 2 (6-8 task) Geology Part 1 and Part 2	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Solar System	Planets; Stars; Moons	Delta: Solar System	Solar System	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Earth Science: Natural Resource Management	Earth resources; Use and abuse of; Conservation	Delta: Water Cycle; Erosion; Soil Science; Pollution; Solar Energy FOSS: Water; Earth Materials; Solar Energy STC: Land and Water	Will it Decompose? River: Parts 3 and 4 Water Testing: What Makes Water Good?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.

Design Technology Grades 3 - 5

Exemplars Category	Major Concepts & Ideas	Kit Title & Publisher	Exemplars Task	Children's Literature Links
Design Technology: Use of Tools	Design; Models	FOSS: Models and Designs	Design a Tool to Make a Perfect Bubble; Can You Design a Marble Mover?; Can You Make a Paper Clip Fly?; Design a Flying Machine	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Design Technology: Invention	Design; Inventions	FOSS: Models and Designs; Ideas and Inventions Delta: Flight and Rocketry STC: Motion & Design	Winter Invention; Can You Keep Ice from Melting?; Building a Structure; Birch Bark Canoes; Weights Effect on Pendulum Motion; Can You Design a Marble Mover?; Can You Make a Paper Clip Fly?; Design a Flying Machine	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.
Design Technology: Constraints and Advantages	Variables; Design; Controls	FOSS: Variables	Winter Invention; Can You Keep Ice from Melting?; Building a Structure; Birch Bark Canoes; Weights Effect on Pendulum Motion; Can You Design a Marble Mover?; Can You Make a Paper Clip Fly?; Design a Flying Machine; Which Solution Makes the Best Bubble?; Best Raincoat Material; Does Clay Sink or Float?	For a complete list of related literature, please click here.

Literature Links: Physical Science, K-2

Properties of Matter (5 Senses and Observations)
The Wonders of Me from A to Z	by Bobbie Kalman
The Story of Jumping Mouse	by John Steptoe
Owl Moon	by Jane Yolen
Time of Wonder	by Robert McCloskey
A Tree is Nice	by Janice May Udry
Everybody Needs a Rock	by Byrd Baylor
The Sky was Blue	by Charlotte Zolotow
Properties of Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases)
About Water	by Laurent deBrunhoff
Gorky Rises	by William Steig
Splash! All About Baths	by Susan K. Buxbaum
Very Last First Time	by Jan Andrews
Water's Way	by Lisa W. Peters
Supersuits	by Vicki Cobb
There's a Hippo in My Bath	by Kyoko Matsuoka
Floating and Sinking	by Franklyn Branley
Water is Wet	by Sally Cartwright
Liquids	by William Lumsden
Who Sank the Boat	by Pamela Allen
Hot Air Henry	by Mary Calhoun
A Chilling Story: How Things Cool Down	by Eve and Albert Stwertka
Bartholomew and the Oobleck	by Dr.Suess
Horrible Harry and the Green Slime	by Suzy Kline
Salt	by Harve Zemach
Two Bad Ants	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Legend of the Bluebonnet	by Tomie DePaola
Bubbles	by Bernie Zubrowski
The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee	by Lucretia Hale
How to Think Like a Scientist	by Stephen P. Kramer
Stories to Solve: Folk Tales from Around the World	by George Shannon
Chemical Changes	by Kathryn Whyman
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons	by Tomie DePaola
The Chemist Who Lost His Head	by Vivian Grey
Mystery Day	by Harriet Ziefert
Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween	by Patricia Elmore
The Toothpaste Millionaire	by Jean Merrill
Top Secret	by John R. Gardiner
The Monster Garden	by Vivien Alcock

Literature Links: Life Science, K-2

Structure and Function
Curious Clownfish	by Eric Maddern
Dinosaurs are Different	by Aliki
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs	by Byron Barton
Eric Carle's Animals Compiled	by Laura Whipple
The Busy Day	by Eric Carle
A House for a Hermit Crab	by Eric Carle
Lizard in the Sun	by Joanne Ryder
The Mixed-Up Chameleon	by Eric Carle
Mousekin's Golden House	by Edna Miller
Pretend You're a Cat	by Jean Marzollo
Swimmy	by Leo Lionni
My Father Doesn't Know About the Woods and Me	by Dennis Haseley
Nicky the Nature Detective	by Ulf Svedberg
The Snail's Spell	by Joanne Ryder
The Flower Alphabet Book	by Jerry Pallotta
Chameleon Was a Spy	by Diane R. Massie
How to Hide a Butterfly an Other Insects	by Ruth Heller
Who's Hiding Here?	by Yoshi
Pinkie Leaves Home	by Peter O'Donnell
When Woods Hum	by Joanne Ryder
Hello Tree	by Joanne Ryder
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
Reproduction and Heredity
Wild Mouse	by Irene Brady
Where Butterflies Grow	by Joanne Ryder
The Very Hungry Catepillar	by Eric Carle
The Legend of Bluebonnet	by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush	by Tomie dePaola
Who do You Think You Are?: Digging for Your Family Roots	by Suzanne Hilton
Whisper from the Woods	by Victoria Wirth
Stellaluna	by Janell Cannon
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones	by Ruth Heller
The Tiny Seed	by Eric Carle
Regulations and Behavior
Linnea's Windowsill Garden	by Christina Bjork
The Rose in My Garden	by Arnold Lobel
Mysteries and Marvels of Plant Life	by Barbara Cork
Bean and Plant	by Christine Back
The Tiny Seed	by Eric Carle
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
The Carrot Seed	by Ruth Krauss
The Plant Sitter	by Gene Zion
Pumpkin Pumpkin	by Jeanne Titherington
The Caribou Alphabet	by Mary Beth Owens
Charlotte's Web	by E.B. White
Fireflies in the Night	by Judy Hawes
The Frog Alphabet Book	by Jerry Pallotta
The Girl Who Loved Caterpillers	by Nancy W. Parker
Gay-Neck; The Story of a Pigeon	by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Living with Dinosaurs	by Patricia Lauber
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH	by Robert C. O'Brien
My Side of the Mountain	by Jean C. George
Never Cry Wolf	by Farley Mowat
Nicky the Nature Detective	by Ulf Svedberg
On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon	by Barbara Brenner
Owl Moon	by Jane Yolen
Lizard in the Sun	by Joanne Ryder
Chipmunk Song	by Joanne Ryder
The Very Hungry Caterpiller	by Eric Carle
Populations and Ecosystems
Mathew's Meadow	by Corine Bliss
Nature Spy	by Shelley Rotner
A House is a House for Me	by Mary Ann Hoberman
Keep Looking	by Millicent Selsam
The Butterfly Hunt	by Yoshi
How to Hide a Butterfly and Other Insects	by Ruth Heller
Where Does the Butterfly Go When it Rains?	by May Garelick
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna	by Nancy W. Carlstrom
A Song for the Seasons	by Jamake Highwater
Song for the Ancient Forest	by Nancy Luenn
The Great Kapok Tree	by Lynne Cherry
Look!	by April Wilson
Somewhere Today	by Bert Kitchen
The Gift of the Tree	by Alvin Tresselt
Farewell to Shady Glade	by Bill Peet
At Home in it's Habitat	by Phyllis Busch
The Great Kapok Tree	by Lynne Cherry
One Small Square...	by Donald Silver
And So They Build	by Bert Kitchen
The Giving Tree	by Shel Silverstein
A Tree is Nice	by Janice Udry
The Forgotten Forest	by Laurence Anholt
Forests	by David Lambert
Keep Looking	by Millicent Selsam
The Last Free Bird	by Harris Stone
The Rock	by Peter Parnall
Heron Street	by Ann Turner
Just a Dream	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The River	by David Bellamy
Disappearing Wetlands	by Helen J. Challand
Water, Water, Everywhere	by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Our Dirty Water	by Sarah M. Elliot
A Sea of Troubles	by J.J. McCoy
A Clean Brook	by Margaret Farrington
Chattanooga Sludge	by Molly Bang
The Lorax	by Dr. Suess
Michael Bird-Boy	by Tomie DePaola
The Wump World	by Bill Peet
The King's Fountain	by Lloyd Alexander
The Talking Earth	by Jean C. George
And Still the Turtle Watched	by Sheila MacGill-Callahan
Evolution, Diversity and Adaptations
Once There Was a Tree	by Natalie Romanova
One Day in the Prairie	by Jean C. George
One Day in the Tropical Rainforest	by Jean C. George
Out in the Night	by Karen Liptak
The Roadside	by David Bellamy
Will We Miss Them?	by Alexandra Wright
The Lamb and the Butterfly	by Arnold Sundgaard
The Song in Walnut Grove	by David Kherdian
Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City	by Barbara Bash
Mr. Popper's Penguins	by Richard and Florence Atwater
Drylongso	by Virginia Hamilon
An Oak Tree Dies and a Journey Begins	by Louanne Norris
The Empty Lot	by Dale H.Fife
The Fall of Freddie Leaf	by Leo Buscaglia
Whisper from the Woods	by Victoria Wirth
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
Go Fish	by Mary Stolz
In the Night, Still Dark	by Richard Lewis
An Egg is an Egg	by Nicki Weiss

Literature Links: Earth Science, K-2

Earth's Structures and Systems
The Weather Sky	by Bruce McMillan
A Rainy Day	by Sandra Markle
What Will the Weather Be	by Linda DeWitt
Thunder Cake	by Patricia Polacco
Raintalk	by Mary Serfozo
Katy and the Big Snow	by Virginia Lee Burton
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	by Judy and Ron Barret
Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean	by Arthur Dorros
The Pebble in my Pocket	by Meredith Hooper
The Big Rock	by Bruce Hiscock
The Amazing Dirt Book	by Paulette Bourgeois
Our Patchwork Planet	by Helen Sattler
Miss Rumphius	by Barbara Cooper
Sunflower Island
Listen to the Rain	by Bill Martin Jr.
The Magic Schoolbus at the Waterworks	by Joanna Cole
The Watching Game	by Louise Borden
Water's Way	by Lisa W. Peters
Why the Tides Ebb and Flow	by Joan C. Bowden
When the Tide is Low	by Sheila Cole
A Year at Maple Hill Farm	by Alice and Martin Provensen
Hill of Fire	by Thomas P. Lewis
Time of Wonder	by Robert McCloskey
The Water's Journey	by Eleonore Schmid
The Stream	by Naomi Russel
Earth's History
Mitzi and Fredrick the Great	by Barbara Williams
Motel of Mysteries	by David Macauley
My Backyard History Book	by David Weitzman
Who Put the Cannon in the Courthouse Square?	by Kay Cooper
If You are a Hunter of Fossils	by Byrd Baylor
Nate's Treasure	by David Spohn
New Providence: A Changing Cityscape	by Renata Von Tscharmer
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World	by Faith McNulty
Under Your Feet	by Joanne Ryder
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth	by Joanna Cole
The Rock	by Peter Parnall
When Clay Sings	by Byrd Baylor
Skara Brae: The Story of a Prehistoric Village	by Olivier Dunrea
A Pebble in my Pocket	by Meredith Hooper
The Big Rock	by Bruce Hiscock
Our Patchwork Planet	by Helen Sattler
How Mountains are Made	by Kathleen Zoehfeld
Let's Go Dinosaur Tracking	by M. Schleir
Dinosaur Dream	by Dennis Nolan
Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up	by John R. Horner
The Last Dinosaur	by Jim Murphy
The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard	by B.G. Hennessy
Fossils Tell of Long Ago	by Aliki
Solar System
Why Do We Have Different Seasons?	by Issac Asimov
Seasons	by Melvin Berger
Sunshine Makes the Seasons	by Franklyn Branley
The Circle of Seasons	by Gerda Muller
What the Moon is Like	by Franklyn Branely
The Moon	by Seymour Simon
Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom	by Patricia Polacco
Follow the Drinking Gourd	by Jeanette Winter
Grandfather Twilight	by Barbara Berger
How Many Stars in the Sky?	by Lenny Hort
Many Moons	by James Thurber
Moon-Watch Summer	by Lenore Blegvad
Night on Neighborhood Street	by David Weisner
The Night of the Stars	by Douglas Gutierrez and Maria F. Oliver
Sing Down the Moon	by Scott O'Dell
The Planet of Junior Brown	by Virginia Hamilton
Sky Songs	by Myra Cohn Livingston
The Truth About the Moon	by Clayton Bess
Why the Sky is Far Away	by Mary-Joan Gerson
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky	by Elphinstone Dayrell
Natural Resource Management
The Gift of the Tree	by Alvin Tresselt
Heron Street	by Ann Turner
Just a Dream	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The River	by David Bellamy
Disappearing Wetlands	by Helen J. Challand
Water, Water, Everywhere	by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Our Dirty Water	by Sarah M.Elliot
A Sea of Troubles	by J.J. McCoy
The Clean Brook	by Margaret Farrington
Chattanooga Sludge	by Molly Bang
The Lorax	by Dr. Suess
Michael Bird-Boy	by Tomie DePaola
The Wump World	by Bill Peet
The King's Fountain	by Lloyd Alexander
The Endless Pavement	by Jacqueline Jackson
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest	by Lynne Cherry
Who Really Killed Cock Robin?	by Jean C. George
A River Ran Wild	by Lynne Cherry
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The Clean Brook	by Margeret Farrington Bartlett

Literature Links: Physical Science, 3-5

Properties of Matter (5 Senses and Observations)
The Wonders of Me from A to Z	by Bobbie Kalman
The Story of Jumping Mouse	by John Steptoe
Owl Moon	by Jane Yolen
Time of Wonder	by Robert McCloskey
A Tree is Nice	by Janice May Udry
Everybody Needs a Rock	by Byrd Baylor
The Sky was Blue	by Charlotte Zolotow
Properties of Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases)
About Water	by Laurent deBrunhoff
Gorky Rises	by William Steig
Splash! All About Baths	by Susan K. Buxbaum
Very Last First Time	by Jan Andrews
Water's Way	by Lisa W. Peters
Supersuits	by Vicki Cobb
There's a Hippo in My Bath	by Kyoko Matsuoka
Floating and Sinking	by Franklyn Branley
Water is Wet	by Sally Cartwright
Liquids	by William Lumsden
Who Sank the Boat	by Pamela Allen
Hot Air Henry	by Mary Calhoun
A Chilling Story: How Things Cool Down	by Eve and Albert Stwertka
Bartholomew and the Oobleck	by Dr.Suess
Horrible Harry and the Green Slime	by Suzy Kline
Salt	by Harve Zemach
Two Bad Ants	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Legend of the Bluebonnet	by Tomie DePaola
Bubbles	by Bernie Zubrowski
The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee	by Lucretia Hale
How to Think Like a Scientist	by Stephen P. Kramer
Stories to Solve: Folk Tales from Around the World	by George Shannon
Chemical Changes	by Kathryn Whyman
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons	by Tomie DePaola
The Chemist Who Lost His Head	by Vivian Grey
Mystery Day	by Harriet Ziefert
Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween	by Patricia Elmore
The Toothpaste Millionaire	by Jean Merrill
Top Secret	by John R. Gardiner
The Monster Garden	by Vivien Alcock
Motion and Forces
Machines at Work	by Byron Barton
Force: The Power Behind the Movement	by Lionel Bender
The Way Things Work	by David Macauley
Wheels at Work	by Bernie Zubrowski
Bouncing and Rolling	by Terry Jennings
Choo Choo	by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel	by Virginia Lee Burton
Wheels Away	by Dayle Anne Dodds
The Lazy Dog	by John Hamberger
Making Things Move	by Neil Ardley
Cars and How They Go	by Joanna Cole
Fun on Wheels	by Joanna Cole
Adventures with a Ball	by Harry Milgram
Force and the Power	by Eric Laithwaite
Forces and Motion	by Simonde Binna
The Science Book of Machines	by Neil Ardley
Raceways: Having Fun with Balls and Tracks	by Bernie Zubrowski
The Science Book of Motion	by Neil Ardley
Simple Science Experiments with Marbles	by Eiji Orii and Masako
How Things Work	by National Geographic Society
Transferal and Transformation of Energy
Amazing Magnets	by David Adler
Blinkers and Buzzers: Building and Experimenting with Electricity and Magnetism	by Bernie Zubrowski
Where Does Electricity Come From?	by Susan Mayes
Quick Anni, Give me a Catchy Line: Samual Morse	by Robert Quackenbush
Generating Electricity	by Gregory Vogt
Coils, Magnets, and Rings: Michael Farady's World	by Nancy Veglahn
Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster	by Jay Williams
Dear Mr. Henshaw	by Beverly Cleary
Einstein Anderson Lights up the Sky	by Seymour Simon
Einstein Anderson Shocks his Friends	by Seymour Simon
Everything Happens to Stuey
Introduction to Electronics	by Pam Beasart
Discovering Electricity	by Natalie Lunis
The Light Bulb	by Sharon Cosner
What's the Big Idea	by Jean Fritz
The Compass	by Paula Hogan
Electricity and Magnetism	by Kathryn Whyman
Amazing Magnets	by David Adler
Experiments with Magnets	by Helen Challand
Magnets	by Terry Jennings
Electricity and Magnets	by Barbara Taylo
Einstein Anderson Sees Through the Invisible Man	by Seymour Simon
Fireflies in the Night	by Judy Hawes
Keep Looking	by Millicent E. Selsam and Joyce Hunt
The Snowy Day	by Ezra Jack Keats
Ox-Cart Man	by Donald Hall

Literature Links: Life Science, 3-5

Structure and Function
Curious Clownfish	by Eric Maddern
Dinosaurs are Different	by Aliki
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs	by Byron Barton
Eric Carle's Animals Compiled	by Laura Whipple
The Busy Day	by Eric Carle
A House for a Hermit Crab	by Eric Carle
Lizard in the Sun	by Joanne Ryder
The Mixed-Up Chameleon	by Eric Carle
Mousekin's Golden House	by Edna Miller
Pretend You're a Cat	by Jean Marzollo
Swimmy	by Leo Lionni
My Father Doesn't Know About the Woods and Me	by Dennis Haseley
Nicky the Nature Detective	by Ulf Svedberg
The Snail's Spell	by Joanne Ryder
The Flower Alphabet Book	by Jerry Pallotta
Chameleon Was a Spy	by Diane R. Massie
How to Hide a Butterfly an Other Insects	by Ruth Heller
Who's Hiding Here?	by Yoshi
Pinkie Leaves Home	by Peter O'Donnell
When Woods Hum	by Joanne Ryder
Hello Tree	by Joanne Ryder
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
Reproduction and Heredity
Wild Mouse	by Irene Brady
Where Butterflies Grow	by Joanne Ryder
The Very Hungry Catepillar	by Eric Carle
The Legend of Bluebonnet	by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush	by Tomie dePaola
Who do You Think You Are?: Digging for Your Family Roots	by Suzanne Hilton
Whisper from the Woods	by Victoria Wirth
Stellaluna	by Janell Cannon
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones	by Ruth Heller
The Tiny Seed	by Eric Carle
Regulations and Behavior
Linnea's Windowsill Garden	by Christina Bjork
The Rose in My Garden	by Arnold Lobel
Mysteries and Marvels of Plant Life	by Barbara Cork
Bean and Plant	by Christine Back
The Tiny Seed	by Eric Carle
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
The Carrot Seed	by Ruth Krauss
The Plant Sitter	by Gene Zion
Pumpkin Pumpkin	by Jeanne Titherington
The Caribou Alphabet	by Mary Beth Owens
Charlotte's Web	by E.B. White
Fireflies in the Night	by Judy Hawes
The Frog Alphabet Book	by Jerry Pallotta
The Girl Who Loved Caterpillers	by Nancy W. Parker
Gay-Neck; The Story of a Pigeon	by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Living with Dinosaurs	by Patricia Lauber
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH	by Robert C. O'Brien
My Side of the Mountain	by Jean C. George
Never Cry Wolf	by Farley Mowat
Nicky the Nature Detective	by Ulf Svedberg
On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon	by Barbara Brenner
Owl Moon	by Jane Yolen
Lizard in the Sun	by Joanne Ryder
Chipmunk Song	by Joanne Ryder
The Very Hungry Caterpiller	by Eric Carle
Populations and Ecosystems
Mathew's Meadow	by Corine Bliss
Nature Spy	by Shelley Rotner
A House is a House for Me	by Mary Ann Hoberman
Keep Looking	by Millicent Selsam
The Butterfly Hunt	by Yoshi
How to Hide a Butterfly and Other Insects	by Ruth Heller
Where Does the Butterfly Go When it Rains?	by May Garelick
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna	by Nancy W. Carlstrom
A Song for the Seasons	by Jamake Highwater
Song for the Ancient Forest	by Nancy Luenn
The Great Kapok Tree	by Lynne Cherry
Look!	by April Wilson
Somewhere Today	by Bert Kitchen
The Gift of the Tree	by Alvin Tresselt
Farewell to Shady Glade	by Bill Peet
At Home in it's Habitat	by Phyllis Busch
The Great Kapok Tree	by Lynne Cherry
One Small Square...	by Donald Silver
And So They Build	by Bert Kitchen
The Giving Tree	by Shel Silverstein
A Tree is Nice	by Janice Udry
The Forgotten Forest	by Laurence Anholt
Forests	by David Lambert
Keep Looking	by Millicent Selsam
The Last Free Bird	by Harris Stone
The Rock	by Peter Parnall
Heron Street	by Ann Turner
Just a Dream	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The River	by David Bellamy
Disappearing Wetlands	by Helen J. Challand
Water, Water, Everywhere	by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Our Dirty Water	by Sarah M. Elliot
A Sea of Troubles	by J.J. McCoy
A Clean Brook	by Margaret Farrington
Chattanooga Sludge	by Molly Bang
The Lorax	by Dr. Suess
Michael Bird-Boy	by Tomie DePaola
The Wump World	by Bill Peet
The King's Fountain	by Lloyd Alexander
The Talking Earth	by Jean C. George
And Still the Turtle Watched	by Sheila MacGill-Callahan
Evolution, Diversity and Adaptations
Once There Was a Tree	by Natalie Romanova
One Day in the Prairie	by Jean C. George
One Day in the Tropical Rainforest	by Jean C. George
Out in the Night	by Karen Liptak
The Roadside	by David Bellamy
Will We Miss Them?	by Alexandra Wright
The Lamb and the Butterfly	by Arnold Sundgaard
The Song in Walnut Grove	by David Kherdian
Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City	by Barbara Bash
Mr. Popper's Penguins	by Richard and Florence Atwater
Drylongso	by Virginia Hamilon
An Oak Tree Dies and a Journey Begins	by Louanne Norris
The Empty Lot	by Dale H.Fife
The Fall of Freddie Leaf	by Leo Buscaglia
Whisper from the Woods	by Victoria Wirth
The Reason for a Flower	by Ruth Heller
Go Fish	by Mary Stolz
In the Night, Still Dark	by Richard Lewis
An Egg is an Egg	by Nicki Weiss

Literature Links: Earth Science, 3-5

Earth's Structures and Systems
The Weather Sky	by Bruce McMillan
A Rainy Day	by Sandra Markle
What Will the Weather Be	by Linda DeWitt
Thunder Cake	by Patricia Polacco
Raintalk	by Mary Serfozo
Katy and the Big Snow	by Virginia Lee Burton
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	by Judy and Ron Barret
Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean	by Arthur Dorros
The Pebble in my Pocket	by Meredith Hooper
The Big Rock	by Bruce Hiscock
The Amazing Dirt Book	by Paulette Bourgeois
Our Patchwork Planet	by Helen Sattler
Miss Rumphius	by Barbara Cooper
Sunflower Island
Listen to the Rain	by Bill Martin Jr.
The Magic Schoolbus at the Waterworks	by Joanna Cole
The Watching Game	by Louise Borden
Water's Way	by Lisa W. Peters
Why the Tides Ebb and Flow	by Joan C. Bowden
When the Tide is Low	by Sheila Cole
A Year at Maple Hill Farm	by Alice and Martin Provensen
Hill of Fire	by Thomas P. Lewis
Time of Wonder	by Robert McCloskey
The Water's Journey	by Eleonore Schmid
The Stream	by Naomi Russel
Earth's History
Mitzi and Fredrick the Great	by Barbara Williams
Motel of Mysteries	by David Macauley
My Backyard History Book	by David Weitzman
Who Put the Cannon in the Courthouse Square?	by Kay Cooper
If You are a Hunter of Fossils	by Byrd Baylor
Nate's Treasure	by David Spohn
New Providence: A Changing Cityscape	by Renata Von Tscharmer
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World	by Faith McNulty
Under Your Feet	by Joanne Ryder
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth	by Joanna Cole
The Rock	by Peter Parnall
When Clay Sings	by Byrd Baylor
Skara Brae: The Story of a Prehistoric Village	by Olivier Dunrea
A Pebble in my Pocket	by Meredith Hooper
The Big Rock	by Bruce Hiscock
Our Patchwork Planet	by Helen Sattler
How Mountains are Made	by Kathleen Zoehfeld
Let's Go Dinosaur Tracking	by M. Schleir
Dinosaur Dream	by Dennis Nolan
Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up	by John R. Horner
The Last Dinosaur	by Jim Murphy
The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard	by B.G. Hennessy
Fossils Tell of Long Ago	by Aliki
Solar System
Why Do We Have Different Seasons?	by Issac Asimov
Seasons	by Melvin Berger
Sunshine Makes the Seasons	by Franklyn Branley
The Circle of Seasons	by Gerda Muller
What the Moon is Like	by Franklyn Branely
The Moon	by Seymour Simon
Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom	by Patricia Polacco
Follow the Drinking Gourd	by Jeanette Winter
Grandfather Twilight	by Barbara Berger
How Many Stars in the Sky?	by Lenny Hort
Many Moons	by James Thurber
Moon-Watch Summer	by Lenore Blegvad
Night on Neighborhood Street	by David Weisner
The Night of the Stars	by Douglas Gutierrez and Maria F. Oliver
Sing Down the Moon	by Scott O'Dell
The Planet of Junior Brown	by Virginia Hamilton
Sky Songs	by Myra Cohn Livingston
The Truth About the Moon	by Clayton Bess
Why the Sky is Far Away	by Mary-Joan Gerson
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky	by Elphinstone Dayrell
Natural Resource Management
The Gift of the Tree	by Alvin Tresselt
Heron Street	by Ann Turner
Just a Dream	by Chris Van Allsburg
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The River	by David Bellamy
Disappearing Wetlands	by Helen J. Challand
Water, Water, Everywhere	by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Our Dirty Water	by Sarah M.Elliot
A Sea of Troubles	by J.J. McCoy
The Clean Brook	by Margaret Farrington
Chattanooga Sludge	by Molly Bang
The Lorax	by Dr. Suess
Michael Bird-Boy	by Tomie DePaola
The Wump World	by Bill Peet
The King's Fountain	by Lloyd Alexander
The Endless Pavement	by Jacqueline Jackson
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest	by Lynne Cherry
Who Really Killed Cock Robin?	by Jean C. George
A River Ran Wild	by Lynne Cherry
The Lost Lake	by Allan Say
The Clean Brook	by Margeret Farrington Bartlett

Literature Links: Design Technology, 3-5

Better Mousetraps: Product Improvements that Led to Success	by Nathan Aaseng
Egg Drop Blues	by Jacqueline Turner Banks
Machines and How They Work	by David Burnie
The Toothpaste Millionaire	by Jean Merrill
Freckle Juice	by Judy Blume
The Great Brain	by John D. Fitzgerald
Invention Book	by Steven Caney
Mistakes that Worked	by Charlotte Foltz Jones
The Rejects: People and Products that Outsmarted the Experienced	by Nathan Aaseng
Stories Behind Everyday Things	by Jane Polley
The Way Things Work	by David Macaulay
Inventor's Workshop	by Alan J. McCormick
Science from Toys	by Don Radford
Science, Models, and Toys	by Don Radford
Robot Named Chip	by Phillippe Dupasquier
Bored-Nothing to do	by Peter Spier
Jesse Builds a Road	by Lawrence Pringle
The Last Hundred Years: Household Technology	by Daniel Cohen
The Invention of Ordinary Things	by Donald Wulffson
An Illustrated History of Inventions from the Wheel to the Computer	by Edward DeBono
Weird and Wacky Inventions	by Autumn Stanley
Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions	by Jim Haskins
Galimoto	by Karen L. Williams

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