LYNNE BLEEKER’s “TOPIC” BOOKS THAT GO WELL WITH FOSS (Full Option Science System) KITS

FOSS “Animals Two by Two”
Fish:

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 1960/1988

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett paper 1989

*Fish Faces by Norbert Wu paper 1993

Ponds and Streams by John Stidworthy 1990 Troll paper

Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary 1950, 1978 paper Scholastic

(chapter: “Gallons of Guppies”)

Goldfish Fun Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath 1999 board book

*Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni 1970 Carnival/Scholastic

A Dolphin is Not a Fish by Betsey Chessen 1998 Scholastic

How Many Fish? By Rachel Gosset 1997 Scholastic Reading Discovery

What’s it Like to be a Fish? By Wendy Pfeffer

The Fishy Field Trip (Magic School Bus Chapter Book #18) Scholastic 2004

Observing an Aquarium Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

Snails:

The Snail’s Spell by Joanne Ryder softcover 1988 0-14-050891-0

What Comes in a Shell? By Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic

Animal Homes by Susan Hartley 1997 Scholastic Reading Discovery

Bugs and Slugs an Usborne Lift-the-Flap Book by Judy Tatchell 1999

Worms:

Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser 1992 paper The Millbrook Press

Wormy Worms by Chris Raschka paper Scholastic (Thingy Things pack)

It Could Still Be a Worm by Allan Fowler (Rookie Reader) 1996 Children’s Press

My Brother Louis Measures Worms by Barbara Robinson

Pillbugs and Sowbugs:

Over in the Garden by Jennifer Ward Scholastic 2003 (also has snails)

Eggs and Chicks:

Miz Fannie Mae’s Fine New Easter Hat by Melissa Milich (Scholastic) softcover

1997 0-590-68414-0 (hat has eggs on it which hatch)

An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni 1994 paper 0-679-89385-7 hilarious!

The Egg First Discovery Book Scholastic 1989 hardcover 0-590-45266-5

Inside an Egg by Sylvia A. Johnson 1982 paper Lerner

From Egg to Robin Susan Canizares Scholastic 1998 paper 0-590-76162-5

From Egg to Robin by Jan Kottke 2001 Welcome Books Scholastic

*The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth 1956/1993 Scholastic wonderful!

The Easter Egg Farm by Mary Jane Auch 1992 0-8234-1076-5

Animals (General) – See also “Organism” later in this Booklist

Lifetimes: the beautiful way to explain death to children Bryan Mellonie

1983 paper 0-553-34402-1 A must-have for every classroom

Look Alike Animals by Robin Bernard 1994 paper Scholastic

A Whale is Not a Fish and Other Animal Mix-Ups by Melvin Berger 1995

Scholastic

A Wasp is Not a Bee by Marilyn Singer 1995 Scholastic/Trumpet

Busy Beavers by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic

A Pinky is a Baby Mouse by Pam Munoz Ryan 1999 Scholastic paper

Bear Play by Miela Ford 1995 Scholastic/Trumpet Nov2000

Polar Star by Sally Grindley 1997 Scholastic

Apron Annie in the Garden by Joellyn Thrall Cicciarelli CTP 1997 paper

1-57471-312-4

Little Beaver and the Echo Amy MacDonald 1990 paper 0-590-12026-3

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo Lionni (alive/not alive) Scholastic 1969

Backyard Detective Critters up Close by Nic Bishop 2002

FOSS “Fabric”

Children of the Earth and Sky - Five Stories about Native American (“A Navajo

Weaver’) by Stephen Krensky 1991 softcover Scholastic 0-590-42853-5

Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman 1992 hardcover (available in

paper, too) 0-590-47280-1 (Scholastic) –good for Diversity too (Jewish)

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback 1999 hardcover Scholastic

(This is the same story as Something from Nothing told in a different way.)

No Roses for Harry! by Gene Zion paper 1958 0-06-443011-1

A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert 1986 paper 0-394-89861-3

The Goat in the Rug (Navajo tale) by Geraldine as told to Charles L. Blood 1976

Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola 1973 paper 0-590-44188-4

The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston 1985 paper 0-590-43890-5

The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau 2000 hardcover 1-57025-199-1

Let’s Look at Clothes by Nicola Tuxworth 1998 hardcover 1-85967-760-6

Pioneer Days (Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities and Recipes) by David C. King 1997 Scholastic (patchwork quilting)

The Dress I’ll Wear to the Party by Shirley Neitzel 1992 Scholastic

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel 1989 Scholastic

Owen by Kevin Henkes 1993 Troll

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson 1993 Knopf

(incredible story about the Underground Railroad and quilts as maps)

Eight Hands Round A Patchwork Alphabet by Ann Whitford Paul 1991

HarperCollins

The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days with Projects Kids Can Make

by Mary Cobb 1995 The Millbrook Press

Bright Yellow Flower by Judith Corwin 2003 (artwork is appliqué quilter)

FOSS “Trees”

From Tree to Paper 1996 (Scholastic School Market) 0-590-93977-7

It Could Still Be A Tree by Allan Fowler 1990 paper 0-516-44904-4

A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry paper 1956

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert 1991 paper Scholastic

Look What I Did with a Leaf by Morteza E. Sohi Trumpet 1993

Plant Leaves by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science Series)

CTP 3037 1998 1-57471-328-0

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (Western

Region) 1980, 1994 0-394-50761-4

Trees and Leaves by Althea Braithwaite 1990 (Troll) paper 0-8167-1968-3

(teacher resource – upper elem/middle school reading level)

How Leaves Change by Sylvia A. Johnson 1986 paper 0-8225-9513-3

A Tree is a Home Dr.Alden Kelley 1997 CTP 1-57471-315-9

Trees Fandex Field Guide Workman Publishing 0-7611-1204-9

A Tree is Growing by Arthur Dorros 1997 hardcover 0-590-45300-9

Have You Seen Trees? By Joanne Oppenheim Scholastic 1976/1995 paper

0-590-46692-5

Mighty Tree Dick Gackenbach 1992 paper 0-15-200519-6

Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins (Scholastic Sept. 1999 book orders) 1998

0-439-13143-X

Pooh’s Leaf Pile by Isabel Gaines 1999 Scholastic paper 0-439-14896-0

The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall 1996 Scholastic paper 0-590-62383-4

Sky Tree Seeing Science Through Art by Thomas Locker 1995 hardcover

0-06-02883-1

When Autumn Comes Robert Maass 1996 Scholastic paper 0-590-96825-4

Why Do Leaves Change Color? By Betsy Maestro (A Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out

Science book) 1994 Scholastic

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons 1984 paper

The Three Friends and the Apples by Tomie dePaola 2000 Scholastic SeeSaw

The Life and Times of the Apple by Charles Micucci 1992 Trumpet

0-590-04982-8 (not primary reading level, but excellent info & pictures)

Protecting Trees and Forests (Usborne Conservation Guides) by Felicity Brooks

1991 Scholastic paper (not primary reading level, but excellent info

& pictures)

Trees of the Northern United States and Canada by John Laird Farrar 1995

Iowa State University Press (recommended by an Iowa naturalist – an

excellent reference)

Apples by Gail Gibbons 2000 Trumpet/Scholastic

Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson 1994 paper Trumpet

Evergreens are Green by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic

Treats from a Tree by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic

Squirrels All Year Long by Melvin Berger 1997 Newbridge

The Falling Leaves by Steve Metzger Scholastic (Firefly) 2002

A Busy Year by Leo Lionni 1992 Carnival/Scholastic

A Tree Can Be… by Judy Nayer 1994 Carnival/Scholastic

Trees Nature Finder 1996 Hubbard Scientific

Log Hotel by Anne Schreiber 1994 Scholastic paper

The Secret Life of Trees by Chiara Chevalier DK Eyewitness Readers Level 2

1999 Troll Nov. 2000

Jungles by Jenny Wood 1996 Scholastic

How the Forest Grew by William Jaspersohn 1980 Scholastic

Franklin Plants a Tree Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark Scholastic 2001

Bonsai Basics by Christian Pessey and Remy Samson 1992 Sterling Pub.

Pooh’s Leaf Pile by Isabel Gaines Scholastic 1999

Colorful Leaves Puzzle Cards ISBN LEA-FPUZ from Scholastic 2001

An Apple a Day by Melvin Berger

Life in Your Backyard by Natalie Lunis 1996 Newbridge Ranger Rick

From Acorn to Oak Tree by Jan Kottke Welcome Books 2000 Scholastic

Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber Scholastic 2002

Life in a Tree by Melvin Berger Newbridge 1997

Apple Seasons by Gail Gibbons (adapted from Apples) .50 Carnival, Sept 2002

Trees of North America Usborne Spotter’s Guide Scholastic 2002

The Tree by Dana Lyons 2002 0-439-44925-1

Grow, Tree, Grow! By Ellen Dreyer Scholastic Hello Reader! Science Level 1

2003

FOSS (FULL OPTION SCIENCE SYSTEM) 1^st/2^nd Grade KITS:

FOSS “Pebbles, Sand and Silt”:

Pebbles, Sand and Silt FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as

regular books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

Science Fun with Mud and Dirt by Rose Wyler 1986 softcover

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton softcover

1939/1967 0-395-25939-8

Children of the Earth and Sky - Five Stories about Native American (“A Hopi

Potter’) by Stephen Krensky 1991 softcover Scholastic 0-590-42853-5

The Amazing Dirt Book by Paulette Bourgeois paper 1990

When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor hardcover 1972

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig paper 1969

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor paper 1974 0-689-71051-8

Rushmore by Lynne Curlee Scholastic paper 0-590-22201-5

Milo and the Magical Stones by Marcus Pfister 1997 hardcover 1-55858-682-2

Mud Pies and Other Recipes by Marjorie Winslow 1961 paper 0-8027-7487-3

The Worry Stone by Marianna Dengler 1996 0-87358-642-5

Mud! By Wendy Cheyette Lewison Hello Reader Level 1 1990/2001 Scholastic

Baked Beads and Beyond by Lara Rice Bergen 1995 Grosset and Dunlap

Rocks & Soil by Natalie Lunie 1998 Newbridge

If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian (gorgeous hardcover!)

FOSS “Balance and Motion”

Balance and Motion FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as

regular books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully 1992 Scholastic

Little Book of Tops

Tops Building and Experimenting with Spinning Toys by Bernie Zubrowski

1989. paper 0-688-07561-4

Make it Balance (Let’s Explore Science) by David Evans and Claudette Williams

1992 Dorling Kindersley 1-56458-118-7

Ten Apples Up On Top by Theo. LeSieg 1961 Grolier/Random House

Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert 1993 Scholastic paper 0-439-20240-X

Tops and Other Spinning Toys by Beth Dvergsten Stevens 2000

Perfection Learning 1-800-831-4190

Marvelous Marbles by Beth Dvergsten Stevens 1999 Perfection Learning

Balance and Motion by Lisa Trumbauer 1997 Newbridge

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordecai Gerstein 2003

0-7613-1791-0

FOSS “Air and Weather”

Air and Weather FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as regular

sized books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

Air Books:

Air by Keith Brandt 1985 Troll paper 0-8167-0131-8

Air Andrienne Soutter-Perrot 1993 soft 1-56189-167-3 (.99 at Target!)

Air Is All Around You by Franklyn M. Branley Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science

Stage 1 1962,1986 paper 0-060445048-1

Experiment with Air by Bryan Murphy paper 1991

Wind Books:

Gilberto and the Wind by Marie Hall Ets paper 1978

Wind by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic 0-590-10726-7

Wind by Ron Bacon 1984 Scholastic paper 0-590-45511-7

The Wind by Monique Felix hardcover 1991

Feel the Wind Arthur Dorros Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1989 paper

0-06-445095-3

Wiindy Weather Science by Sandra Markle 1998 Scholastic

When the Wind Blows by Amy and Richard Hutchings 2002 Scholastic

Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant 1993 Trumpet

Flight and Kite Books:

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather 1995

The Best Paper Airplanes You’ll Ever Fly (3 designs) 1998 Klutz Press

The Berenstain Bears Fly It! (balloon-powered flyers) by Stan and Jan Berenstain

1996 Random House

Colorful Kites by Beth Dvergsten Stevens 2000 Perfection Learning

1-800-831-4190

Advanced Championship Paper Planes Scholastic

The Magic School Bus Takes Flight Scholastic 1997

The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park Scholastic (Arrow) 2002

Clouds:

Willy Whyner, Cloud Designer by Michael and Esther Lustig hardcover 1994

0-02-761365-8

The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola 1975 Scholastic paper 0-590-08531-X

It Looked Like Spilt Milk

General Weather Books:

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats 1962 paper Scholastic 0-14-050182-7

Snow Day by Betsy Maestro (Scholastic) 1989 paper 0-590-46083-8

Snip, Snip, Snow! By Nancy Poydar 1997 Scholastic/Trumpet Nov2000

Simple Weather Experiments with Everyday Materials Muriel Mandell 1991

paperback 0-8069-7296-3

Weather Watch (Science Anytime Unit A) Harcourt Brace 1995 soft

0-15-306161-8

(I Can Read About) Weather by Robyn Supraner 1997 Troll paper

0-8167-4206-5

Rain by Peter Spier (no words) 1982 Trumpet paper 0-590-01969-4

Snow Day! By Barbara M. Joosse 1995 Scholastic paper 0-590-16367-1

Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere by Dwight Kuhn 1994 Newbridge

The Bubble Factory by Tomie de Paola 1996 Scholastic 0-590-21275-3

Who Cares About the Weather? By Melvin Berger 1993 Newbridge

Down Comes the Rain by Franklyn Branley paper 1963,1983

Rain Song by Lezlie Evans 1995 Scholastic paper 0-439-13510-9

Pickles to Pittsburgh (sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)

By Judi Barrett 1997 Scholastic paper

Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons 1990 Scholastic

(Spring 2001 book orders)

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan Kids Can Press 1985; Scholastic 1987

WHO-TV First Alert Weather Almanac 2002-2003 www.WHOtv.com

Seasons:

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons 1984 paper

0-15-271245-3

When Autumn Comes Robert Maass 1996 Scholastic paper 0-590-96825-4

The Reasons for Seasons Linda Allison 1975 paper 0-316-03440-1

Turtle Spring by Deborah Turney Zagwyn 1998 hardcover 1-883672-53-8

Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel 1976 paper 0-06-444059-1

The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons 1995 paper 0-8234-1174-5

Bears in the Forest by Karen Wallace 1994 paper 1-56402-984-

How Leaves Change by Sylvia A. Johnson 1986 paper 0-8225-9513-3

What a Wonderful Day to Be a Cow by Carolyn Lesser 1995 pape

Over and Over by Charlotte Zolotow 1957/1985 paper 0-06-443415-X

Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson 1994 paper Trumpet

Winter Eyes poems and paintings by Douglas Florian 1999 paper Scholastic

The Four Seasons by Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge

Fall Changes by Ellen B. Senisi 2001 Scholastic September 2001

The Moon Seems to Change by Franklyn Branley 1987 paper 0-06-445065-1

So That’s How the Moon Changes Shape! By Allan Fowler 1991 Children’s Press

Books about Violent Weather:

Tornadoes by Seymour Simon 1999 paper Scholastic

Storms and Hurricanes by Kathy Gemmell (Usborne Understanding Geography)

1995 Scholastic paper (not primary reading level, but excellent information, pictures and diagrams)

Franklin and the Thunderstorm by Paulette Bourgeois 1998 Scholastic paper

0-590-02635-6

The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

2000 Scholastic paper 0-439-10275-8

Twister Trouble (a Magic School Bus Chapter Book #5) by Joanna Cole and

Bruce Degen 2000 Scholastic (Carnival)

Hurricanes Earth’s Mightiest Storms by Patricia Lauber 1996 Scholastic paper

0-590-47407-3

Wild Weather: Blizzards! By Lorraine Jean Hopping 1998 Scholastic

Hello Reader Level 4 (Grades 2-3)

Wild Weather: Hurricanes! By Lorraine Jean Hopping 1998 Scholastic

Hello Reader Level 4 (Grades 2-3)

Wild Weather: Tornadoes! By Lorraine Jean Hopping 1998 Scholastic

Hello Reader Level 4 (Grades 2-3)

Weather and Climate by Fiona Watt and Francis Watson (Usborne Science and

Experiments) 1992 Scholastic (not primary level, but excellent information, pictures and diagrams)

Twister! by Bill Haduch 1999 Discovery Communications 0-525-46310-0

Wild Weather by Melvin Berger Newbridge Ranger Rick 1993

Hurricanes by Joseph K. Brennan Newbridge Discovery Links 2002

Thunder and Lightning by Wendy Pfeffer Scholastic Science Reader 2002

The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole Scholastic 1995

Wild Weather Mazes by Roger Moreau 0-8069-7123-1

Weather Watching Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

Weather Instruments Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

Videos:

Seasons and Changes (Trumpet/Scholastic) 2000 Includes: The Mysterious

Tadpole, The Caterpillar and the Polliwog and Time of Wonder

Eyewitness Weather 1996 Dorling Kindersley Vision

FOSS “New Plants”

New Plants FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as regular

sized books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole 1997 softcover 0-688-15283-X

Messy Bessey’s Garden by Patricia and Frederick McKissack paper 1994

Eyewitness Book: Plants by David Burnie hardcover 1989

One Bean by Anne Rockwell 1998 Scholastic paper 0-439-05964-X

Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens 1995 Scholastic paper 0-590-97550-1

The Seed Song by Judy Saksie 1994 Creative Teaching Press CTP 3528

Plant Leaves by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science Series)

CTP 3037 1998 1-57471-328-0

Plant Blossoms by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science

Series) CTP 3038 1998 1-57471-329-9

Plant Fruits and Seeds by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science

Series) CTP 3037 1998 1-57471-330-2

Plant Stems and Roots by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science

Series) CTP 3037 1998 1-57471-327-2

Sunflower by David Schwartz (CTP Life Cycles) CTP 3061 1999

The Enormous Carrot by Vladimir Vagin 1998 Scholastic paper 0-590-45492-7

Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey 1948, 1968 paper 0-14-050-169-X

Heetunka’s Harvest (a Tale of the Plains Indians) retold

by Jennifer Berry Jones 1996, 1998 paper 1-57098-235-X

Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato Tomie de Paola 1992 Scholastic

0-590-46914-2

It Started as a Seed Dr. Alden Kelley CTP 1997 paper 1-57471-310-8

Apron Annie in the Garden Joellyn Thrall Cicciarelli 1997 CTP paper

1-57471-312-4 (good for alive/not alive)

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes 1991 paper 0-688-14732-1 (okay, it’s a

stretch to put it in with plants, but it’s too good to miss!)

Corn is Maize The Gift of the Indians by Aliki 1976 paper 0-690-00975-5

One Potato by Diana Pomeroy 1996 paper 0-15-202330-5

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart Scholastic paper

Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings 1994

paper Scholastic

Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson 1999 Scholastic September 2001

The Red Poppy by Irmgard Lucht hardcover 1994 0-7868-0055-0

From Wheat to Pasta by Robert Egan 1997 paper Children’s Press

Pasta, Please! By Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge

From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Melvin Berger 1992 Newbridge

The Vegetable Garden by Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge

Growing Pumpkins by Melvin Berger 1996 Newbridge

Seeds Get Around by Nancy White 1993 Newbridge

Popcorn Science by Natalie Lunis and Nancy White 2000 Newbridge

Apples by Gail Gibbons 2000 Trumpet/Scholastic

The Pumpkin Patch by Elizabeth King Troll paper Sept. 2000

Dandelions Stars in the Grass by Mia Posada 2001 Scholastic

Tiny Green Thumbs by C.Z. Guest 2001 Scholastic

The Happy Hedgehog by Marcus Pfister 2002 Scholastic

The Lost Flower Children by Janet Taylor Lisle Scholastic 1999

The Empty Pot by Demi 1990, 1996 Henry Holt & Co

The Blue Hill Meadows by Cynthia Rylant Scholastic 1997

From Seed to Pumpkin by Jan Kottke Welcome Books 2000 Scholastic

The Little Red Hen (for wheat)

From Seed to Dandelion by Jan Kottke 2001 Welcome Books Scholastic

The Wheat We Eat by Allan Fowler Rookie Read About Science 1999

Plants GO Facts Science Series 3, Newbridge 2002

Bright Yellow Flower by Judith Corwin Hello Reader! Science Level 1 2003

Fluffu Plants a Jellybean by Kate McMullan Scholastic 2003

How Groundhog’s Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry 2003 0-439-56065-9

FOSS “Solids and Liquids”

Note: many teachers use their snow and rain books (such as those on the FOSS “Air and Weather” and “Water” lists) for “Solids and Liquids”, since this unit has fewer books that are a direct tie to the investigations.

Solids and Liquids FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as

regular books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

What Is the World Made Of? (a Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science book) by

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld paper 1998 Harper-Trophy 0-06-445163-1

Kids Cooking – a Very Slightly Messy Manual Klutz Press 1987

Building an Igloo by Uli Stoltzer hardcover 1981

Penguin Puzzle Magic School Bus Chapter Book by Joanna Cole Scholastic

Jan 2001

The Magic School Bus in the Arctic A Book About Heat by Joanna Cole

Scholastic 1998

Destination: Antarctica by Robert Swan 1988 Scholastic

(Polar Exploration Pack)

All About Light by Melvin Berger (good for transparent vs transluscent vs

opaque) Scholastic 195 paper 0-590-48076-6

Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss paper 1949, 1977

Oobleck GEMS Guide from Lawrence Hall of Science

What is Matter? By Lisa Trumbauer 1997 Newbridge

The World of Matter Ron Cole 1997 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Solid, Liquid, or Gas? By Fay Robinson Rookie Read-About Science 1995

Children’s Press

Wax to Crayons by Inez Snyder Welcome Books 2003 Scholastic

(Note Check Cycle and Organism sections for MANY MORE titles)

Insects FOSS Science Stories (available as a big book and as regular sized

books) by Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Education 2001

Lifetimes: the beautiful way to explain death to children Bryan Mellonie

1983 paper 0-553-34402-1 A must-have for every classroom.

Mealworms/Beetles and SIlkworms:

Mealworms Adrienne Mason 1998 hardcover 1-55074-448-8

Silkworms and Mealworms (Thematic Unit) Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

TCM 2371 paper 19991-57690-371-0

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle 1999 hardcover

Creepy Beetles! By Fay Robinson 2000 Scholastic paper 0-439-06754-5

Day of the Dragon King Magic Tree House Book 14 by Mary Pope Osborne 1998

Moths and Butterflies:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 1987 board book 0-399-22690-7

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies Knopf,

1985, softcover 0-394-51914-0

The Butterfly Alphabet Kjell Sandved 1996, 1998 Scholastic 0-590-48036-7

The Butterfly Counting Book by Jerry Palotta 1998 paper 0-590-04938-0

Butterflies! By Darlene Freeman 1999 paper 0-7681-0131-X

Butterflies by Karen Shapiro Hello Reader! Science-Level 2 2001 Scholastic

A Butterfly is Born by Melvin Berger 1993 Newbridge

Butterfly House by Eve Bunting 1999 Scholastic paper 0-590-840908-5

Charlie the Caterpillar by Dom De Luise 1990 Simon and Schuster

The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard (pictures by Eric Carle)

1988/1995 Scholastic (Beautiful book covers butterfly migration.)

I am a little caterpillar by Francois Crozat 1995 hardcover 0-8120-6485-2

Creepy Crawly Caterpillar by Kara May 1995 hardcover 0-385-32166-X

An Instant Guide to Butterflies by Pamela Forey 1987 0-517-61801-X

The Life of the Butterfly by David Drew (Rigby) paper 0-7327-0142-2

The Little Butterfly by Sherry Shahan paper 0-679-88809-8

Let’s Look at Some Insects by Ella Bruce 1977 85503-041-0

Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder paper 19898 0-14-055858-6

From Caterpillar to Moth by Jan Kottke Welcome Books 2000 Scholastic

Where Did the Butterfly Get Its Name? Questions and Answers

about Butterflies and Moths by Melvin and Gilda Berger Scholastic 2002

The Family Butterfly Book by Rick Mikula 2000 Storey Books 1-58017-335-7

The Butterfly Book by Donald and Lillian Stokes 1991 Little, Brown

Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards 2002 Scholastic 0-439-40016-3

A Pair of Wings by Marilyn Singer Scholastic 2002

Butterflies and Moths by Angels Julivert Barron’s 0-00520-04017-3

Butterfly Battle Magic School Bus Chapter Book 16 Scholastic 2003

Ants:

Antics An Alphabetical Anthology by Cathi Hepworth softcover $4.

Paper Star 0-698-11350-0

The World of Ants by Melvin Berger 1993 Newbridge

Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg 1988 hardcover 0-395-48668-8

**Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose 1998 paper Scholastic

Ant Andrienne Soutter-Perrot 1993 soft 1-56189-174-6 (.99 at Target!

The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its Pants 1996 Scholastic paper

The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its Pants 1996 Scholastic video

**It’s an Ant’s Life by Ant, with help from Steve Parker hardcover 1999

(Very First Things to Know About) Ants by Patricia Grossman 1997 Workman

Publishing and the American Museum of Natural History 0-7611-0730-4

Hardcover (Best book I’ve ever seen about ants)

Crickets:

Cricketology by Michael Elsohn Ross 1996 Carolrhoda Books

The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle 1990 hardcover 0-399-21885-8

Much Ado About Aldo Joanna Hurwitz (chapter book involving crickets) 1978

paper 0-14-034082-3

Chirping Crickets by Melvin Berger 1998 Scholastic paper 0-439-09920-X

Ladybugs:

Ladybug on the Move by Richard Fowler 1993 hardcover 0-15-200475-0

A Ladybug’s Life by John Himmelman 1998 Children’s Press softcover

0-516-26353-6

Ladybug by David M. Schwartz 1999 Creative Teaching Press Science Life

Cycles Series 1-57471-553-4 CTP 3063

Ladybug at Orchard Avenue by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld 2002 Scholastic

Fireflies:

The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle 1995 hardcover 0-399-22774-1

Usborne Mysteries and Marvels of Insect Life by Dr. Jennifer Owen 1984

Scholastic paper (not primary reading level, but excellent info & pictures)

Fireflies Julie Brinkloe 1986 Aladdin paper 0689-71055-0

Fireflies in the Night by Judy Hawes 1991 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Stage 1

0-06-445101-1

Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One Kate Duke 1992 paper 0-14-050534-2 (Okay, it’s a

stretch – but it’s a great book and it does have fireflies in it!)

Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman 1958 hardcover 0-394-80006-0

Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges 1995 paper 1-55858-674-1

Bees:

Honeybee’s Busy Day by Richard Fowler 1994 hardcover 0-15-200055-0

Busy As a Bee by Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge

The Honeymakers by Gail Gibbons 1997/2001 Scholastic

General Insect Books:

The Big Bug Search by Caroline Young 1996 0-590-03174-0 (Scholastic)

What’s Inside? Insects paper Dorling Kindersley 0-7894-42949

Insects 1998 Golden Books 0-307-20400-6

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears

Bug-Eyed 2001 Flying Frog Publishing (but I got it through Scholastic in 2001)

Bugs by David T. Greenberg (CRAZY poems!) 1997 Scholastic paper

0-590-96675-8

(Through the Miscroscope) Insects by John Stidworthy hardcover 1993

1-56924-030-2

Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole 1997 softcover Mulberry 0-688-15283-X

Creepy Crawly Baby Bugs by Sandra Markle 1996 softcover 0-590-55829-3

How Do Things Grow? First Science by Althea Troll, hardcover 1991,

0-8167-2118-1

Creepy Crawlies A to Z Louisa Ainsworth Scholastic 1996 paper 0-590-66704-1

Gnat Andrienne Soutter-Perrot 1993 soft 1-56189-171-1

Studying Insects 12 Color Transparencies Edward P. Ortleb 1986 Milliken

paper 1-55863-095-3

A Bug From Aunt Tillie (out of print) by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe 1991 paper

0-8091-6602-X

Insects – wipe clean surface – 1990 0-88679-590-7 (full-color pictures that

would be useful for naming critters that kids bring in and for comparisons)

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! Mary Reid 1998 Scholastic paper 0-590-39792-3

Where Do Insects Live? Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic paper 0-590-39793-1

What Do Insects Do? Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic paper 0-590-39794-X

Bug Hunt a Lift the Flap Book Neecy Twinem 1999 paper 0-448-41874-6

Insectlopedia poems and paintings by Douglas Floriam 1998 softcover

Scholastic 0-439-04667-X

Bugs! &Other Insects (sound book) 1994 Smithsonian 1-883366-57-7

Know-It-Alls Bugs! By Christopher Nicholas 1998 paper 0-7681-0094-1

(Know-It-All) Animals by Hugh Westrup abd Darren Sechrist 2000 Scholastic

Usborne Mysteries and Marvels of Insect Life by Dr. Jennifer Owen 1984

Scholastic paper

Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam 1999 paper Facklam (also in Scholastic)

The Practical Entomologist by Rick Imes 1992 paper ($14.95 from NSTA)

Bug Faces by Darlyne A. Murawski National Geographic Society paper 2000

Scholastic

General Insect Books, continued:

I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown 1954/1999 Scholastic Road to Reading

The Amazing Book of Insect Records Scholastic Oct. 2000

How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects by Ruth Heller Scholastic 1992

(Note: butterfly coloration is for advertisement, not camouflage.)

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 1997/1999 Scholastic (dust bowl/locust damage)

The Insect Appreciation Digest by F. Tom Turpin 1992 paper 0-938522-44-2

A Step by Step Book about Stick Insects by David Alderton paper

0-86622-349-5

Best Bug Jokes by Melvin Berger 2001 Scholastic

Bugs A Read-and-Do-Book by Judith Moffatt (collage-style illustrations and

cut-paper activities) Hello Reader! Level 2 by Scholastic

The Best Book of Bugs by Claire Llewellyn 1998 Kingfisher/Scholastic 2001

Insects are My Life by Megan McDonald 1995 Scholastic Fall 2001 book orders

Balloon Bugs Tangerine Press/Scholastic 2001 0-438-33832-8

3-D Vision BUGS 2000 Pace Products /Scholastic 2001 1-58295-041-5

Insect Invaders Magic School Bus Chapter Book #11 by Anne Capeci 2001

Scholastic

Insect Lives by Melvin Berger Newbridge Ranger Rick 1996

Bravo, Livingstone Mouse! By Pamela Duncan Edwards 2000 Scholastic

Bug-Eyed Puzzles to Turn Your Eyeballs Out 2001 Flying Frog Publishing

Face to Face Insects Scholastic/Carnival (Sept 2002 orders) 0439-31713-4

Bugs A Close-Up View of the Insect World by Chris Maynard 0-7894-7970-2

Insects GO FACTS Science Series 3, Newbridge 2002

Over in the Garden by Jennifer Ward Scholastic 2003

Backyard Detective Critters up Close by Nic Bishop 2002

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! By Jennifer Dussling DK Readers 1998

Spider Books (to compare and contrast with insects):

Insects and Spiders by Janice Van Cleave 1998 Scholastic 0-439-07781-8

Where’s that Spider? By Barbara Brenner and Bernice Chardiet (Scholastic

book orders Sept. 99) 1999, 0-590-12818-3

Outside and Inside Spiders by Sandra Markle paper 2000 Scholastic

Spider Names by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic paper

Spinning a Web by Lisa Trumbauer 1996 Newbridge

Charlotte’s Web

Insects & Spiders Reptiles & Amphibians #02262 Activities for Grades 2-4

School Zone 1997 800-253-0564 www.schoolzone.com

Spiders by Carolyn B. Otto Scholastic 2001

Insect Videos:

Seasons and Changes (Trumpet/Scholastic) 2000 Includes: The Mysterious

Tadpole, The Caterpillar and the Polliwog and Time of Wonder

The Audubon Society’s Guide Butterflies for Beginners (Delta catalog)

The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants (Weston Woods catalog)

CD-ROM:

The Magic School Bus Explores Bugs 2000 Microsoft through Scholastic

LYNNE BLEEKER’S BOOKS TO GO WITH

FOSS (Full Option Science System) 3^rd/4^th Grade KITS:

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact me at: Lynne Bleeker, Science Education Specialist

350 NW 74 Ave Ankeny, IA 50021 515-289-0131 lynnebleeker@mchsi.com

FOSS “Structures of Life”

Note: See the books under FOSS “New Plants” (Grade 1-2) also

Structures of Life FOSS Science Stories

Plants:

Linnea’s Windowsill Garden by Christina Bjork hardcover 1978

Plant Fruits and Seeds by David Schwartz (CTP Look Once Look Again Science

Series) CTP 3037 1998 1-57471-330-2

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney hardcover 1982

How Do Apples Grow? (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science) By Betsy Maestro

1992 paper HarperCollins (also available from Scholastic)

Wildflowers, Blooms and Blossoms by Diane L. Burns 1998 paper, Cowles

The Red Poppy by Irmgard Lucht hardcover 1994 0-7868-0055-0

Usborne Mysteries and Marvels of Plant Life by Barbara Cork 1983

Scholastic paper

Apples by Gail Gibbons 2000 Trumpet/Scholastic

An Apple a Day by Melvin Berger 1993 Newbridge

The Native Americans Told Us So by Melvin Berger Newbridge

Ranger Rick 1995

Little Apple A Book of Thanks by Brigitte Weninger Scholastic 2001

Science Fun with Peanuts and Popcorn by Rose Wyler 1986 0-671-62452-0

Crayfish:

Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover

1968,1987 0-88289-644-X

Clovis Crawfish and Bidon Box Turtle by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover

1996. 1-56554-057-3

Clovis Crawfish and Michelle Mantis by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover

1976,1989 0-88289-730-6

Clovis Crawfish and the Orphan ZoZo by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover

1983. 0-88289-312-2

Clovis Crawfish and His Friends by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover 1985088289-479-X

Clovis Crawfish and the Curious Crapaud by Mary Alice Fontenot hardcover

1970,1986 0-88289-610-

Lakota and Dakota Animal Wisdom Stories “The Crayfish and the Raccoon”

by Mark W. McGinnis 1994 Tipi Press St. Joseph’s Indian School,

Chamberlain, SD 57326 1-877976-14-8

All Eyes on the Pond by Michael J. Rosen 1994 Scholastic

The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer hardcover 1991

That Terrible Halloween Night by James Stevenson 1980 Greenwillow Books

0-688-84281 Out of print, but still available in many stores and libraries

Snails:

The Snail’s Spell by Joanne Ryder softcover 1988 0-14-050891-0

Ponds and Streams by John Stidworthy 1990 Troll paper

What Comes in a Shell? By Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic

Animal Homes by Susan Hartley 1997 Scholastic Reading Discovery

Bugs and Slugs an Usborne Lift-the-Flap Book by Judy Tatchell 1999

FOSS “Magnetism and Electricity”:

Magnetism and Electricity – FOSS Science Stories 2000 paper 0-87504-812-9

Magnets by Janice Van Cleave paper 1993 0-471-57106-7

Blinkers and Buzzers by Bernie Zubrowski 1991 hardcover 0-688-09966-1

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary paper 1983 Scholastic

Discovering Electricity by Rae Bains (Troll paperback ) 1982

Thomas Alva Edison: Young Inventor by Louis Sabin (Troll paperback ) 1983

Experimenting with Magnets by Helen J. Challand hardcover 1986

What Makes a Magnet? by Franklyn M. Branley (Let’s-Read-and Find-Out

Science) 1996 Scholastic paper 0-590-25421-9

Magnets Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip Joanna Cole 1997 paper

Paper Clip Science by Steven W. Moje Scholastic 1996

The Mystery of Magnets by Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge

How We Use Electricity by Natalie Lunis 1997 Newbridge

Discovering Electricity by Natalie Lunis 1997 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Amazing Magnetism Magic School Bus Chapter Book #12 by Rebecca Carmi

2001 Scholastic

Electricity and Magnetism Interfact Book and Disk by World Book/Twocan

by Action Publishing 1-882219-69-7

All About Magnets by Stephen Krensky 1992 Scholastic paper

Amazing Magnetism Magic School Bus Chapter Book #12 by Rebecca Carmi

Scholastic 2001

Light, Sound and Electricity (Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science)

by Kirsteen Rogers et al Scholastic 2002

FOSS “Human Body”:

Human Body FOSS Science Stories

The Bones GameBook by Karen C. Anderson and Stephen Cumbaa 1993

paper 0-921051-54-9

(Through the Microscope) The Body by Lionel Bender paper (Scholastic)

1989 0-590-48756-6 (has nice micrographs of bone and muscle tissue)

The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body Dorling Kindersley 1991 hardcover

Eyewitness Book: Skeleton by Steve Parker (Dorling Kindersley) 1988

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole and

Bruce Degen 1989 (Not much on skeletal or muscular systems)

Brain Surgery for Beginners and other Major Operations for Minors

by Steve Parker/David West 1993 0-590-03187-2 (Scholastic) paper

Discover Bones by Lesley Grant paper 1992

Looking at the Body by David Suzuki paper 1987, 1991

Bones Our Skeletal System by Seymour Simon 1998 Scholastic paper

The Human Body by Sally Morgan 1996 paper Scholastic 0-439-09969-2

Human Body Hidden World A First Discovery Book by Claude Delafosse 1998

hardcover Scholastic/Editions Gallimard Jeunesse

Bone Poems by Jeff Moss 1997 Scholastic

The Big Book of Bones by Claire Llewellyn 1998 Scholastic Sept. 2001

Rattle Your Bones (Skeleton Drawing Fun) by David Clemesha 1991 Scholastic

All About My Skeleton Activity Book by Sonia W. Black 1994 Scholastic

Skeletons by Lily Wood 2001 Scholastic

The Search for the Missing Bones Magic School Bus Chapter Book #2

Scholastic October 1999

Human Body (Know-It-All book) by Dorothea DePrisco Scholastic Jan 2001

The Human Body A First Discovery Book by Gallimard Jeunesse

and Sylvaine Perols 1996 (has see-through pages and child-sized skeleton, muscles etc) Scholastic fall 2001

Understanding Your Muscles and Bones by Rebecca Treays 1997

Usborne Science for Beginners Scholastic fall 2001

All About Bones kit and poster 2001 becker & mayer! From Scholastic Oct 2001

The Human Body by Melvin Berger Newbridge 1997

The Body in Motion by Lisa Trumbauer Newbridge Discovery Links 2002

“Stamp a Skeleton” by All Night Media www.allnightmedia.com

Skeletons Magic School Bus Fact Finder by Jackie Glassman Scholastic 2002

Bones! All Kinds of Hands, All Kinds of Feet by Rosanna Hansen

Scholastic 2002

Totally Amazing Mummies Golden Book (bought through Scholastic)

Skeletons with Human Skeleton Foldout by D. Harper Ladybird/Scholastic

Skeleton Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books by Steve Parker 1988/2000

Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman Dell Yearling 2000

(Don’t stop- there are more books for “Human Body” on the next page.)

Rattle Your Bones Skeleton Drawing Fun by David Clemesha 0-590-45263-0

The Skull Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta Scholastic 2002

OWLS and OWL PELLETS:

Owls A Smart Start Reader Scholastic school market only 0-439-23780-7

2000 Scholastic/Carnival (interesting addition for owl pellet study)

Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow by C. Drew Lamm 1996 Smithsonian/Scholastic

There’s an OWL in the Shower by Jean Craighead George 1995 Trumpet

The Barn Owls by Tony Johnston 2000 Scholastic September 2001

Stuart Little by E.B. White 1945/1987 (connection: mice in owl pellets)

Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary 1970 Scholastic

DINOSAURS (for SKELETONS):

Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones by David A. Adler 1981

Scholastic paper 0-590-46123-0

The Glow-in-the-Dark Book of Dinosaur Skeletons by Annie Ingle 1993

paper 0-679-84366-3

Dinosaur Bones by Aliki 1988 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 0-06-445077-5

The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole and

Bruce Degen 1994 Scholastic paper 0-590-44689-4

Dinosaur Detectives (a Magic School Bus Chapter Book #9)

by Judith Bauer Stamper 2001 Scholastic (Carnival)

Dinosaur World by Christopher Santoro (flap book) 1997 Random House

0-679-88201-4

Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons 1987 Scholastic paper 0-590-47882-6

The Dinosaur Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta 1991 Scholastic paper

A Dinosaur Named Sue The Find of the Century by Fay Robinson 1999

The Great Dinosaur Search by Rosie Heywood 2001 Scholastic

Digging For Dinosaurs by Melvin Berger Newbridge Ranger Rick 1994

Dinosaurs (Magic Tree House Research Guide #1) by Will Osborne and

Mary Pope Osborne 2000 paper

Outside and Inside Dinosaurs by Sandra Markle 2000 Scholastic Sept. 2001

Terrible Tyrannosaurs by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Scholastic 2001

FOSS “Earth Materials”

(See also the books under Gr. 1-2 “Pebbles, Sand and Silt)

Earth Materials FOSS Science Stories 2000 paper 0-87504-794-7

Let’s Go Rock Collecting (a Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science book)

by Roma Gans 1997 softcover Harper-Trophy 0-06-445170-4

Rocks and Minerals by Janice Van Cleave paper 1996

Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble paper 1988

Secrets in Stones by Rose Wyler 1970 paper 0-590-04498-2

Rocks and Rock Collecting by Eva Knox Evans 1970 Golden Press

Rushmore by Lynne Curlee Scholastic paper 0-590-22201-5

Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals National Audubon Society 1986 Knopf

Minerals Nature Finder 1996 Hubbard Scientific

The First Thanksgiving by Jean Craighead George 1993 (granite Plymouth Rock)

How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World by Faith McNulty 1979/1990

Dig Into Rocks Minerals and Crystals ($1.50) 1999 GeoCentral Napa, CA 94559

Rocks and Minerals Usborne Spotter’s Guides by Alan Woolley 1996

Scholastic “Rocks and Minerals Pack” fall 2001

Remarkable Rocks by Ron Cole Newbridge Ranger Rick 1996

Investigating Your Backyard by Natalie Lunis (science careers) Newbridge

Thinking Like a Scientist 1999

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanna Cole Scholastic 1987

Rocks & Minerals DK Eyewitness books by Dr. R.F. Symes 1988/2000

Rocks and Minerals by Kris Hirschmann Scholastic 2004

Rocks and Minerals Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

FOSS “Measurement”

Measurement FOSS Science Stories

Measurement Mysteries by Marcia Gresko CTP (Creative Teaching Press)

paper $2.75 1-57471-382-5

How Do We Know How to Measure? By Victor Osborne hardcover 1994

Simon & Schuster Young Books 0-7500-1519-5

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown paper 1964, 1992

How Big is a Foot? By Rolf Myller paper 1962, 1990

Weight (Math Counts) 1995 Children’s Press paper 0-516-45460-9

Capacity (Math Counts) 1995 Children’s Press paper 0-516-45451-X

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Kathryn Lasky 1994 0-316-51526-

Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? By Robert E. Wells 1993 paper

Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy 1997 Scholastic paper 0-439-08328-1

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl 1990 paper (He weighs all the tortoises!)

Science Tools by J.A. Randolph Newbridge Thinking Like a Scientist 1999

Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! By Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Scholastic 1999 (Note: this book is pure FUN! And it’s about measuring!)

FOSS “Water” (See also Cycle – Water books)

Water FOSS Science Stories

H₂0 Science Science Lessons and Experiments Using Water by Jean Stangi

1987. Fearon Teacher Aids 0-8224-3604-3

A Drop of Water A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick hardcover

1996. 0-590-22197-3

Swimmer by Shelley Gill 1995 softcover 0-934007-24

Experiments with Water a New True Book by Ray Broekel paper 1988

Water, Water Everywhere Mark J. Rauzon 1994 hardcover

Where Does Water Come From? A Clever Calvin book by C. Vance Cast

paper, 1992

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleishmann paper, 1988

has a great water strider poem

The Drop in My Drink The Story of Water on Our Planet by Meredith Hooper

Hardcover 1998 0-670-87618-6

Icebergs and Glaciers by Seymour Simon 1987 paper 0-439-18021-X

A River Ran Wild Lynne Cherry 1992 Trumpet paper 0-590-99519-7

Nanabosho, Soaring Eagle and the Great Sturgeon (an Ojibwa story)

Paperback by Joey McLellan 0-921827-23-7

Ponds and Streams by John Stidworthy 1990 Troll paper

(Bill Nye the Science Guy’s) Big Blue Ocean with additional writing

by Ian Saunders 1999 Scholastic paper

Seas and Oceans by Felicity Brooks (Usborne) 1996 Scholastic paper

Water by Susan Canizares 1998 Scholastic Science Emergent Readers series

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 1998 hardcover

Scholastic/People Winter2000 order

Little Fish by Ralph Moisa Jr. 1997 Perfection Learning 1-800-831-4190

Splish! Splash! By Jill Jarnow 2000 paper

The Wild Whale Watch (a Magic School Bus Chapter Book #3) by Joanna Cole

and Bruce Degen 2000 Scholastic (Carnival)

All Eyes on the Pond by Michael J. Rosen 1994 Scholastic

Penguin Puzzle Magic School Bus Chapter Book Scholastic Jan 2001

The Magic School Bus in the Arctic A Book About Heat by Joanna Cole

Scholastic 1998

Destination: Antarctica by Robert Swan 1988 Scholastic

Amazing Water by Melvin Berger 1997 Newbridge

Follow the River by Lisa Trumbauer 1998 Newbridge (paddle-wheel boat)

Push and Pull by Marcia Freeman 1997 Newbridge (water mill photo)

Icebergs by Jenny Wood 1996 Scholastic

The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole paper 1986

Magic Science by Jim Wiese 1998/2000 Scholastic (lots of water tricks)

Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James 1991, 1996 Aladdin

A Swim Through the Sea by Kristin Joy Pratt 1994 Dawn Publications

Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins by Suzy Kline Scholastic 2004

FOSS “Water”, continued:

Drip! Drop! How Water Gets to Your Tap by Barbara Seuling 2000 Scholastic

The Mighty Ocean by Melvin Berger Newbrige Ranger Rick 1996

World of Water by William T. Ryan Newbridge Discovery Links 2002

Sink or Float? by Lisa Trumbauer 1997 Newbridge

The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs A Book About Sinking and Floating

Scholastic 1997

Life in a Pond by Lisa Trumbauer 1996 Newbridge Systems Set

The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole Scholastic 1992

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over (water cycle) Joanna Cole 1996

Video/web site: Explore More Water Quality 2002 IPTV www.iptv.org/exploremore

Investigating Water Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

Oceans Delta Science Readers 2004 Delta Education

FOSS “Ideas and Inventions”

(See also all of the History of Science/Famous Scientists books for inventors)

Ideas and Inventions FOSS Science Stories

The Real McCoy – the Life of an African-American Inventor by Wendy Towle

0-590-48102-9 (Scholastic)

Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones paper 1991

Inventor’s Workshop by Alan McCormack 1981 softcover Fearon Teacher Aids

Simon and Schuster 0-8224-9783-2

The Clock and How it Changed the World by Michael Pollard 1993 hardcover

Steven Caney’s Invention Book paper 1985

A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story About George Washington Carver

by Barbara Mitchell paper, 1986

Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger by Barbara Mitchell 1986

Inventions and Great Ideas (Know-it-Alls) by Dorothea DePrisco 2001 Scholastic

Frindle by Andrew Clements 1996 Aladdin

Young Ben Franklin by Laurence Santrey Troll

The Amazing Life of Ben Franklin by James Cross Giblin 2000

Scholastic/Trumpet Nov2000

Incredible Inventions SnapShot 1995 soft 1-56458-956-0

Accidents May Happen by Charlotte Foltz Jones 1996 paper 0-385-32240-2

Fingerprints and Talking Bones by Charlotte Foltz Jones paper 1997

Toilets, Toasters and Telephones The How and Why of Everyday Objects

by Susan Goldman Rubin 1998 Scholastic paper 0-439-10492-0

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (donut machine) 1943, 1976 Puffin paper

Alexander Graham Bell by Elizabeth MacLeod (Scholastic Sept. 99 orders)

1996. 0-349-13046-8

Dear Dr. Bell … Your friend, Helen Keller by Judith St. George 1992 Scholastic/

Trumpet Dec2000

FOSS “Ideas and Inventions”, continued

Inventions, Discoveries and Highlights 20^th Century Teacher Created

Materials,Inc. 2000 TCM 2352 1-57690-352-4 www.teachercreated.com

Light DK Eyewitness Book by David Burnie 0-7894-4885-8 1999

A Piece of String is a Wondeful Thing by Judy Hindley 1993 paper

1-56402-459-8

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 1998 hardcover

Scholastic/People Winter2000 order

Ben and Me (An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse

Amos) Robert Lawson 1939/1967 paper 0-316-51730-5

Art on the Rocks (rubbing ideas) Sierra Press 0-939365-24-3

Nature Got There First Inventions Inspired by Nature by Phil Gates 1995 paper

0-439-13398-X

Bicycles Historical Toys by Beth Dvergsten Stevens 1999 Perfection

Learning 1-800-831-4190

Ed Emberley’s Great Thumbprint Drawing Book 1977 paper 0-316-23668-3

Nature Did It First by Susan Ring Newbridge Discvoery Links 2002

It’s Television! By Jeanne Bendick 1993 The Millbrook Press 1-56294-718-4

Light/Color and Reflection Books:

Great Experiments with Light by Phyllis Fiarotta and Noel Fiarotta 1999

Scholastic paper 0439-16835-X

Nanabosho and the Cranberries (Ojibwa story) byJoe and Matrine McLellan

1996. paper 0-921827-63-6

The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

1997 Scholastic paper 0-590-92251-3

The Magic School Bus Gets a Bright Idea A Book About Light Scholastic 1999

The Wonder of Light by Jan Adkins 1997 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Light by Melvin Berger Newbridge Physical Science Set 1996

Painters of the Caves by Patricia Lauber 1998 Scholastic

FOSS “Physics of Sound”

Physics of Sound FOSS Science Stories

Rubber Band Banjos and Java Jive Bass by Alex Sabbeth paper 1997

Sound Science by Etta Kaner paper 1991

The Magic School Bus in the Haunted Museum (A Book About Sound)

Joanna Cole 1995 Scholastic 0-590-48412-5

Sounds All Around by Wendy Pfeffer Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science Book

(Stage 1) 1999 Scholastic

The Listening Walk by Paul Showers 1961,1991 paper 0-06-021637-9

SOS! Communicating by Morse Code Scholastic kit

Sound by Lisa Trumbauer 1997 Newbridge

A World of Sound by Nancy Leber & Robin Bromley Newbridge

Ranger Rick 1997

Thunder Cake by Patricia Palacco

Light, Sound and Electricity (Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science)

by Kirsteen Rogers et al Scholastic 2002

LYNNE BLEEKER’S BOOKS TO GO WITH

FOSS (Full Option Science System) 5^th/6th GRADE KITS:

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact me at: Lynne Bleeker, Science Education Specialist

350 NW 74 Ave Ankeny, IA 50021 515-289-0131

lynnebleeker@mchsi.com

FOSS “Environments”

Environments FOSS Science Stories

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell paper 1960

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleishman paper 1988

The Story of Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement by Leila Foster 1990

Girls Who Looked Under Rocks by Jeannine Atkins 2000 Dawn Publications

The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo by Jean Craighead George 1992

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 1959, 1988 paper

Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George 1999 Scholastic hardcover

How Do Birds Find Their Way? By Roma Gans Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science

Level 2 paper 1996

A River Ran Wild Lynne Cherry 1992 Trumpet paper 0-590-99519-7

Flute’s Journey Lynne Cherry 1997 Trumpet paper 0-590-00423-9

The Great Kapok Tree Lynne Cherry 1990 Trumpet paper 0-590-98068-8

The Wump World Bill Peet 1970 paper 0-395-31129-2

California Blue David Klass 1994 Scholastic 0-590-46689-5

One Day in the Prairie by Jean Craighead George 1986 Scholastic paper

One Day in the Desert by Jean Craighead George 1983 Scholastic paper

One Day in the Woods by Jean Craighead George 1995 Scholastic paper

One Day in the Alpine Tundra by Jean Craighead George 1984 Scholastic

paper 0-439-09916-1

One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean Craighead George 1990

Scholastic paper 0-590-37946-1

Intermediate Science Through Children’s Literature Over Land and Sea

by Carol Butzow 1994 Teacher Ideas Press

Ancient Forests by Margaret Anderson 1994 Dog-Eared Publications

Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen 1996 Scholastic/Trumpet Dec2000

What on Earth? An Ecology Reader from Perfection Learning softcover 2001

1-800-831-4190

Jungles by Jenny Wood 1996 Scholastic

How the Forest Grew by William Jaspersohn 1980 Scholastic

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Spear 1983 Scholastic

Caves Hidden World by Claude Delafosse Scholastic 0-439-10680-X

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George 1972 Scholastic paper

The Earth is Painted Green A Garden of Poems about Our Planet edited by

Barbara Brenner 1994 Scholastic 0-590-45135-9

(continued on next page)

Life in Your Backyard by Natalie Lunis 1996 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life in a Coral Reef by Melvin Berger 1994 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life in the Polar Regions by Melvin Berger 1994 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life on the African Savannah by Melvin Berger 1995 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life in the Desert by Melvin Berger 1996 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life in the Rain Forest by Melvin Berger 1993 Newbridge Ranger Rick

The Web of Life by Melvin Berger 1994 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Life in a Pond by Lisa Trumbauer 1996 Newbridge Systems Set

The Rainforest by Christopher Cory Newbridge 1998

How Plants Survive by Kathleen V. Kudlinski Newbridge Discovery Links 2002

Rain Forests Magic Tree House Research Guide 2001 Will Osborne

The Magic School Bus in the Rainforest Scholastic 1998

BEETLE and BUG BOOKS: (See also the books under Gr. 1-2 “Insects”)

Beetles, Lightly Toasted by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1987 0-440-40143-7

Mealworms Adrienne Mason 1998 hardcover 1-55074-448-8

Silkworms and Mealworms (Thematic Unit) Teacher Created Materials

TCM 2371 paper 19991-57690-371-0

The Fire Bug Connection by Jean Craighead George 0-06-440474-9

FOSS “Mixtures and Solutions”

Mixtures and Solutions FOSS Science Stories

Adventurous Spirit: A Story About Ellen Swallow Richards by Ethlie Vare 1992

Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb paper 1979

Simple Chemistry Experiments with Everyday Materials by Louis Loeschrig 1995

“Biodiversity: The Fragile Web” National Geographic Feb. 1999 Vol 195, No. 2

pp. 114-121 Has a great section on diatoms! (as in diatomaceous earth)

Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel 1974 paper 0-486-22987-4 (diatoms)

The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

1995 Scholastic paper 0-590-22295-3

Chemistry Experiments for Children by Virginia C. Mullen paper 1962

Mr. Wizard’s Experiments for Young Scientists by Don Herbert paper 1959

George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl 1981 Scholastic/Trumpet

(what NOT to mix together “ to see what will happen”!)

Gross and Gassy Science 13 Experiments Scholastic ISBN DIS-GSTNG

Magic Science by Jim Wiese 1998/2000 Scholastic (chemical reaction tricks)

Horrible Harry and the Green Slime by Suzy Kline 1989 Scholastic

The World of Matter Ron Cole 1997 Newbridge Ranger Rick

Mad Professor by Mark Frauenfelder Chronicle Books

Chemical Chaos by Nick Arnold Scholastic 1997

Marvels of Science (50 Fascinating 5 Minute Reads) by Kendall Haven 1994

Libraries Unlimited Interesting, ready-to-use stories with questions

Fizz, Bubble & Flash! Element Explorations …By Anita Brandolini 2003

FOSS “Landforms”

Landforms FOSS Science Stories

Mount St. Helens: The Story Behind the Scenery by Thom Corcoran 1985

paper 0-88714-000-9

Dictionary of the Earth John Fandon (Dorling Kindersley) hardcover 1994

Paddle to the Sea by Holling Clancy Holling paper 1941

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B. Williams paper 1981

Maps and Mapping (Young Discoverers Geography Facts and Experiments)

Barbara Taylor paper 1993

Mountains and Volcanoes (Young Discoverers Geography Facts and

Experiments) Barbara Taylor paper 1993

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (mapping/street signs) 1943, 1976 Puffin

paper 0-14-030927-6

Caves by Susan Rigby 1994 Troll paper 0-8167-2750-3

A River Ran Wild Lynne Cherry 1992 Trumpet paper 0-590-99519-7

Follow the River by Lisa Trumbauer 1998 Newbridge

Volcano The Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helens by Patricia Lauber 1986

Scholastic paper 0-590-98185-4

The Sun, the Wind and the Rain by Lisa Westburg Peters 1988 paper

0-8050-1481-0

Between Earth and Sky Legends of Native American Sacred Places

by Joseph Bruchac (Thomas Locker, ill.) 1996 paper 0-15-200042-9

Intermediate Science Through Children’s Literature Over Land and Sea

by Carol Butzow 1994 Teacher Ideas Press

Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Juli Barbato 1995 hardcover Ladybird Explorers

The Kingfisher Young People’s Atlas of the World by Philip Steele 1997

Scholastic

The Restless Earth by Melvin Berger Newbridge Ranger Rick 1995

Ring of Fire by Leonard Hort Newbridge Discovery Links 2002

Blue Ice in Motion The Story of Alaska’s Glaciers by Sally D. Wiley 1990

Know-It-Alls Volcanoes! By Kenn Goin 2001 Learning Horizons

Can You Believe? Volcanoes by Sandra Markle Scholastic 2002

Are Mountains Growing Taller? Questions and Answers about the Changing

Earth by Melvin and Gilda Berger Scholastic 2002

Earthquakes by Deborah Heiligman Scholastic 2002

Mapping Penny’s World by Loreen Leedy 2000 Scholastic

Volcanoes by Lily Wood Scholastic 2000

The Magic School Bus Blows its Top by Joanna Cole Scholastic 1996

The Magic School Bus Blows its Top video by Joanna Cole Scholastic 1996

Earth Movements Delta Science Readers 2004

FOSS “Solar Energy”

Solar Energy FOSS Science Stories

The Boy Who Loved Morning by Shannon K. Jacobs 1993 hardcover

0-316-45556-3 Little, Brown and Company

Arrow to the Sun a Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott paper 1974

The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor paper 1978

Day Light, Night Light by Franklin Branley (Let’s-Read-and Find-Out Science)

1975 Scholastic paper 0-590-51260-9

Time Discovery Box (sundial etc) 1996 Scholastic hardcover 0-590-92680-2

Sun Up, Sun Down by Gail Gibbons 1983 Scholastic paper 0-590-46047-1

Roller Coaster Science: 50 Wet, Wacky, Wild, Dizzy Experiments About

Things Kids Like Best by Jim Wiese 1994 Scholastic/Arrow Dec2000

(has a protocol for a solar hot dog cooker)

Shadows by Carolyn B. Otto Scholastic January 2001

Guess Whose Shadow? By Stephen Swinburne 2001 Scholastic

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Kathryn Lasky 1994 0-316-51526-

(Erastosthenes calculates the circumference of the earth)

Build Your Own Solar Oven by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone Scholastic kit

The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch Scholastic 2002

Sunshine and Shadows Delta Science Readers 2004

FOSS “Food and Nutrition”

Food and Nutrition FOSS Science Stories

The Science Chef Travels Around the World by Joan D’Amico and

Karen Eich Drummond 1996 paper 0-471-11779-X

The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola 1978 paper 0-8234-0314-

Foodworks: Over 100 Science Activities Ontario Science Centre paper 1986

Good for Me: All About Food in 32 Bites by Marilyn Burns paper 1978

Slumps, Grunts and Snickerdoodles: What Colonial America Ate and Why

By Lila Perl hardcover 1975

Sugar Isn’t Everything by Willo Davis Richards paper 1987

World Farming (Usborne Understanding Geography series) by Martyn Bramwell