Woods

I have lists and lists of books we want to study for science, divided more or less by habitat/biome. We have not read through them all, but I wanted to start posting them so others can use them and so that I don't ever lose them if my computer crashes! Of course any suggestions of books or movies or topics are always appreciated. I'll update these as we do them.

Woods

Main book: One Small Square - Woods by Don Silver

Topics to cover:
Leaf structure
Trees
Seed dispersal
Fungi/Decomposers
Producers
Consumers
Surviving the winter
Pollinators
Food chains/webs
Seasons
Camouflage
Woodland Insects
Metamorphosis
Migration/hibernation

Books to use:
All About Owls - Jim Arnosky
All About Deer - Jim Arnosky
Chipmunks on the Doorstep --Edwin Tunis
Grizzly Bears - Gail Gibbons
Prickly Porcupines - Shannon Zemlicka
Rabbits, Rabbits & More Rabbits! - Gail Gibbons
What is a Bear? - Bobbie Kalman
Who Grows Up in the Forest? - Theresa Longenecker
Wolves - Gail Gibbons
Redwoods Are the Tallest Trees in the World - David A. Adler
Why Do Leaves Change Color? - Betsy Maestro

Bald Eagle – Gordon Morrison
Bird Talk - Roma Gans
Birds Are Flying - John Kaufmann
Birds at night - Roma Gans
Birds Eat and Eat and Eat - Roma Gans
Birds That Don't Fly - Bobbie Kalman
Home At Last: A Song of Migration – April Pulley Sayre
How Birds Fly - Bobbie Kalman
How Do Birds Find Their Way - Roma Gans
Nest Full of Eggs – Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Soaring With the Wind: The Bald Eagle - Gail Gibbons
Owls - Gail Gibbons
Strange Birds - Bobbie Kalman
When Birds Change Their Feathers – Roma Gans

Among the Forest People - Clara Dillingham Pierson
Among the Night People - Clara Dillingham Pierson
Animals in Winter – Henrietta Bancroft and Richard Van Gelder
Big Tracks; Little Tracks – Millicent Selsam
Crinkleroot's Guide to Animal Tracking - Jim Arnosky
Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide - Nic Bishop
How to Be a Nature Detective: Following Animal Tracks - Millicent Ellis Selsam
I See Animals Hiding - Jim Arnosky
What Do Animals Do in Winter?: How Animals Survive the Cold - Melvin Berger
Where Are the Night Animals? – Mary Ann Fraser

Sonoran Desert

I have lists and lists of books we want to study for science, divided more or less by habitat/biome. We have not read through them all, but I wanted to start posting them so others can use them and so that I don't ever lose them if my computer crashes! Of course any suggestions of books or movies or topics are always appreciated. I'll update these as we do them.

Sonoran Desert

Main book: One Small Square: Cactus Desert by Don Silver

Topics to cover:
How native animals and plants survive daily life
Interrelationships between animals and plants
The complex food web
The changes associated with rain
Adaptations of plants and animals
The characteristics, similarities, and differences in various deserts

Books to use:
All About Lizards - Jim Arnosky
All About Rattlesnakes - Jim Arnosky
Cactus Cafe: The Story of the Sonoran Desert - Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Cactus Hotel - Brenda Z. Guiberson
Desert Giant - Barbara Bash
The Desert is Theirs - Bryd Baylor
How Do Animals Adapt? - Bobbie Kalman
Lizards - Nic Bishop
Watching Desert Wildlife - Jim Arnosky
Way Out in the Desert - T.J. Marsh
Welcome to the Sea of Sand - Jane Yolen

Ponds

I have lists and lists of books we want to study for science, divided more or less by habitat/biome. We have not read through them all, but I wanted to start posting them so others can use them and so that I don't ever lose them if my computer crashes! Of course any suggestions of books or movies or topics are always appreciated. I'll update these as we do them.

Ponds

Main book: One Small Square: Pond by Don Silver

Topics to cover:
Metamorphosis
Pollination
Pond insects
Fish
Reptiles
Amphibians
Mammals
Birds
Surface tension
Food chains
Plants
Algae
Microscopic life
Bottom dwellers
Ponds at night
Surviving the seasons

Books to use:
Among the Pond People - Clara Dillingham Pierson

What Is An Amphibian? - Bobbie Kalman
What Is a Reptile? – Bobbie Kalman

Beaver at Long Pond - William George
Pond – Gordon Morrison
Pond Watching With Ann Morgan - Michael Ross

Ducks - Gail Gibbons
Ducks Don't Get Wet – Augusta Goldin

All About Frogs - Jim Arnosky
Fantastic Frogs – Fay Robinson
Frogs - Gail Gibbons
Frogs - Nic Bishop
From Tadpole to Frog - Wendy Pfeffer or Shannon Zemlicka
How Do Frogs Swallow With Their Eyes? - Melvin Berger
Spring Peepers - Graham Booth
What I like about toads - Judy Hawes
Why Frogs are Wet - Judy Hawes

All About Turtles - Jim Arnosky
Box Turtle at Long Pond - William George
Look Out for Turtles! - Melvin Berger
Turtle Talk: A Beginner's Book of Logo - Seymour Simon

Ride the Wind: Airborne Journeys of Animals and Plants – Simon Seymour
Water Plants - Laurence P. Pringle

Snakes Are Hunters – Patricia Lauber
A Water Snake's Year - Doris Gove

African Savanna

I have lists and lists of books we want to study for science, divided more or less by habitat/biome. We have not read through them all, but I wanted to start posting them so others can use them and so that I don't ever lose them if my computer crashes! Of course any suggestions of books or movies or topics are always appreciated. I'll update these as we do them.

African Savanna

Main book: One Small Square: African Savanna by Don Silver

Topics to cover:
Tree dwellers
Termites
Grass dwellers
Camouflage
Plants
Grazers
Predators
Scavengers
Food chain
Night on the savanna
Rainy season
Migration

Books to use:
Camels: Ships of the Desert - John Frederick Waters
Elephant Families - Arthur Dorros
Explore Africa - Bobbie Kalman
Giraffes at Home - Robert M. Quackenbush
How Animal Babies Stay Safe – Mary Ann Fraser.
Life Cycle of a Lion - Bobbie Kalman
Magic School Bus Gets Eaten: A Book About Food Cycles – Patricia Relf
Savanna Habitat - Bobbie Kalman
What Color Is Camouflage? – Carolyn Otto
What is a Primate? - Bobbie Kalman
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs – Patricia Lauber
Who Grows Up in the Desert? - Theresa Longenecker