Literature to Support Elementary Science Selected Bibliography Book Category Suggested Activities General Division I and II Ruurs, Margriet. 2004, 9781552852644. Pacific Alphabet, A. Alphabet Modeling writing in any science topic Schaefer, Lola M. 2001, 9780688170394. This is the Rain. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Describe water cycle, Modeling writing in any science topic, Acquiring vocabulary Taylor, Cora. 2005, 9780439957793. Out on the Prairie: A Canadian Counting Modeling writing. Counting Book. General Division II dePaola, Tomie. 1978, reprint 1977, 9780823405336. Popcorn Book, Picture Book Modeling writing The. Bang, Molly. 2004, 9780439489614. My Light Non-fiction Identify connections between electricity, weather, ecology, picture book plant growth dePaola, Tomie. 9780823402915. Quicksand Book, The. Picture Book Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background knowledge Saffer, Barbara. 2001. ABC Science Riddles. Riddles Modeling writing in any science topic, Answering riddles, Poetry Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background knowledge Schaefer, Lola M. 2001, 9780688170394. This is the Rain. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Describe water cycle, Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary Wishinsky, Frieda. 2002, 9781894379328. What's The Matter With Biography Look for importance, Appeal to boys, List characteristics of a Albert? A Story of Albert Einstein scientist Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. 2004, 9780670910571. Science Verse. Poetry Modeling writing, Appeal to boys, Acquiring vocabulary Creating Colour Ehlert, Lois. 1997, 9780694010677. Color Zoo. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify the colours Jonas, Ann. 1989, 9780688059903. Color Dance, Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify the colours Munsch, Robert. 1992, 9781550372557. Purple, Green, and Yellow. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify the colours Spanyol, Jessica. 2003, 9780763620233. Carlo Likes Colors. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify the colours Van Laan, Nancy. 1991. Rainbow Crow. Picture Book Identify the colours, Explain what happened to them, Summarizing Walsh, Ellen Stoll. 1995, reprinted 2007, 9780152560256. Mouse Picture Book Look for criteria, Summarizing, How to make colours. Still Paint. the best book on making colours. Seasonal Changes Andrews, Jan. 1987, 9780888990433. Very Last First Time. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Look for criteria Bernard, Robin. 2001, 9780792266747. Tree For All Seasons, A. Picture Book Identify characteristics of each of the seasons

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 1 Brett, Jan. 1998, reprint 2009, 9780399252969. Mitten, The: A Picture Book Characteristics of winter, Identify how animals survive in Ukrainian Folktale winter Bruchac, Joseph et al. 1997, 9780698115842. Thirteen Moons on Picture Book Observations, Seasonal changes Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons. Ehlert, Lois. 2001, 9780152000745. Snowballs. Picture Book Predict the amount of water for each snowman when it melts Munsch, Robert. 1992, 9780920236864. 50 Below Zero. Picture Book Look for criteria, Summarizing Munsch, Robert. 1992, 9781550373066. Thomas’ Snowsuit. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify winter clothing, Compare with summer clothing, Summarizing Na, Il Sung, 2013, 9780307977908. Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Picture Book Compare the seasons, describe how some animals prepare for Book of Changing Seasons the seasonal changes Steig, William. 2005, 9781416902065. Sylvester and the Magic Picture Book Look for seasonal descriptions and characteristics Pebble. Building Things Sturges, Philemon et al. 2002. Bridges are to Cross. Picture Book Identifying and illustrating types of bridges, Acquiring vocabulary Senses Brown, Margaret Wise. 1949, reprint 1989, 1999, 9780060207205. Picture Book Modeling writing, Developing fluency Important Book, The. Steig, William. 2005, 9781416902065. Sylvester and the Magic Picture Book Look for examples of using our senses Pebble. Needs of Animals and Plants Aardema, Verna. 2001, 9780803708099. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Folk Tale Fact vs. fiction Plain. Carle, Eric. 2001, 9780689842443. The Tiny Seed. Picture Book KWL, Look for criteria Ehlert, Lois. 1990, 9780152325800. Growing Vegetable Soup. Picture Book Documenting what plants need Ehlert, Lois. 1991, 9780152661977. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Picture Book Observing plant life cycle Gag, Wanda. 2006, 9780142407080. Millions of Cats. Picture Book Record needs of cats, Summarizing, Developing fluency Gibbons, Gail. 2003. Chicks & Chickens Picture Book Identifying needs Gibbons, Gail. 2002, 9780316309035. Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees Picture Book Identifying needs for Kids. Godkin, Celia. 2014, 978-1-927485-61-3. Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Picture Book Understand some of the threats facing birds. Bird in the World Hoberman, Mary Ann. 2004, 9780152026318. Whose Garden Is It? Picture Book Identifying needs of all the creatures dependent upon the garden. McCloskey, Robert. 1941, reprint 2011, 9780670451494. Make Way Picture Book Comparing and contrasting needs, Activating background for Ducklings. knowledge Taylor, Cora. 2005, 9780439957793. Out on the Prairie: A Canadian Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Look for criteria, Math integration, Counting Book. Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background knowledge Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 2 Exploration of Liquids Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. 1998, 9780395861622. Snowflake Biography Observation skills, Record keeping, Acquiring vocabulary, Bentley. Summarizing Buoyancy and Boats Allen, Pamela. 1980. Mr. Archimedes’ Bath Humorous Read aloud, Asking questions, Acquiring vocabulary Picture Book Adler, David. 2013, 9780823428625. Things That Float and Things Picture Book Try some of these! That Don’t dePaola, Tomie. 9780823402915. Quicksand Book, The. Picture Book Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary Magnetism Waboose, Jan Bourdeau, 2000. Sky Sisters. Picture Book Identify results of Earth’s magnetic field Hot and Cold Temperature Davis, Aubrey. 2001, 9781550746693. The Enormous Potato Picture Book Introduce unit by reading aloud Munsch, Robert. 1992, 9780920236864. 50 Below Zero. Picture Book Look for criteria, Summarizing, Activating background knowledge Schnur, Steven. 2002. Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic Picture Book Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary Alphabet Small and Crawling and Flying Animals Acorn, John. 2000. Bugs of Alberta. Field Guide Identify bugs Acorn, John. Butterflies of Alberta. Field Guide Identify butterflies Arlon, Penelope. Birds. 2014, 978-0-545-66773-9. Non-fiction Characterize birds. Allchin, Rosalind. Frog Princess, The Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify needs of frogs Bardoe, Cheryl, 2014, 9781580895545. Behold the Beautiful Dung Picture Book Identify role of dung beetle in ecosystems Beetle Cannon, Janell. 1996. Stellaluna. Picture Book Fact vs. Fiction, Look for criteria Carle, Eric. 1977. The Grouchy Ladybug. New York: Thomas Crowell. Picture Book KWL, Math integration (time) Carle, Eric. 1995. The Very Busy Spider. Picture Book KWL Carle, Eric. 1994. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Picture Book KWL, Summarizing, Graph favourite Eric Carle insects (see activity) Carle, Eric. 1999. The Very Lonely Firefly. Picture Book KWL Carle, Eric. 1997. The Very Quiet Cricket. Picture Book KWL, Look for other insect noise makers Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm. Picture Book Model journal writing Dahl, Roald. 1996. James and the Giant Peach. Novel KWL, Look for criteria, Matrix, Web, Use a Field Guide, Make a Field Guide, Find information books about ants, Observe insects in their natural environments Davies, Nicola. 2014, 9780763673154. Tiny Creatures: The World of Picture Book These small animals are really small! What are their roles in Microbes the world?

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 3 Delano, Marfé. 2014, Explore My World: Butterflies, 9781426317002 Non-fiction Identify needs of frogs and butterflies. and Explore My World: Frogs, 9781426316975. Elliott, David. 2014, 9780763653248. On the Wing. Poetry Clever and funny poetry about various birds from all over. Great for enjoyment and a look at the diversity of birds. Kalman, Bobbie. Caterpillars to Butterflies. 2008, 9780778739555. Non-fiction Excellent format, diagrams, a must have for life cycles. Look for many other books by Bobbie Kalman as well. Kalman, Bobbie. Frogs and Other Amphibians. 2005, 0778721590. Non-fiction Summarizing, Identify characteristics of various amphibians. Kurki, Kim. 2014, 9781579129699. National Wildlife Federation’s Non-fiction Identify varieties of birds, characterize birds, make a field World of Birds: A Beginner’s Guide guide McGFinty, Alice B. & Dwight Kuhn. Decomposers in the Food Non-fiction Look for criteria, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Chain. (The Library of Food Chains and Food Webs Series). DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spider and the Fly, (Based on the Cautionary Picture Book Read aloud, KWL, Summarizing, Identify characteristics of Tale by Mary Howitt). spider life cycle, Fact vs. fiction, Compare spider with Charlotte Fisher, Chris et al. 1998. Birds of Alberta. Field Guide Identify birds Gerstein, Mordicai. Sparrow Jack. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Identify needs of sparrows Gibbons, Gail. 1999, 9780823414574. Bats. Non-fiction Describe bat characteristics Gibbons, Gail. 2003, 9780823417001. Chicks & Chickens. Non-fiction Identifying bird characteristics, life cycle Gibbons, Gail. 1994, 9780823410811. Spiders. Non-fiction Describe spider characteristics. How are they different from insects? Hartson, Tamara. Squirrels of the West. Field Guide Identify squirrels, chipmunks, etc. Kalman, Bobbie. 1998. What are Food Chains and Webs? Science of Non-fiction Draw a food chain, Draw a food web, Compare food chains Living Things Series. Appealing and accessible format, great photos. and food webs. Crabtree. 0865058768. Kalman, Bobbie. Food Chains and You. Food Chains Series. Non-fiction Research Appealing and accessible format, great photos. 0-7787-1988-X Kalman, Bobbie. Desert Food Chains. Food Chains Series. Appealing Non-fiction Research and accessible format, great photos. 0-7787-1990-1 Kalman, Bobbie. Forest Food Chains. Food Chains Series. Appealing Non-fiction Research and accessible format, great photos. 0-7787-1989-8 Kalman, Bobbie. Meadow Food Chains. Food Chains Series. Non-fiction Research Appealing and accessible format, great photos. 0-7787-1991-X Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of an Earthworm. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0666-4 knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Mosquito. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0665-6 knowledge, Research Llewellyn, Claire. Starting Life: Duck Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Llewellyn, Claire. Starting Life: Frog Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 4 Oppenheim, Joanne F. Have You Seen Birds? Non-fiction Read for enjoyment, Art integration Parker, Steve. 2014, 978-1-60992-502-4, Penguin: the Life and Times Non-fiction Compare and contrast penguins with other birds of a Young Penguin Pfeffer, Wendy. Wiggling Worms at Work. Non-fiction Identify how worms help plants. Riggs, Kate. 2013, 9781608182169. Frog (Grow with Me) Non-fiction Document the life cycle of a frog Spinelli, Eileen. Sophie’s Masterpiece. 1998. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Compare Sophie’s weaving to the weaving of real spiders. Tait, Noel. 2008, 9781416938682. Insects and Spiders. Non-fiction Enjoy the photos! Van Allsburg, Chris. 1988. Two Bad Ants. Picture Book Fact vs. fiction White, E.B. 1952. Charlotte’s Web. Novel Read for enjoyment, Identify characteristics of spider life cycle, Fact vs. fiction, Read aloud Building With a Variety of Materials, Testing Materials and Designs Gibbons, Gail. 1990, 9780823412327. How a House is Built. Picture Book Identify materials and construction methods Horvath, James. 2013, 9780062189677. Build, Dogs, Build. Also, Dig, Picture Book Identify materials and construction methods Dogs, Dig Sturges, Philomon et al. 2000. Bridges are to Cross. Picture Book KWL, Look for criteria, Acquiring vocabulary Taback, Simms. This is the House That Jack Built. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Kalman, Bobbie. Everyday Structures From A To Z. 0865053871 Alphabet book Identify materials and construction methods Baxter, Nicola. Bridges, 0531154467 Non-fiction Identify materials and construction methods, Try some experiments and puzzles Sutton, Sally. Construction. 2014, 978-0-7636-7325-3 Picture Book Identify materials and construction methods Animal Life Cycles Arnosky, Jim. 2002. All About Frogs. Non-fiction Flow chart of frog life cycle, Acquiring vocabulary, Cause/effect chart Arlon, Penelope. Birds. 2014, 978-0-545-66773-9. Non-fiction Give examples of the life cycles of birds. Carle, Eric. 1994. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Picture Book Flow chart of butterfly life cycle Ehlert, Lois. 2001. Waiting for Wings. Picture Book Look for criteria Gibbons, Gail. 2003. Chicks & Chickens Picture Book Identifying bird characteristics, life cycle Gibbons, Gail. 2012, 9780823423682. Ladybugs. Picture Book Describe the lifecycle of the ladybug Gray, Susan. 2011, 9781432949839. Life Cycle of Insects Non-fiction Describe three different types of insect life cycles Hickman, Pamela. 1997. A New Butterfly: A First Look at Non-fiction Look for criteria, Web, Acquiring vocabulary Metamorphosis Series. Kids Can. 1-55074-202-7. (). Kalman, Bobbie. 1998. What is a Life Cycle. Science of Living Things Non-fiction Describe and compare life cycles of various living things. Series. Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0865058741 Kalman, Bobbie. 2005. Insect Life Cycles. Appealing and accessible Non-fiction format, great photos. 0778723437 Kalman, Bobbie. Metamorphosis: Changing Bodies. 2005, Non-fiction Describe life cycles of two creatures and explain how 0778722732. Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Covers they are different. Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 5 two kinds of change, has very complete sections on butterflies and frogs, and includes ladybugs, dragonflies, grasshoppers. A must have!

Kalman, Bobbie. 2002. Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0650-8 knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. 2002. Life Cycle of a Frog. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0651-6. knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. 2002. Life Cycle of a Sea Horse. Crabtree. 0-7787- Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word 0663-X. The Life Cycle Series. Appealing and accessible format, chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background great photos. knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Honeybee. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0664-8 knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Beetle. Life Cycle Series. Appealing Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787-0662-1 chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of an Earthworm. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0666-4 knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Mosquito. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0665-6 knowledge, Research Kent, Jack. 1995. Caterpillar and the Polliwog. Very funny. Picture Book Read aloud to initiate unit, Look for criteria, Summarizing, Identify characteristics of frog and butterfly life cycles Venn diagram to compare with Tadpole’s Promise. Llewellyn, Claire. Starting Life: Duck Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Document features of the duck life cycle, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Llewellyn, Claire. Starting Life: Frog Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Document features of the frog life cycle, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Oppel, Kenneth. 1999. Silverwing. Novel Read aloud, document features of the bat life cycle, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Pfeffer, Wendy. Wiggling Worms at Work. Non-fiction Identify life cycle characteristics. Picture Book Scrace, Carolyn. Egg to Bird (Cycles of Life Series). Non-fiction Flow chart of owl life cycle White, E.B. 1952. Charlotte’s Web. Novel Look for criteria, Matrix, Summarizing Willis, Jeanne. Tadpole’s Promise Picture Book Read aloud to initiate unit, Look for criteria, Summarizing, Identify characteristics of frog and butterfly life cycles,

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 6 Venn diagram to compare with Caterpillar and the Polliwog. Rocks and Minerals Baylor, Byrd. 1974. Everybody Needs a Rock. New York: Charles Picture Book Develop criteria for a detailed observation of a rock, choose Scribner, one rock and describe its characteristics so that someone else could identify and select it from an array of rocks, Explore rocks through all the senses as in the book Symes, R.F. 2001. Eyewitness: Rocks and Minerals. Eyewitness Non-fiction Graphic organizers, Acquiring vocabulary Books Hurst, Carol Otis. Rocks in His Head. Picture Book, List activities of a rock hound Biography Morganelli, Adrianna. Minerals Non-fiction Research Hearing and Sound Lemieux, Michele. 1998. What’s That Noise? Kids Can Press, Toronto. Picture Book Identify sounds MacDonald, Ross. Achoo! Bang! Crash! The Noisy Alphabet. Alphabet Book Read for enjoyment Walter, Mildred Pitts. 1980. Ty’s One Man Band. Scholastic. Picture Book Web of instruments in a band Waste and Our World Bouchard, David. 2001, 0-9693485-3-3. The Elders are Watching. Poetry Web, Decision web, Develop plan to protect environment, Select an area out of doors (e.g., ravine) to clean up, Summarizing Cherry, Lynne. 1990. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Picture Book Discussion about conservation Rain Forest. Cherry, Lynne. River Ran Wild. 2002, 0-15-216372-7 Picture Book Discussion about environmental protection Yezerski, Thomas. Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story. 2011, Picture Book Discussion about environmental protection 9780374349134. Cooney, Barbara. 1994, 0140505393. Miss Rumphius. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Summarizing, Activating background knowledge, Importance of decisions Gagne, Tammy. (Save the Earth) 2014. Recycle Every Day, Non-fiction Discuss ways of conserving every day. Keep a record. 9781607535201. Save Energy Every Day, 9781607535188. Take Care Of The Earth, 9781607535218. Schuh, Mari, Save Water Every Day, 978160753519 Godkin, Celia. Wolf Island Picture Book Matrix of the environment Jackson, Ellen. Earth Mother. 2005, 978-0802789921 Picture Book Share experiences of the beauty of the world Peet, Bill. 1991. The Wump World. Picture Book Look for criteria, Summarizing Wilson, Janet. 2010, 9781897187845. Our Earth: How Kids Are Picture Book Discuss ways of hwelping to save the earth Saving the Planet Building Devices and Vehicles That Move Fowler, Allan. Simple Machines. Non-fiction Identify how simple machines are used Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 7 Dodds, Dayle Ann. 2004. Henry’s Amazing Machine. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Geisert, Arthur. Giant Ball of String, The. Picture Book Look for criteria, Activating background knowledge, Visualizing, Find all the examples of wheel and levers Mccaulay, David. 1999. New Way Things Work, The. Non-fiction Look for criteria, Matrix, Look for importance, Acquiring vocabulary, Visualizing Richards, Jon. Work and Simple Machines. Non-fiction Identify how simple machines are used Weitzman, David. 2002. MODEL T: How Henry Ford Built a Picture Book Look for criteria, Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Legend. Biography Summarizing, Visualizing Wheels and Levers Banting, Erinn. 2013, 9781621274292. Wheels and Axles (AV2 Media Non-fiction How were wheels and axles developed? How do they work? Enhanced.) Gibbons, Gail. Bicycle Book. Picture Book Look for examples of wheels and levers Geisert, Arthur. 2002. 9780618132218. Giant Ball of String. Picture Book Identify different kinds of simple machines in the story, Read for enjoyment Howse, Jennifer. 2009, 9781605960319. Levers (with Media Link) Non-fiction Describe the three types of levers. Mccaulay, David. 1999. New Way Things Work, The. Non-fiction Look for criteria, Matrix, Look for importance, Acquiring vocabulary, Visualizing Steig, William. 1989. Dr. De Soto. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Look for criteria, Summarizing Plant Growth and Changes Aston, Dianna. 2007, 9780811855204. A Seed is Sleepy. Non-fiction Describe various ways seeds travel. Characterize seeds. Bull, Jane. 2003, Gardening Book, The. Non-fiction Plan gardening activities Cherry, Lynne. How Groundhog’s Garden Grew Picture Book Observing plant life cycle, Read for enjoyment, Identify garden vegetables Cooney, Barbara. 1994. Miss Rumphius. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Ehlert, Lois. 1992, 9780152626105. Planting a Rainbow. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Fowler, Allan. From Seed to Plant. Non-fiction Characterize plant life cycles Gibbons, Gail. 1993. From Seed to Plant. Non-fiction Characterize plant life cycles Hengel, Katherine. Garden to Table: A Kid's Guide to Planting, Non-fiction Try some of these plant growing activities Growing, and Preparing Food. 2014, 978-1-938063-43-5 Hoberman, Mary Ann. Whose Garden Is It? Picture Book Identify how all the creatures depend upon the garden. Hickman, Pamela. Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant’s Life Non-fiction Characterize plant life cycles Cycle. Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Flower. Life Cycle Series. Appealing Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787-0667-2. chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background knowledge, Research Karas, G. Brian. As an Oak Tree Grows: A Slice of History. 2014, Picture Book 9780399252334. From 1775 to the present, the landscape around the lone oak tree goes through significant changes. Kavanaugh, James. Nature Alberta: An Illustrated Guide to Common Field Guide Identify plants located in Alberta

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 8 Plants and Animals. Kershaw. 2003. Alberta Wayside Wildflowers.1551053500. Field Guide Find and identify wildflowers. Lottridge, Celia Barker. 1997. One Watermelon Seed. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Math integration — multiplication, Activating background knowledge, Visualizing Nolen, Jerdine. 2002. Plantzilla. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Pascoe, Elaine et al. How and Why Seeds Travel. Non-fiction Identify how seeds travel Petricic, Dusan. The Enormous Potato Picture Book Observing plant life cycle, Read for enjoyment Pfeffer, Wendy. From Seed to Pumpkin. Pumpkin life cycle in easy Picture Book Observing plant life cycle, Read for enjoyment reading, story form. Robbins, Ken. Seeds. Non-fiction Observing seeds in all their wondrous variety, Identifying seed distribution strategies. Schaefer, Lola M. Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed Picture Book Observing plant life cycle, Read for enjoyment Schmidt, Sarah, ed. 2014, 9781889538884. Kid’s Guide to Exploring Non-fiction Describe and discuss seasonal plant changes Nature Wellington, Monica. Zinnia’s Flower Garden, 2005. Picture Book Learn how to plant and grow some garden plants. Light and Shadows Lawrence, Ellen. 2014, 9781627240932. Light. (Green World Clean Non-fiction Try some of the experiments and describe what they show World) Toye, William. 1985. How Summer Came to Canada. Toronto: Folk Tale Fact vs. fiction Oxford University Press. Toye, William. 1979. The Fire Stealer. Toronto: Oxford University Folk Tale Fact vs. fiction Press. Weather Watch Aardema, Verna. 1981. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. New York: Folk tale Fact vs. fiction Dial Press. Arlon, Penelope. 2013, 9780545505161. Weather Non-fiction Describe several different kinds of extreme weather Barrett, Judi. 1978. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. New York: Picture Book Read for enjoyment Macmillan. (republished) Bentley, W. A. and Humphreys, W. J. Snow Crystals. Picture Book Observe and compare hundreds of snow crystals, create snowflakes for art activity DePaola, Tomie. The Cloud Book. Picture Book Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary Gibbons, Gail. 2009, 9780823422333. Hurricanes! Also 2009, Non-fiction What are some of the problems associated with hurricanes? 9780823422166, Tornadoes! Gibbons, Gail. 2014, 9780823429240. It’s Raining! Non-fiction Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Observation skills Greenaway, Theresa. Water Cycle, The. Non-fiction Characterize the water cycle Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Biography Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Observation skills, Record keeping, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Michaels, Pat. W is for Wind: A Weather Alphabet Alphabet Book Use as a model for creating a new weather alphabet book Peppas, Lynn. Severe Storm and Blizzard Alert! (Disaster alert! Non-fiction Use for research, Describe various forms of severe weather Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 9 Series) 2004, 0778715736. Includes storm science, storm safety and and safety precautions for each. famous storms. Large, excellent photos and appealing format. Riddles, Libby. Storm Run (The Story of the First Woman to Win Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Look for criteria, Appeal to boys, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race). Biography Acquiring vocabulary Scavuzzo, Wendy. Tornado Alert! (Disaster alert! Series) 2004, Non-fiction Use for research, Describe the creation of a tornado, discuss 0778715744. Includes the science of tornadoes, tornado safety, and tornado safety. famous tornadoes. Large, excellent photos and appealing format. Schaefer, Lola M. This Is the Rain. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Describe water cycle, Modeling writing, Acquiring vocabulary, Observations Wetland Ecosystems Beatty, Richard. 2010, 9781432941833. Wetlands. Non-fiction Describe some of the diversity of wetlands Gibbons, Gail. 1998, 9780823413478. Marshes and Swamps. Non-fiction Characterize wetlands, compare mashes and swamps Gibbons, Gail. 2013, 9780823424122. Beavers Non-fiction What role do beavers play in wetlands? Kalman, Bobbie. Life Cycle of a Mosquito. Life Cycle Series. Non-fiction Identify characteristics of life cycle by web or key word Appealing and accessible format, great photos. Crabtree. 0-7787- chart, Acquiring vocabulary, Activating background 0665-6 knowledge, Research Kalman, Bobbie. What are Food Chains & Webs? Non-fiction Characterize wetlands Kalman, Bobbie. What are the Wetlands? Non-fiction Characterize food chains Nadeau, Isaac & Dwight Kuhn. Food Chains in a Pond Habitat. 2002. Non-fiction Look for criteria, Matrix, Look for importance, Acquiring PowerKids Press, (The Library of Food Chains and Food Webs vocabulary Series). Napoli, Donna Jo, Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Novel Read for enjoyment Pin Purslow, Frances. 2010, 9781616900038. Water Cycle (AV2 Media Non-fiction Describe the water cycle Enhanced.) Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. Picture Book Conservation of natural environments, Activating background knowledge Silverman, Buffy. 2013, 9781410946010. Wetlands Non-fiction Describe some of the troubles facing wetlands Sis, Peter. The Tree of Life, A book Depicting the Life of Charles Picture Book, Understand some of the principles of evolution and natural Darwin: Naturalist, Geologist & Thinker, 2003 Biography selection and the man who first understood these processes Wallace, Holly. Life Processes: Food Chains and Webs. Non-fiction Characterize food chains Yoeman, John. Heron and the Crane. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Yezerski, Thomas. Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story. 2011, Picture Book Discussion about threats to wetlands and wetland recovery 9780374349134. A great companion to River Ran Wild. strategies Mechanisms Using Electricity, Electricity and Magnetism Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue Biography Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Mccaulay, David. The New Way Things Work. Non-fiction Look for criteria, Matrix, Look for importance, Acquiring vocabulary

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 10 Monroe, Ronald. 2012, 9780778720799. What is Electricity? Non-fiction Identify some different forms of electricity. Schanzer, Rosalyn. How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning. Biography Appeal to boys, List inventions, Identify experiments/activities with electricity Waboose, Jan Bourdeau, SkySisters Picture Book Characteristics of northern lights Classroom Chemistry dePaola, Tomie. 1982. Strega Nona. Picture Book Find all the chemical changes in the story, Observing yeast, Fact vs. fiction, Summarizing Murray, Peter. 1998. Curiosity: The Story of Marie Curie. Picture Book Importance of scientific investigation Sky Science Bourgeois, P. 1995. The Moon. Picture Book Characterize the Moon Bruchac, Joseph et al. Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native Picture Book Observations, Seasonal changes American Year of Moons. Carle, Eric. Draw Me a Star. Picture Book Retelling personal experiences—stars Gibbons, Gail. 2008, 9780823421565. Planets. (3rd ed.) Non-fiction Identify planets Galat, Joan Marie. Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories in the Stars. Picture Book, Observing constellations, reading the stories associated Non-fiction with the stars and constellations, Discover links to Greek mythology Galat, Joan Marie. Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories in the Planets. Picture Book, Observing constellations, reading the stories associated Non-fiction with the planets Galat, Joan Marie. Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories in the Moon. Picture Book, Observing constellations, reading the stories associated Non-fiction with the moon Leedy, Loreen. Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System Picture Book Modeling writing, Observing patterns, Detecting fact or fiction Livingston, Myra Cohn. 1988. Space Songs. New York: Holiday House. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Modeling writing Poetry Mitton, Jacqueline. Kingdom of the Sun: A Book of the Planets. Picture Book Identify planets, Discover links to Greek mythology Scagell, Robin. Children’s Night Sky Atlas Non-fiction, Identify constellations, Observing the night sky Reference Storm, Dunlop. 2004. Practical Astronomy Non-fiction, Finding information and quick facts. Reference Karas, G. Brian On Earth. 2005, 039924025X Non-fiction Understanding how seasons, day and night, equator, etc. work. Pfeffer, Wendy Shortest Day: Celebrating The Winter Solstice. Non-fiction What does the winter solstice mean for people? 0525469680 Flight, Air and Aerodynamics

Barnard, Nicholas. 2012, 9780500650011. Flight School: How to Fly a Non-fiction Discuss the passion for flight, Appeal to boys Plane Step by Step

Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 11 Busby, Peter. First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Biography Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Acquiring Airplane. vocabulary Coerr. Eleanor. 1981. The Big Balloon Race. New York: Harper and Row. Picture Book Math integration (measurement), Interview a balloonist, Design an experiment using helium and air to fill balloons Cooney, Caroline B. Flight #116 Is Down Novel Read for enjoyment, Examine impact of flight on our lives, Appeal to boys dePaola, Tomie. The Cloud Book. Picture Book Look for criteria, Acquiring vocabulary Drummond, Allan. The Flyers. 2003, 0374324107 Picture Book Freedman, Russell. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Picture Book Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Acquiring Airplane. Biography vocabulary Graham, Ian. The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of Flight Picture Book Look for importance, Appeal to boys, Acquiring Biography vocabulary, Science of flight, Hardesty, Von. 2011, 9781442432772. Flight Non-fiction Describe and compare different ways of achieving flight Lasky, Kathryn. Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine. Picture Book Read for enjoyment, Appeal to boys, research Bernoulli’s principle Mellett, Peter. 2013, 9781843228691. Flight: With 18 Projects and More Non-fiction Describe and compare different ways of achieving flight Than 240 Pictures Provenson, Alice and Martin. 1983. The Glorious Flight: Across the Picture Book Look for importance, Appeal to boys Channel With Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909. New York: Puffin Books. Biography Wiesner, David. Tuesday. Picture Book Read for enjoyment Wunderli, Stephen. The Blue Between the Clouds. Novel Discuss the passion for flight Yep, Laurence. 1975. Dragonwings. Novel– Early attempts at the development of flying machines Historical Fiction Trees and Forests Kershaw, Linda. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies. Field Guide Plant identification and food tasting Browne, Anthony. 1998. Voices in the Park. Picture Book Parallel differing perspectives in the book with choices people make regarding forest use Arnosky, Jim. 2008, 9781402739859. Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Picture Book Identify animal tracks Footprints Aspen-Baxter, Linda. 2006, 9781590364468. Rainforests Non-fiction Compare rainforests with the boreal forests Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Picture Book Discussion about conservation, Explore issue of cutting Forest. trees vs. not cutting trees Cherry, Lynn. Shaman's Apprentice. 2001, 0152024867 Picture Book Discussion about conservation, Explore issue of preservation of rain forests Drake, Jane et al. 2003. Cool Woods: A Trip Around the World’s Boreal Non-fiction Use for research, Acquiring vocabulary, Conservation of Forest natural environment, identify issues Ganeri, Anita. Forests. Non-fiction Use for research Gibbons, Gail. Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids. Picture Book Identifying needs Copyright © Thalia Hartson, 2014 12 Godkin, Celia. Wolf Island. Picture Book Describe interdependencies, Make a food web, Cause/effect chart, Summarizing, Activating background knowledge Johnson, Derek, et al. Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Field Guide Identify leaf and branch types, Matrix, Acquiring Parkland. vocabulary Kalman, Bobbie. Forest Food Chains. Food Chains Series. Appealing and Non-fiction Research accessible format, great photos. 0-7787-1989-8 Kalman, Bobbie, Life Cycle of a Tree, The. Crabtree. 0-7787-0659-1 (The Non-fiction Use for research, use to help create a diagram of tree life Life Cycle Series). cycle Bossenmaier, Eugene E. Mushrooms of the Boreal Forest. Field Guide Identify mushrooms Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Novel Survival in the wilderness, Acquiring vocabulary, Summarizing Peppas, Lynn. Wildfire Alert! (Disaster alert! series) 2004, 0778715744. A Non-fiction Use for research, Use to help create a diagram of the life good section on forests and fires, types of fires in forests, weather, and cycle of a forest, Describe how fires help forests. benefits of forest fires. Large, excellent photos and interesting format. Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. Picture Book Conservation of natural environment, Summarizing Sheldon, Ian. Animal Tracks of Alberta. Field Guide Identify animal tracks Thornhill, Jan. A Tree in a Forest. Picture Book Observe patterns, Find consumers, producers and decomposers, Describe interdependencies, Summarizing Wilkinson, Kathleen. Trees and Shrubs of Alberta. Field Guide Look for criteria, Matrix, Acquiring vocabulary Evidence and Investigations Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar. Picture Book Look for criteria Lane, Brian. Eyewitness Staff, DK Publishing. Eyewitness: Crime and Non-fiction Identify methods used to solve crimes Detection. Klise, Kate. 2001. Trial by Journal. Novel Examples of evidence and investigations McClintock, Norah. Body, Crime, Suspect: How a Murder Investigation Novel Format Describe how a murder investigation really works, Really Works Identify technologies, Identify strategies Mellett, Peter. 1999. Solving a Crime. Novel Examples of evidence and investigations Rollins, Barbara. 2004, 9780736824194. Fingerprint Evidence. The perfect Non-fiction Describe fingerprint features, how fingerprint evidence is fingerprint resource! gathered, and how it is used. Yolen, Jane et al. The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History Picture Book Try to solve this true mystery from history with the clues provided.

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Advantages:  Widespread availability  Easily integrated into thematic curricula  Generally more up to date  More focused and provide an in-depth look at science concepts  More interesting and less confusing for students than textbooks  Story lines help students remember concepts better  Contain colourful pictures and graphics  Present a more human side of science than do textbooks  Evoke both efferent (factual) and aesthetic response (emotional) What Do We Look For In Non-Fiction? Using children’s literature in teaching science is in accord with a constructivist view that holds that learners actively construct their own meaning when new information is linked to prior knowledge (Duschl, 1990). Criteria:  Large, clear, high quality colour illustrations, including both photos and drawings  Drawings include graphs, diagrams, tables and other structures that plot information and show relationships  Illustrations match and support the text  Captions support the material  Index  Table of Contents  Glossary  Authority and currency evident in sources used in content development (e.g., sources and authorities listed)  Text appropriate as to size, font type, placement, amount per page  Headings and sub-headings used frequently throughout the text  Content suitable for age of student  Content appropriate for the intended unit of study  Content organized in “chunks” of related material  Print broken up by illustrations, boxes, sidebars, etc., so as to avoid long, intimidating sections of text.  Appealing format  Canadian or Albertan content where appropriate

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