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Animal Charades Grades PreK-2 Behm, B.J. 1999. Daytime and Nighttime Animals. Gareth Stevens Audio. Bender, L. 1989. Animals of the Night. Scholastic Library Publishing. Bertolucci, C., A. Bartolozzi, and F. Milo. 2003. Animals by Day & Night. School Specialty Children's Publishing. Brooks, S. 2005. Creatures of the Night. Purple Sky Publishing. Cannon, J. 1993. Stellaluna. Harcourt Children's Books. Carle, E. 1999. The Very Lonely Firefly. Penguin Young Readers Group. Davies, V. 2004. Animals at Night. Thomson Gale. Dondiego, B.L. and R. Vansant. 1997. Nocturnal Animals and Classroom Nights. McGraw-Hill Companies. Earle, A. 1995. Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats. HarperTrophy. Flanagan, A.K. 1996. Night Birds. Scholastic Library Publishing. Fraser, M.A. 1999. Where Are the Night Animals? HarperCollins Children's Books. Galvin, L.G. 1996. Armadillo at Riverside Road. Soundprints. Gay, M.L. 2004. Stella, Princess of the Sky. Groundwood Books. Gibbons, G. 2000. Bats. Holiday House. Guidoux, V. 2006. By Day and By Night. Firefly Books, Limited. Harwood, B. 2002. Woody Woodpecker: Amazing Animal Night Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company. Hawes, J. 1991. Fireflies in the Night. HarperCollins Publishers. Hirschi, R. 2000. When Night Comes. Boyds Mills Press. Hosta, D. 2003. I Love the Night. Brown Dog Books. Jeunesse, G. 1998. Night Creatures. Scholastic. Johnston, T. 2000. Desert Song. Gibbs Smith. Kaufmann, J. 1972. Bats in the Dark. HarperCollins Children's Books. Kudlinski, K. 2005. The Sunset Switch. T&N Children's Publishing. Lesser, C. 1984. Goodnight Circle. Harcourt. Mabie, G. 1997. Picture Book of Night-Time Animals. Troll Communications L.L.C. Meredith, S. 2003. Night Animals. Usborne Publishing Limited. Milton, J. 1994. Bats and Other Animals of the Night. Random House, Incorporated. Moncure, J.B. 1990. Night Animals: Wake up, Little Owl. Child's World, Incorporated. Peters, S. 1993. Animals at Night. Troll Communications L.L.C. Pizer, A. 2003. It's a Perfect Night. Macmillan UK. Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Coughlan Publishing. Rose, D.L. 2003. One Nighttime Sea. Scholastic, Inc. Scholastic Books. 1998. Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc. Shaw, N. 2003. Raccoon Tune. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers. Silver, D.M. 1994. One Very Small Square: Nighttime in My Backyard. W. H. Freeman Company. Souci, D.S. 1990. North Country Night. Doubleday Publishing. Tyers, J. 1996. When It Is Night and when It Is Day. Houghton Mifflin Company. Walker, S.M. 1997. Opossum at Sycamore Road. Soundprints. Ward, J. 2005. Forest Bright, Forest Night. Dawn Publications. Weber, B. 2006. The Best Book of Night Time Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company. Whitehouse, P. 2002. What's Awake 1 2 3. Heinemann. Whitehouse, P. 2002. What's Awake ABC. Heinemann.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Grades 3-5 Barlowe, S. 2000. Learning about Nocturnal Creatures. Dover Publications. Bash, B. 2004. Shadows of the Night. Sierra Club Books for Children. Berger, M. 2001. How Do Bats See in the Dark?: Questions and Answers about Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc. Carwardine, M. 1989. Night Animals. Garrett Educational Corporation. Craig, J. 1990. Amazing World of Night Creatures. Troll Communications L.L.C. Green, J. 2001. Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc. Heinrichs, A.R. 2004. Fireflies. Coughlan Publishing. Hickman, P. 1999. Night Book: Exploring Nature after Dark with Activities, Experiments and Information. Kids Can Press, Limited. Hussain, I. 1999. Totally Amazing Night Animals. Random House Children's Books. Jennings, T. 1991. Light and Dark. Scholastic Library Publishing. Krautwurst, T. 2003. Night Science for Kids: Exploring the World After Dark. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Liptak, K. 1989. Out in the Night. Rinehart P. Loewer, J.P. 1998. Moonflower. Peachtree Publishers. Penny, M. 1996. Night Creatures. Steck-Vaughn. Pipe, J. 1998. Creatures of the Night. Millbrook Press, Inc. Pope, J. 1993. Night Creatures. Troll Communications L.L.C. Ray, S. 1993. Just Right for the Night. SRA/McGraw-Hill. Rinard, J.E. 1977. Creatures of the Night. National Geographic Society. Roberts, L.J. 2006. Arc of Light. Trafford Publishing. Taylor, K. 1991. Hidden by Darkness. Dell Publishing. Tunney, C. 1987. Midnight Animals. Random House Books for Young Readers. Turner, M. 2004. Night Movers. Heinemann. Whayne, S.S. 1993. Night Creatures. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 6-8 Emory, J. 1994. Nightprowlers. Harcourt Children's Books. Ganeri, A. 1993. Small Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing. Pope, J. 1992. Life in the Dark. Steck-Vaughn. Wexo, J.B. 1995. Night Animals. Creative Company.

Ants on a Twig Grades PreK-2 Ashley, S., Nations, S. 2003. Ants. Gareth Stevens Publishing. Beech, L. 1996. Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its Pants. Perma-Bound Books. Brenner, B. 1996. Thinking About Ants. Mondo Publishing. Hoose, P. and H. Hoose. 1998. Hey, Little Ant. Ten Speed Press Humphries, T. 2004. Are You an Ant? Kingfisher. Micucci, C. 2006. The Life and Times of the Ant. Houghton Mifflin Company. Pinczes, E. 1999. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company. Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs Are Insects. Harper Collins Publishers. Seuss, Dr. 1999. On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects. Random House Children’s Books Stockdale, S. 1999. Nature’s Paintbrush: The Patterns and Colors Around You. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Dorros, A. 1988. Ant Cities. Harper Collins Publishers. Fowler, A. 1998. Inside an Ant Colony. Scholastic Library Publishing. Hodge, D. 2004. Ants. Kids Can Press, Limited.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Hoose, P., Hoose, H. 1998. Hey, Little Ant. Ten Speed Press. Micucci, C. 2006. The Life and Times of the Ant. Houghton Mifflin Company. Parramon, J.M. and M.A. Julivert. 1991. Fascinating World of Ants. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Pinczes, E. 1999. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company. Poole, A. 2000. Ant and the Grasshopper. Holiday House, Inc. Winner, C. 2004. Everything Bug: What Kids Really Want to Know About Insects and Spiders. T&N Children’s Publishing.

Grades 6-8 Holldobler, B. 1998. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Harvard University Press. Tschinkel, W. 2006. The Fire Ants. Harvard University Press.

Grades 9-12 Holldobler, B. 1998. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Harvard University Press.

Aquatic Roots Grades 3-5 Batten, M. 2003. Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems. Peachtree Publishers. Guiberson, B. 1999. Exotic Species: Invaders in Paradise. Lerner Publishing Group. Lesinski, J.M. 1996. Exotic Invaders: Killer Bees, Fire Ants, and Other Alien Species are Infesting America! Walker & Company. Roth, C.E. 1973. Walking Catfish and Other Aliens. Addison-Wesley. Souza, D.M. 2003. Plant Invaders. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 6-8 Collard, S.B. 1996. Alien Invaders: The Continuing Threat of Exotic Species. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Leland, J. 2005. Aliens in the Backyard: Plant and Animal Imports into America. University of South Carolina Press. Lockwood, J.L., M. Marchetti and M. Hoopes. 2006. Invasion Ecology. Blackwell Publishers. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive Plant Species of the World: A Reference Guide to Environmental Weeds. Oxford University Press.

Back from the Brink Grades 6-8 Benson, S. 2003. Endangered Species. Gale Research, Incorporated. Burnie, D. 2004. Endangered Planet. Houghton Mifflin Company. Caduto, M. and Bruchar, J. 1997. Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing. Defries, C.L. 2003. Bald Eagle. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. De Koster, K. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Dudley, K. 1999. Bald Eagles. Steck-Vaughn. Escoto, D. 2006. Going, Going, Gone Volume One: A Collection of Poems on Endangered Species of the Western Hemisphere. Xlibris Corporation. Ehrlich, A, and Ehlich, P. 1981. Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species. Random House. Ehrlich, A. 2008. Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson. Silver Whistle.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Facklam, M. 1993. And Then There Was One: Mysteries of Extinction (Sierra Club Books. Little, Brown. Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Hold and Co. George, J. 1997. There’s an Owl in the Shower. HarperTrophy. Gibbons, G. 1998. Bald Eagles: Soaring With the Wind. Morrow Junior. Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books. Hamilton, G. 2004. Frog Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Firefly Books Limited. Hickman, P. 2006. Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Firefly Books, Limited. Hoose, P. 2004. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Jenkins, P. 1996. Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). HarperTrophy. Johnson, S. 1995. Raptor Rescue: An Eagle Flies Free. Dutton Juvenile. Kalman, B. 2006. Endangered Bats. Crabtree Publishing Company. Lasky, K. 1999. She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on her Head. Hyperion. Lelooksa. 1997. Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooksa.. DK Inc. Lewis, J. 2003. Swan Song: Poems of Extinction. Creative Editions. Marcovitz, H. 2002. Bald Eagle. Mason Crest Publishers. McClung, R.M. 1994. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Linnet Books. Munoz, W. 2000. The Bald Eagle Returns. Houghton Mifflin Company. Penny, M. 2002. Endangered Species: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers. Pollock, S.T. 1993. Atlas of Endangered Animals. Facts on File, Incorporated. Salmansohn, P. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House. Souza, D.M. 2003. Endangered Plants. Scholastic Library Publishing. Swinburn, S. 2001. Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring the Gray Wolf. Houghton Mifflin. Tremblay, E.A. 2003. Rachel Carson: Author, Ecologist. Chelsea House.

Grades 9-12 Breining, G. 1994. Return of the Eagle: How America Saved Its National Symbol. Falcon. Burton, J.A. 1998. Atlas of Endangered Species. Macmillan Library Reference. Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Sagebrush Educational Resources. Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Hold and Co. Gaughen, S. 2005. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Gessner, D. 2002. Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder. Random House Publishing Group. Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books. Hoose, P. 2004. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. Melanie Kroupa Books. Koopowitz, H. and Kaye, H. 1983. Plant Extinction: A Global Crisis. Stone Wall. Lewis, J. 2003. Swan Song: Poems of Extinction. Creative Editions. McClung, R. 1993. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Linnet Books. Minnich, M. 1993. Vanishing Species: The Wildlife Art of Laura Regan. CEDCO Publishing. Raup, D. 1991. Extinction: Bad Genes, or Bad Luck. W.W. Norton and Co. Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. Roberts, R. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Salmonsohn, P. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House. Stermer, D. 1995. Vanishing Flora. Harry N Abrams Inc. Tate, M. 2006. Going, Going, Gone: Animals on the Brink of Extinction and How to Turn the Tide. Think Books. Vergoth, K. 1999. Endangered Species. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Bird Song Survey Grades PreK-2 Bailey, D. 1992. Birds: How to Watch and Understand the Fascinating World of Birds. DK Publishing, Inc. Bushnell, J. 1996. Sky Dancer. HarperCollins Publishers. Collard, S.B. 2002. Beaks! Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Frost, R. 2001. Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. Dutton Juvenile. Garelick, M. 1995. What Makes a Bird a Bird? Mondo Publishing. Herkert, B. 2001. Birds in Your Backyard. Dawn Publications. National Geographic Society. Rockwell, A.F. 1992. Our Yard Is Full of Birds. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Sill, C.P. 1997. About Birds: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers. Zim, H.S. 1989. Birds. St. Martin's Press. Grades 3-5 Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Bateman, R. 2005. Bateman's Guide to Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Boring, M. 1998. Bird, Nests, and Eggs. T&N Children's Publishing. Burnie, D. 2005. Birdwatcher. DK Publishing, Inc. Cortright, S. 1995. Birding Basics. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Craighead, C. 1994. Eagle and the River. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Dawe, N. 1988. Bird Book and the Bird Feeder. Workman Publishing Company, Inc. Fitcher, G.S. 1982. Birds of North America. Random House, Incorporated. Hume, R. 1993. Birdwatching. Random House, Incorporated. Kirkland, J. 2002. Take a Backyard Bird Walk. Stillwater Publishing. Kress, S.W. 2001. Bird Life. Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. Lerner, C. 1994. Backyard Birds of Winter. HarperCollins Publishers. Lindsey, T. 1999. Birding. Time-Life Custom Publishing. Loates, G. and B. Kalman. 1988. Birds at My Feeder. Crabtree Publishing Company. Maslowski, S. 2001. Birds in Winter. Smart Apple Media. Peterson, R.T. 1999. Backyard Birds. Houghton Mifflin Company. Pine, J. 1993. Backyard Birds. HarperCollins Children's Books. Yolen, J. 1999. Bird Watch: A Book of Poetry. Putnam Juvenile. Zickefoose, J. 2006. Letters from Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods. Houghton Mifflin Company. Grades 6-8 Burgess, T.W. 2003. Burgess Bird Book for Children. Dover Publications. Burnie, D. 2004. Bird. DK Publishing, Inc. Ganeri, A. 1993. Birds. Scholastic Library Publishing. Lee, F. 2005. Backyard Birding for Kids: A Field Guide and Activities. Gibbs Smith. Robbins, C.S. 2001. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. Spaulding, D.T. 1997. Watching Our Feathered Friends. Lerner Publishing Group. Ward, A. 2004. Pocket Factfiles: Birds. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Grades 9-12 Dobson, C. 1981. Feeding Wild Birds in Winter. Firefly Books. Gardner, D. and N. Overcott. 2003. Birds at Your Feeder: A Guide to Winter Birds of the Great Plains. University of Iowa Press. Johnson, A. 2005. Iowa Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. Johnson, J. 2003. 1000 Facts on Birds. Barnes & Noble Books. Kavanagh, J. 2001. Iowa Birds. Waterford Press Ltd. Roth, S. 2000. Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible. Rodale Press, Incorporated. Tekiela, S. 2001. Birds of Iowa: Field Guide. Adventure Publications.

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Blue Ribbon Niche Grades PreK-2 Harlow, R. 2002. Nature in Danger. Houghton Mifflin Company. Holland, B. 1990. Caring for Planet Earth: The World Around Us. Lion Publishing Corporation. Ryder, J. 1994.Dancers in the Garden. Sagebrush Education Resources.

Grades 3-5 Davis, B.J. 2007. Biomes and Ecosystems. Gareth Stevens Audio. Fullick, A. 1999. Ecosystems and Environment. Heinemann. Hogan, P.Z. and S. Seidenberg. 1990. Ecology: Our Living Planet. Gareth Stevens Audio. Lane, B. and L. Buller. 2005. Ecology. DK Publishing, Inc. Pringle, L.P. 1991. Living Treasure: Saving Earth's Threatened Biodiversity. HarperCollins Publishers. Pringle, L.P 1977. Animals and their niches: How species share resources. Morrow. Robson, P. 2004. Ecosystems. Stargazer Books. Seidenberg, S. 1990. Ecology and Conservation. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 6-8 Gallant, R.A. 2002. The Wonders of Biodiversity. Benchmark Books. Smith, Jr., H.E. 1987. Small Worlds: Communities of Living Things. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Patent, D.H. 2003. Biodiversity. Houghton Mifflin Company. Strauss, R. 2004. Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth. Kids Can Press, Limited. Whyman, K. 1999. Animal Kingdom: A Guide to Vertebrate Classification and Biodiversity. Raintree Publishers.

Grades 9-12 Dudley, W. 2001. Current Controversies - Biodiversity. Greenhaven Press. Patent, D. 2003. Biodiversity. Clarion Books. Solbring, O., Emben, H., and H, Oordt. 1996. Biodiversity and Global Change. CABI Publishing.

Changing the Land Grades PreK-2 Bauer, D. 2003. People Change the Land. Coughlan Publishing. Rutten, J. 1998. Erosion. Child's World, Incorporated. Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Branch out: A Book about Land. ABDO Publishing Company.

Grades 3-5 Dalgleish, S. 2002. Managing the Land. Chelsea House Publishers. Deboo, A. 2006. Mapping the Land and Environment. Heinemann. James, B. 1993. Use of Land. Cengage Learning. Olien, R. 2001. Erosion. Capstone Press. Winner, C. 1999. Erosion. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8 Bailey, J. 2006. Cracking up: A Story about Erosion. Coughlan Publishing. Downs, S. 2000. Shaping the Earth: Erosion. Lerner Publishing Group. Fodor, R.V. 1983. Chiseling the Earth: How Erosion Shapes the Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Kallen, S. 2005. Managing America's Forests. Greenhaven Press. Koontz, R.M. 2006. Erosion: Changing the Earth's Surface. Coughlan Publishing. Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing. Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Stille, D. 2004. Erosion: How Land Forms How It Changes. Compass Point Books. Willis, T. 1992. Land Use and Abuse. Scholastic.

Grades 9-12 Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning. Cronon, W. 2003. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonist and the Ecology of New England. Hill and Wang. Goldsmith, Z., Pearce, F. 2007. Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of our Changing World. Firefly Books, Limited. Janice, R. 2006. Land Abuse and Soil Erosion. Wiegel Publishers. Nardi, J.B. 2005. World beneath Our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil. Oxford University Press. Prior, J.C. and L.A. Stone. 2000. Iowa - Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey. Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers. Stille, D. 2004. Erosion: How Land Forms How It Changes. Compass Point Books.

Deer Dilemma Grades PreK-2 Bennett, D. 2005. Finding a Friend in the Forest: A True Story. Down East Books. Patent, D.H. 2004. White-Tailed Deer. Lerner Publications. Kalbacken, J. 1992. White-Tailed Deer. Scholastic Library Publishing. Lantier-Sampon, P. 1992. Wonder of Whitetails. Gareth Stevens Audio. Sams, C.R. 2004. Lost in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy. Sams, Carl R. II, Photography.

Grades 3-5 Arnosky, J. 1999. All About Deer. Scholastic. Evert, L. 2002. Whitetail Deer. T&N Children's Publishing. McClung, R.M. 1987. Whitetail. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 6-8 Munoz, W. 1994. Deer and Elk. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Drawing on Nature Grades PreK-2 Carreiro, C. 1997. Hand-Print Animal Art. Ideals Publications. Davies, J. 2004. Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon. Houghton Mifflin Company. Lakin, P. 2002. Harold and the Purple Crayon: The Giant Garden. HarperFestival. LeRoux-Hugon, H. 2001. I Can Draw Wild Animals. Gareth Stevens Publishing. Ruurs, M. 2007. In My Backyard. Tundra.

Grades 3-5 Arnosky, J. 2002. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins Publishers. Arnosky, J. 1987. Sketching Outdoors in Spring. HarperCollins Publishers. Arnosky, J. 1988. Sketching Outdoors in Summer. HarperCollins Publishers. Bateman, R. 2005. Bateman's Guide to Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Court, R. 2005. How to Draw Things In Nature. The Child’s World, Inc. Hammond, L. 200). Lee Hammonds Big Book of Drawing. North Light Books. Harpster, S. 2006. Pencil, Paper, Draw!: Animals. Sterling Publishing.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Harpster, S. 2008. Pencil, Paper, Draw!: Flowers. Sterling Publishing. Hultgren, K. 1993. The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action, Analysis, Caricature. Dover Publications. Kranz, L. 2002. My Nature Book: A Journal and Activity Book for Kids. T&N Children's Publishing. Lasky, K. 1992. Think Like an Eagle: At Work with a Wildlife Photographer. Little, Brown & Company. Levin, F. 2001. 1-2-3 Draw Wild Animals: A Step-by-Step Guide. Peel Productions, Inc. Mason, M.E. 2005. John Audubon: Young Naturalist. Patria Press, Inc. Raham, R.G. 1996. Explorations in Backyard Biology: Drawing on Nature in the Classroom. Libraries Unlimited. Rines, F. 2006. Landscape Drawing in Pencil. Dover Publications. Rines, F. 2007. How to Draw Trees. Dover Publications. Ross, M.E. 1997. Wildlife Watching with Charles Eastman. Lerner Publishing Group. Walsh, P. 2006. Wild Animals. Heinemann Raintree.

Grades 6-8 Anderson, P. 1995. John James Audubon: Wildlife Artist. Scholastic Library Publishing. Court, R. 2005. How to Draw Things In Nature. The Child’s World, Inc. Hammond, L. 2004. Lee Hammonds Big Book of Drawing. North Light Books. Harding, J. 2005. On Drawing Trees and Nature: A Classic Victorian Manual with Lessons and Examples. Dover Publications. Hultgren, K. 1993. The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action, Analysis, Caricature. Dover Publications. Huntley, M. 2008. Draw Nature. A&C Black Publishers, LTD. Monroe, C. 2006. The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook: Learn about Nature and How to Draw It. Storytime Press, Inc. Montgomery, R.G. 2001. The Living Wilderness. Caxton Press. Rines, F. 2007. How to Draw Trees. Dover Publications. Temple, K. 2005. Drawing: The Only Drawing Book You’ll Ever Need to Be the Artist You’ve Always Wanted to Be. Sterling Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Hammond, L.(2004. Lee Hammonds Big Book of Drawing. North Light Books. Hultgren, K. (1993). The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action, Analysis, Caricature. Dover Publications. La Tourrette, J. 1997. Watching Wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation Guide to Observing Animals in the Wild. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated. Rines, F. (2007). How to Draw Trees. Dover Publications.

Eco-Enrichers Grades PreK-2 Bryant-Mole, K. 1996. Soil. Steck-Vaughn. Bourgeois, P. 1990. The Amazing Dirt Book. Kids Can Press, Limited. De Bourgoing, P. and G. Jeunesse. 1995. Under the Ground. Scholastic, Inc. Glaser, L. 1994. Wonderful Worms. Lerner Publishing Group. Himmelman, J. 2000. An Earthworm's Life. Scholastic Library Publishing. Oxlade, C. 2002. Soil. Heinemann Library. Richardson, A.D. 2001. Soil. Capstone Press. Ross, M.E. 2003. Re-Cycles. Millbrook Press. Schmid, E. 2000. The Living Earth. North-South. Tomecek, S. 2002. Dirt: Jump into Science. National Geographic Society.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Grades 3-5 Bial, R. 2000. A Handful of Dirt.Walker and Company. Bocknek, J. 1999. Science of Soil. Gareth Stevens Audio. Flanagan, A.K. 2000. Soil. Capstone Press. Jennings, T.J. 1989. Rocks and Soil. Scholastic Library Publishing. Rosinsky, N.M. 2004. Dirt: The Scoop on Soil. Picture Window Books. Silverstein, A. 2000. Life in a Bucket of Soil. Dover Publications. Simon, S. 1977. Beneath Your Feet. Walker & Company. Stewart, M. 2003. Soil. Heinemann. Stewart, M. 2004. Down to Earth. Capstone Press. Winckler, S. 1993. Soil. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8 Downs, S. 2000. Shaping the Earth: Erosion. Twenty-First Century Books. Gurney, B. 2004. Sand and Soil. Crabtree Publishing Company. Snedden, R. 1998. Rocks and Soil. Raintree Publishers. Stille, D. 2005. Soil: Digging into Earth's Vital Resource. Capstone Press.

Grades 9-12 Nardi, J.B. 2005. World beneath Our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil. Oxford University Press.

Ecosystem Facelift Grades PreK-2 Amos, W.H. 1981. Life in Ponds and Streams. National Geographic Society. Brenner, B. and T. Leonard. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. HarperCollins Childrens Books. Cefrey, H. 2003. Grasslands. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books. Costian, M. 2001. Life in a Tree: Focus, Habitat. Tandem Library. Fleming, D. and D. Powers. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Holt and Company, Inc. Fowler, A. 1999. Our Living Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing. Fowler, A. 1996. Life in a Pond. Scholastic Library Publishing. Gibbons, G. 1997. Nature’s Green Umbrella. Harpercollins Childrens Books. Guiberson, R.Z. and M. Lloyd. Cactus Hotel. Henry Holt and Co. Kalman, B. 1997. What Is a Biome? Boston: Crabtree Company. Locker, T. 2001. Sky Tree : Seeing Science Through Art. New York: HarperCollins.Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group. Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of an Apple Tree. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Grassy Field. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Stream. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. Pfeffer, W. and R. Brickman. 1997. A Log's Life. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Ring, S. 2003. Ocean. Coughlan Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Brenner, B. and T. Leonard. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. HarperCollins Childrens Books. Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children’s Books. Gibbons, G. 1997. Nature's Green Umbrella : Tropical Rain Forests. New York: Harper Trophy. Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company. Johansson, P. 2004. Wide Open Grasslands: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Johansson, P. 2004. Temperate Forest: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Johnson, R.L. and P.V. Saroff. 2004. Journey into the Ocean. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, R.L. and P.V. Saroff. 2004. Journey into a River. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, R.L. and P.V. Saroff. 2004. Journey into a Wetland. Lerner Publishing Group.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Johnson, R.L. and P.V. Saroff. 2004. Journey into an Estuary. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, R.L. and P.V. Saroff. 2004. Journey into a Lake. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, R.L., P.V. Saroff and G. Braasch. 2000. A Walk in the Prairie. Lerner Publishing Group. Kalman, B. 1997. What Is a Biome? Boston: Crabtree Company. Locker, T. 2001. Sky Tree : Seeing Science Through Art. New York: HarperCollins. Morris, N. 1998. Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company. Nadeau, I. 2001. Food Chains in a Forest Habitat. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. Penny, M. 2003. Life in a Rotten Log. Raintree. Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon & Schuster. Simon. S. 1973. A Tree on Your Street. Holiday House Inc. Tagliaferro, L. 2006. Explore the Deciduous Forest. Coughlan Publishing.

Grades 6-8 Lane, B. and L. Buller. 2005. Ecology. DK Publishing, Inc.

Grades 9-12 Collard, S. B. 2005. The Prairie Builders : Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division. Lane, B. 2005. Ecology. Grand Rapids: Dorling Kindersley, Incorporated. Novacek, M. J. 2007. Terra : Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem--and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Our Human Planet : Summary for Decision-Makers. New York: Island P. Peterson, David. 2004. Exploration of the Tetons. New York: Farcountry P. Reilly, K. M. 2008. Planet Earth : 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself. New York: Nomad P. Shirley, S.1994. Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie : An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest. New York: University of Iowa P. Smith, J. R., and Smith, B. S. 1980. A Prairie Garden : Seventy Native Plants You Can Grow in Town or Country. New York: University of Wisconsin P. Smith, R. B., and Siegel. L. J. 2000. Windows into the Earth : The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. New York: Oxford UP. Stolzenburg, W. 2008. Where the Wild Things Were : Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators. Grand Rapids: Bloomsbury. Walker, B., Salt,D., and Reid, W. 2006. Resilience Thinking : Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World. New York: Island P.

Fashion a Fish PreK – 2 Cook, B. 2005. The Little Fish that Got Away. HarperCollins. Gallimard, J. 1998. Fish. Scholastic. Harris, T. 2000. Pattern Fish. Millbrook Press. Heinrichs, A.R. 2003. Fish. Coughlan Publishing. Knudson, M. 2005. Fish and Frog. Candlewick. Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Pfeffer, W. 1996. What Its Like to be a Fish. Harper Trophy. Sayre, P. 2007. Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant. Northword Books for Young Readers. Stockdale, S. 2008. Fabulous Fishes. Peachtree Publishers. Yoo, T. 2007. The Little Red Fish. Dial.

Grades 3-5 Brewster, B. 1988. Discovering Freshwater Fish. The Bookwright Press.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Burger, C. 1960. All About Fish. Random House. Carney, M. 2002. The Biggest Fish in the Lake. Kids Can Press Ltd. Fitzsimons, C. 1988. My First Fishes & Other Water Life. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley. National Audubon Society. 1983. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes, Whales and Dolphins. Knopf. Parker, S. 2005. Fish. DK Publishing, Inc. Sill, C. 2005. About Fish: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.

Grades 6-8 Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley. Smith, C.L. 2000. National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Fishes. Scholastic.

Fishy Who’s Who PreK – 2 Cook, B. 2005. The Little Fish that Got Away. HarperCollins. DK Publishing. 2006. Duck Pond Dip. DK Publishing, Inc. Heinrichs, A.R. 2003. Fish. Coughlan Publishing. Knudson, M. 2005. Fish and Frog (Brand New Readers). Candlewick. Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Long, E. 1987. Gone Fishing. Houghton Mifflin. Pfeffer, W. 1996. What its Like to be a Fish (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Series). Harper Trophy. Prosek, J. 2004. A Good Day’s Fishing. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing. Quigley, M. 2007. Granddad’s Fishing Buddy. Dial. Sayre, P. 2007. Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant. Northword Books for Young Readers. Wells, E. 2006. Wishing I was Fishing. Beaver’s Pond Press. Yoo, T. 2007. The Little Red Fish. Dial.

Grades 3-5 Amdahl, P. 2000. The Barefoot Fisherman: A Fishing Book for Kids. Clearwater Publishing. Brewster, B. 1988. Discovering Freshwater Fish. The Bookwright Press. Burger, C. 1960. All About Fish. Random House. Carney, M. 2002. The Biggest Fish in the Lake. Kids Can Press Ltd. Fitzsimons, C. 1988. My First Fishes & Other Water Life. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley. Goetz, D. 1973. Lakes. William Morrow and Company. Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press. Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin. Parker, S. 2005. Fish. DK Publishing, Inc. Pfeffer, W. 1996. What its Like to be a Fish (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Series). Harper Trophy. Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publications. Sanders, S. 2002. Crawdad Creek. Nat ional Geographic. Sill, C. 2005. About Fish: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers. Silver, D. 1994. One Small Square: Pond. W.H. Freeman and Co.

Grades 6-8 Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley. Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press. Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin. Pratt-Serafini, K. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications. Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publication

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For Your Eyes Only Grades PreK-2 Arnosky, J. 2002. Watching Water Birds. National Geographic Children's Books. DK Publishing. 2007. Backyard Bugs. DK Publishing, Inc. Giogas, V. 2007. In My Backyard. Sylvan Dell Publishing. Haas, J. 1994. Mowing. Greenwillow Books. James, S. 1996. Wild Woods. Tandem Library Books. Kelly, I. 2003. It's a Hummingbird's Life. Holiday House, Inc. Robertson, K. 1986. Signs along the River: Learning to Read the Natural Landscape. Rinehart P. Ruurs, M. 2007. In My Backyard. Tundra. Ryder, J. 2000. Each Living Thing. Harcourt Children's Books. Selsam, M.E. and J. Hunt. 1991. Keep Looking! Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Ward, L. 1993. A Walk in the Wild: Exploring a Wildlife Refuge. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Wiesmuller, D. 2003. In the Blink of an Eye. Walker & Company.

Grades 3-5 Amato, C.A. 2002. Backyard Pets: Activities for Exploring Wildlife Close to Home. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. Arnosky, J. 2002. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins. Arnosky, J. 1983. Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher. HarperCollins Publishers. Bair, D. and P. Wright. 1999. Deer Watching. Capstone Press. Bair, D. and P. Wright. 1999. Eagle Watching. Capstone Press. Bateman, R. 2005. Bateman's Guide to Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Bernhard, D. 2000. Earth, Sky, Wet, Dry: A Book of Opposites. Scholastic, Inc. Bishop, N. 2002. Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close. Scholastic, Inc. Doolittle, B. and E. M. 2001. Reading the Wild. Greewich Workshop Press. Green, J. 2002. In a Backyard. Crabtree Publishing Company. Loates, G. and B. Kalman. 1988. Birds at My Feeder. Crabtree Publishing Company. Montgomery, R.G. 2001. The Living Wilderness. Caxton Press. Morrison, G. 2004. Nature in the Neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Company. Norsgaard, E.J. 1990. Nature's Great Balancing Act: In Our Own Backyard. Penguin Young Readers Group. Pupeza, L.K. 2002. Wildlife Gardens. ABDO Publishing Company. Ross, M.E. 1997. Wildlife Watching with Charles Eastman. Lerner Publishing Group. Russo, M. 1998. Watching Nature: A Beginner's Field Guide. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Shattil, W. 2000. On the Trail of Colorado Critters: Wildlife Watching for Kids. Westcliffe Publishers, Incorporated. Shedd, W. 2002. Kids' Wildlife Book. Williamson Kids Can Series. Squire, A.O. 1996. 101 Questions and Answers about Backyard Wildlife. Walker & Company. Sterry, P. 2005. Nature Explorer. Running Press Book Publishers. Swinburne, S. 2003. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin Company. Wilkinson, T. 1999. Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks: Wildlife Watcher's Guide. T&N Children's Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Dinsmore, S.J. 1995. Iowa Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon. Harrison, G. and K. Harrison. 1987. America's Favorite Backyard Wildlife. Fireside. La Tourrette, J. 1997. Watching Wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation Guide to Observing Animals in the Wild. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.

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From Bison to Bread: The American Prairie Pre-K – Grade 2 Bannatyne-Cugnet, J. 1992. Prairie Alphabet. Tundra. Butterfield, M. 1999. Animals on Plains and Prairies. Raintree Publishers. Cefrey, H. 2003. Grasslands. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. Fleming, D. 1991. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Henry Holt and Co. Fowler, A. 2000. Lands of Grass. Scholastic Library Publishing. Geisert, A. 1998. Prairie Town. Walter Lorraine Books. Hirschi, R. 1992. Where Are My Prairie Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets? Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers. Hirschi,R. 1989. Who Lives On The Prairie? Putnam Publishing Group. Howard, F. 2006. Grasslands. ABDO Publishing Company. Lerner, C. 1980. Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie. William Morrow & Co Library. Mader, J. 2004. Living on a Prairie. Scholastic Library Publishing. McGehee, C. 2004. A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet. University of Iowa Press. McMillan, B. 1986. Counting Wildflowers. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books. Nichols, C. 2002. Grassy Lands. Benchmark Books. Penny, M. 2003. Grasslands. Thameside Press. Reynolds, M. 1999. Prairie Fire. Orca Book Publishers. Rowan, J.P. 1983. Prairies and Grasslands. Scholastic Library Publishing. Taylor, D. 1992. Endangered Grassland Animals. Crabtree Publishing Company.

Grades 3-5 Arnold, C. 1993. Through the Year with - Prairie Dogs. Scholastic, Inc. Bannatyne-Cugnet, J. 2002. Heartland: A Prairie Sampler. Tundra. Bouchard, D. 1998. If You're Not from the Prairie. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Bright, M. 2002. Endangered and Extinct Animals of the Mountains, Deserts, and Grasslands. Millbrook Press, Inc. Chinery, M. 1992. Grassland Animals. Random House Books for Young Readers. Cole, M.S. 2003. Prairies. Thomson Gale. Cook, K.J. 1993. Disappearing Grasslands. Gareth Stevens Audio. Dvorak Jr., D. 1994. A Sea of Grass. New York: Macmillan. Erlic, L. 2005. Grasslands. Weigl Publishers, Incorporated. George, M. 1994. Prairie. Creative Company. Gray, S.H. 2000. Grasslands. Capstone Press. Horton, C. 1985. Grasslands. Scholastic Library Publishing. Horton, C. 1982. Grasslands and People. Silver Burdett Press. Jackson, K. and S. Mather. 2006. Explore the Grasslands. Capstone Press. Johansson, P. 2004. Wide Open Grasslands: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Johnson, R.L. 2000. A Walk in the Prairie. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, S.A. 1976. Animals of the Grasslands. Lerner Publishing Group. Khanduri, K. 1994. Grassland Wildlife. EDC Publishing. Lambert, D. 1988. Grasslands. Silver Burdett Press. Langley, A. 1993. Grasslands. Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Incorporated. Levy, J. 2003. What Lives on a Prairie? Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. Lynch, W. and A. Lang. 2006. Prairie Grasslands. T&N Children's Publishing. Patent, D.H. 2003. Life in a Grassland. Lerner Publishing Group. Patent, D.H. 1998. Fire: Friend or Foe. Clarion Books. Patent, D.H. 1996. Prairies. Holiday House. Pipes, R. 1998. Grasslands. Raintree Publishers.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Savage, S. 1997. Animals of the Grasslands. Raintree Publishers. St. Antoine, S. 2001. Stories from Where We Live -- The Great North American Prairie. Milkweed Editions. Staub, F. 1993. America's Prairies. Lerner Publishing Group. Steele, P. 1997. Grasslands. Lerner Publishing Group. Stille, D.R. 1998. Grasslands. Scholastic Library Publishing. Thompson, L. 2004. People of the Plains and Prairies. Rourke Publishing, LLC. Stone, L.M. 2004. Grasslands. Rourke Publishing, LLC. Wallace, M.D. 2001. America's Prairies and Grasslands: Guide to Plants and Animals. Fulcrum Publishing. Winner, C. 2004. Prairie Animals. T&N Children's Publishing.

Grades 6-8 Busch, P.S. 1977. Wildflowers and the Stories Behind Their Names. Charles Scribner & Sons. Collard, S.B. 2005. Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands. Houghton Mifflin. Hoare, B. 2003. Temperate Grasslands. Raintree Publishers. Lerner, C. 1980. Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie. New York: William Morrow and Company. Murray, P. 1997. Prairies: Biomes of Nature. The Child' World Inc. Ricciuti, E.R. 1996. Grassland. Marshall Cavendish Inc. Rotter, C. 2002. The Prairie. Creative Company. Runkel, S. and D.M. Roosa. 1989. Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie. Ames: Iowa State University Press. Schwarm, L. 2003. On Fire. Duke Un Mentary. Scullin, W.M. 2005. Young Person's Guide to the Prairie. South River Press. Siy, A. 1991. Native Grasslands. Silver Burdett Press. Stone, L.M. 1989. Prairies. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated. Toupin, L.P. 2005. Life in the Temperate Grasslands. Scholastic Library Publishing. Vyn, K. 1978. The Prairie Community. New York: Julian Messener.

Grades 9-12 Boon, W. and H. Groe. 1990. Nature's Heartland: Native Plant Communities of the Great Plains. Ames: Iowa State University Press. Brown, L. 1979. Grasses: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin Co. Christiansen, P. and M. Muller. 1999. An Illustrated Guide to Iowa Prairie Plants. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. Edsall, M.S. 1985. Roadside Plants and Flowers. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. Forey, P. and C. Fitzsimons. 1992. Instant Guide to Wildflowers. Random House Value Publishing, Incorporated. Johnsgard, P.A. 2001. Prairie Birds: Fragile Splendor in the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. Johnsgard, P.A. 2005. Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie. University of Nebraska Press. Kindscher, K. 1992. Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide. University Press of Kansas. Kirt, R.R. 1995. Prairie Plants of the Midwest: Identification and Ecology. Stipes Publishing, L.L.C. Kurtz, C. 1996. Iowa's Wild Places. Ames: Iowa State University Press. Ladd, D. 2005. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide to the Common Wildflowers and Plants of the Prairie Midwest. Globe Pequot Press. Madson, J. 2005. The Elemental Prairie: Sixty Tallgrass Plants. University of Iowa Press. Madson, J. 1994. Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. Manning, R. 1997. Grassland: The History, Biology, Politics, and Promise of the American Prairie. Penguin Group.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Moul, F. 2006. The National Grasslands: A Guide to America's Undiscovered Treasures. University of Nebraska Press. Muller, M. 2000. Prairie in Your Pocket: A Guide to Plants of the Tallgrass Prairie. University of Iowa Press. Packard, S. 2005. Tallgrass Restoration Handbook: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands. Island Press. Peterson, R.T. and M. McKenny.1968. A Field Guide to the Wildflowers: Northeastern and North- Central North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Sherow, J.E. 2007. The Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental History. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated. Shirley, S. 1994. Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest. University of Iowa Press. Thompson, J.R. 1992. Prairies, Forests and Wetlands: The Restoration of Natural Landscape Communities in Iowa. University of Iowa Press. Waterlow, J. 1996. Grasslands. Raintree Publishers.

Grasshopper Gravity Grades PreK-2 Allen, J. 2002. Are You a Grasshopper?. Kingfisher. Archambault, J. 2006. The Leaping Grasshopper. Jitterbug Books. Barkan, J. 2007. Little Cricket’s Song. Readers Digest Children’s Publishing, Incorporated. Berger, M. 1999. Chirping Crickets. HarperCollins Children’s Books. Bosca, F. 2006. The Three Grasshoppers. Purple Bear Books, Incorporated. Carle, E. 1997. Very Quiet Cricket. Penguin Young Readers Group. Caudill, R. 2004. Pocketful of Cricket. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers. Collins, B. Insect’s Body, Vol 1. HarperCollins Publishers. Green, E. 2006. Crickets. Bellwether Media. Hall, M. 2004. Crickets. Coughlan Publishing. Howe, J. 1994. I Wish I Were a Butterfly. Harcourt Children’s Books. Lobel, A. 1986. Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2). HarperCollins Publishers . Loewen, N. 2005. Chirp, Chirp!: Crickets in Your Backyard. Coughlan Publishing Loewen, N. 2003. Hungry Hoppers: Grasshoppers in Your Backyard. Coughlan Publishing. Spinelli, E., Berger. M. 1998. Chirping Crickets, Vol. 2. Harper Collins Children’s Books. Wheeler, Lisa. 2003. Old Cricket. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Collins, B. Insect’s Body, Vol 1. HarperCollins Publishers. Green, E. 2006. Crickets. Bellwether Media. Goldish, M., Brown. B. 2008. Leaping Grasshoppers. Bearport Publishing Company, Incorporated. Hall, M. 2004. Crickets. Coughlan Publishing. Lobel, A. 1986. Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2). HarperCollins Publishers . Lockwood, S. 2007. Grasshoppers. Child’s World, Incorporated, The. Miller, S. 2001. Grasshoppers and Crickets of North America. Scholastic Library Publishing. Ross, M. 2002. Cricketology. Lerner Publishing Group. Scholl, E. 2004. Grasshopper (Bug Series). Gale Group. Spinelli, E., Berger. M. 1998. Chirping Crickets, Vol. 2. Harper Collins Children’s Books.

Grades 6-8 Jacobs, L. 2003. Wild Wild World: Crickets. Gale Group. Perry, P. 1995. Fiddlehoppers: Crickets, Katydids, and Locust. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Grades PreK-2 Amos, J. 1995. Animals in Danger. Steck-Vaughn. Charman, A. 1996. I Wonder Why the Dodo Is Dead and Other Questions about Extinct and Endangered Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company. Dobson, D. 1997. Can We Save Them? Endangered Species. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Fowler, A. 2000. It Could Still Be Endangered. Scholastic Library Publishing. Herschell, M. 1995. Animals in Danger. Steck-Vaughn. Jenkins, S. 2006. Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals. HarperCollins Publishers. Martin, Jr., B. 2006. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated. Mason, P. 1999. Return of the Osprey. Harbour Publishing Company, Limited. Mastin, C.O. 1997. North American Endangered Species. Grasshopper Books. McLimans, D. 2006. Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet. Walker & Company. McNulty, F. 1996. Endangered Animals. Scholastic, Inc. Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. Taylor, D. 1992. Endangered Grassland Animals. Crabtree Publishing Company. Taylor, D. 1992. Endangered Wetland Animals. Crabtree Publishing Company. Wright, A. 1993. Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.

Grades 3-5 Arnold, C. 1985. Saving the Peregrine Falcon. Lerner Publishing Group. Bright, M. 2002. Endangered and Extinct Animals of the Mountains, Deserts, and Grasslands. Millbrook Press, Inc. Chinery, M. 2004. Animals in Danger. Anness Publishing, Ltd. DK Publishing. 2005. Animals Like Us. DK Publishing, Inc. Facklam, M. 1990. And Then There Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction. Little, Brown & Company. Field, N. 1990. Discovering Endangered Species. Dog-Eared Publications. Horton, C. 1995. Endangered Bears. Benchmark Books. Jackson, D.M. 2000. The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature. Houghton Mifflin Company. McKay, G. and K. McGhee. 2006. National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals. National Geographic Society. Priebe, M. 2000. The Peregrine Falcon: Endangered No More. Mindfull Publishing. Radley, G. and J. Sherlock. 2001. Grasslands and Deserts. Lerner Publishing Group. Somervill, B.A. 2004. Animal Survivors of the Wetlands. Scholastic Library Publishing. Ward, A. 2004. Pocket Factfiles: Endangered Animals. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Wolkomir, J.R. 1992. Junkyard Bandicoots and Other Tales of the World's Endangered Species. John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Grades 6-8 Benson, S. 2003. Endangered Species. Gale Research, Incorporated. De Koster, K. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Escoto, D. 2006. Going, Going, Gone Volume One: A Collection of Poems on Endangered Species of the Western Hemisphere. Xlibris Corporation. Greive, B.T. and M. Iwago. 2003. Priceless: The Vanishing Beauty of A Fragile Planet. Andrews McMeel Publishing. Hickman, P. 2006. Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Firefly Books, Limited. Hoose, P. 2004. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Kalman, B. 2006. Endangered Bats. Crabtree Publishing Company.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov McClung, R.M. 1994. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Linnet Books. Penny, M. 2002. Endangered Species: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers. Pollock, S.T. 1993. Atlas of Endangered Animals. Facts on File, Incorporated. Souza, D.M. 2003. Endangered Plants. Scholastic Library Publishing. Swinburne, S.R. 2001. Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Grades 9-12 Burton, J.A. 1998. Atlas of Endangered Species. Macmillan Library Reference. De Koster, K. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Gaughen, S. 2005. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Gessner, D. 2002. Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder. Random House Publishing Group. Minnich, M. 1993. Vanishing Species: The Wildlife Art of Laura Regan. CEDCO Publishing. Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. Roberts, R. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale. Tate, M. 2006. Going, Going, Gone: Animals on the Brink of Extinction and How to Turn the Tide. Think Books. Vergoth, K. 1999. Endangered Species. Scholastic Library Publishing.

How Many Lions Can Live in the Forest? Grades PreK-2 Fowler, A. 1999. Cougar: Lion of the Mountains. Scholastic Library Publishing. Hodge, D. and N.G. Ogle. 1999. Wild Cats: Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx. Kids Can Press. Middleton, D. 2001. Pumas: Big Cats. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. Walker, S. 2002. Eye Wonder: Big Cats. DK Publishing, Inc.

Grades 3-5 Barrett, J. 1998. Cougar. Gale Group. Corrigan, P. 2001. Cougars. Northwood Press. Corrigan, P. et.al. 2002. Big Cats!: Exploring the Fascinating Worlds of Cougars, Leopards, Lions, and Tigers. T&N Children's Publishing. Crewe, S. 1998. Life Cycle of the Mountain Lion. Steck-Vaughn. Gentle, V. 2002. Cougars. Gareth Stevens Audio. Simon, S. 1994. Big Cats. HarperTrophy. Stone, L.M. 1997. Cougars. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 9-12 Bolgiano, C. 2005. Eastern Cougar: Historic Accounts, Scientific Investigations, and New Evidence. Stackpole Books. Busch, R.H. 2004. The Cougar Almanac: A Complete Natural History of the Mountain Lion. Lyons Press. Ewing, S. and Elizabeth Grossman. 1999. Shadow Cat: Encountering the American Mountain Lion. Sasquatch Books.

Know Your Legislation: What’s in it for Wildlife Grades 3-5 Binns, T.B. 2002. EPA: Environmental Protection Agency. Heinemann Library. Priebe, M. 2000. Bald Eagle: Endangered No More. Mindfull Publishing.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Pringle, L.P. 1990. Saving Our Wildlife. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8 Crump, D.J. 1987. Wildlife: Making a Comeback. National Geographic Society. Geisel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Books for Young Readers. Goodnough, D. 2001. Endangered Animals of North America. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Jenkins, P. 1996. Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). HarperTrophy. Lasky, K. 1999. She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head. Hyperion. Law, K.J. 1988. Environmental Protection Agency. Chelsea House Publishers. Netzley, P.D. 1997. Issues in the Environment. Gale Group. Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. Sonneborn, L. 2007. Environmental Movement: Protecting Our Natural Resources. Chelsea House Publishers. Stanley, P. 1996. American Environmental Heroes. Enslow Publishers.

Grades 9-12 Bang. M. 1997. Common Ground: The Earth We Share. Blue Sky Press. Bell, D. 1998. Political Ecology: Global and Local. Taylor & Francis, Inc. Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Company. Collard, S. 2000. Acting For Nature: What Young People Around the World Are Doing to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books. Conrad, R. 1997. Places of Quiet Beauty: Parks, Preserves, and Environmentalism. University of Iowa Press. Gaughen, S. 2005. Endangered Species. Gale Group. Gore, A. 2006. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it. Rodale Books. Hoyt, E. 1991. Extinction A-Z. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2000. Iowa: Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. McClung, R.M. 1993. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Shoe String Press, Incorporated. McConnell, R.L. 1998. Environmental Issues: Measuring Analyzing, and Evaluating. Prentice Hall Professional Technical. Oleszek, W.J. 2000. Congressional Procedures and Policy Process. Congressional Procedures and Policy Process. Pomerantz, C. 1971. The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo: A Drama of Ecology. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers. Roberts, R. 1998. Endangered Species. Gale Group. Sanderson, J. and M. Moulton. 1998. Wildlife Issues in a Changing World. CRC Press. Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers. Van Allsburg, C. 1990. Just a Dream. Houghton Miffin. Wilkinson, D. 2002. Environment and Law. Taylor & Francis, Inc.

Let’s Talk Turkey Grades Prek-2 Becker, J.E. 2002. Wild Turkeys. Thomson Gale. Patent, D.H. 1999. Wild Turkeys. Lerner Publishing Group. Scheer, J. 2001. A Thanksgiving Turkey. Holiday House.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Grades 3-5 Patent, D.H. 1989. Wild Turkey, Tame Turkey. Houghton Mifflin Company. Stemple, D. 2001. High Ridge Gobbler: A Story of the American Wild Turkey. Boyds Mills Press.

Grades 6-8 Lavine, S.A. 1984. Wonders of Turkeys. Penguin Group.

Microtek Treasure Hunt Grades PreK-2 Arnosky, J. 1993. Crinkleroot's Guide to Walking in Wild Places. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Capogna, V.V. 1999. Did You Ever Wonder about Things You Find in Your Backyard? Marshall Cavendish Inc. Cole, H. 2003. On the Way to the Beach. HarperCollins Publishers. Cronin, D. 2003. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler. Fredericks, A.D. 2001. Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs. Dawn Publications. Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon Schuster Children’s Publishing. Romanova, N. 1999. Once There Was a Tree. Rebound by Sagebrush. Rotner, S. 1992. Nature Spy. Atheneum. Tresselt, R. 1992. The Gift of a Tree. Harpers Collins Publishers. Wood, A. J. 2003. Beetles and Bugs: A Nature Trail Book. Silver Dolphin Books.

Grades 3-5 Arnosky, J. 2002. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins Publishers. Art, H.W. and M.W. Robbins. 2003. Woods Walk: Peepers, Porcupines and Exploding Puffballs! What You'll See, Hear and Smell When Exploring the Woods. Storey Books. Boring, M. 1999. Fun with Nature. T&N Children's Publishing. Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. HarperCollins Publishers. Burnie, D. 2005. Bug Hunter. DK Publishing, Inc. Burns, D.L. 1996. Berries Nuts and Seeds. T&N Children's Publishing. Burton, J. and K. Taylor. 1999. Nature and Science of Spring. Gareth Stevens Audio. Criswell, S.G. 1994. Nature through Science and Art. TAB Books. Hamerstrom, F. 1985. Walk When the Moon Is Full. Crossing Press, Inc. Kirkland, J. 2006. Take a City Nature Walk. Stillwater Publishing. Kirkland, J. 2002. Take a Tree Walk. Stillwater Publishing. Kranz, L. 2002. My Nature Book: A Journal and Activity Book for Kids. T&N Children's Publishing. Larson, G. 1999. There’s a Hair in my Dirt. Tandem Library. Ross, M.E. 1993. World of Small: Nature Explorations with a Hand Lens. Yosemite Association. Walker, R. 2006. Nature Ranger. DK Publishing, Inc.

Grades 6-8 Atkins, J. 2000. Girls Who Looked under Rocks. Dawn Publications. Fletcher, R.J. 1997. Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early Spring. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Backwill, F, Rolph, M., Darley-Usmar, V. 1995. Microbes, Bugs, and Wonder Drugs. Portland Press. Edsall, M.S. 1985. Roadside Plants and Flowers. The University of Wisconsin Press. Milne, L.J, L. Milne, M. Milne, and M. Lorus. 1980. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders. Knopf Publishing Group.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Migration Headache PreK-2 Allen, K. 2006. Why Do Birds Fly South in the Winter?: A Book About Migration. Capstone Press. Gans, R. 1996. How Do Birds Find their Way? (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). Harper Trophy. Herkert, B. 2001. Birds in Your Backyard (Sharing Nature With Children Book). Dawn Publications. Lerner, C. 2001. On the Wing: American Birds in Migration. HarperCollins. Ray, M. 2004. Welcome Brown Bird. Harcourt Children’s Books. Williams, J. 1990. Life Cycle of a Swallow. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Ahlstrom, M.E. and H. Schroeder. 1984. Canada Goose. Silver Burdett Press. Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Nature’s Magnificent Flying Machines. Charles Bridge Publishing. Goodall, J. & Reichstein, A. 2002. Eagle and the Wren: A Fable. North South Books. Lerner, C. 2001. On the Wing: American Birds in Migration. HarperCollins. Owens, M. 1993. Counting Cranes. Little Brown. Penny, M. 1987. Animal Migration. Scholastic Library Publishing. Ryder, J. 1994. Catching the Wind (A Just for a Day Book). Mulberry Books. Spinelli, E. 2000. Song for the Whooping Crane. Wm. B. Eerdman’s Publishing Company. Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 6-8 Arnold, C. 1997. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. Gulliver Green. Bishop, N. 2007. The Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin. Blassingame, W. 1982. Wonders of Egrets, Bitterns, and Herons. Penguin Group (USA). Cherry, L. 1997. Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush. Harcourt Children’s Books. Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books. Owens, M. 1993. Counting Cranes. Little Brown. Ryder, J. 1994. Catching the Wind (A Just for a Day Book). Mulberry Books. Salmansohn, P. & Kress, S. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House. Schaefer, L. 2004. Arrowhawk. Henry Holt and Co. Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 9-12 Arnold, C. 1997. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. Gulliver Green. Bishop, N. 2007. The Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin. Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books. Salmansohn, P. & Kress, S. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House.

Owl Pellets Grades PreK-2 Browne, V. 1995. Animal Lore and Legend: Owl. Scholastic, Inc. Frank, R. 2004. So What, Saw-Whet? Hummingbird Mountain Press. Gibbons, G. 2006. Owls. Holiday House. Johnston, T. 2001. Barn Owls. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Martin, P.A. 2003. Northern Spotted Owls. Children's Press. Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Capstone Press. Riley, J. 2004. Quiet Owls. Lerner Publishing Group. Swanson, D. 1998. Welcome to the World of Owls. Walrus Books. Townsend, E.R. 2004. Woodland Animals: Owls. Capstone Press. Yolen, J. 1987. Owl Moon. Philomel.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Grades 3-5 Arnosky, J. 1999. All About Owls. Scholastic Paperbacks. Biel, T.L. 2003. Owls. Wildlife Education, Ltd. Jarvis, K. 1996. Owls: Whoo Are They? Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated. Sattler, H.R. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company. Tagholm, S. 2003. Barn Owl. Kingfisher. Mason, A. 2004. Owls. Kids Can Press, Limited.

Grades 6-8 Duncan, J.R. 2003. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books, Limited. Sutton, P. 1994. How to Spot an Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company. Tyler, H.A. 1978. Owls By Day and Night. Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 9-12 Heintzelman, D.S. 1984. Guide to Owl Watching in North America. New Win Publishing, Incorporated. Johnsgard, P.A. 2002. North American Owls: Biology and Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Press. Lawrence, R.D. 2003. Owls: The Silent Flyers. Firefly Books, Limited. Long, K. 1998. Owls: A Wildlife Handbook. Johnson Books. Parry-Jones, J. 2001. Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training. F & W Publications, Incorporated.

Pond Succession Grades PreK-2 Fleming, D. 1993. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co.

Grades 3-5 Crenson, V. 1995. Bay Shore Park: The Death and Life of an Amusement Park. W.H. Freeman & Company. Jaspersohn, W. 1992. How the Forest Grew. HarperTrophy. Newton, J.R. 1982. Forest Is Reborn. HarperCollins Publishers. Silver, D. 1994. One Small Square: Pond. W.H. Freeman & Company.

Grades 6-8 Dixon, D. 2002. The Future is Wild. Firefly Books. Mania, C., Maania, R. 1998. A Forest’s Life: From Meadow to Mature Woodland. Franklin Watts. Owings, J. 1987. At the Edge of a Pond. Little, Brown & Company. Reed, W. 1991. Succession: From Field to Forest. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 9-12 Dixon, D. 2002. The Future is Wild. Firefly Books. Owings, J. 1987. At the Edge of a Pond.

Saturday Morning Wildlife Watching Grades PreK-2 Dennard, D. 1997. Do Cats Have Nine Lives? Lerner Publishing Group. Dennard, D. 1997. How Wise Is an Owl? Lerner Publishing Group. Ernst, L.C. 2003. Goldilocks Returns. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Holub, J. 2004. Why Do Snakes Hiss?: And Other Questions about Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles. Penguin Young Readers Group. Lowell, S. 2004. Dusty Locks and the Three Bears. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Moore, J.E. 1995. Bats: A Complete Thematic Unit. Evan-Moor Educational Publishers. Perlman, J. 1995. Cinderella Penguin. Penguin Young Readers Group. Simon, S. 1987. Animal Fact, Animal Fable. Random House Children's Books. Simon, S. 1994. Snakes. HarperCollins Publishers. Spinelli, E. 2004. Sophie's Masterpiece. Aladdin. Stanley, D. 2007. Goldie and the Three Bears. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 3-5 Boutiller, J. 2005. Pigs Aren't Dirty, Bears Aren't Slow: And Other Truths about Misunderstood Animals. Annick Press, Limited. McConoughey, J. and H. Schroeder. 1983. Wolves. Silver Burdett Press. Sussman, S. 1987. Lies (people believe) About Animals. Albert Whitman. Ra'Oof, M.O. 1995. Little Stinky Skunk. A + Children's Books and Music. Waldrop, V.H., D. Anker, and E.B. Blizard. 1988. Unhuggables: The Truth about Snakes, Slugs, Skunks, Spiders, and Other Animals That Are Hard to Love. National Wildlife Federation. White, E.B. 1974. Charlotte's Web. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 6-8 Sway, M. 1999. Bats: Mammals That Fly. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Mattison, C. 1995. Encyclopedia of Snakes. Facts on File, Incorporated. Shedd, W. 2001. Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife. Crown Publishing Group. Tait, M. 2006. Animal Tragic: Popular Misconceptions of Wildlife through the Centuries. Think Books.

Seed Need PreK – Grade 2 Carle, E. 1991. The Tiny Seed. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Downden, A.O. 1984. From Flower to Fruit. Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Lauber, P. 1981. Seeds Pop-Stick-Glide. Crown Publishers, Inc. Moncure, J.B. 1990. How Seeds Travel: Popguns and Parachutes. Child's World, Incorporated, The. Pascoe, E. 2002. How & Why: Seeds Travel. Gareth Stevens Audio. Robbins, K. 2005. Seeds. Atheneum. Saunders-Smith, G. Seeds. 1998. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Anthony, J.A. 1997. Dandelion Seed. California: Dawn Publications. Burns, D. 1996. Berries, Nuts, and Seeds. Northwood Press. Hoff, M.K. 2004. Pollination. The Creative Company. Overbeck, C. 1982. How Seeds Travel. Minneapolis: Lerner.

Something’s Fishy Here Grades 6-8 Amov, B., Jr. 1965. Secrets of Inland Waters. Little, Brown & Company. Atkins, J. 2000. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists. Dawn Publications. Cochrane, J. 1987. Water Ecology. The Bookwright Press. Collard, S. 1999. Acting For Nature: What Young People Around the World are Doing to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books. Cone, M. 1996. Squishy, Misty, Damp & Muddy: The In-between World of Wetlands. Sierra Club.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Elliot, S.M. 1975. Our Dirty Water. Julian Messner. Gibbons, G. 1998. Marshes & Swamps. Holiday House. Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books. Goetz, D. 1973. Lakes. William Morrow and Company. Greenaway, F and Taylor, B. 1992. Look Closer: Pond Life. Econo-Clad Books. Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press. Hidetoma, O. 1986. Insect in the Pond (Nature up Close Series). Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers. Lelooksa. 1997. Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooksa.. DK Inc. Lepthien, E. and Kalbacken, J. 1993. A New True Book: Wetlands. Childrens Pr. Miller, D. 2000. River of Life. Clarion Books. Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin. Parker, S. 2000. Pond and River. Dorling Kindersly Publishers. Pratt-Serafini, K. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications. Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publications. Sanders, S. 2002. Crawdad Creek. Nat ional Geographic.

The Hunter Grades 3-5 Chandler, G. 1997. Guardians of Wildlife. Lerner Publishing Group. Patent, D.H. 1986. Buffalo: The American Bison Today. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Grades 6-8 Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning.

Grades 9-12 Bailey, J.A. 1984. Principles of Wildlife Management. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. Deal, K.H. 1997. Wildlife and Natural Resource Management. Thomson Delmar Learning. Dinsmore, J.J. 1994. Country so Full of Game: The Story of Wildlife in Iowa. University of Iowa Press. Feldhamer, G.A. 2004. Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press.

The Power of Song Grades PreK-2 Arnosky, J. 1993. Crinkleroot's Guide to Walking in Wild Places. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Baltuck, N. 1993. Crazy Gibberish and Other Story Hour Stretches from a Storyteller's Bag of Tricks. Shoe String Press, Incorporated. Bauer, M.D. 1996. When I Go Camping With Grandma. Troll Communications. Brillhart, J. 1997. When Daddy Took Us Camping. Albert Whitman & Company. Capogna, V.V. 1999. Did You Ever Wonder about Things You Find in Your Backyard? Marshall Cavendish Inc. Carle, E. 2007 My Very First Book of Animal Homes. Penguin Group. DK Publishing. 2007. Backyard Bugs. DK Publishing, Inc. Drake, J. and A. Love. 1998. Kids Campfire Book. Kids Can Press, Limited. Eckart, E. 2003. I Can Go Camping. Children's Press. Eastman, P. 2005. Fred and Ted Go Camping. Random House Children's Books. Fleming, D. 1998. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt & Company Incorporated. Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes and Noble. Frazee, M. 2008. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Harcourt. Fredericks, A.D. 2001. Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs. Dawn Publications. George, K. 2001. Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems. Clarion Books.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Giogas, V. 2007. In My Backyard. Sylvan Dell Publishing. Holm, J, L. and M. Holm. 2007. Camp Babymouse. Random House Children's Books. Hundal, N. 2002. Camping. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Hunter, A. 1999. What’s In the Pond. Houghton Mifflin Company. James, H.F. 2007. S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet. Sleeping Bear Press. James, S. 1996. Wild Woods. Tandem Library Books. Jones, C.C. 2005. Camping in Green. Picture Window Books. Kalman, B. and T. Everts. 1994. Animal Homes. Crabtree Publishing Company. Kimpton, D. 2006. Princess Ellie’s Camping Trip: Pony-Crazed Princess Series #5. Hyperion Books for Children. Lansky, B. 2006. Oh My Darling, Porcupine: And Other Silly Sing-along Songs. Meadowbrook Press. London, J. 2008. Froggy Goes to Camp. Viking Children's Books. Mayer, M. 2001. Camping Out. School Specialty Publishing. Rey, M. 1999. Curious George Goes Camping. Houghton Mifflin Company. Robertson, K. 1986. Signs along the River: Learning to Read the Natural Landscape. Rinehart P. Rotner, S. 1992. Nature Spy. Atheneum. Ruurs, M. 2007. In My Backyard. Tundra. Ruurs, M. 2004. When We Go Camping. Tundra. Ryder, J. 2000. Each Living Thing. Harcourt Children's Books. Rylant, C. 1999. Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Seeberg, T.J. 2004. Camping. Child's World, Incorporated. Selsam, M.E. and J. Hunt. 1991. Keep Looking! Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Selsam, M.E. 1999. Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints. HarperCollins Publishers. Shapiro, I. 1976. Smokey Bear's Camping Book. Golden Press. Stern, M. 1998. Acorn Magic. Greenwillow. Stewart, M. 2008. When Rain Falls. Peachtree Publishers. Van Dusen, C. 2003. A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee. Chronicle Books, LLC. Ward, L. 1993. A Walk in the Wild: Exploring a Wildlife Refuge. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Warren, J. 1995. Huff and Puff Go to Camp. Frank Schaffer Publications. Wiesmuller, D. 2003. In the Blink of an Eye. Walker & Company. Willow Creek Press. 2006. What Camping Can Teach Us: Life's Lessons Learned From The Great Outdoors. Williams, V.B. 1984. Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe. HarperCollins Publishers. Wood, A. J. 2003. Beetles and Bugs: A Nature Trail Book. Silver Dolphin Books.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Doolittle, B. 2001. Reading the Wild. Greenwich Workshop Press. Encarnacion, E. 2008. The Girls' Guide to Campfire Activities. Cider Mill Press. Green, J. 2002. In a Backyard. Crabtree Publishing Company. Keller, K.T. 2007. Camping: The Great Outdoors. Edge Books. Klein, A.G. 2008. Camping. Checkerboard Books. Kranz, L. 2002. My Nature Book: A Journal and Activity Book for Kids. T&N Children's Publishing. Montgomery, R.G. 2001. The Living Wilderness. Caxton Press. Morrison, G. 2004. Nature in the Neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Company. Norsgaard, E.J. 1990. Nature's Great Balancing Act: In Our Own Backyard. Penguin Young Readers Group. Paul, T. 1997. In Woods and Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company. Ross, M.E. 1997. Wildlife Watching with Charles Eastman. Lerner Publishing Group. Russo, M. 1998. Watching Nature: A Beginner's Field Guide. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated. Roy, R. 2006. Detective Camp. Random House Children’s Books. Shedd, W. 2002. Kids' Wildlife Book. Williamson Kids Can Series. Squire, A.O. 1996. 101 Questions and Answers about Backyard Wildlife. Walker & Company. Sterry, P. 2005. Nature Explorer. Running Press Book Publishers. Stuart, D. 2002. Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing. Studelska, J.V. 2008. Camping for Fun! Compass Point Books. Swinburne, S. 2003. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin Company. White, L. 1998. Sleeping in a Sack: Camping Activities for Kids. Gibbs Smith. White, L. 1996. Cooking on a Stick: Campfire Recipes for Kids. Gibbs Smith. Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.

Grades 6-8 Brunelle, L. 2007. Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids’ Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Inc. Forgey, W. 1998. Campfire Stories: Things That Go Bump in the Night. Globe Pequot. Griffin, S.A. 1994. Camping for Kids: A Family Camping Guide. Northword Pr. Kusz, M. 2004. Fun with Scavenger Hunts. Publish America. Maddox, I. 1998. Campfire Songs. Globe Pequot.

Tracks Grades PreK-2 Arnosky, J. 1989. Book of Animal Tracking. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Benjamin, C. 1994. Footprints in the Snow. Scholastic, Inc. Bowen, B. 1998. Tracks in the Wild. Houghton Mifflin Company. Dorros, A. 1991. Animal Tracks. Scholastic Inc. George, L.B. 1996. Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? Greenwillow Books. George, L.B. 1999. In the Snow: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers. George, L.B. 1998. In the Woods: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers. Nail, J.D. 1994. Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals. Rinehart P. Selsam, M.E. 1999. Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints. HarperTrophy. Selsam, M.E. 1995. How to Be a Nature Detective. HarperCollins Children's Books. Selsam, M.E. 1991. Keep Looking! Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Grades 3-5 Arnosky, J. 2002. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins. Dendy, L.A. 1998. Tracks, Scats and Signs. T&N Children's Publishing. Doolittle, B. 2001. Reading the Wild. Greewich Workshop Press. Levine, L. 2008. Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide. Heartwood Press. Swinburne, S. 2003. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Grades 6-8 Elbroch, M. 2001. Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. Stackpole Books. La Tourrette, J. 1997. Watching Wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation Guide to Observing Animals in the Wild. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated. Waterford Press. 2001. Animal Tracks. Waterford Press Ltd.

Grades 9-12 Elbroch, M. 2003. Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. Stackpole Books. Elbroch, M. and O.J. Murie. 2005. Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks. Houghton Mifflin Company. Farrand, J. 1993. Familiar Animal Tracks of North America. Knopf Publishing Group. Halfpenny, J. 1986. A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America. Johnson Books. Halfpenny, J. 2006. Scats and Tracks of the Great Plains: A Field Guide to the Signs of Seventy Wildlife Species. Globe Pequot Press. Jaeger, E. 2001. Tracks and Trailcraft. Lyons Press. McDougall, L. 2004. The Encyclopedia of Tracks and Scats. Lyons Press. Murie, O.J. 1998. A Field Guide to Animal Tracks. Houghton Mifflin. Rezendes, P. 1999. Tracking and the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign. HarperCollins Publishers. Smith, R.P. 1991. Animal Tracks and Signs of North America. Stackpole Books. Young, J. 2007. Animal Tracking Basics. Stackpole Books.

Watershed Grades PreK-2 Fourment, T. 2004. My Water Comes from the Mountains. Roberts Rinehart Publishers. Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 3-5 Dorros, A. 2000. Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean. HarperCollins. Hiscock, B. 1997. Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Wick, W. 1997. Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder. Scholastic, Inc. Yolen, J. 1995. Water Music: Poems for Children. Boyds Mills Press.

Grades 9-12 DeBarry, P.A. 2004. Watersheds: Processes, Assessment and Management. Wiley. Dobson, C. 1999. Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water. Firefly Books, Limited. Newton, Lisa H., C.K. Dillingham and J.H. Choly. 2005. Watersheds 4: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics. Wadsworth Publishing.

What’s in the Air Grades PreK-2 Asimov, I. 1992. Why Is the Air Dirty? Gareth Stevens Audio. Branley, F.M. 1986. Air Is All around You. HarperCollins Children's Books.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Kallen, S.A. 1993. If the Sky Could Talk. ABDO Publishing Company. Stille, D.R. 2004. Air: Outside, inside, and All Around. Capstone Press. Wheeler, J. 1993. For the Birds: A Book about Air. ABDO Publishing Company. Llewellyn, C. 2003. Fight Air Pollution. Thameside Press.

Grades 3-5 Hudak, H.C. 2006. Air Pollution. Weigl Publishers, Incorporated. Llewellyn, C. 2003. Fight Air Pollution. Thameside Press. Patchett, L. 1994. Clean Air, Dirty Air. A&C Black Publishers, Ltd. Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Air Pollution. Finney Company, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8 Calhoun, Y. 2007. Environment in the News. Chelsea House Publishers. Chapman, M. 2002. Air Pollution: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers. Costa-Pau, R. 1994. Keeping the Air Clean. Chelsea House Publishers. George, M. 1992. Air Pollution. Creative Company. Miller, C.G. and L.A. Berry. 1996. Air Alert: Rescuing the Earth's Atmosphere. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 9-12 Miller, E.W. 1998. Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.

Where Does the Water Run? Grades PreK-2 Fourment, T. 2004. My Water Comes from the Mountains. Roberts Rinehart Publishers. Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Wildlife in National Symbols Grades PreK-2 Banting, E. 2004. Flags and Seals. Weigl Publishers, Incorporated. Cohen, J. 2003. Bald Eagle. Lerner Publishing Group. Dalgliesh, A. 1995. Fourth of July Story. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. DeGezelle, T. 2004. American Symbols: The Great Seal of the United States. Coughlan Publishing. Dell, P. 2004. The Bald Eagle. Capstone Press. Douglas, L.G. 2003. The Bald Eagle. Children's Press. Gibbons, G. 1998. Souring with the Wind: The Bald Eagle. HarperCollins Publishers. Gieck, C. 1991. Eagles for Kids. Northword Pr. Hodge, D. 2000. Eagles. Kids Can Press, Limited.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Keenan, S. 2004. O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, And Important Words. Scholastic, Inc. Kule, E.A. 2003. Iowa Facts and Symbols. Capstone Press. James, K 2001. Soaring Bald Eagles. Tandem Library Books. Morrison, G. 1998. Bald Eagle. Houghton Mifflin Company. Minshull, E. 2002. Eaglet’s World. Albert Whitman. Osborne, M.P. 2008. Happy Birthday America. Square Fish. Pearl, N. 2007. Bald Eagle. Coughlan Publishing. Sis, P. 2004. The Train of States. HarperCollins Publishers. Soresen, L. 1994. The American Eagle. Rourke Publishing, LLC. Yanuck, D.L. 2003. The Bald Eagle. Capstone Press.

Grades 3-5 Amato, C.A. 1996. Bald Eagle: Free Again! Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Arndt, U. 2001. Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols. Houghton Mifflin Company. Bair, D. 1999. Eagle Watching. Capstone Press. Bateman, T. 2003. Red, White, Blue and Uncle Who?: The Story behind Some of America's Patriotic Symbols. Holiday House, Inc. Colman, C. 2006. The Bald Eagles View of American History. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. Evert, L. 2001. Eagles. T&N Children's Publishing. Gerholdt, J. 1997. Bald Eagles. ABDO Publishing Company. Hempstead, A. 2005. Bald Eagle. Raintree Publishers. Hodge, D. 2000. Eagles. Kids Can Press, Ltd. Johnson, L.C. 1992. Our National Symbols. Lerner Publishing Group. Johnson, S.A. 1995. Raptor Rescue!: An Eagle Flies Free. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. Laubach, C.M. 2002. Raptor!: A Kid's Guide to Birds of Prey. Storey Books. Morrison, G. 1998. Bald Eagle. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books. Munoz, W. 2000. The Bald Eagle Returns. Houghton Mifflin Company. Patent, D.H. 1995. Eagles of America. Holiday House, Inc. Patent, D.H. 1984. Where the Bald Eagles Gather. Houghton Mifflin Company. Potts, S. 2006. The Bald Eagle. Capstone Press. Price, A. 2002. Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America. Rinehart P. Priebe, M. 2000. Bald Eagle: Endangered No More. Mindfull Publishing. Quiri, P.R. 1998. Bald Eagle. Scholastic Library Publishing. Raven, T.M. 2005. Challenger: America's Favorite Eagle. Sleeping Bear Press. Ryden, H. 1985. America's Bald Eagle. Penguin Young Readers Group. Stone, L. 2003. Bald Eagles. Lerner Publishing Group. Thames, S. 2006. Our American Symbols. Rourke Publishing, LLC. Wechsler, D. 2003. Bald Eagles. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated. West, D.C. and J.M. West. 2000. Uncle Sam and Old Glory. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Wilson, J. 1998. American Eagle: The Symbol of America. Child's World, Incorporated. Worsley, A. 2001. Bald Eagles. Weigl Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8 Birenbaum, B. 1999. Amazing Bald Eaglet. Peartree. Defries, C.L. 2003. Bald Eagle. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated. Dudley, K. 2000. Bald Eagle. Sagebrush Education Resources. Goldish, M., Hatcher, B. 2007. Bald Eagles: A Chemical Nightmare. Bearport Publishing Company, Incorporated. Marcovitz, H. 2002. Bald Eagle. Mason Crest Publishers. Munoz, W. 2000. The Bald Eagle Returns. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Parry-Jones, E. 2000. Eyewitness: Eagles and Birds of Prey. DK Publishing, Inc. Patent, D.H. 2000. The Bald Eagle Returns. Clarion Books.

Grades 9-12 Breining, G. 1994. Return of the Eagle: How America Saved Its National Symbol. Falcon.

Wildlife is Everywhere! Grades PreK-2 Berger, M. 2003. Spinning Spiders (Let’s-Read- and-Find-Out Science Series). HarperCollins. Capogna, V.V. 1999. Did You Ever Wonder about Things You Find in Your Backyard? Marshall Cavendish Inc. Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books. Cronin, D. 2003. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler. Dexter, R. 1996. Frogs (Troll Firs- Start Science). Troll Communications. Fredericks, A. 2001. Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs (Sharing Nature With Children Book). Dawn Publications. Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug?: Everyday Insects and Their Really Cool Cousins. Madison Press Book. Giogas, V. 2007. In My Backyard. Sylvan Dell Publishing. Glaser, L. 1994. Wonderful Worms. Millbrook Press. Heller, R. 1995. How to Hide a Meadow Frog and Other Amphibians. Groslett & Dunlap. Himmelman, J. 2000. A Pillbug’s Life (Nature Upclose Series). Children’s Press/Grolier. Hunter, A. 1999. What’s Under the Log. Houghton Mifflin. Jordan, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Book Press. Koontz, R.M. 1998. The Complete Backyard Nature Activity Book: Fun Projects for Kids to Learn About the Wonders of Wildlife and Nature. McGraw-Hill. Lionni, L. 1995. Inch by Inch. HarperTrophy. Lionni, L. 1998. An Extraordinary Egg. Dragonfly Books. Moignot, D. 1998. Frogs: A First Discovery Book. Moonlight Publishing. Morrison, G. 2004. Nature in the Neighborhood. Walter Loraine Books/Houghton Mifflin. Posada, M. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright. Carlrhorda. Raintree Steck-Vaughn. 1987. Animals in Cities and Parks. Steck-Vaughn. Ryder, J. 1988. The Snail’s Spell. Puffin. Thornhill, J. 1996. Wild in the City. Sierra Club Books for Children. Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Beastly Neighbors. ABDO Publishing Company.

Grades 3-5 Barrons Educational Series. 2000. Urban Animal. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. Berger, M. 2003. Spinning Spiders (Let’s-Read- and-Find-Out Science Series). HarperCollins. Bernard, R. 2002. Insects. National Geographic Society. Bial, R. 2000 . A Handful of Dirt. Walker. Brenner, B. 1997. Thinking About Ants. Mondo Publishing. Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Space in a Tree. HarperCollins Publishers. Fisher, A. 1986. When it Comes to Bugs. HarperCollins Publishers. Florian, D. 2002. Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings. Voyager Books. Florian, D. 2005. Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs. Voyager Books. Fredericks, A. 2000. Slugs (Early Bird Nature Book Series). Lerner Publications. Glaser, L. 1999. Spectacular Spiders. Millbrook. Green, J. 2002. In a Backyard. Crabtree Publishing Company. Hodgkins, F. 2000. Animals among Us: Living with Suburban Wildlife. Shoe String Press, Incorporated. Kirkland, J. 2006. Take a City Nature Walk. Stillwater Publishing. Murawski, D. 2000. Bug Faces. National Geographic Children’s Books.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources www.iowadnr.gov Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society. Porte, B. 1999. Tale of a Tadpole. Scholastic. Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs are Insects (Let’s-Read- and-Find-Out Science Series). HarperTrophy.

Grades 6-8 Chinery, M. 1997. Ants (A Life Story). Troll Communications. Jackson, D. 2004. The Bug Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series). Houghton Mifflin. Johnson, J. 1997. Simon and Schuster – Children’s Guide to Insects and Spiders. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing. Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.

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