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Literature for Science and Mathematics: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Property of California Department of Education Copyright 1993, Published 1993 Aardema, Verna. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. Grade(s): 3-6 Aaseng, Nathan. Inventors: Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine, The. Grade(s): 6-9 Abbott, Edwin. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Grade(s): 6-12 Abrams, Lawrence F. Throw It out of Sight! Building and Flying a Hand- Launched Glider. Grade(s): 6-12 Adams, Adrienne. Great Valentine's Day Balloon Race, The. Grade(s): K-3 Adams, Pam. There Were Ten in the Bed. Grade(s): K-3 Adamson, Joy. Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds. Grade(s): 6-12 Adkins, Jan. Moving Heavy Things. Grade(s): 3-9 Adler, David. Roman Numerals. Grade(s): 3-6 Adler, David. Three-D, Two-D, One-D. Grade(s): 3-6 Adler, David A. Redwoods Are the Tallest Trees in the World. Grade(s): 3- 6 Adler, Irving. Mathematics. Grade(s): 3-6 Adshead, Paul. Peacock on the Roof, A. Grade(s): K-3 Aker, Suzanne. What Comes in Two's, Three's, and Four's? Grade(s): K-3 Albers, Donald J., and G. L. Alexanderson. Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews. Grade(s): 6-12 Aliki. Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. Grade(s): K-3 Aliki. Digging Up Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 3-6 Aliki. Dinosaur Bones. Grade(s): K-3 Aliki. Fossils Tell of Long Ago. Grade(s): K-6 Aliki. Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, A. Grade(s): 3-6 Allen, Joseph P. Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey. Grade(s): 9-12 Allen, Pamela. Lion in the Night , A. Grade(s): 3-6 Allen, Pamela. Mr. Archimedes' Bath. Grade(s): 3-6 Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Grade(s): 3-6 Allison, Linda. Blood and Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides. Grade(s): 3-9 Property of CDE ©1993 1
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Literature for Science and Mathematics:Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve

Property of California Department of EducationCopyright 1993, Published 1993

Aardema, Verna. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. Grade(s): 3-6Aaseng, Nathan. Inventors: Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine,

The. Grade(s): 6-9Abbott, Edwin. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Grade(s): 6-12Abrams, Lawrence F. Throw It out of Sight! Building and Flying a Hand-Launched

Glider. Grade(s): 6-12Adams, Adrienne. Great Valentine's Day Balloon Race, The. Grade(s): K-3Adams, Pam. There Were Ten in the Bed. Grade(s): K-3Adamson, Joy. Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds. Grade(s): 6-12Adkins, Jan. Moving Heavy Things. Grade(s): 3-9Adler, David. Roman Numerals. Grade(s): 3-6Adler, David. Three-D, Two-D, One-D. Grade(s): 3-6Adler, David A. Redwoods Are the Tallest Trees in the World. Grade(s): 3-6Adler, Irving. Mathematics. Grade(s): 3-6Adshead, Paul. Peacock on the Roof, A. Grade(s): K-3Aker, Suzanne. What Comes in Two's, Three's, and Four's? Grade(s): K-3Albers, Donald J., and G. L. Alexanderson. Mathematical People: Profiles and

Interviews. Grade(s): 6-12Aliki. Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. Grade(s): K-3Aliki. Digging Up Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 3-6Aliki. Dinosaur Bones. Grade(s): K-3Aliki. Fossils Tell of Long Ago. Grade(s): K-6Aliki. Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, A. Grade(s): 3-6Allen, Joseph P. Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey. Grade(s): 9-12Allen, Pamela. Lion in the Night , A. Grade(s): 3-6Allen, Pamela. Mr. Archimedes' Bath. Grade(s): 3-6Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Grade(s): 3-6Allison, Linda. Blood and Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides. Grade(s): 3-

9Allison, Linda. Reasons for Seasons, The. Grade(s): 3-9Allison, Linda. Wild Inside: The Sierra Club's Guide to the Great Outdoors, The.

Grade(s): 6-9Alpers, Antony. Dolphins: The Myth and the Mammal. Grade(s): 9-12Alvarez, Luis W. Alvarez: The Adventures of a Physicist. Grade(s): 9-12Ancona, George. Turtle Watch. Grade(s): 3-6Anderson, Lucia. Mammals and Their Milk. Grade(s): 3-6Anderson, Lucia. Smallest Life Around Us, The. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book. Grade(s): K-3

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Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting House. Grade(s): K-3Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games II. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games III. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Sundial. Grade(s): 6-12Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies: More Pictures to Stretch the Imagination.

Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination. Grade(s): 3-9Anno, Mitsumasa. Upside Downers: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination. Grade(s):

3-6Apfel, Necia H. Calendars. Grade(s): 6-9Apfel, Necia H. It's All Relative: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Grade(s): 9-12Ardley, Neil. Making Metric Measurements. Grade(s): 6-9Ardley, Neil. Music. Grade(s): 6-9Argent, Kerry, and Rod Trinca. One Woolly Wombat. Grade(s): K-3Arnold, Caroline. Cheetah. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past. Grade(s): K-6Arnold, Caroline. Genetics: From Mendel to Gene Splicing. Grade(s): 6-12Arnold, Caroline. Hippo. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Kangaroo. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Llama. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Penguin. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Trapped in Tar: Fossils from the Ice Age. Grade(s): 3-9Arnold, Caroline. Tule Elk. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline. Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, A. Grade(s): 3-6Arnold, Caroline, Edited by Bonnie Brook. Walk in the Desert, A. Grade(s): K-6Arnosky, Jim. Come Out Muskrats. Grade(s): K-3Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Book of Animal Tracking. Grade(s): 3-9Arnosky, Jim. I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees. Grade(s): 3-6Arnosky, Jim. In the Forest. Grade(s): 3-9Arnosky, Jim. Kettle of Hawks, A. Grade(s): 3-9Arnosky, Jim. Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher. Grade(s): 6-9Arthur, Alex. Shell. Grade(s): 3-9Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Grade(s): K-3Ashabranner, Melissa, and Brent Ashabranner. Counting America: The Story of the

United States Census. Grade(s): 6-9Asimov, Isaac. Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery: How Science Has

Shaped the World and How the World Has Affected Science from 4,000,000 B.C. to the Present. Grade(s): 9-12

Asimov, Isaac. Fantastic Voyage. Grade(s): 9-12Asimov, Isaac. Far as Human Eye Could See. Grade(s): 9-12Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. Grade(s): 9-12Asimov, Isaac. Inside the Atom. Grade(s): 6-12Asimov, Isaac. Young Extraterrestrials. Grade(s): 6-9Atkins, Peter W. Molecules. Grade(s): 9-12

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Attenborough, David. Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth, The. Grade(s): 6-12Aylesworth, Thomas G. Alchemists: Magic into Science, The. Grade(s): 6-9Ayres, Pam. When Dad Cuts Down the Chestnut Tree. Grade(s): 3-6Back, Christine. Chicken and Egg. Grade(s): K-3Back, Christine and Barrie Watts. Spider’s Web. Grade(s): K-6Back, Christine and Barrie Watts. Tadpole and Frog. Grade(s): K-6Baines, John. Acid Rain. Grade(s): 9-12Baker, Jeannie. Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Grade(s): 3-6Baker, Olaf. Where the Buffaloes Begin. Grade(s): 6-9Bakker, Robert T. Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the

Dinosaurs and Their Extinction, The. Grade(s): 9-12Ballard, J. G. Drowned World, The. Grade(s): 9-12Ballard, Robert D., Edited by Patrick Crean. Exploring the Titanic. Grade(s): 6-12Balzola, Asun, and J. M. Parramon. Spring. Grade(s): K-3Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. Grade(s): K-3Bannan, Jan Gumprecht. Sand Dunes. Grade(s): 3-9Bare, Colleen Stanley. Never Kiss an Alligator. Grade(s): K-3Barton, Byron. Machines at Work. Grade(s): K-3Base, Graeme. Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery, The. Grade(s): 3-9Bash, Barbara. Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus. Grade(s): 3-6Bash, Barbara. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab. Grade(s): 3-6Bash, Barbara. Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City. Grade(s): 3-6Baum, Arline, and Joseph Baum. Opt: An Illusionary Tale. Grade(s): 3-6Baylor, Byrd. Desert Is Theirs, The. Grade(s): K-6Baylor, Byrd. Desert Voices. Grade(s): 3-9Baylor, Byrd. Everybody Needs a Rock. Grade(s): K-6Baylor, Byrd. Guess Who My Favorite Person Is? Grade(s): K-3Baylor, Byrd. Hawk, I’m Your Brother. Grade(s): K-6Baylor, Byrd. If You Are a Hunter of Fossils. Grade(s): 3-6Bear, Greg. Blood Music. Grade(s): 9-12Beattie, Owen, and John Geiger. Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the

Franklin Expedition. Grade(s): 9-12Becker, John. Seven Little Rabbits. Grade(s): K-3Beckmann, Petr. History of Pi, A. Grade(s): 9-12Behn, Harry (Translator). Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku. Grade(s): 3-9Bellamy, David. Mouse Book, The. Grade(s): 6-9Bellamy, David. Our Changing World: The Rock Pool. Grade(s): K-6Bendick, Jeanne. How Much and How Many: The Story of Weights and Measures.

Grade(s): 6-12Bendick, Jeanne, and Marcia Levin. Take a Number. Grade(s): 3-6Benford, Gregory. Time-Scape. Grade(s): 9-12Bennett, David. Day and Night. Grade(s): K-3Bennett, David. Earth. Grade(s): K-3Bennett, David. Rain. Grade(s): K-3Berger, Melvin. Atoms, Molecules, and Quarks. Grade(s): 9-12Berger, Melvin. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids. Grade(s): 3-6

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Berger, Melvin. Science of Music, The. Grade(s): 6-9Berger, Melvin. Star Gazing, Comet Tracking, and Sky Mapping. Grade(s): 6-9Berger, Melvin. Why I Cough, Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn. Grade(s): K-3Beshore, George. Science in Ancient China. Grade(s): 6-9Beshore, George. Science in Early Islamic Culture. Grade(s): 6-9Billings, Charlene. Fiber Optics: Bright New Way to Communicate. Grade(s): 9-12Billings, Charlene. Superconductivity: From Discovery to Breakthrough. Grade(s):

9-12Bishop, Owen. Yardsticks of the Universe. Grade(s): 6-9Bjork, Christina. Elliot’s Extraordinary Cookbook. Grade(s): 6-9Bjork, Christina. Linnea’s Almanac. Grade(s): K-6Bjork, Christina. Linnea’s Windowsill Garden. Grade(s): K-6Blegvad, Lenore. One Is for the Sun. Grade(s): K-3Blocksma, Mary. Reading the Numbers: A Survival Guide to the Measurements,

Numbers, and Sizes Encountered in Ever. Grade(s): K-3Blohm, Hans, Stafford Beer, and David Suzuki. Pebbles to Computers: The Thread.

Grade(s): 6-12Bodanis, David. Secret House, The. Grade(s): 9-12Bonners, Susan. Penguin Year, A. Grade(s): K-3Borden, Louise. Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens: A Book About the Four Seasons.

Grade(s): K-3Bourne, Geoffrey H. Primate Odyssey. Grade(s): 9-12Bova, Ben. Welcome to Moon Base. Grade(s): 6-12Bova, Ben and Byron Preiss (Editors). First Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence. Grade(s): 9-12Boyne, Walter J. Power Behind the Wheel: Creativity and the Evolution of the

Automobile. Grade(s): 6-12Boyne, Walter J. Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People, The. Grade(s): 6-12Boynton, Sandra. Hippos Go Berserk. Grade(s): K-3Brady, Irene. Elephants on the Beach*. Grade(s): 3-6Brand, Stewart. Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT, The. Grade(s): 9-12Branley, Franklyn M. Beginning of the Earth, The. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Comets. Grade(s): K-6Branley, Franklyn M. Earthquakes. Grade(s): K-6Branley, Franklyn M. Eclipse: Darkness in Daytime. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. From Sputnik to Space Shuttles: Into the New Space Age.

Grade(s): 3-9Branley, Franklyn M. Gravity Is a Mystery. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. It's Raining Cats and Dogs: All Kinds of Weather and Why We

Have It. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Journey into a Black Hole. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Moon Seems to Change, The. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Saturn: The Spectacular Planet. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Shivers and Goose Bumps: How We Keep Warm. Grade(s): 3-9Branley, Franklyn M. Sky Is Full of Stars, The. Grade(s): 3-6

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Branley, Franklyn M. Sunshine Makes the Seasons. Grade(s): 3-6Branley, Franklyn M. Think Metric! Grade(s): 6-9Brenner, Barbara. Snake-Lover’s Diary, A. Grade(s): 3-6Brenner, Barbara and May Garelick. Two Orphan Cubs. Grade(s): K-3Brenner, Martha. Fireworks Tonight! Grade(s): 6-12Brett, Jan. First Dog, The. Grade(s): 3-6Briggs, Raymond. Jim and the Beanstalk. Grade(s): 3-6Brin, David. Startide Rising. Grade(s): 9-12Bronowski, Jacob. Ascent of Man, The. Grade(s): 9-12Brooks, Bruce. On the Wing: The Life of Birds from Feathers to Flight. Grade(s): 6-

12Brothwell, Don. Bog Man and the Archaeology of People, The. Grade(s): 9-12Brown, A. E., and H. A. Jeffott, Jr. Absolutely Mad Inventions. Grade(s): 6-12Brown, Pam Adapted by Mary Nolan. Florence Nightingale: The Founder of Modern

Nursing. Grade(s): 3-9Brown, Ruth. If at First You Do Not See. Grade(s): K-3Bryan, C. D. National Air and Space Museum, The. Grade(s): 6-12Buck, Pearl S. Big Wave, The. Grade(s): 6-9Bunting, Eve. How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story. Grade(s): 3-6Bunting, Eve. Sea World Book of Sharks, The. Grade(s): 3-9Burger, Dionys. Sphereland. Grade(s): 6-12Burgess, Jeremy. Microcosmos. Grade(s): 6-12Burke, James. Day the Universe Changed, The. Grade(s): 9-12Burkig, Valerie. Photonics: The New Science of Light. Grade(s): 6-9Burleigh, Robert. Man Named Thoreau, A. Grade(s): 3-9Burn, Doris. Andrew Henry's Meadow. Grade(s): K-6Burnie, David. Plant. Grade(s): 3-9Burnie, David. Tree. Grade(s): 3-9Burningham, John. Shopping Basket, The. Grade(s): 3-6Burns, Marilyn. Book of Think: Or How to Solve Problems Twice Your Size, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Burns, Marilyn. Math for Smarty Pants. Grade(s): 3-9Burns, Marilyn. This Book Is About Time. Grade(s): 3-9Burton, Robert. Eggs: Nature’s Perfect Package. Grade(s): 6-12Burton, Virginia. Life Story. Grade(s): K-6Bushey, Jerry. Farming the Land: Modern Farmers and Their Machines. Grade(s):

6-9Bushey, Jerry. Monster Trucks and Other Giant Machines onWheels. Grade(s): K-3Buxton, Laurie. Mathematics for Everyone. Grade(s): 9-12Calhoun, Mary. Hot-Air Henry. Grade(s): K-3Caras, Roger. Cat Is Watching: A Look at the Way Cats See Us, A. Grade(s): 9-12Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. Grade(s): 9-12Carle, Eric. Honeybee and the Robber: A Moving Picture Book, The. Grade(s): K-3Carle, Eric. One, Two, Three to the Zoo. Grade(s): K-3Carle, Eric. Secret Birthday Message, The. Grade(s): K-3Carle, Eric. Tiny Seed, The. Grade(s): K-3

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Carle, Eric. Very Busy Spider, The. Grade(s): K-3Carle, Eric. Very Hungry Caterpillar, The. Grade(s): K-3Carle, Eric. Very Quiet Cricket, The. Grade(s): K-3Carr, Terry. Spill! The Story of the Exxon Valdez. Grade(s): 3-6Carrick, Carol. Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale. Grade(s): K-3Carrick, Carol. In the Moonlight. Grade(s): 3-6Carrighar, Sally. One Day at Teton Marsh. Grade(s): 9-12Carrighar, Sally. One Day on Beetle Rock. Grade(s): 9-12Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Grade(s): 6-12Carroll, Susan. How Big Is a Brachiosaurus? Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs.

Grade(s): K-3Carson, Rachel. Sea Around Us, The. Grade(s): 9-12Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Grade(s): 9-12Caselli, Giovanni. Roman Empire and the Dark Ages, The. Grade(s): 6-12Chadwick, Roxane. Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Pilot and Poet. Grade(s): 3-6Chaisson, Eric. Relatively Speaking: Relativity, Black Holes, and the Fate of the

Universe. Grade(s): 9-12Chapman, Steven. How Many? How Much? Grade(s): 3-6Charles, Oz. How Is a Crayon Made? Grade(s): K-6Cheney, Margaret. Tesla, Man out of Time. Grade(s): 9-12Cherry, Lynne. Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest, The. Grade(s):

K-6Clarke, Arthur C. Deep Range, The. Grade(s): 9-12Clarke, Arthur C. Rendezvous with Rama. Grade(s): 9-12Clarke, Barry. Amazing Frogs and Toads. Grade(s): 3-6Cleaver, Vera and Bill Cleaver. Where the Lilies Bloom. Grade(s): 6-9Cleveland, David. April Rabbits, The. Grade(s): K-3Climo, Shirley. Someone Saw a Spider: Spider Facts and Folktales. Grade(s): 3-9Coats, Laura Jane. Oak Tree, The*. Grade(s): K-3Cobb, Vicki. Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up? And Other Not Such Dumb Questions

About Motion. Grade(s): 3-6Colbert, Edwin H. and Michael Morales. Evolution of the Vertebrates. Grade(s): 9-12Coldrey, Jennifer. Strawberry. Grade(s): 3-6Cole, Joanna. Evolution: The Story of How Life Developed on Earth. Grade(s): 3-6Cole, Joanna. How You Were Born. Grade(s): 3-6Cole, Joanna. Human Body: How We Evolved, The. Grade(s): 3-9Cole, Joanna. Large as Life Animals in Beautiful Life-Size Paintings. Grade(s): K-6Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks, The. Grade(s): K-6Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth, The. Grade(s): K-6Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, The. Grade(s): K-6Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, The. Grade(s): K-6Cole, Joanna. My Puppy Is Born. Grade(s): 3-6Cole, Joanna. Snake’s Body, A. Grade(s): 3-6Cole, Sheila. When the Tide Is Low. Grade(s): K-3Connor, Judith. Kelp Forests. Grade(s): 9-12Corrick, James. Recent Revolutions in Chemistry. Grade(s): 6-12

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Cottrell, William H., Jr. Book of Fire, The. Grade(s): 9-12Cousteau, Jacques. Silent World, The. Grade(s): 9-12Cousteau, Jacques and James Dugan. Living Sea, The. Grade(s): 9-12Cousteau, Jacques-Yves. Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea, The. Grade(s): 6-12Cousteau, Jacques-Yves and Philippe Diole. Three Adventures: Galapagos, Titicaca,

The Blue Holes. Grade(s): K-6Cowcher, Helen. Antarctica. Grade(s): K-6Cowcher, Helen. Rain Forest. Grade(s): K-3Crews, Donald. Bicycle Race. Grade(s): K-3Crews, Donald. Ten Black Dots. Grade(s): K-3Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park. Grade(s): 9-12Cristini, Ermanno and Luigi Puricelli. In the Woods Picture Book. Grade(s): K-3Cross, Wilbur. Petroleum. Grade(s): 6-12Curie, Eve. Madame Curie. Grade(s): 9-12Curtis, Neil. Discovering Snakes and Lizards. Grade(s): 6-9Dabcovich, Lydia. Busy Beavers. Grade(s): K-3Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear. Grade(s): K-3Dallinger, Jane and Cynthia Overbeck. Swallowtail Butterflies. Grade(s): K-3Dallinger, Jane and Sylvia A. Johnson. Frogs and Toads. Grade(s): K-3Darling, David J. Moon: A Spaceflight Away, The*. Grade(s): 3-9Darling, David J. New Astronomy: An Ever-Changing Universe, The. Grade(s): 3-9Darling, David J. Stars: From Birth to Black Hole, The. Grade(s): 3-9Darling, David J. Sun: Our Neighborhood Star, The*. Grade(s): 3-9Darling, David J. Universe: Past, Present, and Future, The. Grade(s): 3-9Darling, David J. Where Are We Going in Space? Grade(s): 3-6De Camp, L. Sprague. Ancient Engineers, The. Grade(s): 9-12De Kruif, Paul. Microbe Hunters. Grade(s): 6-12De Paola, Tomie. Cloud Book, The. Grade(s): K-3De Paola, Tomie. Popcorn Book, The. Grade(s): K-3De Paola, Tomie. Quicksand Book, The. Grade(s): K-3Demi. Demi's Count the Animals One-Two-Three. Grade(s): K-3Dennis, J. Richard. Fractions Are Parts of Things. Grade(s): K-3Desowitz, Robert S. Thorn in the Starfish: The Human Immune System and How It

Works, The. Grade(s): 9-12Dewey, Jennifer O. Animal Architecture. Grade(s): 6-9Dewey, Jennifer O. Night and Day in the Desert, A. Grade(s): K-6Diagram Group. Brain: A User’s Manual, The. Grade(s): 6-12Dickinson, Peter. Eva. Grade(s): 6-12Dickinson, Peter. Weathermonger, The. Grade(s): 6-9D'Ignazi, Fred, and Allen L. Wold. Science of Artificial Intelligence, The. Grade(s): 6-

12Dillard, Annie. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Grade(s): 9-12Ditlea, Steve (Editor). Digital Deli: The Lunch Group. Grade(s): 9-12Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. Grade(s): 3-6Dorros, Arthur. Feel the Wind. Grade(s): K-3Dorros, Arthur. Me and My Shadow. Grade(s): K-3

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Doubilet, Anne. Under the Sea from A to Z. Grade(s): 3-9Douglas-Hamilton, Iain and Oria Douglas-Hamilton. Among the Elephants. Grade(s):

9-12Dow, Lesley. Alligators and Crocodiles. Grade(s): 6-12Dowden, Anne Ophelia. Clover and the Bee: A Book of Pollination, The. Grade(s): 3-

9Dowie, Mark. We Have a Donor: The Bold New World of Organ Transplants.

Grade(s): 9-12Downer, John. Supersense: Perceptions in the Natural World. Grade(s): 9-12Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The. Grade(s): 6-12Dr., Seuss. Lorax, The. Grade(s): K-6Driggs, Lorin (Editor). Voyage of the Mimi, The. Grade(s): 3-9Dunham, Meredith. Numbers: How Do You Say It? Grade(s): K-6Dunham, Meredith. Shapes: How Do You Say It? Grade(s): K-6Dunrea, Olivier. Deep Down Underground. Grade(s): K-3Durrell, Gerald. Keeper. Grade(s): 3-6Eckert, Allan W. Incident at Hawk’s Hill. Grade(s): 6-9Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow. Grade(s): K-3Eichenberg, Fritz. Dancing in the Moon: Counting Rhymes. Grade(s): K-3Einstein, Albert. Ideas and Opinions. Grade(s): 9-12Einstein, Albert. Relativity: The Special and General Theory. Grade(s): 9-12Eiseley, Loren. All the Strange Hours: The Excavation of a Life*. Grade(s): 9-12Eldredge, Niles. Lifepulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record. Grade(s):

9-12Emberley, Barbara. Drummer Hoff. Grade(s): K-3Embury, Barbara, and Tom D. Crouch. Dream Is Alive: A Flight of Discovery Aboard

the Space Shuttle, The. Grade(s): 6-9Engdahl, Sylvia L. Enchantress from the Stars. Grade(s): 6-9Epstein, Samuel, and Beryl Epstein. Tunnels. Grade(s): 6-12Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Up to Ten and Down Again. Grade(s): K-3Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Great Northern Diver: The Loon. Grade(s): 3-6Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Star Maiden: An Ojibway Tale, The. Grade(s): 3-6Facklam, Margery. And Then There Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction.

Grade(s): 3-9Facklam, Margery. Do Not Disturb: The Mysteries of Animal Hibernation and Sleep.

Grade(s): 3-9Facklam, Margery. Partners for Life: The Mysteries of Animal Symbiosis. Grade(s):

3-9Facklam, Margery and Howard Facklam. Spare Parts for People. Grade(s): 6-12Faraday, Michael. Chemical History of a Candle, The. Grade(s): 9-12Farrick, Nancy (Selector). Room for Me and a Mountain Lion: Poetry of Open

Spaces. Grade(s): 3-6Featherly, Jay. Ko-hoh: The Call of the Trumpeter Swan. Grade(s): 3-9Featherly, Jay. Mustangs: Wild Horses of the American West. Grade(s): 3-9Feelings, Muriel. Moja Means One. Grade(s): K-6

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Feldbaum, Carl, and Ronald J. Bee. Looking the Tiger in the Eye: Confronting the Nuclear Threat. Grade(s): 6-12

Ferguson, Ava. Sharks and Rays of the Pacific Coast, Monterey Bay Aquarium. Grade(s): 6-9

Ferguson, Kitty. Black Holes in Space-Time. Grade(s): 9-12Ferris, Jeri. Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson. Grade(s): 9-12Ferris, Jeri. What Are You Figuring Now? A Story About Benjamin Banneker.

Grade(s): 6-9Ferris, Timothy. Coming of Age in the Milky Way. Grade(s): 6-12Ferris, Timothy. Galaxies. Grade(s): 6-12Ferris, Timothy. Spaceshots: The Beauty of Nature Beyond Earth. Grade(s): 6-12Feynman, Richard. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter. Grade(s): 9-12Feynman, Richard. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious

Character. Grade(s): 9-12Filson, Brent. Exploring with Lasers. Grade(s): 3-9Fine, Judylaine. Afraid to Ask: A Book for Families to Share About Cancer.

Grade(s): 6-12Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Ant Colony, An. Grade(s): 3-6Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Housefly, The. Grade(s): 3-6Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Inside the Burrow: The Life of

the Golden Hamster. Grade(s): 3-6Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Life of the Butterfly. Grade(s):

3-6Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Look Through the Mouse

Hole, A. Grade(s): 3-6Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel. Season of the White Stork.

Grade(s): 3-6Fisher, David E. Origin and Evolution of Our Own Particular Universe, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Fisher, Leonard Everett. Calendar Art: Thirteen Days, Weeks, Months, and Years

from Around the World. Grade(s): 3-9Fisher, Leonard Everett. Number Art: Thirteen 1, 2, 3's from Around the World.

Grade(s): 3-9Flanagan, Dennis. Flanagan's Version: A Spectator's Guide to Science on the Eve

of the Twenty-First Century. Grade(s): 9-12Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. Grade(s): 3-9Fleischman, Paul. Path of the Pale Horse. Grade(s): 6-9Fleisher, Paul. Secrets of the Universe: Discovering the Universal Laws of

Science. Grade(s): 6-12Flora. Feathers Like a Rainbow: An Amazon Indian Tale. Grade(s): 3-6Florian, Douglas. Turtle Day, A. Grade(s): K-3Florian, Douglas. Winter Day, A. Grade(s): K-3Foley, Gerald, and Charlotte Nassim. Energy Question, The. Grade(s): 9-12Forsyth, Adrian. Architecture of Animals, The. Grade(s): 6-9Forsyth, Adrian. Journey Through a Tropical Jungle. Grade(s): 3-9Forward, Robert L. Dragon's Egg. Grade(s): 9-12

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Fossey, Diane. Gorillas in the Mist. Grade(s): 9-12Foster, Janet. Journey to the Top of the World. Grade(s): 6-12Fradin, Dennis B. Voyager Space Probes, The. Grade(s): 3-6Frank, Julia. Alzheimer’s Disease: The Silent Epidemic. Grade(s): 6-12Freedman, Russell. Rattlesnakes. Grade(s): 3-9Freedman, Russell. Sharks. Grade(s): 3-6Freedman, Russell. Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, The.

Grade(s): 6-12Freeman, Don. Rainbow of My Own, A. Grade(s): K-3Freeman, Mae. Finding Out About Shapes. Grade(s): K-6Fritz, Jean. What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Grade(s): 3-6Fritz, Jean. Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? Grade(s): 3-6Froman, Robert. Angles Are Easy as Pie. Grade(s): 3-6Froman, Robert. Greatest Guessing Game: A Book About Dividing, The. Grade(s):

3-6Froman, Robert. Less Than Nothing Is Really Something. Grade(s): 3-6Gackenbach, Dick. Bag Full of Pups, A. Grade(s): 3-6Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats. Grade(s): K-3Gallant, Roy A. Before the Sun Dies: The Story of Evolution. Grade(s): 6-12Gallant, Roy A. Explorers of the Atom. Grade(s): 9-12Gallant, Roy A. Our Restless Earth. Grade(s): 6-9Gallant, Roy A. Our Universe. Grade(s): 3-9Gallant, Roy A. Private Lives of the Stars, The. Grade(s): 9-12Gallant, Roy A. Rainbows, Mirages, and Sundogs: The Sky as a Source of Wonder.

Grade(s): 6-9Gamow, George. Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein, The. Grade(s): 9-12Gamow, George. Mr. Thompkins in Paperback. Grade(s): 9-12Gans, Roma. Rock Collecting. Grade(s): 3-6Gardner, Beau. Can You Imagine? A Counting Book. Grade(s): K-3Gardner, Martin. Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery. Grade(s): 9-12Gardner, Martin. New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from

Mirror Reflections to Superstrings, The. Grade(s): 9-12Gardner, Martin. Science: Good, Bad and Bogus. Grade(s): 9-12Gardner, Martin E. Sacred Beetle and Other Great Essays in Science, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Gardner, Robert, Edited by Henry Rasot. Science and Sports. Grade(s): 6-9Gathreaux, Jr., S.A. (Editor). Animal Migration and Navigation. Grade(s): 9-12Gay, Kathlyn, Edited by M. Kline. Silent Killers: Radon and Other Hazards. Grade(s):

6-12Gelman, Rita Golden. What Are Scientists? What Do They Do? Grade(s): K-3George, Jean Craighead. Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears, The. Grade(s): 3-6George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Grade(s): 6-9George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain. Grade(s): 6-9George, Jean Craighead. One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest. Grade(s): 3-6George, Jean Craighead. Talking Earth, The. Grade(s): 6-9George, Jean Craighead. Water Sky. Grade(s): 6-9

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George, Jean Craighead. Wounded Wolf, The. Grade(s): 3-6George, William T. Beaver at Long Pond. Grade(s): K-3George, William T. Box Turtle at Long Pond. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Fire! Fire! Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Milk Makers, The. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. Grade(s): K-6Gibbons, Gail. Prehistoric Animals. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Sun Up, Sun Down. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Weather Forecasting. Grade(s): 3-6Gibbons, Gail. Weather Words and What They Mean. Grade(s): K-6Gibbons, Gail. Willy and His Wheel Wagon. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Gail. Zoo. Grade(s): K-3Gibbons, Tony. Submarines. Grade(s): K-6Gibson, William. Neuromancer. Grade(s): 9-12Giganti, Paul, Jr. How Many Snails? Grade(s): K-3Gillings, Richard. Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs. Grade(s): 9-12Gilman, Michael. Matthew Henson: Explorer. Grade(s): 6-9Gilmore, C. P. Scanning Electron Microscope: World of the Infinitely Small, The.

Grade(s): 3-9Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Grade(s): 9-12Gohier, Francois. Pod of Gray Whales, A. Grade(s): 6-9Goldberg, Jeff. Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery. Grade(s): 9-12Goldsmith, Donald. Supernova: The Exploding Star of 1987. Grade(s): 6-12Goodall, Jane. Chimpanzee Family Book, The. Grade(s): 3-6Goodall, Jane. In the Shadow of Man. Grade(s): 9-12Goor, Ron and Nancy Goor. Insect Metamorphosis: From Egg to Adult. Grade(s): K-

6Gordon, Bernard L. Secret Life of Fishes, The. Grade(s): 9-12Gordon, Bonnie Bilyeau (Editor). Songs from Unsung Worlds: Science in Poetry.

Grade(s): 6-12Gorman, James. Man with No Endorphins and Other Reflections on Science, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Goudsmit, Samuel, and others. Time. Grade(s): 9-12Gould, James and Carol Gould. Sexual Selections. Grade(s): 9-12Gould, Stephen Jay. Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History. Grade(s): 9-

12Gould, Stephen Jay. Flamingo’s Smile: Reflections in Natural History, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Gould, Stephen Jay. Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Grade(s): 9-12Graham, Robin Lee, and Derek Gill. Dove. Grade(s): 6-12Greene, Herb. Building to Last: Architecture as Ongoing Art. Grade(s): 9-12Grey, Vivian. Chemist Who Lost His Head: The Story of Antoine Lavoisier, The.

Grade(s): 6-12Grifalconi, Ann. Village of Round and Square Houses, The. Grade(s): 3-9Grillone, Lisa, and Joseph Gennaro. Small Worlds Close Up. Grade(s): 3-9

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Gross, Ruth Belov. Book About Your Skeleton. Grade(s): K-6Gross, Ruth Belov. What Do Animals Eat?*. Grade(s): K-3Hackwell, W. John. Digging to the Past: Excavations in Ancient Lands. Grade(s): 6-

9Haines, Gail Kay. Test-Tube Mysteries. Grade(s): 9-12Haldeman, Joe. Forever War, The. Grade(s): 9-12Hall, Howard. Sharks: The Perfect Predators. Grade(s): 6-9Halton, Cheryl Mays. Those Amazing Leeches*. Grade(s): 6-9Hammond, Allen L. (Editor). Passion to Know: 20 Profiles in Science, A. Grade(s): 9-

12Harrington, John W. Dance of the Continents: Adventures with Rocks and Time.

Grade(s): 6-12Harris, Jacqueline L. Science in Ancient Rome. Grade(s): 6-9Hart, Ivor B. Great Physicists, The. Grade(s): 9-12Hawkes, Nigel. Nuclear Power. Grade(s): 6-12Hawking, Stephen W. Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, A.

Grade(s): 9-12Hazen, Robert M. Breakthrough: The Race for the Superconductor, The. Grade(s):

9-12Heinlein, Robert A. Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The. Grade(s): 9-12Heinrich, Bernd. In a Patch of Fireweed. Grade(s): 9-12Heinrich, Bernd. One Man’s Owl. Grade(s): 9-12Hellen, Nancy. Bus Stop, The. Grade(s): K-3Heller, Ruth. Animals Born Alive and Well. Grade(s): K-6Heller, Ruth. Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones. Grade(s): K-3Heller, Ruth. How to Hide a Polar Bear and Other Mammals. Grade(s): K-3Heller, Ruth. Reason for a Flower, The. Grade(s): K-6Hendershot, Judith, Frances Foster (Editor). In Coal Country. Grade(s): 3-6Herberman, Ethan. Great Butterfly Hunt: The Mystery of the Migrating Monarchs,

The. Grade(s): 6-12Herbert, Frank. Dune. Grade(s): 9-12Heyerdahl, Thor. Easter Island. Grade(s): 9-12Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki. Grade(s): 9-12Hickman, Pamela. Birdwise. Grade(s): 6-12Hiller, Ilo. Introducing the Mammals to Young Naturalists. Grade(s): 6-12Hines, Anna G. Sky All Around. Grade(s): K-3Hirschi, Ron. Headgear. Grade(s): 3-9Hirschi, Ron. Spring. Grade(s): K-3Hirschi, Ron. What Is a Bird? Grade(s): K-3Hirschi, Ron. Who Lives in the Forest? Grade(s): K-3Hirst, Robin, and Sally Hirst. My Place in Space. Grade(s): K-6Hiscock, Bruce. Big Rock, The. Grade(s): K-6Hiscock, Bruce. Big Tree, The. Grade(s): 3-6Hiscock, Bruce. Tundra: The Arctic Land. Grade(s): 3-9Hitching, Francis. Neck of the Giraffe, The. Grade(s): 6-12Hoban, Tana. Circles, Triangles, and Squares. Grade(s): K-6

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Hoban, Tana. Count and See. Grade(s): K-6Hoban, Tana. Look! Look! Look! Grade(s): K-3Hoban, Tana. Over, Under, and Through: And Other Spatial Concepts. Grade(s): K-

6Hoban, Tana. Round and Round and Round. Grade(s): K-6Hoban, Tana. Shapes and Things. Grade(s): K-6Hoban, Tana. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. Grade(s): K-6Hoban, Tana. Take Another Look. Grade(s): K-6Hoban, Tana. Twenty-six Letters and Ninety-nine Cents. Grade(s): K-6Hodges, Margaret. Wave, The. Grade(s): 3-6Hoff, Mary, and Mary M. Rodgers. Our Endangered Planet: Groundwater. Grade(s):

3-9Hoff, Mary, and Mary M. Rodgers. Our Endangered Planet: Rivers and Lakes.

Grade(s): 3-9Hoffman, Paul. Archimedes' Revenge. Grade(s): 9-12Hoffman, Stephen M. What’s Under That Rock?*. Grade(s): 3-6Hofstadter, Douglas. Gšdel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Grade(s): 9-12Holling, Holling C. Minn of the Mississippi. Grade(s): 3-9Holling, Holling C. Pagoo. Grade(s): 3-9Hooper, Meredith. Seven Eggs. Grade(s): K-3Hooper, Patricia. Bundle of Beasts, A. Grade(s): 9-12Hoover, H.M. Rains of Eridan, The. Grade(s): 6-12Hopkins, Lee B. Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 3-9Hopkins, Lee B. Sky Is Full of Song, The. Grade(s): K-3Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Click, Rumble, Roar: Poems About Machines. Grade(s): 3-9Horner, John K. and James Gorman. Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up. Grade(s): 6-9Horner, John K., and James Gorman. Digging Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 9-12Hoshino, Michio. Grizzly. Grade(s): 9-12Howard, Fred. Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers. Grade(s): 9-

12Howe, James. I Wish I Were a Butterfly. Grade(s): K-6Hubbell, Sue. Book of Bees and How to Keep Them, A. Grade(s): 9-12Hughes, Monica. Keeper of the Isis Light, The*. Grade(s): 6-12Hughes, Shirley. When We Went to the Park. Grade(s): K-3Hull, Robert. Poems for Spring. Grade(s): K-6Humphrey, Henry, and Deirdre O'Meara-Humphrey. When Is Now? Grade(s): 6-12Huntley, H.E. Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Grade(s): 6-12Hutchins, Pat. Changes, Changes. Grade(s): K-3Hutchins, Pat. Clocks and More Clocks*. Grade(s): K-3Hutchins, Pat. Doorbell Rang, The. Grade(s): K-3Hutchins, Pat. One Hunter. Grade(s): K-3Hyde, Philip. Drylands: The Deserts of North America. Grade(s): 9-12Isaacson, Philip. Round Buildings, Square Buildings, and Buildings That Wiggle

like a Fish. Grade(s): 3-9Isberg, Emily. Peak Performance: Sports, Science, and the Body in Action.

Grade(s): 6-9

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Isenbart, Hans-Heinrich. Birth of a Foal. Grade(s): 3-6Isenbart, Hans-Heinrich. Duckling Is Born, A. Grade(s): K-6Jacobs, Francine. Breakthrough: The True Story of Penicillin. Grade(s): 6-9Jacobs, Una. Earth Calendar. Grade(s): K-6Jacobs, Una. Sun Calendar. Grade(s): 3-9Jaffe, Bernard. Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry from Ancient Alchemy to

Nuclear Fission. Grade(s): 9-12Jastrow, Robert. Enchanted Loom, The. Grade(s): 6-12Jespersen, James, and Jane Fitz-Randolph. From Quarks to Quasars: A Tour of the

Universe. Grade(s): 9-12Johanson, Donald E. Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind. Grade(s): 9-12Johanson, Donald, and Kevin O'Farrell. Journey from the Dawn: Life with the

World's First Family. Grade(s): 6-12Johnson, Rebecca. Greenhouse Effect: Life on a Warmer Planet, The. Grade(s): 6-

12Johnson, Rebecca. Secret Language: Pheromones in the Animal World, The.

Grade(s): 6-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Bats. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Beetles. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Coral Reefs. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Crabs. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Elephant Seals. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Hermit Crabs. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. How Leaves Change. Grade(s): K-6Johnson, Sylvia A. Inside an Egg. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Morning Glories. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Mushrooms. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Potatoes. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Rice. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Snails. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Snakes. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Tree Frogs. Grade(s): 3-9Johnson, Sylvia A. Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild. Grade(s): 3-9Johnston, Ginny and Judy Cutchins. Scaly Babies: Reptiles Growing Up. Grade(s): 3-

6Johnston, Tony. Whale Song: A Celebration of Counting. Grade(s): K-3Jonas, Ann. Color Dance. Grade(s): K-3Jonas, Ann. Round Trip. Grade(s): 3-6Juster, Norton. Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, The. Grade(s):

6-12Juster, Norton. Phantom Tollbooth, The. Grade(s): 3-9Kandoian, Ellen. Under the Sun. Grade(s): K-3Kaplan, Andrew. Careers for Number Lovers. Grade(s): 3-6Kaufman, William J. Relativity and Cosmology. Grade(s): 9-12Kellogg, Steven. Much Bigger Than Martin. Grade(s): K-3Kelsey, Larry, and Darrell Hoff. Recent Revolutions in Astronomy. Grade(s): 6-12

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Kent, Jack. Twelve Days of Christmas. Grade(s): K-3Kent, Zachary. Story of the Challenger Disaster, The. Grade(s): 3-6Kilpatrick, Cathy. Creepy Crawlies: Insects and Other Tiny Animals. Grade(s): K-6Kitchen, Bert. Animal Alphabet. Grade(s): K-3Kitchen, Bert. Animal Numbers. Grade(s): K-3Klein, Leonore. What Is an Inch? Grade(s): K-6Knapp, Toni. Six Bridges of Humphrey the Whale, The. Grade(s): 3-6Koestler, Arthur. Case of the Midwife Toad, The. Grade(s): 9-12Kohl, Judith and Herbert Kohl. View from the Oak, The. Grade(s): 6-12Kolb, Kenneth E., and Doris Kolb. Glass: Its Many Facets. Grade(s): 6-9Krakel, Dean. Downriver: A Yellowstone Journey. Grade(s): 9-12Krupp, E. C. Big Dipper and You, The. Grade(s): 3-6Krupp, E. C. Comet and You, The. Grade(s): K-6Krutch, Joseph Wood. Great Chain of Life, The. Grade(s): 6-12Kumin, Maxine. Microscope, The. Grade(s): 3-6Laithwaite, Eric. Size: The Measure of Things. Grade(s): 3-6Lambert, David, and Ralph Hardy. Weather and Its Work. Grade(s): 6-12Lampton, Christopher. Bathtubs, Slides, Roller Coaster Rails: Simple Machines

That Are Really Inclined Planes. Grade(s): K-6Lampton, Christopher. Marbles, Roller Skates, Doorknobs: Simple Machines That

Are Really Wheels. Grade(s): K-6Lampton, Christopher. New Theories on the Birth of the Universe. Grade(s): 9-12Lampton, Christopher. Seesaws, Nutcrackers, Brooms: Simple Machines That Are

Really Levers. Grade(s): K-6Lampton, Christopher. Thomas Alva Edison. Grade(s): 6-9Landau, Elaine. Alzheimer’s Disease. Grade(s): 6-12Lane, Margaret. Fish: The Story of the Stickleback, The. Grade(s): 3-9Larrick, Nancy. When the Dark Comes Dancing: A Bedtime Poetry Book. Grade(s):

K-3Larsen, Rebecca. Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. Grade(s): 9-12Lasky, Kathryn. Bone Wars, The. Grade(s): 6-9Lasky, Kathryn. Dinosaur Dig. Grade(s): 6-9Lauber, Patricia. Dinosaurs Walked Here: And Other StoriesFossils Tell. Grade(s):

3-6Lauber, Patricia. From Flower to Flower: Animals and Pollination. Grade(s): 6-9Lauber, Patricia. Journey to the Planets. Grade(s): 3-9Lauber, Patricia. News About Dinosaurs, The. Grade(s): 3-9Lauber, Patricia. Sea Otters and Seaweed. Grade(s): 3-6Lauber, Patricia. Seeing Earth from Space. Grade(s): 3-9Lauber, Patricia. Tales Mummies Tell. Grade(s): 6-9Lauber, Patricia. Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens. Grade(s):

3-6Lauber, Patricia. Voyagers from Space: Meteors and Meteorites. Grade(s): 6-12Lauber, Patricia. What’s Hatching out of That Egg? Grade(s): K-3Lavies, Bianca. Backyard Hunter: The Praying Mantis. Grade(s): 3-6Lavies, Bianca. It’s an Armadillo. Grade(s): 3-6

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Lavies, Bianca. Lily Pad Pond. Grade(s): K-3Lavies, Bianca. Secretive Timber Rattlesnakes. Grade(s): 3-6Lavies, Bianca. Tree Trunk Traffic. Grade(s): K-3Lavine, Sigmund A. Wonders of Woodchucks. Grade(s): 3-9Lawrence, Louise. Children of the Dust. Grade(s): 6-9Lawrence, R.D. Wolves. Grade(s): 3-6Le Sieg, Theo. Ten Apples up on Top. Grade(s): K-3Leakey, L.S.B. By the Evidence: Memoirs 1932-1951. Grade(s): 9-12Leakey, Richard. Human Origins. Grade(s): 6-12Leatherwood, Stephen and Randall Reeves. Sea World Book of Dolphins, The.

Grade(s): 3-9LeGuin, Ursula. Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, The. Grade(s): 9-12LeGuin, Ursula. Left Hand of Darkness, The. Grade(s): 9-12Leicester, Henry. Historical Background of Chemistry. Grade(s): 9-12L'Engle, Madeleine. Wrinkle in Time, A. Grade(s): 6-9Leopold, Aldo. Sand Country Almanac: And Sketches Here and There, A. Grade(s):

9-12Lerner, Carol. Forest Year, A. Grade(s): 6-9Lerner, Carol. On the Forest Edge. Grade(s): 3-6Leslie-Melville, Betty. Daisy Rothschild. Grade(s): 3-6Leslie-Melville, Betty. Walter Warthog. Grade(s): 3-6Lester, Alison. Imagine. Grade(s): K-3Leutscher, Alfred. Water. Grade(s): 3-6Levi, Primo. Periodic Table, The. Grade(s): 9-12Lewis, Thomas P. Hill of Fire. Grade(s): 3-6Ley, Willy. Discovery of the Elements, The. Grade(s): 9-12Lieber, Lillian. Education of T. C. Mits, The. Grade(s): 6-12Limmer, Milly J., Ann Fay (Editor). Where Will You Swim Tonight? Grade(s): K-3Lindbergh, Charles A. Spirit of St. Louis, The. Grade(s): 9-12Linn, Charles F. Golden Mean: Mathematics and the Fine Arts, The. Grade(s): 9-12Lionni, Leo. Pezzettino. Grade(s): K-6Livingston, Dorothy A. Michelson. Master of Light: A Biography of Albert Michelson.

Grade(s): 9-12Livingston, Myra Cohn. Circle of Seasons. Grade(s): K-6Livingston, Myra Cohn. Monkey Puzzle and Other Poems. Grade(s): 3-6Livingston, Myra Cohn. Space Songs. Grade(s): 3-9Lloyd, David. Air. Grade(s): K-6Locker, Thomas. Where the River Begins. Grade(s): 3-6London, Jack. Call of the Wild. Grade(s): 6-12London, Jack. White Fang. Grade(s): 6-12Lottridge, Celia. One Watermelon Seed. Grade(s): K-3Lowery, Lawrence F. How Tall Was Milton? Grade(s): K-3Lowery, Linda. Earth Day. Grade(s): K-3Maass, Robert. When Autumn Comes. Grade(s): K-3Mabey, Richard. Oak and Company. Grade(s): 3-6Macaulay, David. Cathedral: the story of its construction. Grade(s): 6-9

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Macaulay, David. Motel of the Mysteries. Grade(s): 6-12Macaulay, David. Pyramid. Grade(s): 3-6Macaulay, David. Way Things Work, The. Grade(s): 3-12Maccarone, Grace, Nancy Krullk, and Jolie Epstein. Real Robots. Grade(s): K-6MacClintock, Dorcas. Phoebe the Kinkajou*. Grade(s): 3-6MacDonald, David. Running with the Fox. Grade(s): 9-12Madden, Eric. Earth Story. Grade(s): K-6Madden, Eric. Life Story. Grade(s): K-6Madison, Arnold, Jane Stelten Pohl (Editor). Drugs and You (Revised edition).

Grade(s): 3-6Madson, Chris. When Nature Heals: The Greening of the Rock Mountain Arsenal.

Grade(s): 6-12Maestro, Betsy. Around the Clock with Harriet. Grade(s): K-3Maestro, Betsy. Harriet Goes to the Circus. Grade(s): K-3Maestro, Betsy. Sea Full of Sharks, A. Grade(s): 3-6Mahy, Margaret. When the King Rides By. Grade(s): K-3Malnig, Anita. Where the Waves Break: Life at the Edge of the Sea. Grade(s): 3-6Marston, Elsa. Mysteries in American Archaeology. Grade(s): 6-12Martin, Bill, Jr., and John Archambault. Listen to the Rain. Grade(s): K-3Math, Irwin. Wires and Watts: Understanding and Using Electricity. Grade(s): 6-12Mathews, Louise. Bunches and Bunches of Bunnies. Grade(s): 3-6Mathews, Louise. Gator Pie. Grade(s): K-6Mathews, Louise. Great Take-Away, The. Grade(s): 3-6Mathis, Sharon Bell. Hundred Penny Box. Grade(s): 3-9Matthews, Downs. Polar Bear Cubs. Grade(s): 3-6Maurer, Richard. Junk in Space. Grade(s): 6-9Mayers, Florence Cassen. ABC National Air and Space Museum, The. Grade(s): 3-

12Mayne, William. Earthfasts. Grade(s): 6-12McClung, Robert. How Animals Hide. Grade(s): 3-6McCutcheon, Marc. Compass in Your Nose, and Other Astonishing Facts About

Humans, The. Grade(s): 6-12McDonald, Megan. Is This a House for Hermit Crab? Grade(s): K-3McGowen, Tom. Chemistry: The Birth of a Science. Grade(s): 9-12McGrath, Susan. Fun with Physics. Grade(s): 6-12McKibben, Bill. End of Nature, The. Grade(s): 9-12McKie, Robin. Lasers. Grade(s): 6-12McKie, Robin. Science Frontiers: Energy. Grade(s): K-6McLaughlin, Molly. Dragonflies. Grade(s): 3-9McLaughlin, Molly. Earthworms, Dirt, and Rotten Leaves: An Exploration in

Ecology. Grade(s): 3-9McLoughlin, John C. Archosauria: A New Look at the Old Dinosaur. Grade(s): 6-12McMillan, Bruce. Counting Wildflowers. Grade(s): K-3McMillan, Bruce. Time to . . . Grade(s): K-3McNulty, Faith. How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World. Grade(s): 3-6McPhee, John. Coming into the Country. Grade(s): 9-12

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McPhee, John. Oranges. Grade(s): 6-12McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Rooftop Astronomer: A Story About Maria

Mitchell. Grade(s): 4-6Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen. Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death

to Children. Grade(s): K-6Meltzer, Milton. Landscape of Memory, The. Grade(s): 6-9Merrill, Jean. Toothpaste Millionaire, The. Grade(s): 3-9Meyers, Susan. Pearson: A Harbor Seal Pup. Grade(s): 3-9Miles, Betty. Save the Earth: An Action Handbook for Kids. Grade(s): 3-6Miller, Christina, and Louise Berry. Wastes. Grade(s): 6-12Miller, Jonathan. Darwin for Beginners. Grade(s): 9-12Miller, Jonathan. Human Body, The. Grade(s): 6-9Miller, Walter. Canticle for Leibowitz, A. Grade(s): 9-12Milne, Lorus J. and Margery Milne. Mystery of the Bog Forest, The. Grade(s): 6-9Milne, Lorus J. and Margery Milne. Nature's Great Carbon Cycle. Grade(s): 9-12Milne, Lorus J. and Margery Milne. Shovelful of Earth, A. Grade(s): 6-12Mitgutsch, Ali. From Milk to Ice Cream. Grade(s): K-3Mitgutsch, Ali. From Swamp to Coal. Grade(s): 3-6Moeri, Louise. Downwind. Grade(s): 3-9Monroe, Jean Guard, and Ray A. Williamson. They Dance in the Sky: Native

American Star Myths. Grade(s): 3-6Montgomery, Sy. Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Diane Fossey, Birute

Galdikas. Grade(s): 9-12Moorehead, Alan. Darwin and the Beagle. Grade(s): 6-9Mori, Tsuyoshi. Socrates and the Three Little Pigs. Grade(s): 3-9Morrison, Lillian. Overheard in a Bubble Chamber: And Other Science Poems.

Grade(s): 9-12Morrison, Philip, Phylis Morrison, and the office of Charles and Ray Eames. Powers of

Ten. Grade(s): 6-12Moskin, Marietta D. Sky Dragons and Flaming Swords: The Story of Eclipses,

Comets, and Other Strange Happenings in the Skies. Grade(s): 3-6Moss, Cynthia. Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant

Family. Grade(s): 9-12Mott, Lawrie, and Karey Snyder. Pesticide Alert: A Guide to Pesticides in Fruits and

Vegetables. Grade(s): 9-12Mowat, Farley. Never Cry Wolf. Grade(s): 6-12Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family. Grade(s): 3-6Mowat, Farley. Whale for the Killing, A. Grade(s): 6-12Mowat, Farley. Woman in the Mists: The Story of Diane Fossey and the Mountain

Gorillas of Africa. Grade(s): 9-12Muir, John. My First Summer in the Sierra. Grade(s): 9-12Murphy, Jim. Call of the Wolves, The. Grade(s): 3-6Mutel, Cornelia F. and Mary M. Rodgers. Our Endangered Planet: Tropical Rain

Forests. Grade(s): 6-9Myers, Norman. Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management. Grade(s): 9-12Myller, Rolf. How Big Is a Foot? Grade(s): K-6

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National Geographic Society. Why in the World? Grade(s): 3-9National Geographic Society Staff. Amazing Animals of Australia. Grade(s): 3-9National Geographic Society Staff. Living on Earth. Grade(s): 6-12National Geographic Society Staff. Small Inventions That Make a Big Difference:

Book for World Explorers. Grade(s): 9-12Naylor, Phyllis. Beetles, Lightly Toasted. Grade(s): 3-6Newton, James R. Forest Is Reborn, A. Grade(s): 3-6Nickerson, Roy. Sea Otters: A Natural History and Guide (Revised edition).

Grade(s): 6-12Nilsson, Lennart. Behold, Man. Grade(s): 9-12Nilsson, Lennart. Child Is Born, A. Grade(s): 6-12Nilsson, Lennart. Close to Nature: An Exploration of Nature’s Microcosm. Grade(s):

6-12Niven, Larr. Ringworld. Grade(s): 9-12Niven, Larry, and Jerry Pournelle. Lucifer's Hammer. Grade(s): 9-12Nolan, Dennis. Wolf Child. Grade(s): 6-9North, Rick. Jack Anderson Presents the Young Astronauts (Number 1). Grade(s):

6-9North, Sterling. Wolfling, The. Grade(s): 6-9Nozaki, Akihiro. Anno's Hat Tricks. Grade(s): 3-9O’Brien, Robert. Z for Zachariah. Grade(s): 6-9O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Grade(s): 3-6Ockenga, Starr, and Eileen Doolittle. World of Wonders: A Trip Through Numbers.

Grade(s): 3-6O'Connor, Karen. Garbage: Our Endangered Planet. Grade(s): 6-12O'Neill, Mary. Take a Number. Grade(s): 3-9Oppenheim, Joanne. Have You Seen Birds? Grade(s): K-3Ostmann, Robert. Acid Rain: A Plague upon the Waters*. Grade(s): 6-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Ants. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Cactus. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Carnivorous Plants. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Cats. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Elephants. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. How Seeds Travel. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Lions. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Monkeys. Grade(s): 3-9Overbeck, Cynthia. Sunflowers. Grade(s): 3-9Owen, Annie. Annie's One to Ten. Grade(s): K-3Oxford Scientific Films Staff. House Mouse. Grade(s): K-6Oxford Scientific Films Staff. Wild Rabbit, The. Grade(s): K-6Oxford Scientific Films Staff, MacQuitty, Miranda (Editor). Side by Side. Grade(s): 3-6Pace, Mildred Mastin. Wrapped for Eternity: The Story of the Egyptian Mummy.

Grade(s): 6-12Page, Jake. Zoo: The Modern Ark. Grade(s): 9-12Pagels, Heinz. Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics as the Language of Nature, The.

Grade(s): 9-12

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Pallotta, Jerry. Bird Alphabet Book, The. Grade(s): 3-6Panati, Charles. Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things. Grade(s): 6-12Pappas, Theoni. Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices. Grade(s):

9-12Parker, Nancy Winslow. Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders. Grade(s): K-6Parker, Nancy Winslow and Joan R. Wright. Bugs. Grade(s): K-6Parker, Steve. Pond and River. Grade(s): 3-9Parker, Steve. Seashore. Grade(s): 3-9Parker, Steve. Skeleton. Grade(s): 3-9Parnall, Peter. Apple Tree. Grade(s): 3-6Parnall, Peter. Daywatchers. Grade(s): 3-9Parnall, Peter. Dog’s Book of Birds, A*. Grade(s): 3-9Parnall, Peter. Quiet. Grade(s): K-6Parsons, Alexandra. Amazing Cats. Grade(s): 3-6Parsons, Alexandra. Amazing Poisonous Animals. Grade(s): 3-6Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Buffalo: The American Bison Today. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Mosquitoes. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Quarter Horses. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Quest for Artificial Intelligence, The. Grade(s): 9-12Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Sizes and Shapes in Nature: What They Mean. Grade(s):

3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Spider Magic. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Whales: Giants of the Deep. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Wheat: The Golden Harvest. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Where the Bald Eagles Gather. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Whooping Crane: A Comeback Story, The. Grade(s): 3-9Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Wild Turkey, Tame Turkey. Grade(s): 3-9Patterson, Francine. Koko’s Story. Grade(s): K-6Paulos, John Allen. Innumeracy: Mathematic Illiteracy and Its Consequences.

Grade(s): 9-12Paulos, John Allen. Mathematics and Humor. Grade(s): 9-12Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Grade(s): 6-9Paulsen, Gary. Island, The. Grade(s): 6-12Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. Grade(s): 6-12Pearson, Susan. My Favorite Time of Year. Grade(s): K-3Peck, Robert Newton. Day No Pigs Would Die, A. Grade(s): 6-9Pedoe, Dan. Geometry and the Visual Arts. Grade(s): 9-12Pelta, Kathy. Bridging the Golden Gate. Grade(s): 3-9Penrose, Roger. Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the

Laws of Physics, The. Grade(s): 9-12Peters, David. From the Beginning: The Story of Human Evolution. Grade(s): 6-9Peters, Lisa Westberg. Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, The. Grade(s): K-6Peters, Lisa Westberg. Water's Way. Grade(s): K-6Peterson, Ivars. Mathematical Tourist: Snapshots of Modern Mathematics, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Phifer, Kate. Tall and Small: A Book About Height. Grade(s): 3-9

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Pinkwater, Daniel. Wuggie Norple Story, The. Grade(s): K-6Pittman, Helena Clare. Grain of Rice, A. Grade(s): 3-9Polacco, Patricia. Meteor! Grade(s): K-3Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake. Grade(s): K-3Powzyk, Joyce. Tasmania: A Wildlife Journey. Grade(s): 3-6Powzyk, Joyce. Tracking Wild Chimpanzees. Grade(s): 3-6Pringle, Laurence. Death Is Natural. Grade(s): 3-9Pringle, Laurence. Nuclear Energy: Troubled Past, Uncertain Future. Grade(s): 6-9Pringle, Laurence. Rain of Troubles: The Science and Politics of Acid Rain.

Grade(s): 6-12Pringle, Laurence. Restoring Our Earth. Grade(s): 6-9Provensen, Alice, and Martin Provensen. Book of Seasons, A. Grade(s): K-3Provensen, Alice, and Martin Provensen. Glorious Flight Across the Channel with

Louis Bleriot, The. Grade(s): 3-6Provensen, Alice, and Martin Provensen. Year at Maple Hill Farm, The. Grade(s): K-3Quammen, David. Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature.

Grade(s): 9-12Rahn, Joan Elma. Ears, Hearing, and Balance*. Grade(s): 6-9Rawls, Wilson. Summer of the Monkeys. Grade(s): 6-9Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows. Grade(s): 6-9Readers’ Digest Editors. Sharks: Silent Hunters of the Deep. Grade(s): 6-12Reed, Don C. Sevengill: The Shark and Me. Grade(s): 3-6Regis, Ed. Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition. Grade(s): 9-12Regis, Ed. Who Got Einstein's Office? Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for

Advanced Study. Grade(s): 9-12Reid, Margarette. Button Box, The. Grade(s): K-3Reiss, John, Jr. Shapes. Grade(s): K-3Ricciuti, Edward. To the Brink of Extinction. Grade(s): 9-12Richards, Norman. Dreamers and Doers: Inventors Who Changed Our World.

Grade(s): 6-12Ride, Sally, and Susan Okie. To Space and Back. Grade(s): 6-9Riedel, Manfred G. Winning with Numbers: A Kid's Guide to Statistics. Grade(s): 3-

9Riedman, Marianne. Sea Otters. Grade(s): 6-9Riedman, Sarah R. Biological Clocks. Grade(s): 6-12Rights, Mollie. Beastly Neighbors: All About Wild Things in the City, or Why

Earwigs Make Good Mothers. Grade(s): 3-6Ritchie, David. Computer Pioneers: The Making of the Modern Computer, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Ritchie, David. Ring of Fire, The. Grade(s): 6-12Ritchie, David. Superquake: Why Earthquakes Occur and When the Big One Will

Hit Southern California. Grade(s): 9-12Rius, Maria, and J. M. Parramon. Four Elements: Air, The. Grade(s): K-3Robart, Rose. Cake That Mack Ate, The. Grade(s): K-3Robbins, Ken. Flower Grows, A. Grade(s): K-3

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Roberts, Willo Davis. Sugar Isn’t Everything: A Support Book in Fiction Form for the Young Diabetic. Grade(s): 6-9

Robinson, Marlene M. Who Knows This Nose? Grade(s): K-3Rockwell, Anne. My Spring Robin. Grade(s): K-3Rockwell, Anne. Trains. Grade(s): K-3Rogers, Fred. New Baby, The. Grade(s): K-6Romanova, Natalia. Once There Was a Tree. Grade(s): K-6Rose, Kenneth J. Body in Time, The. Grade(s): 9-12Ross, Frank, Jr. Oracle Bones, Stars, and Wheelbarrows: Ancient Chinese Science

and Technology. Grade(s): 6-12Ross, Michael Elsohn. What Makes Everything Go? Grade(s): 3-6Rossbacher, Lisa A. Recent Revolutions in Geology. Grade(s): 6-12Rucker, Rudy. Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality. Grade(s): 9-12Ruckman, Ivy. Night of the Twisters. Grade(s): 3-9Rutland, J. See Inside a Submarine. Grade(s): 9-12Rybczynski, Witold. Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology.

Grade(s): 9-12Ryden, Hope. America’s Bald Eagle. Grade(s): 3-9Ryden, Hope. Lily Pond: Four Years with a Family of Beavers. Grade(s): 6-12Ryden, Hope. Wild Animals of Africa ABC. Grade(s): K-3Ryder, Joanne. Catching the Wind. Grade(s): K-3Ryder, Joanne. Hello Tree! Grade(s): K-6Ryder, Joanne. Inside Turtle’s Shell: And Other Poems of the Field. Grade(s): 3-9Ryder, Joanne. Lizards in the Sun. Grade(s): K-3Ryder, Joanne. Mockingbird Morning. Grade(s): 3-6Ryder, Joanne. Snail’s Spell, The. Grade(s): K-6Ryder, Joanne. Step into the Night. Grade(s): K-6Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow. Grade(s): K-6Ryder, Joanne. White Bear, Ice Bear. Grade(s): K-6Rylant, Cynthia. This Year’s Garden. Grade(s): K-3Sachar, Louis. Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School. Grade(s): 6-9Sagan, Carl. Contact. Grade(s): 9-12Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Grade(s): 9-12Salem, Lionel. Marvels of the Molecule. Grade(s): 9-12San Souci, Daniel. North Country Night. Grade(s): K-3Sattler, Helen Roney. Baby Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 3-6Sattler, Helen Roney. Book of Eagles, The. Grade(s): 3-9Sattler, Helen Roney. Dinosaurs of North America. Grade(s): 3-6Sattler, Helen Roney. Tyrannosaurus Rex and Its Kin: The Mesozoic Monsters.

Grade(s): 3-6Sattler, Helen Roney. Whales, the Nomads of the Sea. Grade(s): 3-9Sayre, Anne. Rosalind Franklin and DNA. Grade(s): 9-12Scarry, Huck. Balloon Trip: A Sketchbook. Grade(s): 3-9Scheffer, Victor B. Year of the Whale, The*. Grade(s): 6-12Schmitz, Siegfried. Fish Calendar. Grade(s): 3-6Schnieper, Claudia. Amazing Spiders. Grade(s): 3-9

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Schnieper, Claudia. Lizards. Grade(s): 3-9Schnieper, Claudia. On the Trail of the Fox. Grade(s): 3-9Schrier, Eric and William Allman (Editors). Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports.

Grade(s): 9-12Schulke, Flip, and others. Your Future in Space: The United States Space Camp

Training Program. Grade(s): 6-12Schwartz, David M. Hidden Life of the Pond, The. Grade(s): K-6Schwartz, David M. How Much Is a Million? Grade(s): K-6Schwartz, David M. If You Made a Million. Grade(s): 3-9Schwartz, Joe. Einstein for Beginners. Grade(s): 9-12Scott, Jack Denton. Swans. Grade(s): 6-9Seeger, Raymond. Benjamin Franklin: New World Physicist. Grade(s): 9-12Seff, Philip, and Nancy R. Seff. Our Fascinating Earth. Grade(s): 9-12Selsam, Millicent E. Amazing Dandelion, The. Grade(s): K-6Selsam, Millicent E. Backyard Insects. Grade(s): K-6Selsam, Millicent E. How to Be a Nature Detective. Grade(s): K-3Selsam, Millicent E. Milkweed. Grade(s): 3-6Selsam, Millicent E. Popcorn. Grade(s): 3-6Selsam, Millicent E. Strange Creatures That Really Lived. Grade(s): K-6Selsam, Millicent E. and Joyce Hunt. Keep Looking! Grade(s): K-3Sendak, Maurice. One Was Johnny. Grade(s): K-3Shannon, George. Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World. Grade(s): 6-

12Shapiro, Gilbert. Skeleton in the Darkroom: Stories of Serendipity in Science, A.

Grade(s): 9-12Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. 329th Friend, The. Grade(s): K-3Sharp, Pat. Brain Power: Secrets of a Winning Team. Grade(s): 6-9Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Grade(s): 9-12Shepherd, Elizabeth. No Bones: A Key to Bugs and Slugs, Worms and Ticks,

Spiders and Centipedes and Other Creepy Crawlies. Grade(s): 3-9Sherwood, Martin and Christine Sutton (Editors). Physical World, The. Grade(s): 3-9Showers, Paul. Drop of Blood, A. Grade(s): 3-9Showers, Paul. What Happens to a Hamburger. Grade(s): 3-6Siebert, Diane. Mojave. Grade(s): 3-6Silberstein, Mark and Eileen Campbell. Elkhorn Slough. Grade(s): 3-9Silverstein, Alvin and Virginia Silverstein. Glasses and Contact Lenses: Your Guide

to Eyes, Eyewear, and Eye Care. Grade(s): 6-9Silverstein, Alvin and Virginia Silverstein. Nature’s Living Lights: Fireflies and Other

Bioluminescent Creatures. Grade(s): 3-6Silverstein, Alvin and Virginia Silverstein. Story of Your Foot, The. Grade(s): 6-9Simon, Seymour. Galaxies. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Icebergs and Glaciers. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Jupiter. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Long Journey from Space, The. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Long View into Space, The. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Look to the Night Sky. Grade(s): 3-9

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Simon, Seymour. Oceans. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Secret Clocks: Time Senses of Living Things, The. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Soap Bubble Magic. Grade(s): K-6Simon, Seymour. Stars. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Storms. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Volcanoes. Grade(s): 3-9Simon, Seymour. Whales. Grade(s): 3-6Singer, Marilyn. Turtle in July. Grade(s): K-6Sitomer, Mindel, and Harry Sitomer. How Did Numbers Begin? Grade(s): K-6Sleator, William. Singularity. Grade(s): 6-12Smith, Anthony. Body, The. Grade(s): 6-12Smith, George. Mathematics: The Language of Science. Grade(s): 3-9Smith, Trevor. Amazing Lizards. Grade(s): 3-6Smucker, Anna Egan. No Star Nights. Grade(s): K-6Sneve, Virginia (Editor). Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth.

Grade(s): 6-9Somme, Lauritz and Sybille Kalas. Penguin Family Book, The. Grade(s): K-6Speare, Elizabeth George. Sign of the Beaver, The. Grade(s): 3-9Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage. Grade(s): 3-9Spielberg, Nathan, and Byron D. Anderson. Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe.

Grade(s): 9-12Spohn, Kate. Clementine's Winter Wardrobe. Grade(s): K-6Srivastava, Jane. Number Families. Grade(s): 3-6Srivastava, Jane. Spaces, Shapes, and Sizes. Grade(s): 3-6Srivastava, Jane. Statistics. Grade(s): 3-6Stap, Don. Parrot Without a Name: The Search for the Last Unknown Birds on

Earth, A. Grade(s): 9-12Steen, Lynn Arthur (Editor). On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to

Numeracy. Grade(s): 9-12Steger, Will, and Jon Bowermaster. Saving the Earth: A Citizen's Guide to

Environmental Action. Grade(s): 9-12Stewart, George. Earth Abides. Grade(s): 9-12Stoll, Clifford. Cuckoo's Egg: Inside the World of Computer Espionage, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Stolz, Mary. Night of Ghosts and Hermits: Nocturnal Life on the Seashore.

Grade(s): 3-9Stone, A. Harris, and Bertram M. Siegel. Chemistry of Soap, The. Grade(s): 3-9Stone, Lynne. Birds of Prey. Grade(s): K-6Strieber, Whitley. Wolf of Shadows. Grade(s): 6-12Strum, Shirley C. Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons. Grade(s):

9-12Sturgeon, Theodore. More Than Human. Grade(s): 9-12Stwertka, Eve, and Albert Stwertka. Make It Graphic: Drawing Graphs for Science

and Social Studies Projects. Grade(s): 6-12Sussman, Susan and Robert James. Big Friend, Little Friend: A Book About

Symbiosis. Grade(s): 3-9

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Sussman, Susan and Robert James. Lies (People Believe) About Animals. Grade(s): 3-6

Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. Grade(s): 9-12Symes, R.F. and others. Rocks and Minerals. Grade(s): 3-9Tafuri, Nancy. Who's Counting? Grade(s): K-3Taylor, Theodore. Cay, The. Grade(s): 6-9Tchudi, Stephen. Probing the Unknown: From Myth to Science. Grade(s): 6-9Tchudi, Stephen. Soda Poppery: The History of Soft Drinks in America. Grade(s): 9-

12Tepper, Sheri S. Grass. Grade(s): 9-12Thomas, Lewis. Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher, The. Grade(s): 6-12Thomas, Lewis. Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Thomas, Lewis. Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine Watcher, The. Grade(s): 9-

12Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin, Pumpkin. Grade(s): K-3Todd, Frank. Sea World Book of Penguins, The. Grade(s): 3-6Tokuda, Wendy and Richard Hall. Humphrey, The Lost Whale. Grade(s): K-3Tompert, Ann. Grandfather Tang's Story. Grade(s): 3-9Torres, George. Space Shuttle: A Quantum Leap. Grade(s): 6-12Toye, William. Loon’s Necklace, The. Grade(s): K-3Trefil, James. Meditations at 10,000 Feet: A Scientist in the Mountains. Grade(s): 9-

12Trefil, James. Scientist at the Seashore. Grade(s): 9-12Tucker, Wallace, and Karen Tucker. Dark Matter: The Quest for the Mass Hidden in

Our Universe, The. Grade(s): 9-12Turner, Ann. Heron Street. Grade(s): K-6Tuttle, Merlin D. America’s Neighborhood Bats: Understanding and Learning to

Live in Harmony with Them. Grade(s): 9-12Udry, Janice May. Tree Is Nice, A. Grade(s): K-3Van Allsburg, Chris. Just a Dream. Grade(s): 3-6Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Grade(s): K-6Van Soelen, Philip. Cricket in the Grass: And Other Stories. Grade(s): 6-9Vare, Ehtlie, and Greg Ptacek. Mothers of Invention: From the Bra to the Bomb,

Forgotten Women and Their Unforgettable Ideas. Grade(s): 6-12Vassilissa. Kiou the Owl. Grade(s): K-6Vendrell, Carme Sole. Earth. Grade(s): K-3Vendrell, Carme Sole. Water. Grade(s): K-3Verne, Jules. Journey to the Center of the Earth, A. Grade(s): 6-12Verne, Jules. Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Grade(s): 9-12Vinge, Joan D. Psion. Grade(s): 6-9Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. Grade(s): K-3Vogel, Carole and Kathryn Goldiner. Great Yellowstone Fire, The. Grade(s): 3-9Wahl, John, and Stacey Wahl. I Can Count the Petals of a Flower. Grade(s): K-3Wakefield, Pat and Larry Carrara. Moose for Jessica, A. Grade(s): 3-9

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Walters, Mark Jerome. Dance of Life: Courtship in the Animal Kingdom, The. Grade(s): 9-12

Ward, Cindy. Cookie's Week. Grade(s): K-3Watson, Clyde. Binary Numbers. Grade(s): 3-6Watson, James D. Double Helix, The. Grade(s): 9-12Watson, Lyall. Dreams of Dragons, The. Grade(s): 9-12Watson, Lyall. Water Planet, The. Grade(s): 6-12Watts, Barrie. Bird’s Nest. Grade(s): K-6Watts, Barrie. Butterfly and Caterpillar. Grade(s): K-3Watts, Barrie. Dandelion. Grade(s): K-3Watts, Barrie. Hamster. Grade(s): K-3Watts, Barrie. Mushroom. Grade(s): K-3Watts, Barrie. Tomato. Grade(s): K-3Weaver, Harriett E. Frosty: A Raccoon to Remember. Grade(s): 6-12Weinberg, Steven. First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the

Universe, The. Grade(s): 9-12Weiner, Jonathan. Planet Earth. Grade(s): 9-12Weir, David. Bhopal Syndrome: Pesticides, Environment, and Health, The.

Grade(s): 9-12Weissmann, Gerald. They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus: Tales of Medicine

and the Art of Discovery. Grade(s): 6-12Weitzman, David. Windmills, Bridges, and Old Machines: Discovering Our

Industrial Past. Grade(s): 6-12Wertheim, Anne. Intertidal Wilderness, The. Grade(s): 6-12Westberg-Peters, Lisa. Condor, The. Grade(s): 3-6Whipple, Laura (Editor). Animals, Animals. Grade(s): K-6White, Jack R. Hidden World of Forces, The. Grade(s): 6-12White, Laurence B., and Ray Broekel. Optical Illusions. Grade(s): 6-12Whitfield, Philip, and Joyce Pope. Why Do the Seasons Change? Grade(s): 6-9Wiesner, David. Hurricane. Grade(s): K-6Wiewandt, Thomas. Hidden Life of the Desert, The. Grade(s): 3-6Wilcox, Charlotte. Trash! Grade(s): 3-9Wildsmith, Brian. Squirrels. Grade(s): K-3Wildsmith, Brian. Twelve Days of Christmas, The. Grade(s): K-6Wilkins, Malcolm. Plantwatching: How Plants Remember, Tell Time,Form

Partnerships and More. Grade(s): 9-12Will, Clifford M. Was Einstein Right? Putting General Relativity to the Test.

Grade(s): 9-12Williams, Gene B. Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter. Grade(s): 6-9Williams, Jay. Box Full of Infinity, A. Grade(s): 3-6Williams, Terry. Pieces of White Shell. Grade(s): 6-9Williams, Terry, and Ted Major. Secret Language of Snow, The. Grade(s): 6-12Wilson, Dorothy Clarke. I Will Be a Doctor! The Story of America’s First Woman

Physician. Grade(s): 6-9Winckler, Suzanne, and Mary M. Rodgers. Our Endangered Planet: Population

Growth. Grade(s): 3-9

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Wolf, Fred Alan. Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists. Grade(s): 9-12

Wolfe, Tom. Right Stuff, The. Grade(s): 9-12Woods, Geraldine. Science in Ancient Egypt. Grade(s): 3-9Wren, M.K. Gift upon the Shore, A. Grade(s): 9-12Wright, Helen. Sweeper in the Sky: The Life of Maria Mitchell, First Woman

Astronomer in America*. Grade(s): 9-12Wyndham, John. Day of the Triffids. Grade(s): 9-12Wyndham, John. Midwich Cuckoos, The. Grade(s): 9-12Yeager, Chuck, and Leo Janos. Yeager: An Autobiography. Grade(s): 9-12Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Grade(s): K-6Yoshida, Toshi. Elephant Crossing. Grade(s): K-6Yoshida, Toshi. Young Lions. Grade(s): K-6Young, Jeffrey S. Steve Jobs: The Journey Is the Reward. Grade(s): 9-12Yue, Charlotte and David Yue. Igloo, The. Grade(s): 6-9Zaslavsky, Claudia. Africa Counts. Grade(s): 6-12Zolotow, Charlotte. One Step, Two.. Grade(s): K-6

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