A Sampling of Books used in my Workshops
My contact information:
Theresa Alberici 717-787-1434
Project WILD Coordinator
Pennsylvania Game Commission
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg PA 17110
www.pgc.state.pa.us
General information about Animals
Story Book Style
Beaver At Long Pond by William T George and Lindsay Barrett George
Box Turtle At Long Pond by William T. George and Lindsay Barrett George
(they have other books as well on wildlife and all are good)
Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane by Victoria Sherrow (Smithsonian Backyard series)
How to Hide series (good for camouflage and adaptations) published by Grosset & Dunlap
How To Hide a Meadow Frog by Ruth Heller
How to Hide a Butterfly by Ruth Heller
Natures Hide and Seek series
Woods and Forest by John Norrish Wood and Maggie Silver
Animals in the Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder
Everybody’s Somebody’s Lunch by Cheri Mason and Judy Kellogg Markowsky
There is a teacher’s guide as well
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon (about a bat)
From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer
The Salamander Room(Dragonfly Paperbacks) by Anne Mazer
Red Fox in Winter by Janet Craig Published by Troll ass part of Troll First-Start Science
Birdhouse for Rent by Hariet Ziefert
Single page descriptions of Animals
Animals in Order series published by Franklin Watts part of the Grolier publishing Company
True Bugs: Whan is a bug really a bug by Sara Swan Miller
Cicadas and Aphids and what they have inCcommon by Sara Swan Miller
Flies by Sara Swan Miller
Discover Nature series published by Stackpole Books
In Water and Wetlands by Elizabeth P. Lawlor part of the
Butterflies and Moths (A Golden Junior Guide) by George S. Fichter
Animal Tracker Series: published by Crabtree Publishing Company
In Fields and Meadows by Tessa Paul
By Lakes and Rivers by Tessa Paul
Books on Specific Species
Deer, Moose, Elk and Caribou by Deborah Hodge part of Kids Can Press Wildlife Series
The Everywhere Bear by Sandra Chisholm Robinson (Denver Museum of Natural History)
Sea Otter, River Otter by Sandra Chisholm Robinson (Denver Museum of Natural History)
Otters Under Water by Jim Arnosky
(Jim Arnosky has a whole series of books on different species—all are wonderful)
Getting To Know Nature’s Children Series published by Scholastic
River Otters/ Red Fox in one book
Deer/Rabbit (in one books
Spiders/Coyote (in one book)
Bats by Lily Wood (published by Scholastic)
Monarch Magic by Lynn Rosenblatt
Butterfly Book by Kertsen Hamilton (guide to attracting, raising and keeping butterflies)
Eagles for Kids by Charlene Gieck
What is a Mammal By Robert Snedden
How Animals Communicate- Slap, Squeak and Scatter by Steve Jenkins
Biodiversity
One Small Square series published by Learning Triangle Press
Cave by Donald M. Sliver
Take-Along Guides Series published by Northwood Press
Trees, Leaves and Bark by Diane L. Burns
Tracks, Scats and Signs,by Leslie Dendy
The Butterfly Garden by Judith Levicoff
Wetlands by Ronald Rood
Animal Observations By Ray Broekel published by Chicago Press
Urban
Coyotes in the Crosswalk: True Tales of Animal Life in the Wilds of the City! By Diane Swanson
The City Kid’s Guide Field Guide by Ethan Herberman ( A NOVAbook)
Urban Roosts- Where Birds Nest in the City by Barbara Bash
Endangered Species
Will we Miss Them: Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright a ( A reading Rainbow Book)
Birds
Flute’s Journey by Lynne Cherry (great for migration- story about a wood thrush)
How do Birds Find their Way? Roma Gans (great for migrations)
The Life Cycle of a Bird by Bobbie Kalman
What is a Bird? by Bobbie Kalman (part of the Science of Living Things series by Crabtree Pub.
Birdhouse for Rent by Hariet Ziefert
Water Bird by Marj Dunmire
What is a Bird? By Robert Snedden ( a Sierra Club Book)
Animals in Flight bySteve Jenkins and Robin Page
The Barn Owls by Tony Johnston
Counting is For the Birds by Fank Mazzola (just uses birds for counting.
She’s Wearing A Dead bird On Her Head by Kathryn Lasky
Great books to answer kids questions
Do Bees Sneeze? And other questions kids ask about insect by James K. Wangberg
Backyard Safaris by Phyllis S. Busch
Other Great Series of Books
Zoobooks (www.zoobooks.com)
Ranger Rick Naturescope Series by National Wildlife Federation
New Games – non-competitive games- written in the1960 and 1970’s . There is a one and two.
Educational Supplies: Some places where I purchase materials for workshops
Randy’s Books
www.randysbooks.com (often gives discounts for teachers)
Museum Product Co,. 84 Route 27, Mysic, CT 06355
1800-395-5400
Fax 860-572-9589
www.museumproducts.net
Acorn Naturalists, 17821 East 17th St.., #103, PO Box 2423, Tustin, CA 92781
800-422-8886
Fax 800-452-2902
www.acornnaturalists.com
Birsong Identiflyer – can get from Game Commission or
For the Birds, LLC,, PO Box 1731, Seneca, SC 29679
877-942-4737
www.identiflyer.com
Skulls Unlimited International, PO Box 6741, Moore, OK 73153
800-659-skull
405-632-4200
Fax 800-676-5459
Forestry Suppliers, Inc., 205 West Rankin St. , PO Box 8397
601-354-3565
Fax 601-355-5126
www.forestry-suppliers.com
Carolina Biological
www.carolina.com
Roylco Supplies (R5910 Animal X-Rays)
http://www.roylco.com
Theresa Alberici, PA Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-787-1434 Fax 717-772-0542 Email
www.pgc.state.pa.us Game Commission webpage