LINKING SCIENCE AND LITERACY
THROUGH BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
A Booklist Assembledby Marilyn Carpenter PhD
TEACHER RESOURCES
- Harvey, Stephanie. (1998). Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing and Research in Grades 3-8. Stenhouse.
- Harvey, Stephanie. 2002. Nonfiction Inquiry: Using Real Reading and Writing to Explore the World. Language Arts. 80, 12-22.
- McKee, Judy & Ogle, Donna. 2005. Integrating Instruction: Literacy and Science. Guillford.
SCIENCE SERIES
- KINGFISHER VOYAGES
- LET’S READ AND FIND OUT
- MAGIC TREEHOUSE RESEARCH GUIDES
- NATURE: A CHILD’S EYE VIEW
- SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD
- TIME FOR KIDS: SCIENCE SCOOPS
AWARDS FOR NONFICTION SCIENCE BOOKS
- National Science Teacher Association Outstanding Science Trade books
- ORBIS PICTUS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NONFICTION FOR CHILDREN (NCTE)
- Robert F. Siebert Informational Book Medal from ALA
SUGGESTED TITLES
PICTURE BOOKS
George, LindsayIN THE GARDEN: WHO’S BEEN HERE?
Karas, G. BrianON EARTH
Ross, MichaelWHAT’S THE MATTER IN MR. WHISKERS’ ROOM?
Schaefer, LolaPICK, PULL, SNAP! WHERE ONCE A FLOWER BLOOMED
POETRY
Florian, DouglasAUTUMNBILINGS
OMNIBEASTS
Larios, JulileYELLOW ELEPHANT: A BRIGHT BESTIARY
Scieszka, JonSCIENCE VERSE
Sidman, JoyceSONG OF THE WATER BOATMAN
BUTTERFLY EYES
Stevenson, Robert LouisTHE MOON (Illus. Tracey Campbell Pearson)
Whitman, WaltWHEN I HEARD THE LEARN’D ASTRONOMER
NONFICTION
Arnosky, JimHOOK, LINE, & SEEKER
Berger, MelvinCHIRPING CRICKETS
SWITCH ON SWITCH OFF
Burleigh, RobertINTO THE WOODS
Cowley, JoyRED-EYED TREE FROG
CHAMELEON, CHAMELEON
Davies, JacquelineTHE BOY WHO DREW BIRDS
Ehrlich, AmyRACHEL: THE STORY OF RACHEL CARSON
Goodall, JaneTHE CHIMPANZEES I LOVE
Harris, Caroline & Faidly, W.KINGFISHER VOYAGES: WILD WEATHER
Harris, RobieIT’S NOT THE STORK!
Hoose, PhillipTHE RACE TO SAVE THE LORD GOD BIRD
Gibbons, GailGALAXIES, GALAXIES!
Gribbin, Mary & JohnTHE SCIENCE OF PHILIP PULLMAN’S HIS DARK MATERIALS
Jackson, DonnaER VETS: LIFE IN AN ANIMAL EMERGENCY ROOM
Johnson, JinnyKINGFISHER VOYAGES: RAIN FOREST
Kerley, BarbaraTHE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS
Kurlansky, MarkTHE COD’S TALE
Lasky, KathrynJOHN MUIR: AMERICA’S FIRST ENVIRONMENTALIST
THE MAN WHO MADE TIME TRAVEL
Lauber, PatriciaVOLCANO
Lewin, Ted & BetsyGORILLA WALK
Lyon, George EllaMOTHER TO TIGERS
Mallory, KennethDIVING TO A DEEP-SEA VOLCANO
SWIMMING WITH HAMMERHEAD SHARKS
Markle, SandraOUTSIDE/INSIDE SNAKES
Montgomery, SyENCANTADO: PINK DOLPHIN OF THE AMAZON
THE MAN-EATING TIGERS OF SUNDARBANS
SEARCH FOR THE GOLDEN MOON BEAR
THE GOOD GOOD PIG
QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
THE SNAKE SCIENTIST
THE TARANTULA SCIENTIST
Morrison, GordonA DROP OF WATER
Murphy, JimAN AMERICAN PLAGUE
Pfeffer, WendyWIGGLING WORMS AT WORK
Sayre, AprilSTARS BENEATH YOUR BED
Schaefer, LolaAN ISLAND GROWS
Slavin, BillTRANSFORMED
Swinburne, StephenSAVING MANATEES
Thimmesh, CatherineTEAM MOON
Tokuda, YukihisaI’M A PILL BUG
Wallace, NancySEEDS! SEEDS! SEEDS!
Webb, SophieMY SEASON WITH PENGUINS
Wechsler, DougFROG HEAVEN
Wheeler, LisaMAMMOTHS ON THE MOVE
Williams, MarciaHOORAY FOR INVENTORS!