1 Trade Books About Nature and Science Following are some of my favorite trade books that can help you learn about science and scientists. Some are written for children, some for adults, but all may be useful as you develop your own scientific self. Remember, too, that the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) publishes an annual list of outstanding science trade books for students in grades K 12; you can find this guide online at http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/. Also check Teaching Through Trade Books, a regular feature in the journal Science and Children available to NSTA members. Amato, I. (1998). Stuff: The Materials the World Is Made Of. New York: Harper Perennial. Bendick, J. (1995). Archimedes and the Door of Science. Bathgate, ND: Bethlehem Books. Berkes, M. (2002). Seashells by the Seashore. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications. Brenneman, R. J. (2009). Fuller s Earth: A Day with Buckminster Fuller and the Kids. New York: New Press. Bryson, B. (2003). A Short History of Nearly Everything. New York: Random House. Bunting, E. (1997). Ducky. New York: Clarion. Burnie, D., and Juniper, T. (2007). Endangered Planet. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Carle, E. (2001). The Tiny Seed. New York: Aladdin. Carson, R. (1998). The Sense of Wonder. Photographs by N. Kelsh. New York: HarperCollins.
2 Carson, R. (2002). Silent Spring. 40th Anniversary Edition. Boston: Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin. Challoner, J. (1998). Floating and Sinking. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn. DuQuette, K. (2002). They Call Me Woolly: What Animal Names Can Tell Us. New York: G. P. Putnam s Sons. Ferris, T. (1998). The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe Report. New York: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. Feynman, R. P., as told to R. Leighton. (1985). Surely You re Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character. Edited by Edward Hutchings. New York: Feynman, R. P. (2005). The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman. New York: Basic Books. Fleischman, P. (2004). Seedfolks, revised edition. New York: Joanna Cotler Books. Fredericks, A. D. (2001). Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications. Fuller, R. B. (1992). Cosmography: A Posthumous Scenario for the Future of Humanity. Adjuvant, Kiyoshi Kuromiya. New York: Macmillan. Gardiner, J. R. (1995). Top Secret. New York: Little, Brown. Gould, S. J. (1980). The Panda s Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History. New York: Gould, S. J. (1991). Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History. New York:
3 Greene, B. (2003). The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. New York: Hawking, S., ed. (1992). Stephen Hawking s A Brief History of Time: A Reader s Companion. Prepared by Gene Stone. New York: Bantam Books. Hazen, R. M., & Trefil, J. (1991). Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy. New York: Doubleday. Heller, R. (1999). Chickens Aren t the Only Ones. New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. Heller, R. (1999). The Reason for a Flower. New York: Penguin. James, S. M. (2002). Dolphins. New York: Mondo. Jenkins, S. (1998). Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Keller, E. F. (1983). A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock. New York: W. H. Freeman. Kline, S. (1998). Horrible Harry and the Green Slime. New York: Puffin Books. Kolbert, E. (2006). Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. New York: Bloomsbury Press. Kraus, R. (1945). The Carrot Seed. New York: Harper. Lehn, B. (1999). What Is a Scientist? Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press. Lerner, C. (2002). Butterflies in the Garden. New York: HarperCollins. Lionni, L. (2005). Fish Is Fish. New York: Dragonfly Books. Logan, C. (2002). The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
4 Margulis, L., Schwartz, K. V., Dolan, M., & Delisle, K. (1999). Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to the Five Kingdoms. 2d ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Minnich, J. (1977). The Earthworm Book. Emmaus, PA: Rodale. Morrison, G. (2002). Pond. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Negroponte, N. (1995). Being Digital. New York: Knopf. Old, W. (2002). To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers. St. Louis, MO: Clarion. Parker, S. (2000). Eyewitness: Electricity. New York: DK Publishing. Parker, S. (2004). Seashore. New York: Dorling Kindersley. Pascoe, E. (1996). Seeds and Seedlings: Nature Close-Up. Chicago: Blackbirch Press. Peterson, R. T. (2008). Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Pipe, J. (2002). What Does a Wheel Do? Brookfield, CT: Copper Beech Books/Millbrook. Ridpath, I., & Tirion, W. (2001). Stars and Planets, 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Rogers, E., and Kostigan, T. (2007). The Green Book. New York: Three Rivers Press. Rylant, C. (1988). Every Living Thing. New York: Aladdin Library. Seuss, Dr. (1949). Bartholomew and the Oobleck. New York: Random House. Seuss, Dr. (1971). The Lorax. New York: Random House. Silverstein, S. (2005). The Giving Tree. New York: HarperCollins. Simon, S. (2003). The Moon. New York: Simon and Schuster. Simon, S., Fauteux, N., & Cushman, D. (2001). Let s Try It Out in the Water. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks. Stewart, M. (2007). Giraffe Graphs. New York: Scholastic.
5 Thompson, B. (2008). The Young Birder s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Trefil, J. (1992). Sharks Have No Bones: 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Science. New York: Simon & Schuster. Van Allsburg, C. (1990). Just a Dream. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. White, E. B. (1945). Stuart Little. New York: Harper & Row. Williams, M. (1997). The Velveteen Rabbit. New York: Golden Books. Winter, Y. (2002). Birds Build Nests. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. Zemlicka, S. (2002). From Egg to Butterfly. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner. Zolotow, C. (1992). The Seashore Book. New York: HarperCollins.