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BOOKS

Biodv QB44.3 .P58 2002
Bad Astronomy / Philip Plait. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
The author, who works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University, maintains the web site http://www.badastronomy.com. This book, presents some of the ideas on the site, as well as new information, in more detail. Does an egg really stand on end during the equinox? Why do stars, and some planets twinkle? Plait explains it all, in easy to understand language. Also, you don't want to miss the top-ten worst examples of astronomy from film.
An index and recommended reading are included.

Pub F1435.3 .P6 C54 1993
Breaking the Maya Code / Michael D. Coe. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993.
Many academics believe that no culture can be understand without knowing the language of the culture. In Coe's Breaking the Maya Code he chronicles the story of scientific discovery, intuition, academic infighting, and fate that led to the understanding of the written language of the Maya, and a deeper understanding of their culture and history. In many ways an armchair detective story, this volume is well worth reading.
Photographs, notes, a glossary, further reading, and an index are included.

Pub QE861.9 .G6 N68 1996
Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs / Michael Novacek. New York: Anchor Books, 1996.
Michael Novacek spent most of the 1990s leading an expedition in the Gobi in Mongolia. He and his team found an invaluable site of dinosaur and mammal fossils, including new species. The book Novacek has written chronicles the field life that he and his team lived, discusses the fossils they found, teaches, and informs the reader. .
Photographs and illustrations are included, as well as notes and an index.

Pub QK143 .M86 2003
Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington / Philip A. Munz. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2003.
Color photographs, illustrations, and informative descriptive text are highlights of this new edition from University of California Press. Divided into sections by color, the book is easy to use for the amateur but contains information that the talented naturalist would find useful.

Pub CB151 .R32 1996
Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones and Einstein's Brain: The Remarkable Stories Behind the Great Objects and Artifacts of History from Antiquity to the Modern Era / Harvey Rachlin. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996.
If you're looking for a fun, interesting, and educational read, look no further. This fascinating title examines the stories surrounding objects we've all heard about, like the Hope Diamond, London Bridge, the Shroud of Turin, the Elephant Man, and George Washington's false teeth. Each object is separately discussed and includes information on both legend and fact.
References and acknowledgements are provided for each item, along with an index.

Other April titles:

Pub QL61 .D87 1972
Catch Me a Colobus / Gerald Durrell. New York: Viking Press, 1972.

Pub QE707 .A2 S63 1993
Dinosaur Hunters: Eccentric Amateurs and Obsessed Professionals / David A. E. Spalding. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, 1993.

Pub QE861.4 .H644 1997
Dinosaur Lives: Unearthing an Evolutionary Saga / John R. Horner. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.

Pub LA2317 .G33 A3 1992
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling / John Taylor Gatto. Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers, 1992.

Biodiv S589.75 .F38 2002
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture / Andrew Kimbrell, editor. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002.

Pub QK149 .M854 2003
Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers / Philip A. Munz. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2003.

Pub GN50.6 .J64 A3 1989
Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor / Donald Johanson and James Shreeve. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1989.

Pub BF431 .G68 1981
The Mismeasure of Man / Stephen Jay Gould. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1981.

Pub PS3554 .U4634 Z466 2001
My Story as Told by Water: Confessions, Druidic Rants, Reflections, Bird-Watchings, Fish-Stalkings, Visions, Songs and Prayers Refracting Light, from Living Rivers, in the Ages of the Industrial Dark / David James Duncan. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2001.

Biodiv QH353 .B28 2002
A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines / Yvonne Baskin. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002.

Pub QH111 .D35 1990
Vanishing Paradise: The Tropical Rainforest / Stephen Dalton and George Bernard. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1990.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Biodiv Juv PZ7 .D29743 Br 2000
Brian's Bird / Patricia A. Davis. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 2000.
Brian's pet can talk and stand on his finger! On his eighth birthday, his family get him a parakeet that he names Scratchy. Although Brian can't see, he and Scratchy get along famously, until Brian's brother Kevin leaves the door open.

Biodiv Juv QL756.5 .F3318 2002
Bugs for Lunch = Insectos para el Almuerzo / Margery Facklam. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2002.
This entertaining rhyming book, presented in both English and Spanish, talks about the kinds of animals that eat bugs for lunch. Each illustration shows animals and insects, and someone who might look a lot like you is presented at the end, eating bugs for lunch!

Biodiv Juv PZ7 .M478693 Fl 1986
Flossie & the Fox / Patricia C. McKissack. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1986.
A confident little girl, on a hot August day in Tennessee, outwits a fox and gets her basket of eggs to the neighbor's house safely. The brightly colored illustrations and expertly drawn expressions on Flossie's face are highlights of this story book.

Biodiv Juv QE714.5 .D59 2000
Prehistoric Worlds / Dougal Dixon and Andrew Charman. San Diego, CA: Silver Dolphin Books, 2000.
This fun book, featuring flaps, pull-outs, tabs, and overlays, talks about prehistoric worlds, including geology, fossils, and dinosaurs.

Biodiv Juv QH87.3 .M39 1996
Wetlands / Ewan McLeish. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1996.
Take a visit to different kinds of wetland habitats in this educational book. There are wetland areas on all of the continents but Antarctica, and they include marshes, bogs, mudflats, and more. View great color photographs and learn about wetlands at the same time.
An index, glossary, further information, and further reading information are provided.

Other April titles:

Biodiv Juv PZ8.1 .M368 Cl 2000
Clever Tortoise / Francesca Martin. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2000.

Pub Juv QE861.5 .D56 1990
Dinosaurs and Fossils. [New York]: Scholastic, Inc., 1990.

Pub Juv TD487 .C64 1986
The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks / Joanna Cole. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1986.

Pub Juv QP37 .C63 1989
The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body / Joanna Cole. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1989.

Biodiv Juv QE432.2 .M355 2001
Me Fascinan las Piedras / Cari Meister. New York: Children's Press, 2001.

Biodiv Juv PZ7 .S9716 Se 1995
The Secret of Petroglyph Cave / Helen M. Swanson. Honolulu, HI: Bess Press, Inc., 1995.

Biodiv Juv Z711.92 .M47 M67 2000
Tomás and the Library Lady / Pat Mora. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

Pub Juv PZ8.3 .A33 Wh 1992
Where's My Teddy? / Jez Alborough. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1992.

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MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO VISUAL

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CURRICULUM

Biodiv QH541.5 .B56 M33 1998
Biodiversity Counts: Teacher's Guide. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1998.
Designed for middle school teachers, although the web site covers K-12, this volume contains information and resources for teaching biodiversity in the classroom and in the environment. For more information and downloadable resources, http://www.amnh.org/learn/biodiversity_counts/.

Biodiv QL737 .P97 E25 2001
Elephants and Their Young: Science and Math Activities for Young Children: Teacher's Guide. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Hall of Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, 2001.
This curriculum, designed for children of preschool age through first grade, conforms to both math and science national standards. Four activities are presented, and each activities contains several sessions that include materials from the book that can be duplicated for classroom use. The activities were field tested in the classroom.

Other April titles:

Pub QP376 .B72 2000
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology through the Study of Addiction. Colorado Springs, CO: BSCS; Seattle, WA: Videodiscovery, Inc., 2000. Grades 9-12.

Pub RA1226 .C53 2000
Chemicals, the Environment, and You. Colorado Springs, CO: BSCS; Seattle, WA: Videodiscovery, Inc., 2000. Grades 7-8.

Biodiv Q183.3 .A1 C45 2001
Science Learning for All: Celebrating Cultural Diversity. Arlington, VA: NTSA Press, 2001.

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All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.

This page will not be complete until the end of April. Please check back for more materials and reviews.

Last update: April 30, 2003