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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
February
-- 2002
California Academy of Sciences Library
No titles
yet in February.
Pub. Juv
QD906.3 .S96 1991
Crystal & Gem
/ Dr. R. F. Symes and Dr. R. R. Harding. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
1991.
Learn all about crystals
and gems through informative text and fabulous color photographs. Everything
is examined, from structure, to individual, to legends and lore and birthstones,
to individual gems and minerals.
Pub. Juv
GR655 .C33 1997
Earth Tales from Around
the World / Michael J. Caduto. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1997.
Fitting for kids in grades
5 to 8, this wonderful book is filled with stories from around the globe. The
book is divided into sections so stories around similar themes are grouped together.
Themes include Earth, Sky, Fire, Water, Storms and Weather, Plants, Animals,
and more. Stories range through more than 40 countries and cultures, including
Native American, French, Japanese, Swahili, Polynesian, Inuit, and Tibetan.
Lessons and activities are also available.
Pub. Juv
Q175.2 .M66 2002
How to Make Your Science
Project Scientific / Thomas Moorman. New York: John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., 2002.
Both good experiments and
bad experiments and projects are examined in this work, teaching the do's and
don'ts. The scientific method, choosing ideas, types of experiments, measurement,
reporting findings, and more are included, to provide everything you need to
add that extra oomph to your projects.
An index, bibliography, and glossary are included.
Pub. Juv
QH48 .H53 1998
The Jumbo Book of
Nature Science / Pamela Hickman. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Kids Can
Press, 1998.
More than 100 activities
and experiments to explore nature in all of the seasons, for both indoors and
outdoors, are provided in this kid friendly book. Activities always tell you
everything you need for completion and give a lot of information. Some of the
activities include making your own terrarium, learning how to measure a tree
from its shadow, and bird-proofing your windows at home.
Pub. Juv
QH541.5 .R27 W44 1991
Panther Dream: A Story
of the African Rainforest / Bob Weir and Wendy Weir. New York: Hyperion
Books for Children, 1991.
Lokuli is not allowed to
enter the rainforest that surrounds his small farming village in Africa. The
people in his village are content to trade with the people who dwell in the
forest, their crops for the forest dwellers' meat. One day, there isn't enough
meat for trading, so Lokuli decides to enter the forest on his own, track a
duiker, and return to his village with the much needed meat. What follows is
a magical journey through the rainforest under the watchful eye of a panther
who teaches Lokuli the proper way to hunt in the forest.
Pub. Juv
T212 .K37 2001
Reinvent the Wheel
/ Ruth Kassinger. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
Exciting projects and challenges
await as you learn from inventors of the past and develop your creativity and
science skills. Learn what might have (and actually did!) inspire the inventors
of items like the wheel, tempera paint, and more. Then, using step-by-step instructions
and your own imaginations, "reinvent" the items!
Pub. Juv
E185.86 .K56 2002
Traditional African
American Arts & Activities / Sonya Kimble-Ellis. New York: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
Celebrations, traditions,
crafts, games, and culture are all included and examined in this new book. Each
section includes projects that children would enjoy doing while they learn about
African American heritage. Projects include quilting, making drums, cooking,
story telling, Juneteenth, and more.
Pub. AV&M
QL122.2 .S42 1997
Sea Nasties with Leslie
Nielsen. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Video, c1997.
This 30 minute video from
National Geographic explores some of the dangers of the ocean in a humorous
and realistic way. Nielsen gives exaggerated commentary and is then immediately
corrected by a "mermaid." Anemones and anemone fish, box jellyfish,
urchins, sea snakes, and cone snails are all discussed.
Pub. Juv
QH541.5 .S35 S64 1998
Beach Explorations:
A Curriculum for Grades 5-10 / Gloria Snively. Corvallis, OR: Oregon
Sea Grant Program; Seattle, WA: Washington Sea Grant Program, 1998.
Designed for grades 5-10,
this volume provides a framework and teaching strategies
for each activity. Lessons include key concepts, understandings, materials needed,
background information, teaching procedures, questions for discussion, and enrichment
activities.
The curriculum is designed to last from four to six weeks. Each of the activities
has been field tested by teachers and students, and an illustrated glossary
is provided.
Pub. GV200.4
.G37 1996
Orienteering and Map
Games for Teachers / Mary E. Garrett. Forest Park, GA: United States
Orienteering Federation, 1996.
With activities for students
in elementary and secondary school, this book provides ways to make maps a part
of your curriculum and to teach your students to orient themselves and other
items using standard maps. The included games and activities cover a variety
of disciplines: language arts, math, and science.
Pub. LB1585.3
.P37 1995
Project Seasons /
Deborah Parrella. Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Farms, 1995.
Designed for elementary
educators, this volume uses the themes of Fall, Winter, and Spring to teach
children about nature. The activities include objectives, appropriate grade
level, groupings, materials needed, time needed, and clear directions.
An extensive bibliography is available, along with an index.
Pub. LB1585.3
.L48 1998
Taming the Wild Outdoors:
Building Cooperative Learning through Outdoor Education / Mark Levin.
Torrance, CA: Good Apple, 1998.
Teachers for children in
grades 3-8 will find this book useful for promoting cooperative learning and
teamwork while expanding their students' appreciation of nature and the outdoors.
Environmental awareness, classroom and school projects, ongoing environmental
programs, and extended outdoor educational experience are all discussed.
Great ideas for hikes are provided, along with facilitating group dynamics,
worksheets, tips, and more.
All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of February. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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Last update: February 28, 2002
