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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
March
-- 2003
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub QH31
.D37 A3 2002
Called by the Wild:
The Autobiography of a Conservationist / Raymond F. Dasmann. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press, 2002.
Raymond
Dasmann has devoted his life his life to conservation. Through game management
to a doctorate in conservation biology, he has seem the conservation and evironmentalism
movements grow and change. In this volume, he details his early life and interests
in nature, through his marriage, teaching, and influences on the conservation
that we know today.
Pub QH198
.G3 K75 2002
Galápagos /
John Kricher. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002.
The natural history of the
Galápagos
Island are presented in this book. The author, an biology professor and eco-tourguide,
presents detailed information, including what you can expect to find on each
island. References are included at the end of every chapter, and photographs
are interspersed throughout the volume to suit images to words.
Pub QL475
.A6 A44 1997
In a Desert Garden:
Love & Death Among the Insects / John Alcock. New York: W.W. Norton
& Company, 1997.
The author has created a
desert garden around his home in Tempe, Arizona. But along with the general
enjoyment that people get from such an enterprise, this biologist has minutely
examined the habitat he has created, and has recreated it for us in text and
illustration. His observations, and observations on desert ecology in general,
are both entertaining and informative.
Other March titles:
Pub QE79
.M285 1986
Rising from the Plains
/ John McPhee. New York: Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1986.
Pub D591
.S6685 1999
Savage Dreams: A Journey
into the Landscape Wars of the American West / Rebecca Solnit. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press, 1999.
Pub QH108
.P3 R69 2001
The Tapir's Morning
Bath: Mysteries of the Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve
Them / Elizabeth Royte. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Pub QH108
.A1 F67 1984
Tropical Nature: Life
and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America / Adrian
Forsyth and Krn Miyata. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984.
Biodiv
Juv QL467.2 .R66 1997
Bug Watching with
Charles Henry Turner / Michael Elsohn Ross. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda,
Inc., 1997.
Charles Henry Turner was
born at a time when African Americans had just been freed from slavery. He was
fascinated by insects from the time he was a boy, and by the time he entered
the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, the only African American person in his
class, he knew that he wanted to make science his life's work.
The great book about Turner is interspersed with great facts about insects,
and activities and items you can do and make at home.
Biodiv
Juv F72 .N37 C44 1992
A River Ran Wild /
Lynne Cherry. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1992.
In this historical picture
book, the author traces the history of the Nashua River from the time of its
naming by Native Americans, through the arrival of European settlers, the wars
that erupted between the communities, the polluting of the river, and the redemption
of the river as pollution was ended and the animals returned. The beautiful
images and entertaining borders are sure to encourage the imagination.
Biodiv
Juv QH87.3 .A47 1993
A Wetland Walk /
Shei Amsel. Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1993.
What might it be like if
you spent the day in a wetland? Osprey, racoons, insects, fog, and loons might
be some of the sights you would see. This book highlights what you might see
in that wetland, and allows you to take a visit without ever getting your feet
wet.
Other March titles:
Biodiv
Juv Q182.3 .B37 2000
Science Fair Projects:
Helping Your Child Create a Super Science Fair Project: Ages 8-12 /
Dana M. Barry. Westminster, CA: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 2000.
No titles yet for March.
Other March titles:
Biodiv
QL366 .E97 1997
Explore the World
Using Protozoa / O. Roger Anderson and Marvin Druger, editors. Arlington,
VA: National Sciences Teachers Association, 1997.
This
volume for grades 9-12 contains 28 hands-on activities. The text is linked to
the national science standards and the book is designed for easy copying of
student worksheets. Physiology, ecology, and adaptive strategy are all covered
by several lessons. The goal of the book was to create a more exciting environment
for learning and teaching about science, and they have done their work well.
Biodiv
LB1585 .B843 1998
More Science Through
Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach / Carol M. Butzow and
John W. Butzow. Englewood, CO: Teacher Ideas Press, 1998.
What
could be better than using fabulous children's literature to teach science?
How about having someone help you out by compiling activities and concepts that
work directly towards your goals? This volume provides information on the literature,
and then links the materials with activities that you can photocopy to go along
with your preferred goals.
Other March titles:
Biodiv
QE47 .A1 M86 1997
American History Through
Earth Science / Craig A. Munsart. Englewood,
CO: Teacher Ideas Press, 1997.
Pub LB2817.3
.W47 2002
Improving Districts:
Systems that Support Learning. San Francisco, CA:
WestEd, 2002.
All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of March. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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Last update: March 13, 2003
