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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR PUBLIC LENDING
November
-- 2001
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub.
QH541.15 .B56
B5796 2001
The Biodiversity
Crisis: Losing What Counts / Michael J. Novacek, Editor. New York: The
New Press, 2001.
Individual articles, individually
authored, on biodiversity are presented, grouped by section. In particular,
the book focuses on the effects that humans have had on biodiversity, including
the steps taken to counteract destruction of habitat. The information is presented
in clear and non-technical language so that the layperson can fully comprehend
the situation.
The volume includes a selected reading list, a glossary, charts, photographs,
and maps.
Pub.
QH367.1 .G37 2000
Evolution /
Linda Gamlin. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
Like all of the Eyewitness
books, this one presents a concept through text, colorful photographs, illustrations,
charts, and graphs. Each section encompasses two pages covering a portion of
the topic. For Evolution, the sections include creation stories, Charles
Darwin, adaptation of species, molecular evidence of evolution, and more.
The book presents a complicated subject in an entertaining and easy to understand
manner. An index and a table of contents page help the reader navigate through
the book.
Pub.
F722 .W35 2001
Yellowstone: A Natural
and Human History / David Rains Wallace. Washington, D.C. : Division
of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior : Harpers
Ferry Center, 2001.
With more than 80 color
photographs, this visually stunning volume covers the natural and human history
of Yellowstone National Park. Preservation, conservation, geysers, and animals
are all covered in an appealing way.
Further reading, an index, and a great tourist map are included.
Pub. Juv
GN281 .M245 1999
The Beast in You:
Activities and Questions to Explore Evolution / Marc McCutcheon. Charlotte,
VT: Williamson Publishing, 1999.
Written
for children ages 7-14, this volume explores evolution through text, images,
and activities like making plaster casts. The material is presented in an engaging
way that will encourage interest in the subject and a desire for more information.
A Time line, a list of museums to visit, a bibliography of books and journals,
and an index are all included.
Pub. Juv
F861.3 .W43 1999
California A to Z
/ Dorothy Hines Weaver. Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon, 1999.
This
entertaining alphabet book travels from lava caves in the north to Cabrillo
National Monument in the south, encompassing all parts of the state. Colorful
images accompany each letter.
Pub. Juv
QE861.5 .W34 2000
The Field Mouse and
the Dinosaur Named Sue / Jan Wahl. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2000.
The
field mouse was sleeping in his home in a field, under his roof of bone. Suddenly,
the bone was taken from the roof of his house, and, in his attempt to get it
back, he begins an adventure that takes him to Chicago, Illinois and the Field
Museum of Natural History. The story is the story of Sue, the amazing dinosaur
find, told from the point of view of the mouse. He observes the scientists on
their dig, in the museum, and the actual construction and display of Sue before
he finds his bone, and a new place to sleep in this exciting place.
Pub. Juv
Q182.3 .V353 2001
Janice VanCleave's
Help! My Science Project is Due Tomorrow: Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight
/ Janice Pratt VanCleave. New York: Wiley, c2002.
Whether
you waited until the last minute or you want to get started with plenty of time
to spare, this book is for you. Astronomy, biology, chemistry, Earth science,
and physics experiments are presented. Each section contains multiple experiments,
and each experiment includes purpose, materials required, procedures, results,
why things happened as they did, further investigations, other questions to
explore, and references and books.
Pub. Juv
PZ73 .A592 1995
Prietita and the Ghost
Woman: Prietita y la Lllorna / Gloria Anzaldúa. San Francisco:
Children's Book Press, 1995.
Self-discovery
and courage are explored in this lovely retelling of a Mexican legend. The bilingual
book, presented in both English and Spanish, tells the story of a young girl
who braves her fears of the Ghost Woman to bring back medicinal herbs
that can help her save her mother. All alone, the young girl encounters not
the terrifying figure of myth and legend, but help and direction.
Pub. Juv
Q182.3 .H46 2002
Strategies for Winning
Science Fair Projects / Joyce Henderson and Heather Tomasello. New York:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
Written
by a former science fair judge and a science fair winner, this volume is a how-to
guide for success in the competitive world of science fairs. The book is packed
with sections and tips on everything to do with science fairs, from formulating
a project idea to design and presentation, finishing touches, keeping calm during
exhibition, and what happens the day after it's all over.
A glossary and an index are included, along with examples of the tips and hints.
Pub. AV&M
QH198 .G3 G349 1996
The Galapagos Islands
with Richard Dreyfus. [Alexandria, Va.]: PBS Home Video; Atlanta, GA
: Turner Home Entertainment [distributor], c1996.
This
wonderful 60 minute video follows Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfus
on a three week trip to the Galapagos Islands, a hot bed of adaptation, evolution,
and home to some of the strangest animals on Earth. Within the first five minutes
of the video, the intrepid Dreyfus is bitten by a guinea pig, but that doesn't
end his determination and sense of adventure. On journeys through the 16 islands
he views dolphins, plays and swims with sea lions, encounters marine iguanas,
tortoises, green turtles, and more. He also discusses evolutionary theory and
natural selection through examples like the masked booby birds.
Pub. AV&M
G73 .G56 2000
Global Challenge at
Columbia High: A World Geography Project. Portland, OR: Northwest Educational
Technology Consortium, 2000.
In
this fifteen minute tape, best used as a companion to the web site, the viewer
is introduced to a ninth grade geography project that is enhanced through the
use of technology and creative teaching skills.
An overview of the project is presented, but all of the content, including the
materials used and created by the teacher, is available through the web site.
Pub. AV&M
G73 .H37 2000
Harris Elementary
Travels the USA. Portland, OR: Northwest Educational Technology Consortium,
2000.
This
fifteen minute tape, best used as a companion to the web site, the viewer is
introduced to an elementary school geography project. The geography of the US
is studied with the idea that the students are travel agents preparing an itinerary
for foreign visitors. Tehcnology is used to support and enhance the lessons.
An overview of the project is presented,
but all of the content, including the materials used and created by the teachers,
is available through the web site.
Pub. AV&M
LB1028.55 .I87 2000
It's a Wild Ride at
O'Leary Junior High: A Math, Science, and Language Arts Project. Portland,
OR: Northwest Educational Technology Consortium, 2000.
In
this fifteen minute tape, best used as a companion to the web site, the viewer
is introduced to a junior high school curriculum that takes an interdisciplinary
approach. Math, science, and the language arts are all presented through a unique
project that has the students designing and presenting a new rollercoaster.
An overview of the project is presented,
but all of the content, including the materials used and created by the teachers,
is available through the web site.
Pub. G70.2
.E97 1998
Explore Your World
with a Geographic Information System: A Teaching Supplement for Grades 5-12
Introducing Basic GIS Concepts and Components. Redlands, CA: Environmental
Systems Research Institute, Inc., 1998.
Designed
for students in the fifth through twelfth grades, this booklet and its companion
pieces provide an introduction to basic GIS concepts and components. Activities
are provided with topics like mental mapping, population density presentation,
and more.
All of the materials above are available for check-out to Academy members.
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Last update: November 30, 2001.
