OAK WOODLANDS CHILDREN'S BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library

WORLD WIDE WEB

Southern Oak Woodlands

http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/local_habitats/habitats/southern_woodland.html

Brief information on the oak woodlands habitat in southern California.  Links to other California habitats are available for comparison.

Talk About Trees

http://www.talkabouttrees.org/main.html

Not specific to oaks, but includes information about California forests and trees.  Student and teacher information is provided.

Trees

http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/trees.htmlx

Squirrels and Oak Trees is a section included in this educational web site, along with other information about trees.

Trees are Terrific

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html

Pierre the acorn guides children through the world of trees in both English and Spanish versions.

What Tree Is It?

http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/

Identifying trees is a goal of this web site for children.  It includes fantastic images of a variety of oak trees, as well as allowing children to identify trees by leaf, fruit, or common or scientific name.

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BOOKS

Antunez de Mayolo, Kay. Seed to Seedling: A California Native Oak Curriculum for Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade Children. Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Tree Foundation, 1991. Pub SD397 .O12 S43 1991.

Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking. New York: Bradbury Press; 1989. Pub Juv QL768 .A75 1989.

Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Trees. New York: Bradbury Press; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1992. Pub Juv QK475.8 .A76 1992.

Arnosky, Jim. In the Forest: A Portfolio of Paintings. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books; 1989. Pub Juv QH541.5.F6 A76 1989

Ballard, Julia Perkin Pratt.  Among the Moths and Butterflies. New York: Putnam’s, 1890. Ent QL544 .B18 1890.

Benedict, Kitty. The Oak. Mankato, MN: Creative Education; Chicago, IL: Distributed by Britannica, 1993.  Pub Juv QK495 .F14 B46 1993.

Biel, Timothy L. Hummingbirds. Mankato, Minn.: Creative Education, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL696 .A558 B54 1990.

Cabal, Graciela Beatriz. La Vida de las Plantas: Los Productores de Alimento. Buenos Aires: Libros del Quirquincho, 1992. Biodiv Juv QK49 .C32 1992.

Casler, Leigh. The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn. New York: Philomel, 1994. Pub Juv PZ .C26824 BO 1994.

Coats, Laura Jane. The Oak Tree. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co.; London: Collier Macmillan, c1987. Pub Juv PZ7 .C6293 Oak 1987.

Dagit, Rosi. Grandmother Oak. Boulder, CO: Roberts Rinehart, c1996. Biodiv Juv QK495 .F14 D33 1996.

Delafosse, Claude. Atlas De Las Plantas. Madrid: SM Saber, 1995. Biodiv Juv QK49 .D4418 1995.

Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd. The Blossom on the Bough: A Book of Trees. New York: Tickner & Fields, 1994. Pub Juv QK475.8 .D68 1994.

Dunn, Gary A. Buggy Books: A Guide to Juvenile and Popular Book on Insects and Their Relatives. Lansing, MI: Young Entomologists’ Society, 1990. Ref QL467.2 .D86 1990.

Feltwell, John. Butterflies and Moths. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1997. Pub Juv QL541 .F45 1997.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. Life of the Butterfly. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1987. Pub Juv QL544.2 .F5613 1987.

Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Pub Juv PS3556 .L42268 J69 1988.

Gamlin, Linda. Trees. New York: Dorlin Kindersley, 1997. Pub Juv QK475.8 .G35 1997.

George, Jean Craighead. The Moon of the Deer. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Pub Juv QL795.D3 G4 1992.

Hickman, Pamela M. Birdwise. Toronto Kids Can Press, 1988. Pub Juv QL676.2 .H52 1988.

Hickman, Pamela M. Bugwise. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990. Pub Juv QL467.2 .H53 1990.

Hooper, Rosanne. Los Bosques Templados. Madrid: Ediciones SM, c1993. Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .F6 H6618 1993.

Jennings, Terry J. Arboles. Madrid: SM, 1985. Pub Juv QK475.8 .J4618 1985.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Bats. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1985. Pub Juv QL737 .C5 J55 1985.

Kellog, Veron L. Insect Stories. New York: H. Holt, 1908. Main QL474 .K54 1908.

Lerner, Carol. A Forest Year. New York: NY: Morrow, 1987. Pub Juv QH541.5 .F6 L44 1987.

Lerner, Carol. Moonseed and Mistletoe: A Book of Poisonous Wild Plants. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1988.  Pub Juv QK100 .U6 L47 1988.

Levert, Claude. Pedro y su Roble. Madrid: Susaeta, [1991]. Pub Juv QK475.8 .L4818 1991.

Lewington, Richard and David Streeter. The Natural History of the Oak Tree. London; New York: Dorling Kindersley; Boston: Distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Pub Juv QH137 .L48 1993.

Little, Richard. Oak Woodland Invertebrates: The Little Things Count.  Oakland, CA: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Communication Services, 2001. Ref Wild California QH541.5.F6 L57 2001.

MacQuitty, Miranda. Amazing Bugs. New York: DK Pub. 1996. Pub Juv QL467.2 .M33 1996.

McLaughlin, Molly. Earthworms, Dirt, and Rotten Leaves: An Exploration in Ecology. New York: Atheneum, 1986. Pub Juv QL391 .A6 M38 1986.

Parker, Steve. Insects. New York: DK, 1997. Pub Juv QL467.2 .P375 1997.

Pavlik, Bruce M. Oaks of California. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press: California Oak Foundation, 1991. REF Wild California QK495.F14 O25 1991.

Russo, Monica. The Insect Almanac: A Year-Round Activity Guide. New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 1992. Pub Juv QL467.2 .R87 1992.

Schnieper, Claudia. On the Trail of the Fox. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1986. Pub Juv QL737 .C22 S3513 1986.

Shackelford, Frederick H. Insect Stories. San Francisco, CA: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1940. Ent QL467.2 .S45 copy 2.

Shepard, Elizabeth. No Bones: A Key to Bugs and Slugs, Worms and Ticks, Spiders and Centipedes, and other Creepy Crawlies. New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, 1988. Pub Juv QL362 .S537 1988.

Silver, Donald M. Woods. New York: Scientific American Books for Young Readers, 1995. Pub Juv QH541.5 .F6 S55 1995.

Smith, Howard. Small Worlds: Communities of Living Things. New York: Scribner, 1987. Pub Juv QH541.14 .S65 1987.

Sterry, Paul. Butterflies and Insects. London: Hamlyn, 1991. Pub Juv QL482.G7 S87 1991.

Taylor, Barbara. The Bird Atlas. London; New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993. Pub Juv QL676.2 .T39 1993.

Tresselt, Alvin R. The Gift of the Tree. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1992. Pub Juv QH541.5 .F6 T74 1992.

Vessel, Matthew F. Introducing Our Western Birds. Palo Alto, CA: Fearon Publihers, 1965. Biodiv Juv QL676.2 .V48 1965.

Year of the Oak. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society, 1990. REF Wild California SD397.O12 Y42 1990

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February 2003