Clarion books, 1996
Provides a global perspective on environmental issues while demonstrating the concept which encompasses the many forms of life on earth and their interdependence on one another for survival.
Reading Level: 6.8; Accelerated Reader: 9.1
Lerner, 2005
Looks at advances that have been made in decoding and understanding the human genome, discusses ways in which scientists hope to use that information to cure and prevent disease, explores some of the moral and ethical issues involved in genetic manipulation, and examines the application of such techniques to plants and animals. Reading Level: 5.6; Accelerated Reader: 8.5
DK, 2001 "A Dorling Kindersley book."
A lavishly illustrated description of the human body. Reading Level: 6.7
Describes the origins, characteristics and uses of water. Reading Level: 5.5; Accelerated Reader: 5.8
Enslow Publishers, 2004
Explains what biomes are and describes the desert ecosystem, discussing several desert animal and plant species. Reading Level: 6.5
HarperCollins, 2003
Describes the anatomy of the eye and ear, how those organs function and some ways in which they may malfunction, and how the brain is also involved in our seeing and hearing. Reading Level: 4.6; Accelerated Reader: 5.4
Clarion Books, 1998
Discusses forest fires and the effect that they have on both people and the natural world.
Reading Level: 6.9; Accelerated Reader: 7.2
Scholastic, 2004
Depicts in detail several different deciduous forest habitats, with field notes about the insects and animals shown, as well as tips on how to explore a real forest. Reading Level: 5.2; Accelerated Reader: 5.1
Enslow Publishers, 2004
Provides a description of the arctic tundra, discussing the weather, landscape, and plant and animal communities that live in the northern biome.
Reading Level: 4.2
HarperCollins, 2005
Presents a full-color illustrated study of how the digestive system works, how it turns food into energy, nutrients , and waste, how major organs move food through the body, and more. Reading Level: 6.6; Accelerated Reader: 6.3
Handful of dirt, by Raymond Bial
Walker & Co., 2000
Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life
it supports.
Reading Level: 5.8
Accelerated Reader: 7.0
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
Photographs and text explain how scientist Stephen Kramer has been using microscopes to study the world.
Reading Level: 6.1; Accelerated Reader: 7.0
Life on earth : the story of evolution, by Steve Jenkins. Houghton
Mifflin, 2002
Includes bibliographical references. Provides an overview of the origin
and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study
of evolution.
Reading Level: 6.2; Accelerated Reader: 5.5
Blue Sky Press, 2004
"In this outstanding new picturebook, narrated by the sun...Bang focuses on four scenarios in which the generation of electricity can be traced back to the sun: a hydroelectric dam, wind turbines, a coal-burning plant, and solar cells." (Booklist) Reading Level: 3.2; Accelerated Reader: 3.0
Viking, 2004
A scientific look at the North and South Poles that covers their magnetism, seasons, geography, indigenous peoples, wildlife, and early exploration, and such topics as the northern lights. Reading Level: 7.6; Accel. Reader: 7.4
Tricycle Press, 2001
Discusses twenty-six scientific concepts, one for each letter
of the alphabet; A-atom, J-Jet Propulsion...Reading Level: 8.0
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004
From flowers to fruits, everything begins with a tiny seed. Young readers will learn how seeds grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns. Reading Level: 6.5
Aladdin Paperbacks, 2002
A collection of poems about science by a variety of poets, including Carl Sandburg, Valerie Worth, and David McCord.
Reading Level: 3.9
Greenwillow, 2004
Presents full-color illustrated drawings that describes what dust is, the different kinds of dust such as pollen, house dust, dirt from the farmer's plow, dust storms, fires, and ash from volcanoes. Reading Level: 2.1; Accelerated Reader: 4.6
Enslow Publishers, 2004
Provides a description of the temperate forest, discussing the weather, landscape, and plant and animal communities that live in the wooded biomes. Reading Level: 4.8
Scholastic Press, 1997
Tells about the structure of trees and how they grow, as well as their uses. Reading Level: 2.8
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003
Presents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and detailed drawings by Sis.
Reading Level: 5.6; Accelerated Reader: 6.3
An illustrated introduction to Earth's biodiversity that describes the different animal kingdoms, from monera to humans, explains how living things are classified, and emphasizes that humans are one species of very many. Reading Level: 7.2; Accelerated Reader: 6.3
Enslow Publishers, 2004
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce readers to the complex web of life that exists inside the world's rain forests, describing the plants, animals, birds, and insects that rely on one another to survive in the rain forests.scape, and plant and animal communities that live in the wooded biomes. Reading Level: 5.1
