First-Science

= Unit 1 =

Lesson 1
Branley, F. (1999). //Flash, crash, rumble and roll//. New York: HarperTrophy Breen, M., & Friestad, K. (2000). //The kid's book of weather forecasting: Build a weather station, 'read the sky' & make predictions!// Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing Company. Dewitt, L. (1993). //What will the weather be?// New York: HarperTrophy. Rabe, T. (2004). // Oh say can you say what's the weather today?: All about weather. //New York: Random House Books. Rogers, P. (1990). //What will the weather be like today?// New York: Greenwillow.

Branley, F. (1997). //Down comes the rain//. New York: HarperTrophy. Carle, E. (2001). //Little cloud//. New York: Putnam. DePaola, T. (1984). //The cloud book//. New York.: Holiday House. Kahl, J. (1992). //Wet weather: Rain showers and snowfall//. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group. Martin, J. (1998). //Snowflake bentley.// New York: Houghton Mifflin. Shaw, C. (1988). //It looked like spilt milk.// New York: HarperTrophy.

Dorros, A. (1990). //Feel the wind//. New York: HarperTrophy. Ets, M. (1978). //Gilberto and the wind.// New York: Puffin. Hutchins, P. (1993). //The Wind Blew.// New York: Aladdin. Munsch, R. (1992). //Millicent and the wind.// Toronto: Annick Press. Root, P. (1997). //One windy Wednesday.// Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Lesson 4
Branley, F. (2005) //Sunshine makes the seasons.// New York: HarperTrophy. Cash, M. (2003). //What makes the seasons?// New York: Viking Juvenile. dePaola, T. (1994). // Four stories for four seasons. //New York: Aladdin. Gibbons, G. (1988). //The seasons of arnold's apple tree.// New York: Voyager Books. Lin, G. (2007). //Our seasons//. New York: Charlesbridge Publishing. Pearson, S. (1988). //My favorite time of the year.// New York: HarperCollins. Rockwell, A. (2004). //Four seasons make a year.// New York: Walker Books for Young Readers.

= Unit 2 =

Lesson 1
Branley, F. (1999). //Flash, crash, rumble and roll//. New York: HarperTrophy. Breen, M., & Friestad, K. (2000). //The kid's book of weather forecasting: Build a weather station, 'read the sky' & make predictions!// Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing Company. Dewitt, L. (1993). //What will the weather be?// New York: HarperTrophy. Rabe, T. (2004). Oh say can you say what's the weather today?: All about weather. New York: Random House Books. Rogers, P. (1990). //What will the weather be like today?// New York: Greenwillow. Lesson 2   Bridwell, N. (1995). // Clifford the big red dog //. New York: Cartwheel. Curtis, J. (1999). // When I was little: A four-year-old's memoir of her youth. // New York: HarperFestival. Hutchins, P. (1992), // You'll soon grow into them, titch //. New York: HarperTrophy. Weiss, N. (1990 // ). An egg is an egg //. New York: The Putnam & Grosset Group.

= Unit 3 =

Lesson 1
Anderson, L., & Bjork, C. (1978). // Linnea’s windowsill garden //. Stockholm: R&S Books. Berenstain, S., & Berenstain, J. (1996). // The berenstain bears grow-it! Mother nature has such a green thumb //. New York: Random House. Bodach, V. (2006). // Roots. // Mankato: Capstone Press, Inc. Butler, D. (1991). // First look in the forest //. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Children’s Books. Carle, E. (1970). // The tiny seed. // New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Cole, H. (1997). // Jack’s garden. // New York: Harper Trophy. Doris, E. (2001). // Life at the top: Discoveries in a tropical forest canopy //. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers. Fowler, A. (2001). // From seed to plant //. New York: Children’s Press. Heller, R. (1984). // Plants that never ever bloom //. New York: Scholastic Inc. Howell, L., Rogers, K., & Henderson, C. (2001). // The usborne internet-linked library of science: World of plants. // London: Usborne Publishing. Inches, A. (2002). // Corduroy’s garden //. New York: Penguin Books. Jeunesse, G., Delafosse, C., & Mettler, R. (1991). // Flowers //. New York: Scholastic. Khisty, V. (2006). // Leaves. // Mankato: Capstone Press, Inc. Khisty, V. (2006). // Roots. // Mankato: Capstone Press, Inc. Khisty, V. (2006). // Stems. // Mankato: Capstone Press, Inc. Kite, P. L. (1995). // Insect-eating plants //. Brookfield: The Millbrook Press. Kudlins, K. (2005). // What do roots do? // New York: NorthWord Books for Young Readers. Llewellyn, C. (1998). // I didn’t know that some plants grow in midair //. Brookfield: Copper Beech Books. Loewer, P., & Loewer, J. (1997). // The moonflower //. Atlanta: Peachtree. Maestro, B. (1992). // How do apples grow? // Chicago: Heinemann Library. Morgan, S. (1996). // Flowers, trees, and fruits: Biology facts and experiments //. New York: Kingfisher. Ontario Science Centre. (1994). // Starting with science: Plants //. Toronto: Kids Can Press. Royston, A. (1999). // Flowers, fruits and seeds //. Chicago: Heinemann Library. Royston, A. (1999). // How plants grow //. Chicago: Heinemann Library. Scholastic. (1998). // The magic school bus: In the rain forest //. New York: Scholastic, Inc. Wexler, J. (1995). // Sundew strangers: Plants that eat insects //. New York: Dutton Children’s Books. Wood, R. W. (1991). // Science for kids: 39 easy plant biology experiments //. Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books. Worth, B. (2001). // Oh say can you seed? All about flowering plants //. New York: Random House. Zalben, J. B. (1995). // Pearl plants a tree. // New York: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. Zolotow, C. (1999), // The beautiful Christmas tree //. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Shreiber, A., & Pinkney, D. (1994). // Log hotel //. New York: Scholastic Trade. Sherrow, V., & Davis, A., (1994). // Chipmunk at hollow tree lane //. Washington, DC: Smithosonian’s Backyard

=Unit 4 = = =

Baylor, B. (1974). Everybody needs a rock. New York: Antheneum Books for Young Readers. Christian, P. (2000). If you find a rock. New York: Harcourt Children's Books. Gans, R. (1997). Let’s go rock collecting. New York: HarperTrophy. Hiscock, B., (2004). The big rock. New York: Aladdin. Hooper, M. & Coady, C. (1996). The pebble in my pocket. New York: Viking Press. Steig, W. (1969). Sylvester and the magic pebble. New York: Aladdin. Rosinsky, N. (2004). Hard, soft, smooth, and rough. New York: Picture Window Books.

Bial, R. (2000). A handful of dirt. New York: Walker Books. Ditchfield, C. (2003). Soil. New York: Children’s Press. Pfeffer, W. (2003). Wiggling worms. New York: HarperTrophy. Rosinsky, N. (2002). Dirt: The scoop on soil. New York: Picture Window Books. Silverstein, A. (2000). Life in a bucket of soil. New York: Dover. Tomecek, S. (2002). Dirt: Jump into science. New York: National Geographic.

Asch, F. (1994). The Earth and I. New York: Gulliver Green. Asch, F. (2000). Water. New York: Voyager Books. Green, J. (2005). Why Should I Save Water? New York: Barron’s Ed. Series. Locker, T. (1993). Where the river begins. New York: Puffin. Marzollo, J.(1996). I am water. New York: Cartwheel. Morrison, G. (2006). A drop of water. New York: Houghton Mifflen. Soutter-Perrot, A. (1994). Water (my first nature book). New York: Amer Education. Vendrell, C., & Parramo′ n J. (1985). The four elements: Water. New York: Barrons Juveniles.

=Unit 5 = = = Lesson 1 Brubaker, K. (2005). Forces make things move. New York: HarperTrophy. Hewitt, S. (1999). Hearing sounds. New York: Children's Press. Mason, A. (2005). Move it!: Motion, forces and you. Toronto: Kids Can Press, Ltd. Murphy, P. (2002). Push and pull. New York: Children's Press. Rosinsky, N. (2004). Sound: Loud, soft, high and low. Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books. Stille, D. (2004). Motion: Push and pull, fast and slow. Mankato, MN. Picture Window Books.

= Unit 6 =

Lesson 1
Barton, B. (1999). Building a House. New York, New York: HarperTrophy Bunting, E. (2006). Pop‟s Bridge. New York, New York: Harcourt Johmann, C. and Rieth, E. (1999). Bridges: Amazing Structures to Design, Build & Test. Nashville, TN: Williamson Publishing Co. Lowell, S. (1992). The Three Little Javelinas: Los tres pequenos jabalies. Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon Mann, H. (2004). Tools. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Kids Marshall, J. (2000). The Three Little Pigs. New York, New York: Grosset and Dunlap Miura,T. (2006). Tools. San Francisco, CA:Chronicle Books Reynolds, P. (1997). The Three Billy Goats Gruff. New York, New York: Rigby Simon, S. and Fauteux, N. ( 2003). Let’s Try it Out With Towers and Bridges. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Sturges,P. (2006). I Love Tools! New York, New York: Harper Collins

= Unit 7 =

Lesson 1
Branley, F. (1997). Down Comes the Rain. New York, New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Branley, F. (1999). Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll. New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Breen, M. & Friestad, K. (2000). The Kid's Book of Weather Forecasting: Build a Weather Station, 'Read the Sky' & Make Predictions! .Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing Company. Carle, E. (2001). Little Cloud. New York, New York: Putnam. DePaola, T. (1984). The Cloud Book. New York, New York: Holiday House. Dewitt, L. (1993). What Will the Weather Be? New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Dorros, A. (1990). Feel The Wind. New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Ets, M. (1978). Gilberto and the Wind. New York, New York: Puffin. Hutchins, P. (1993). The Wind Blew. New York, New York: Aladdin. Kahl, J. (1992). Wet Weather: Rain Showers and Snowfall. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group. Martin, J. (1998). Snowflake Bentley. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin. Munsch, R. (1992). Millicent and the Wind. Scarborough, Ontario: Annick Press. Rabe, T. (2004). Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?: All About Weather. New York, New York: Random House Books. Rogers, P. (1990). What Will the Weather Be Like Today. New York, New York: Greenwillow. Root, P. (1997). One Windy Wednesday: Candlewick. Shaw, C. (1988). It Looked Like Spilt Milk. New York, New York: HarperTrophy.

Lesson 2
Banroft, H. (1997). Animals in Winter. New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Branley, F. (2005). Sunshine Makes the Seasons. New York, New York: HarperTrophy. Cash, M. (2003). What Makes the Seasons? New York, New York: Viking Juvenile. Crossingham, J. and Kalman, B. (1997). What is Hibernation? New York, New York: Crabtree Publishing Co. Crossingham, J. (1997). What is Migration? New York, New York: Crabtree Publishing Co. dePaola, T. (1994). Four Stories for Four Seasons. New York, New York: Aladdin. Flemming, D. (2001). Time to Sleep. New York, New York: Henry Holt & Co. Fowler, A. (2000). Animals on the Move. New York, New York: Children’s Press. Gibbons, G. (1988). The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree. New York, New York: Voyager Books. Lin, G. (2007). Our Seasons. New York, New York: Charlesbridge Publishing. Pearson, S. (1988). My Favorite Time of the Year. New York, New York: HarperCollins. Rockwell, A. (2004). Four Seasons Make a Year. New York, New York: Walker Books for Young Readers. Rylant, C. (2006). The Journey: Stories of Migration. New York, New York: The Blue Sky Press.

= Unit 8 =

Lesson 1
a variety of library books showing pictures of animal teeth library books on dental health library books on growth of plants and animals

= Unit 9 =

Lesson 1
Cronin, D. and Bliss, H. (2003). Diary of a Worm. New York, New York: Joanna Cotler. Glaser, L. (1994). Wonderful Worms. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press. Himmelman, J. (2001). An Earthworm’s Life. New York, New York: Children’s Press. Hovanec, E. (1999). I Wonder What It’s Like to Be an Earthworm.New York, New York: PowerKids Press. Kalman, B. (2004). The Life Cycle of an Earthworm. Federal Way, WA: Crabtree Publishing Company. Llewellyn, C. and Watts, B. (2002) Earthworms. London, Englnad: Franklin Watts. Loewen, N. and Peterson, R. (2003). Garden Wigglers: Earthworms in Your Backyard. Mankato, MN: Picture Window Book. Pfeffer, W. and Jenkins, S. (2003). Wiggling Worms at Work. New York, New York: HarperTrophy

Lesson 2
Allen, J. and Humphries, T. (2003). Are You a Ladybug? London, England: Kingfisher Publishers Canizares, S. (1998). Butterfly Mariposa. New York, New York: Scholastic Himmelman, J. (1998). A Ladybug’s Life (Nature Upclose). New York, New York: Children‟s Press Jeunesse, G. (1991). The Ladybug. NewYork, New York: Scholastic Llewellyn, C. and Watts, B. (2002).Earthworms (Minibeasts). London, England: Franklin Watts Llewellyn, C. and Watts, B. (2002).Ladybugs (Minibeasts). London, England: Franklin Watts Pattou, E. (2001). Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden. New York, New York: Harcourt Posada, M. (2007).Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright. Minneapolis, MN:First Avenue Editions Wallace, K. (2000). Born to be a Butterfly. London, England: Dorling Kindersley Limited

= Unit 10 =

Lesson 2
Crewe, S. and Newman, C. (1997). The Bear (Life Cycles). Orlando, FL:Steck-Vaughn Crewe, S. and Newman, C. (1997). The Beaver (Life Cycles). Orlando, FL:Steck-Vaughn Crewe, S. and Newman, C. (1997). The Bee (Life Cycles). Orlando, FL:Steck-Vaughn Crewe, S. and Newman, C. (1997). The Frog (Life Cycles). Orlando, FL:Steck-Vaughn Crewe, S. and Newman, C. (1997). The Kangaroo (Life Cycles). Orlando, FL:Steck-Vaughn Godwin, S. (2004). A Seed in Need: a First Look at the Plant Cycle. Mankato, MN :Picture Window Books Godwin, S. and Abel, S. (2004). The Trouble with Tadpoles: A First Look at the Life Cycle of a Frog. Mankato, MN:Picture Window Books Jordan, H. (1992). How a Seed Grows. New York, NY:HarperTrophy Kalman, B. (2008). Animal Life Cycles: Growing and Changing. New York, NY:CrabTree Publishing Kalman, B., Smithyman, K. and Rouse, B. (2006) The Life Cycle of a Frog. New York, NY:Crabtree Publishing Co. Pfeffer, W. (2004). From Tadpole to Frog. Mankato, MN:Picture Window Books Royston, A. (1999) Frog (Life Cycle of a). Portsmouth, NH:Heinemann Thomson, R. (2007). The Life Cycle of a Frog. New York, NY:PowerKid Pr