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| The Homeschool Diner Guide to Science Resources for Homeschoolers Literature-Based Science by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Check your public library, eBay, and used book stores for these titles... you can also find many other non-fiction titles in both the children's and young adult's science sections of your library! Let's Read and Find Out -- a nice series by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - the first is "What Lives in a Shell", available thru major book sellers. The Magic School Bus series -- covers science topics in a kid-friendly comic book style, includes picture books, chapter books, videos, and PC software, available thru Scholastic Books The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne -- chapter books based on either science topics or social studies topics and many have associated research guides which can be used in unit studies, great for ages 4-8, reading level: 2.1 "One Small Square" Series by Donald M. Silver -- over 18 titles in this series for pre-K to early elementary scientific nature studies, includes many different habitats and biomes, and several pop-up books -- available thru major book sellers. Noeo Homeschool Science Curriculum -- (K - 6) literature-based science units with accompanying lab experiment kits, uses real books available from the library (but offered for sale on the website), the kits, called "The Young Scientist Club Experiment Kits", come with a parent's guide and correlate with the books, but can be bought and used separately DK (Dorling Kindersley) Publishing -- colorful photo-filled presentation of topics for pre-K to middle school, various subjects Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up by Lisa Westburg Peters -- clever, funny geology poems, glossary of terms included ChemComics -- Periodic Table of the Elements Comic Books Horrible Science -- a series of books by Nick Arnold and Tony de Saulles, originally published only in the UK but now many titles are available thru Scholastic Books, lots of gross facts and the kind of off-color comic humor that makes 10 year old kids roll on the floor laughing, not recommended for the "squeemish". "Cartoon Guide to Chemistry" and "Cartoon Guide to Physics" by Larry Gonick -- two in a series of comic-book style texts that use humorous cartoons to teach complex science topics. Many other science, math, and history topics available. Available thru most major book sellers. 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time -- a listing of the "classics" Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking -- descriptions of tracks and scat, tips for seeing more wildlife and appreciating nature, plus Native American words of wisdom, 1983, ISBN: 0-425-09966-0 Michael Swanwick's Periodic Table of Science Fiction -- each element has a story to tell... [caution: parents should preview for younger children as some of the stories have mature content] Science Books for Children at American Scientific .com -- an extensive selection of science-related children's books Living Science Books -- a list of science books suited to a Charlotte Mason approach to science from "A Charlotte Mason Education" website. Science in Fiction Seek book reviews, such as on Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site or on Wikipedia, or Amazon.com, to determine if reading levels and content of a particular book are appropriate for your child, in addition to those listed here, most science fiction stories include references to science -- check out other reading lists in the Literature section of the Homeschool Diner The Spark Files Series by Terry Deary -- fun mystery series about a family that uses science to get out of trouble or solve crimes, directions for related hands-on science experiments are given in each book Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye -- fantasy, Hermux, a mouse watchmaker, becomes embroiled in an evil plot to create a formula for eternal youth, includes some chemistry Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham -- historic fiction, a colonial boy dreams of going to Harvard.. but must quit school to support himself. He begins his own course of studies in math, navigation, Latin, and science, which ends up opening doors for him and leads to his success. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman -- historic fiction, an orphaned pre-teen girl in Medieval England becomes apprentice to a midwife, includes use of medicinal herbs, discussion of ethnobotany included in glossary A Wrinkle in Time Series by Madeleine D'Engle -- science fiction/fantasy, Meg and her highly intelligent family become involved in an intergalactic battle against evil... a battle that relies not on blasters and weaponry to win, but on courage, faith, strength of character and love, includes physics, metaphysics, mathematics The Magician's Apprentice by Sidney Rosen (this book is not at all connected to the Disney movie of the same name) -- historic fiction, a 15 year old orphan is accused of having a heretical paper in his possession and escapes an Inquisition only by promising to spy on Franciscan Friar Roger Bacon who is performing what the Church deems "suspicious" experiments, includes references to mathematics, astronomy, alchemy, scientific method The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly -- historic fiction, a boy befriends an alchemist and his daughter, includes chemistry and alchemy Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer -- science fiction, a 12 year old genius masterminds a plan to capture a leprechaun and hold him for ransom, includes high-tech gadgetry, some physics and mathematics Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz -- spy thriller, a 14 year old English boy becomes an unwilling spy and successfully foils evil plots to destroy the world, includes high-tech gadgetry, some physics and chemistry Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow two parallel series by Orson Scott Card -- in an alternate Earth future highly intelligent kids are recruited into the military and sent to school to become specialized space soldiers -- trained to defend Earth against an impending alien attack Temperance Brennan Series by Kathy Reich -- forensic thriller, a series of books about a forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan, who stumbles across and solves modern day mysteries, the TV series "Bones" is loosely based on these novels, includes forensic science and chemistry Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams -- humorous science fiction story, includes some physics and mathematics |
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