| Animals: Reference Guides Critters of Michigan Pocket Guide, produced in cooperation with (C) 2000 Wildlife Forever, by Ann, E. McCarthy $5.95 -large color photo of each animal, concise descriptions, and "Did you know" facts Animal Tracks of the Great Lakes by Ian Sheldon, (C) 1997 by Lone Pine Pub. $5.95 -excellent black and white illustrations of animals, detailed front and hind prints for easy track identification and some animal behavior Backyard Wildrness by Catehrine Herbert Howell, (C) 1999 by National Geographic Society $2.99 -creatures in every part of your backyard from under the ground to up in the trees, color photos Reptiles & Amphibians of Michigan Field Guide (book and CD) $14.95 By Stan Tekiela, (C) 2004 Adventure Publications nice identification basics intro, color photos, great facts, recorded songs of frogs Birds of Michigan Field Guide by Stan Tekiela, (C)1999 Adventure Publications $12.95 great color photos and facts Take-Along guide to Frogs, Toads, and Turtles by Daine L. Burns (C)1997 NorthWord Press $6.95 nice drawings, most are Michigan dwellers but not all, several suggested actitivies Bug Wise By Pamela M. Hickman, (C) 1990 Addison -Wesley Publishing Com 30 investigations for 7-12 year olds but can be adapted for younger children, plus gives lots of good information about the insects and arachnids (spiders) Nature Smart by Stan Tekeila & Karen Shanberg,(C) 1995 Adventure Publications includes bugs, mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, plants, rocks, weather, and stars nice illustrations, great resource for facts Why Do Birds Do That? by Michael Furtman (C) 2004 Willow Creek Press $15.95 40 behaviors explained and photographed See How It Grows by Kimberlee Graves, (C)1994 Creative Teaching Press tree, flower, spider, butterfly, bird, frog, people Activity Suggestions Creepy Crawlies and The Scientific Method by Sally Kneidel (C)1993 Fulcrum Publishing $15.95 includes good background information and real experiments for elementary children The Everything Kids' Nature Book by Kathiann M. Kowalski, (C) 2000 Adams Media Corporation .....encourages nature exploration $3.49 Nature in Your Backyard by Susan Lang, Millbrook Press 1995 $6.95 simple activities for children Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv (C)2005 AlGonquin books of Chapel Hill $24.95 how to help children reconnect with nature Teaching Green: The Elementary Years (C)2005 The Green Teacher $22.95 hands-on learning for grades K-5 PreK-3 Kid Space - School Yard Learning Activities by Teaching and Learning Company $13.95 seasonal activities Circle Time Science PreK-2 (C)1996 Teaching and Learning Company $9.95 covers activities to strengthen science processing Sharing Nature with Children, Listening to Nature, Sharing the Joy of Nature by Joseph Cornell Dawn Publications... all 3 books are great Story Books (factual but more narrative) Small Worlds: A Dead Log by Jen Green, (C) 1999, Crabtree Publishing Company $8.95 all the creatures that depend on the same dead log Small Worlds: Under a Stone by Jen Green, (C) 1999, Crabtree Publishing Company $8.95 all creatures that depend on stones Lost in the Woods $19.95 also Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick, (C) 2004 wonderful photographs of a baby fawn and its interactions with other animals Stranger in the Woods is about a snowman and how the animals interact with it |
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