New Year, New Books
A Year in Books
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Our history spine is The Story of the World Volume 3 (Early Modern Times) by Susan Wise Bauer
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Term 1:
Science – biology and anatomy (life sciences)
Into the Sea by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Deer Growing Up in the Wild by National Geographic Society
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda Paul
A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston
An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk
Towns Down Underground by National Geographic Society
About Amphibians: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill Illustrated by John Sill
Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers
Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
Butternut Hollow Pond by Brian J. Heinz
The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons
History – colonial
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
The Secret of Blackbeard’s Treasure by Mary Maden
In Search of the Lost Colony by Mary Maden
The Colonial Wars by Alden R. Carter
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
The Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret Pumphrey
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Presidents of the United States by Richard O’Neill
Term 2:
Science – earth science and astronomy
Big Book of Stars and Planets (Usborne)
The Weather Book by Michael Oard
Explorer Books: Disasters by Lisa deMauro
1,000 Facts About the Earth by Moira Butterfield
Under the Ice: A Marine Biologist at Work by Kathy Conlan
Finding Out About Deserts: Usborne Explainers
What Makes It Rain? Usborne Starting Point Science
A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston
History – American Revolution, settlers, A Child’s Story of America
Winter at Valley Forge by Matt Doeden
Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson
Teddy’s Button by Amy LeFeuvre
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore
Dear America: My America, Five Smooth Stones (Hope’s Diary)
A Visit to William Blake’s Inn by Nancy Willard
A Child’s Story of America by Christian Liberty Press
Term 3:
Science – Chemistry and Experiments
Science Experiments (A New True Book)
100 Science Experiments (Usborne)
Science Discoveries: Marie Curie and Radium by Steve Parker
Early Modern History – Westward Expansion, early immigrants, and the Mexican War
The Mexican War by Alden R. Carter
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr
The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by R. Conrad Stein
Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner
The Story of the Oregon Trail by R. Conrad Smith
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter
Term 4:
Science – Physics
(attn: Big Bang Theory discussed)
Early Modern History – Exploration within the United States, Native explorations, geography of U.S., seafaring explorations
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Seabird by Holling Clancy Holling (Newbery Honor)
Tree in the Trail by Holling Clancy Holling
Minn of the Mississippi by Holling Clancy Holling (Newbery Honor)
Sequoyah: Cherokee Hero by Joanne Oppenheim
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (Newbery Honor)
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton
Term 5:
Science – Technology, Engineering, Inventions
Awesome Minds: The Inventors of LEGO Toys by Erin Hagar
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor: The Wizard of Menlo Park by Margaret Davidson
How to Draw Cool Ships and Boats: From Saiboats to Ocean Liners (Barron’s)
Kid Engineer: Working with Machines (Kane Miller)
Kid Engineer: Working with Buildings and Structures (Kane Miller)
Kid Engineer: Working with Energy (Kane Miller)
Kid Engineer: Working with Transport (Kane Miller)
Kid Engineer: Working with Computers and Robotics (Kane Miller)
Kid Engineer: Working with Materials (Kane Miller)
The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
Early Modern History – Civil War, Slavery, Great Chicago Fire
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David Adler
Who Was Harriet Tubman? By Yona Zeldis McDonough
The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad
Landmark Books: Gettysburg by MacKinlay Kantor
James Ewell Brown Stuart: Confederate General by Meg Greene
Great Leaders of the Civil War by Martin Arthur
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy (Newbery Honor)
Term 6:
Science – Encyclopedia Practice
The Usborne Science Encyclopedia with 180 QR Links and over 1,000 Internet Links
History – Industrial Revolution
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest illus. P.J. Lynch
First Flight:The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers by George Shea
A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson illus. John Hendrix
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Ten Boys Who Changed the World by Irene Howat
Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson
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