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Mercury
Par Larry Brimner. 1998
Provides basic facts about the planet closest to the sun. Discusses the Mariner 10 space probe, which sent back much…
more information than was previously known about Mercury. For grades 3-6Close encounters: exploring the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope
Par Elaine Scott. 1998
Explains how information transmitted by the repaired Hubble telescope enables scientists to study stars, planets, black holes, and galaxies. Describes…
the impact of this new technology on astronomers' ideas about how the universe was formed. For grades 4-7Dinosaurs to dodos: an encyclopedia of extinct animals
Par Don Lessem. 1999
A chronological overview of extinct life forms, progressing from one-celled sea creatures and prehistoric dinosaurs to twentieth-century mammals and birds.…
Provides scientific and popular names, physical characteristics, and places of origin. Discusses the eras, periods, and epochs of mass extinctions. For grades 4-7. 1999Buried treasure: roots & tubers
Par Meredith Hughes. 1998
Presents the history, growing methods, and use of potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, carrots, turnips, beets, and radishes. Describes ways of…
preparing and eating these vegetables in different countries. Includes five recipes. For grades 4-7. 1998Earth
Par Larry Brimner. 1998
Basic facts about the planet. Contrasts ancient people's ideas about Earth with what modern scientists think. Describes the Earth's physical…
characteristics, its place in the solar system, and its satellite, the Moon. For grades 3-6Bog bodies
Par Janet Buell. 1997
Describes how in 1984 a British archaeologist discovered the two-thousand-year-old Lindow Man buried in peat. Explains that bodies preserved in…
bogs are like time travelers from past civilizations that scientists study to learn about the circumstances of life and death before written records. For grades 5-8Puzzling questions about the solar system
Par Martin Gardner. 1971
Presents basic information on the Sun, the Moon, and each of the planets in Earth's solar system followed by thought-provoking…
questions on each topic. Answers are provided at the end. For grades 6-9Venus
Par Larry Brimner. 1998
Number the stars: A Newbery Award Winner
Par Lois Lowry. 1989
For ten-year-old Annemarie, life in occupied Copenhagen in 1943 is not much changed by the war--until the Nazi persecution of…
Danish Jews begins. Annemarie's family helps a Jewish friend by having her pose as Annemarie's dead sis- ter. When a packet must be taken to the captain of a ship smuggling Jews to Sweden, Annemarie learns that being brave means "not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do." For grades 3-6 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1989The earth
Par Cynthia Nicolson. 1996
Presents stories and myths about Earth's origins. Explains where the planet fits in the solar system; why there is night…
and day; and how plants, animals, and people have affected its environment. Includes experiments and a glossary of terms. For grades 3-6Jupiter
Par Larry Brimner. 1999
Presents basic facts about the largest planet in our solar system--its features and how it has been studied. Discusses Jupiter's…
sixteen moons and the space probes sent to explore its terrain and environment. For grades 3-6. 1999The Hubble Space Telescope
Par Diane Sipiera. 1998
Presents a brief history of telescopes. Explains the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, how it was placed in orbit,…
the repairs made to it by astronauts, and the advantages of the information it transmits back to Earth. For grades 3-6Science in ancient Greece
Par Kathlyn Gay. 1998
Presents scientific and mathematical beliefs held about two thousand years ago. Discusses ancient Greek thinkers: Ptolemy, an astronomer; Pythagoras, Euclid,…
and Archimedes, mathematicians; and Hippocrates, a physician, among others. For grades 5-8Science in ancient Rome
Par Jacqueline Harris. 1998
Discusses how Romans improved their own lives by applying scientific knowledge originally acquired by the Egyptians and Greeks. Describes building…
achievements based on the arch, as well as metalworking, medical advances, and measuring time. For grades 5-8Women in space
Par Carole Briggs. 1999
Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins…
with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999Constellations
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
Space stations
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
Discusses how the human body changes in space. Presents a brief history of space stations, from Salyut 1 in 1971…
through the planned construction of the International Space Station. Explains ways the new space station will benefit people on Earth. For grades 3-6Earth: the making of a planet
Par Roy Gallant. 1998
Covers the formation of the universe beginning with the big bang theory. Discusses the Earth's features; its atmosphere, landforms, rocks…
and minerals, outer and inner cores, plate movement, weather, and oceans. Briefly treats Pathfinder's discoveries and Earth's future. For grades 5-8 and older readersLinus Pauling and the chemistry of life
Par Thomas Hager. 1998
Describes the career and personal life of the chemist who won both the 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry and the…
1962 Nobel Peace Prize. The prolific researcher also taught, wrote influential college textbooks, and protested nuclear testing. He died at the age of ninety-three in 1994. For junior and senior high and older readersGalaxies
Par Paul Sipiera. 1997