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Even More Picture-Perfect Science Resource Books

Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star by Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.H389 W4 2003
ISBN: 0060504056
Publication Date: 2003-04-15
Toy Boat by Randall de Sève; Loren Long (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.D4504 T69 2007
ISBN: 0399167978
Publication Date: 2014-05-15
"A toy boat gets separated from its owner and has an adventure on the high seas."
Captain Kidd's Crew Experiments with Sinking and Floating by Mark Weakland; Troy Cummings (Illustrator); Terry Flaherty (Consultant Editor); Herman Agency ,Inc. Staff (Contribution by); Paul Ohmann (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: QC147.5 .W43 2012
ISBN: 1404872361
Publication Date: 2012-02-01
"Introduces the concepts of floating and sinking by following a fictional captain on the high seas who wonders why his boat floats and his treasure sinks. "
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.3.H965 W5 1993
ISBN: 068971744X
Publication Date: 1993-09-30
"A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. "
I Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb; Julia Gorton (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC931.4 .C63 2003
ISBN: 0688178405
Publication Date: 2003-04-15
"Introduces the characteristics and actions of the wind through simple hands-on activities. "
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer; Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
Call Number: Click Link Above
ISBN: 0803735111
Publication Date: 2012-01-19
Wind Energy by Amy Hansen
Call Number: TJ820 .H36 2010
ISBN: 1435897420
Publication Date: 2010-01-15
"Readers will learn how we have harnessed the winds energy with everything from primitive windmills to high-tech wind farms. "
What's That Sound? by Mary Lawrence; Lynn Adams (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7 .L43673 W48 2002
ISBN: 1575651181
Publication Date: 2002-07-01
"Amy, Tim, and their parents go to the country, where Dad loves the peace and quiet but Tim is frightened by all the strange sounds. Includes facts and activities related to sound. "
Sounds All Around by Wendy Pfeffer; Anna Chernyshova (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC225.5 .P49 2016
ISBN: 0062386697
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
"Explains how sounds are made and the purposes they serve for both humans and other animals. "
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea; Tom Slaughter (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.3.S539 D6 2011
ISBN: 1609050622
Publication Date: 2011-03-30
"Poses rhyming questions about what grows and what does not."
What's Alive? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld; Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)
Call Number: QH501 .Z64 1995
ISBN: 0060234431
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Flip, Float, Fly by Pam Paparone (Illustrator); JoAnn Early Macken
Call Number: QK929 .M23 2008
ISBN: 0823437582
Publication Date: 2016-08-15
"In this lushly illustrated book, children can read about the amazing journeys of many different kinds of seeds. "
Who Will Plant a Tree? by Jerry Pallotta; Tom Leonard (Illustrator)
Call Number: QK929 .P35 2010
ISBN: 1585365025
Publication Date: 2010-04-08
Unbeatable Beaks by Stephen R. Swinburne; Joan Paley (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL697 .S85 1999
ISBN: 0805048022
Publication Date: 1999-10-15
"Rhyming verses describe many types of bird beaks. Includes factual information about thirty-nine birds found in the Northern Hemisphere. "
Beaks! by Sneed B. Collard; Robin Brickman (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL697 .C66 2002
ISBN: 1570913870
Publication Date: 2002-07-01
"Simple text describes various bird beaks and how birds use them to eat, hunt, and gather food. Includes a quiz."
Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies; Salvatore Rubbino (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL696.A52 D38 2012
ISBN: 0763670510
Publication Date: 2014-02-25
"On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks. "
Ducks Don't Get Wet by Augusta Goldin; Leonard Kessler (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL696.A52 G64 1989
ISBN: 0064450821
Publication Date: 1989-03-01
"Describes the habits and behavior of ducks, emphasizing the physical characteristics which prevent their getting wet."
Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar by Janet Pedersen
Call Number: PZ7.P34233 H6 2008
ISBN: 0618893326
Publication Date: 2008-09-08
"A caterpillar does amazing tricks, like making leaves disappear and shedding its skin, and finally it performs the most amazing trick of all. Includes facts about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. "
From Caterpillar To Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
Call Number: QL544.2 .H44 2001 Big Bk
ISBN: 0618066225
Publication Date: 2001
"The process of how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and the changes of it. "
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.C21476 V47 1987
ISBN: 0399208534
Publication Date: 1981-10-15
"Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly."
Fossil by Claire Ewart (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.3.E9555 F6 2004
ISBN: 0802788904
Publication Date: 2004-04-01
"Upon finding a special stone, a child imagines the life of a pterosaur, the ancient flying reptile that lived, died, and was fossilized into that stone. Includes facts about fossils and how they are formed. "
Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki (Illustrator)
Call Number: QE714.5 .A43 1990
ISBN: 0064450937
Publication Date: 1990-03-21
"Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past. "
The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Nuria Roca; Rosa Maria Curto (Illustrator)
Call Number: TD794.5 .R635 2007
ISBN: 0764135813
Publication Date: 2007-02-01
"This book describes ways in which kids and their families can avoid waste and be environmentally conscious. Activities are included."
Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel; Alexandra Colombo (Artist)
Call Number: PZ7.B46628 M5 2013
ISBN: 1600102247
Publication Date: 2008-03-25
"Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader, visits the town of Abberdoo-Rimey and proves to the residents that recycling can actually be fun. "
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse; Jon J. Muth (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.H4364 C6 1999
ISBN: 0590331256
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
"A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. "
What Will the Weather Be? by Lynda DeWitt; Carolyn Croll (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC995.43 .D48 1991
ISBN: 0062381989
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
"Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts. "
Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph J. Fletcher; Kate A. Kiesler (Illustrator); Ralph Fletcher; Kate Kiesler (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.F632115 T9 1997
ISBN: 0395848261
Publication Date: 1997-10-20
"Poetic prose describes dusk and dawn and some of the activities that take place at those special times."
Next Time You See a Sunset by Emily R. Morgan
Call Number: QB216 .M67 2013
ISBN: 193695916X
Publication Date: 2012-10-01
Now and Ben by Gene Barretta (Illustrator)
Call Number: T48 .B27 2006
ISBN: 0312535694
Publication Date: 2008-12-23
Build It by Tammy Enz
Call Number: TA634 .E59 2012
ISBN: 1429679816
Publication Date: 2012-02-01
"Explains the principles of inventing and provides photo-illustrated instructions for making a variety of structures and contraptions'