Best Science Books for Children 

Each year the editorial staff at SB&F looks forward to publishing our annual "Best Science Books for Children." The reasons for this are threefold: First, because we believe that identifying high-quality books in the sciences for librarians, teachers, parents, and others who work with children is important; second, it brings back to mind the many good titles we have had a chance to read and to put to our reviewers' test; and third, we have a stake in this arena, too. We have children of our own or work with them in out-of-school programs, in schools and libraries, and in other community-based activities. We hope that these children will benefit from the good acquisitions and selections that our readers will make in the upcoming year.

As many readers know, SB&F believes that many of the same components that make a good children's book make a good children's science book: the presentation, the organization, the language, and the quality of illustrations. In addition, high-quality science books must also be accurate and present scientific processes in a way that can be understood by a child without misleading oversimplification. Finally, good children's science books should encourage an interest in science by prompting young readers to know more.

Below is a selection of the best children's science books reviewed in the 2000 volume year of SB&F that are availabe for purchase from Amazon.com.
 

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Best Books for Children 2000

001 Knowledge, Data Processing

Virtual Reality: Experiencing Illusion.  Baker, Christopher W.  (Illus.; from the New Century Technology Series.)  Brookfield, CT:  Millbrook Press,  2000. 48pp. $22.90. 99-34200. ISBN 0761313508. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 273]

 

360 Social Issues

How to Say No.  Aronson, Virginia. with an introduction by Barry R. McCaffrey and a foreword by Steven L. Jaffe.  (Illus.; from the Junior Drug Awareness Series.)  Broomall, PA:  Chelsea House,  2000. 80pp. $19.95. 98-50542. ISBN 0-7910-202-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 32]

Marijuana.  Hasday, Judy L., and Therese De Angelis, with an introduction by Barry R. McCaffrey and a foreword by Steven L.Jaffe.  (Illus.; from the Junior Drug Awareness Series.)  Broomall, PA:  Chelsea House,  2000. 80pp. $19.95. 98-51362. ISBN 0-7910-5176-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 32]

 

380 Commerce, Communications

How the Future Began: Communications.  Wilson, Anthony.  (Illus.; from the How the Future Began Series.)  NY:  Kingfisher,  1999. 64pp. $15.95. 98-39795. ISBN 0-7534-5179-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
[EI-JH, GA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 75]

 

500 Pure Science

The Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space.  Zimmerman, Robert.  (Illus.)  Phoenix:  Oryx Press,  2000. xix+410pp. 99-056080. ISBN 1573561967. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-T, GA; Vol. 36 No.5 p. 220]

Science Through Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach, 2nd edition.  Butzow, Carol M., and John W. Butzow.  (Illus. by Hannah L. Ben-Zvi.)  Englewood, CO:  Teacher Ideas Press,  2000. xx+205pp. $27.50 (paper). 99-088098. ISBN 1563086514. Index; C.I.P. [K-EA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 273]

Scientific Visualization: The New Eyes of Science.  Baker, Christopher W.  (Illus.; from the New Century in Technology Series.)  Brookfield, CT:  Millbrook Press,  2000. 48pp. $22.90. 99-044812. ISBN 0761313516. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 273]

 

520 Astronomy

Benjamin Banneker: American Mathematician and Astronomer.  Hinman, Bonnie.  (Illus.; from the Colonial Leaders Series.)  Broomall, PA:  Chelsea House,  2000. 79pp. $16.95; $8.95 (paper). 99-24118. ISBN 0791053482; 0791056910 (paper). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 274]

Earth's Place in Space.  Gallant, Roy A.  (Illus.; from The Story of Science Series.)  Tarrytown, NY:  Benchmark Books,  2000. 80pp. $19.95. 98-28043. ISBN 0761409637. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 125]

 

530 Physical Sciences

The Ever-Changing Atom.  Gallant, Roy A.  (Illus.; from The Story of Science Series.)  Tarrytown, NY:  Benchmark Books,  2000. 80pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-7614-0961-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 126]

Light and Sound.  Oxlade, Chris.  (Illus.; from the Science Topics Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $24.22. 99-12884. ISBN 1-57572-774-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 174]

 

550 Earth Sciences

Blame It on El Nino.  Gold, Susan Dudley, with an expert review by David Adamec.  (Illus.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  1999. 96pp. $17.98. 99-21660. ISBN 0-7398-1376-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
[EA-YA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 33]

Dance of the Continents.  Gallant, Roy A.  (Illus.; from The Story of Science Series.)  Tarrytown, NY:  Benchmark Books,  2000. 80pp. $19.95. 98-28046. ISBN 0-7614-0962-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 76]

Earthquakes.  Maslin, Mark.  (Illus.; from the Restless Planet Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 48pp. $25.69. 99-38578. ISBN 0739813285. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.
[EP-YA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 276]

Glaciers.  Gallant, Roy A.  (Illus.; a First Book.)  Danbury, CT:  Watts,  1999. 64pp. $22.00. 98-4162. ISBN 0-531-20390-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EI-JH; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 33]

Meteorite! The Last Days of the Dinosaurs.  Norris, Richard.  (Illus.; a Turnstone Ocean Explorer Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 64pp. $27.11. 99-27285. ISBN 0739812408. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 175]

Storms.  Maslin, Mark.  (Illus.; from the Restless Planet Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 48pp. $25.69.  ISBN 0739813307. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-YA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 276]
 
 

570 Life Sciences

Arctic Alphabet: Exploring the North from A to Z.  Lynch, Wayne.  (Illus.; photographs by the author.)  Willowdale, ON:  Firefly,  1999. 32pp. $19.95; $6.95 (paper). C99-930382-1. ISBN 1-55209-336-0; 1-55209-334-4 (paper). C.I.P. [EI, EA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 223]

Did You Ever Wonder About Things You Find at the Beach?  Capogna, Vera Vullo.  (Illus. By the author; from the Did You Ever Wonder? Series.)  NY:  Basic Books,  1999. 32pp. $15.95. 97-47119. ISBN 0-7614-0851-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 76]

Did You Ever Wonder About Things You Find in the Woods?  Capogna, Vera Vullo.  (Illus. by the author; from the Did You Ever Wonder? Series.)  NY:  Basic Books,  1999. 32pp. $15.95. 97-32140. ISBN 0-7614-0852-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 76]

Did You Ever Wonder About Things You Find in Your Backyard?  Capogna, Vera Vullo.  (Illus. by the author; from the Did You Ever Wonder? Series.)  NY:  Basic Books,  1999. 32pp. $15.95. 98-30301. ISBN 0-7614-0855-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 76]

Did You Ever Wonder About Things You See in the Sky?  Capogna, Vera Vullo.  (Illus. by the author; from the Did You Ever Wonder? Series.)  NY:  Basic Books,  1999. 32pp. $15.95. 97-32143.ISBN 0761408533. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 76]

Life Connections: Pioneers in Ecology.  Leuzzi, Linda.  (Illus.; from the Lives in Science Series.)  Danbury, CT:  Watts,  2000. 128pp. $25.00. 99-33075. ISBN 0531115666. Index; C.I.P. [EA-T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 277]

My Nature Journal.  Olmstead, Adrienne.  (Illus. by the author.)  Lafayette, CA:  Pajaro,  2000. 176pp. $17.95. ISBN 0967245915. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 127]

Sea Soup: Phytoplankton.  Cerullo, Mary M.  (Illus.; photographs by Bill Curtsinger.)  Gardiner, ME:  Tilbury House,  1999. 40pp. $16.95. 99-39210. ISBN 0884482081. Glossary; Index. [EI; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 175]

Windows on the Wild: Biodiversity Basics, Student Book.  World Wildlife Fund,  (Illus.)  Tustin, CA:  Acorn Naturalists,  1999. 229pp. $11.95 (paper, Student Book); $39.95 (complete set, Student Book and Educator's Guide). ISBN 1-881150-04-6. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 35]

 

580 Botanical Sciences

Life Cycle of a Mushroom.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Life Cycle of a…Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $13.95. 99-046105. ISBN 1575722100. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 278]

Life Cycle of an Oak Tree.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Life Cycle of an…Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $13.95. 99-046855. ISBN 1575722119. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP,  EI; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 278]

Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts: Legumes.  Hughes, Meredith Sayles.  (Illus.; from the Plants We Eat Series.)  Minneapolis:  Lerner,  1999. 80pp. $25.26. 98-29663. ISBN 0-8225-2834-7. Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 128]

Starting with Nature Plant Book.  Hickman, Pamela.  (Illus.by Heather Collins; from the Starting with Nature Series.)  Niagara Falls, NY:  Kids Can Press,  2000 (first published in Canada in 1996). 32pp. $12.95; $5.95 (paper). C98-932028-9. ISBN 1550744836; 1550748122 (paper). Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH, GA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 278]

Yes, We Have Bananas: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines.  Hughes, Meredith Sayles.  (Illus.; from the Plants We Eat Series.)  Minneapolis:  Lerner,  2000. 80pp. $25.26. 98-45738. ISBN 0-8225-2836-3. Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 176]

 

590 Zoological Sciences

Animals in Cold Places.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-11583. ISBN 0-7398-0111-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Animals in Hot Places.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-10180. ISBN 0-7398-0112-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Animals in Rivers and Lakes.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 98-53204. ISBN 0-7398-0108-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Animals in the Oceans.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 98-51599. ISBN 0-7398-0107-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Animals in Trees.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-17902. ISBN 0-7398-0110-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Animals on Plains and Prairies.  Butterfield, Moira.  (Illus.; from the Looking at Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-17901. ISBN 0-7398-0109-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

A Book of Flies Real or Otherwise.  Michelson, Richard.  (Illus. by Leonard Baskin.)  Tarrytown, NY:  Marshall Cavendish,  1999. 56pp. $18.95. 98-46894. ISBN 0-7614-5050-5. Index; C.I.P. [K-JH; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 129]

Crabs.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-31445. ISBN 0-7368-0245-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Crickwing.  Cannon, Janell.  (Illus. by the author.)  NY:  Harcourt Brace,  2000. 48pp. $16.00.99-50456. ISBN 0152017909. C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 279]

Despicable Species: On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms, and Other Scourges.  Lembke, Janet.  (Illus. By Joe Nutt.)  NY:  Lyons Press,  1999. 216pp. $25.00. 99-15220. ISBN 1-55821-635-9. C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 225]

Down to a Sunless Sea: The Strange World of Hydrothermal Vents.  Madin, Kate.  (Illus; a Turnstone Ocean Explorer Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 64pp. $27.11. 99-28962. ISBN 0739812386. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 177]

The Echidna: Australia's Enigma.  Rismiller, Peggy.  (Illus.)  Southport, CT:  Hugh Lauter Levin,  1999. 128pp. $25.00. ISBN 0-88363-788-X. Glossary; Index. [EA-T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 78]

Eugenie Clark: Adventures of a Shark Scientist.  Butts, Ellen R., and Joyce R. Schwartz.  (Illus.)  North Haven, CT:  Linnet Books,  2000. xi+107pp. $19.50. 99-044957. ISBN 0208024409. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 224]

Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts about How Animals Adapt.  Settel, Joanne.  (Illus.)  NY:  Atheneum,  1999. 40pp. $16.00. 97-35395. ISBN 0-689-81739-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 36]

It's a Frog's Life: My Story of Life in a Pond.  Parker, Steve.  (Illus. By Robert Morton, Robin Carter, and Philip Bishop.)  Pleasantville, NY:  Reader's Digest Children's Books,  1999. 32pp. $9.99. 98-38271. ISBN 1-57584-250-5. Glossary; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 78]

Kangaroos.  Burt, Denise.  (Illus.; photographs by Neil McLeod; a Carolrhoda Nature Watch Book.)  Minneapolis:  Carolrhoda,  2000. 48pp. $22.60. 99-26680. ISBN 1575053888. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 225]

Lions.  Darling, Kathy.  (Illus.; photographs by Tara Darling-Lyon; a Carolrhoda Nature Watch Book.)  Minneapolis:  Carolrhoda,  2000. 48pp. $22.60. 99-32632. ISBN 1575054043. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 226]

Octopuses.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-31444. ISBN 0-7368-0246-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP, Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Parrotfish.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-31468. ISBN 0-7368-0247-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Penguins!  Lynch, Wayne.  (Illus.; photographs by the author.)  Willowdale, ON:  Firefly,  1999. 32pp. $19.95; $9.95 (paper). C99-930380-5. ISBN 1-55209-421-9; 1-55209-424-3 (paper). C.I.P. [EI, EA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 225]

Roscoe: A North American Moose.  Taylor, Bonnie Highsmith.  (Illus.; a Cover-to-Cover Book; from the Animal Adventures Series.)  Des Moines, IA:  Perfection Learning,  2000. 56pp. $13.95; $8.95 (paper). ISBN 0780790057; 078912839X (paper). [K-EA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 281]

Science Fair Projects Investigating Earthworms.  Barrow, Lloyd H.  (Illus; from the Science Fair Success Series.)  Springfield, NJ:  Enslow,  2000. 104pp. $19.95. 99-36381. ISBN 0766012913. Index; C.I.P. [EI-JH; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 177]

Sea Anemones.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-46076. ISBN 0-7368-0248-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Sea Horses.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-46078. ISBN 0-7368-0249-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Sea Lions.  Staub, Frank.  (Illus.; with photographs by the author; from the Early Bird Nature Series.)  Minneapolis:  Lerner,  2000. 48pp. $22.60. 99-20189. ISBN 082253018X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 178]

Sea Stars.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.; from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-46094. ISBN 0-7368-0250-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Sea Urchins.  Schaefer, Lola M.  (Illus.;  from the Ocean Life Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  1999. 24pp. $9.95. 98-46080. ISBN 0-7368-0251-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 79]

Stars of the Sea.  Fowler, Allan.  (Illus.; from the Rookie Read-About Science Series.)  Danbury, CT:  Children's Press,  32pp. $19.00; $4.95 (paper). ISBN 0516212141; 0516270575 (paper). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 280]

Starting with Nature Bird Book.  Hickman, Pamela.  (Illus. by Heather Collins; from the Starting with Nature Series.)  Niagara Falls, NY:  Kids Can Press,  2000 (first published in Canada in 1996). 32pp. $12.95; $5.95 (paper). C98-932029-7. ISBN 1550744712; 1550748106 (paper). Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH, GA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 281]

Tadpoles.  Greenaway, Theresa.  (Illus.; photographs by Chris Fairclough; from the Minipets Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-37301. ISBN 0739818287. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K-EI; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 280]

Under the Microscope: Insects.  Grolier Educational.  Danbury, CT:  Grolier,  2000. 48 pp. (each volume). $235 (8-volume set). 99-040208. ISBN 0717294285 (set). Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 6 p. 280]

Very First Things to Know About Frogs.  Grossman, Patricia.  (Illus. by Karen Barnes; an American Museum of Natural History Book.)  NY:  Workman,  1999. 32pp. $8.95 (includes 25 reusable stickers); 98-47461. ISBN 0-7611-0731-2. C.I.P. [K-EI; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 78]

Very First Things to Know about Monkeys.  Albee. Sarah,  (Illus. by John Dawson; an American Museum of Natural History Book.)  NY:  Workman,  1999. 32pp. $8.95 (includes 25 reusable stickers); 98-47463. ISBN 076111134-4. C.I.P. [K-EI; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 78]

A Whale's Tale from the Supper Sea.  Rea, C. J. and Ba.  (Illus. by Ba Rea.)  Glenshaw, PA:  Bas Relief,  1999. 32pp. $10.95 (paper). 98-93836. ISBN 0-965-74721-2. [K-EA; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 36]

What is a Marine Mammal?  Kalman, Bobbie, and Jacqueline Langille.  (Illus.; The Science of Living Things.)  NY:  Crabtree,  2000. 32pp. 99-23814. ISBN 0865059365. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K-EA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 177]

What is a Whale?  Kalman, Bobbie, and Heather Levigne.  (Illus.; from The Science of Living Things Series.)  NY:  Crabtree,  2000. 32pp. 99-30370. ISBN 0865059357. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K-EA, T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 177]

Wildlife Winners: The Peregrine Falcon--Endangered No More.  Priebe, Mac.  (Illus.; from the Wildlife Winners Series.)  Norwalk, CT:  Mindfull Publishing,  2000. 32pp. $15.95. 98-74803. ISBN 0-9669551-9-6. Glossary. [EP-EA; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 36]
 

610 Medical Sciences, Psychiatry

Clean and Healthy.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Safe and Sound Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $19.92. 99-14555. ISBN 1-57572-981-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 36]

Earthlings Inside and Out: A Space Alien Studies the Human Body.  Wyatt, Valerie.  (Illus. by Dusan Petricic.)  Niagara Falls, NY:  Kids Can Press,  1999. 64pp. $12.95; $6.95 (paper). C98-932897-X. ISBN 1-55074-511-5; 1-55074-513-1 (paper). Index; C.I.P. [EI, EA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 178]

Eat Well.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Safe and Sound Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $19.92. 99-14553. ISBN 1-57572-982-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 36]

A Healthy Body.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Safe and Sound Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $19.92. 99-14554. ISBN 1-57572-983-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 37]

Hearing.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-18965. ISBN 0736803823. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 227]

The Kingfisher First Human Body Encyclopedia.  Walker, Richard.  (Illus.)  NY:  Kingfisher,  1999. 112pp. $16.95. 98-53275. ISBN 0-7534-5177-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K-JH; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 178]

Living with Blindness. Westcott, Patsy.  (Illus.; from the Living with Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 98-32230. ISBN 0-8172-5741-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 130]

Living with Cerebral Palsy.  Pimm, Paul.  (Illus.; from the Living with Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-27202. ISBN 0-8172-5744-6. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 130]

Living with Deafness.  Haughton, Emma.  (Illus.; from the Living with Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 98-3223. ISBN 0-8172-574-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 130]

Living with Leukemia.  Westcott, Patsy.  (Illus.; from the Living with Series.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 32pp. $22.83. 99-27219. ISBN 0-8172-5743-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 130]

Safety First.  Royston, Angela.  (Illus.; from the Safe and Sound Series.)  Des Plaines, IL:  Heinemann Library,  2000. 32pp. $19.92. 99-14559. ISBN 1-57572-984-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 37]

Seeing.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-18968. ISBN 0736803831. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 227]

Smelling.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-18967. ISBN 073680384X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 227]

Tasting.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-14306. ISBN 0736803858. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 227]

Touching.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-14307.  ISBN 0736803866. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 228]

Your Senses.  Frost, Helen.  (Illus.; from the Senses Series.)  Minneapolis:  Pebble Books,  2000. 24pp. $9.95. 99-18966. ISBN 0736803874. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [K, EP; Vol. 36 No. 5 p. 227]

 

620 Engineering

Dive to the Ocean Deep: Voyages of Exploration and Discovery.  Kovacs, Deborah.  (Illus.; a Turnstone Ocean Explorer Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 64pp. $27.11. 99-17877. ISBN 0739812343. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 179]

 

630 Agriculture

Working with Wildlife: A Guide to Careers in the Animal World.  Maynard, Thane, with a foreword by Jane Goodall.  (Illus.)  Danbury, CT:  Watts,  1999. 144pp. $26.00. 99-12300. ISBN 0-531-11538-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 80]

 

790 Recreation

The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and other Mental Adventures.  Murphy, Pat, and the staff at the Exploratorium.  (Illus. by Jason Gorski; a Science-at-Home Book.)  Toronto:  Owl Books,  1999. 144pp. $15.95 (paper). 98-54605. ISBN 0-8050-4538-4. Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 131]

 

800 Literature

Shelterwood.  Shetterly, Susan Hand.  (Illus. by Rebecca Haley McCall.)  Gardiner, ME:  Tilbury House,  1999. 32pp. $16.95. 99-12470. ISBN 0-88448-210-3. C.I.P. [EI, EA, GA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 131]

What Am I?  Green, Mary Neel.  (Illus.)  Austin:  University of Texas,  1999. 32pp. $9.95 (paper). 98-31446. ISBN 0-292-72820-4. C.I.P. [EP, EI; Vol. 36 No. 1 p. 37]

810 Science Fiction

When Worlds Collide.  Wylie, Philip, and Edwin Balmer,  with an introduction by John Yarley.  Lincoln, NE:  University of Nebraska,  1999 (first published in 1932). x+190pp. $14.95 (paper). 99-35221. ISBN 0-8032-9814-5. C.I.P. [EA-T, GA; Vol. 36 No. 4 p. 179]

 

920 General Biography

Galileo Galilei: Inventor, Astronomer, and Rebel.  White, Michael.  (Illus.; from the Giants in Science Series.)  Woodbridge, CT:  Blackbirch,  1999. 64pp. $18.95. 98-49141. ISBN 1-56711-325-7. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH, GA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 81]

Isaac Newton: Discovering Laws That Govern the Universe.  White, Michael.  (Illus.; from the Giants in Science Series.)  Woodbridge, CT:  Blackbirch,  1999. 64pp. $18.95. 98-49142. ISBN 1-56711-326-5. Index; C.I.P. [EA, JH, GA; Vol. 36 No. 2 p. 81]

 

970 General History of North America

The Makah.  Eder, Jeanne Oyawin.  (Illus.; from the Indian Nations Series; A Rivilo Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 48pp. $25.69. 99-23350. ISBN  0-8172-5459-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 132]

The Navajo.  Griffin, Lana T. and Tommy J. Nockideneh.  (Illus.; from the Indian Nations Series; A Rivilo Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 48pp. $25.69. 98-42351. ISBN  0-8172-5463-3. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 132]

The Seminoles.  Kavasch,Kavasche, E. Barrie.  (Illus.; from the Indian Nations Series; a Rivilo Book.)  Austin, TX:  Raintree Steck-Vaughn,  2000. 48pp. $25.69. 99-28202. ISBN 0-8172-5464-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA; Vol. 36 No. 3 p. 132]