The Mom I Want to Be

Green Science

 

50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
LLC Andrews McMeel Publishing and The Earthworks Group

 

Cool Stuff and How It Works
Chris Woodford, Ben Morgan and Clint Witchalls

 

The Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming
Laurie David and Cambria Gordon

 

Earth
James Luhr

 

Earth Matters
David de Rothschild

 

Hoot
Carl Hiaasen

 

The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change
David de Rothschild

 

The Lorax
Dr. Suess

 

Pick Me Up
Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts

 

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children
Sharon Lovejoy

 

Superkids: 250 Incredible Ways for Kids to Save the Planet
Sasha Norris

 

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
Loree Griffin Burns

 

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System
Mary Appelhof

 

 

Sound, Light, & Heat

 

Awesome Experiments in Light & Sound
Michael A. DiSpezio

 

Experiments with Light and Mirrors
Robert Gardner

 

Eyewitness: Light
David Burnie

 

Heat
Jacqueline A. Ball, Katie King, and Gareth Stevens Publishing

 

Heat
Jenny Karpelenia

 

Heat and Energy
Kathryn Whyman

 

Light and Color
Peter D. Riley

 

Rubber-Band Banjos and a Java Jive Bass
Alex Sabbath

 

Secrets of Sound
April Pulley Sayre

 

Sound and Light
David Glover

 

The Sound of Colors
Jimmy Liao

 

Sound Waves
Ian F. Mahaney

 

What Makes The Light Bright, Thomas Edison?
Melvin Berger

 

 

Sports Science

 

And Nobody Got Hurt!: The World’s Weirdest, Wackiest True Sports Stories
Len Berman and Kent Gamble

 

Baseball Science
James Bow

 

The Leaping, Sliding, Sprinting, Riding Science Book
Bobby Mercer and Tom LaBaff

 

Slam Dunk! Science Projects With Basketball
Robert Gardner and Dennis Shortelle

 

Soccer Science
Natalie Hyde

 

Sports
Julian Rowe

 

Sports Illustrated for Kids: The Amazing World of Sports
Editors of Sports Illustrated

 

Sports Science: 40 Goal-Scoring, High-Flying, Medal-Winning Experiments for Kids
Jim Wiese and Ed Shems

 

Sports Science Secrets: From Myth to Facts
Gordon W. Russell

 

Sportworks: More Than Fifty Fun Games And Activities That Explore The Science Of Sport
Ontario Science Center

 

 

Structures

 

Creating Clever Castles & Cars
Mari Rutz Mitchell & Michael Kline

 

Building
Andrew Haslam

 

Skyscrapers! Super Structures to Design & Build
Carol A. Johmann and Michael P. Kline

 

Skyscraper
Lynn Curlee

 

Bridges! Amazing Structures to Design, Build & Test
Carol A. Johmann, Elizabeth Rieth, and Michael P. Kline

 

Bridges Are to Cross
Philemon Sturges

 

Building Big
David Macaulay

 

Architects Make Zigzags
Diane Maddex

 

Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids
Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen

 

Buildings in Disguise
Joan Marie Arbogast

 

Build It! Structures, Systems, and You
Adrienne Mason and Claudia Davila

 

 

Chemistry

 

The Periodic Table
Adrian Dingle

 

It’s Elementary!
DK Publishing

 

What Is the World Made Of?
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and Paul Meisel

 

Chemistry
Ann Newmark and Laura Buller

 

Cool Chemistry Concoctions
Joe Rhatigan, Veronika Gunter, and Tom La Baff

 

Amazing Kitchen Chemistry
Cynthia Light Brown

 

Icky Sticky Foamy Slimy Ooey Gooey Chemistry
Kristine Petterson and Andrew Crabtree

 

What Can I Do? The Science Spiders Learn Acid-Base Chemistry
Kathleen E Kain

 

 

Habitats

 

Animal Habitats!
Judy Press and Betsy Day

 

The Magic School Bus Hops Home
Pat Relf and Nancy Stevenson

 

Kids’ Easy-to-Create Wildlife Habitats
Emily Stetson and J. Susan Cole Stone

 

One Small Square Series
Donald M. Silver

 

I See a Kookaburra!
Robin Page and Steve Jenkins

 

Dinosaur Habitat
Helen V. Griffith and Sonja Lamut

 

Discovering Rain Forests
Discovering the Arctic Tundra
Discovering Mountains
Discovering the Tropical Savanna
Janey Levy

 

The Field Guide to Rain Forest Animals
Nancy Honovich

 

 

Animals

 

Beaks!
by Sneed B. Collard

 

The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay
by Narelle Oliver

 

Unbeatable Beaks
by Stephen R. Swinburne

 

Animal Encyclopedia
by Jayne Parsons and Barbara Taylor

 

Every Living Thing
by Cynthia Rylant and S.D. Schindler

 

Hands-On Life Science Activities for Grades K – 8
by Marvin N. Tolman

 

How Smart Is Your Dog?: 30 Fun Science Activities with Your Pet
by D. Caroline Coile

 

Bet You Can’t!
by Vicky Cobb and Kathy Darling

 

Sports Science: 40 Goal-Scoring, High-Flying,
Medal-Winning Experiments for Kids by Jim Wiese

 

 

Earth Science

 

Cave Sleuths: Solving Science Underground
by Laurie Lindop

 

Don’t Know Much about Planet Earth
by Kenneth C. Davis

 

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The World’s Most Amazing Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Forces
by Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix

 

Glaciers (True Books: Earth Science)
by Larry Dane Brimner

 

You Are the Earth: Know the Planet So You Can Make It Better
by David Suzuki

 

Shaping the Earth
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

 

 

Forces and Motion

 

Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion
by Michael A. DiSpezio

 

The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay

 

Isaac Newton: Giants of Science
by Kathleen Krull and Boris Kulikov

 

Jan VanCleave’s Engineering for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun
by Janice VanCleave

 

Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels
by Michael and Mary Woods

 

 

Human Body

 

When Objects Talk: Solving a Crime with Science
by Terry M. Phillips

 

Uncover the Human Body
by Luann Colombo and Jennifer Fairman

 

Encyclopedia of the Human Body
By Jayne Parsons

 

The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids
by Joan D’Amico

 

Louis Pasteur: Hunting Killer Germs
by E.A.M. Jakab

 

Germs (Great Medical Discoveries)
by Don Nardo

 

101 Questions About Your Immune System
by Faith Byrnie

 

 

Inventions

 

Ice Cream: Including Great Moments in History
by Jules Older

 

Ice Cream: The Full Scoop
by Gail Gibbons

 

Ice Cream Treats: The Inside Scoop
by Paul Fleisher

 

Henry and the Kite Dragon
by Bruce Edward Hall

 

How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
by Rosalyn Schanzer

 

The Kite Fighters
by Linda Sue Park

 

Kites: Twelve Easy-to-Make High Fliers
by Norma Dixon

 

Visual Timeline of Inventions
by Richard Platt

 

How Things Work
by Carol Vorderman

 

The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay

 

Boat (Eyewitness Books series)
by Eric Kentley

 

Boats, Ships, Submarines, and Other Floating Things (How Things Work series)
by Ian Graham

 

On Board the Titanic (I Was There series)
by Shelley Tanaka

 

Until I Met Dudley: How Everyday Things Really Work
by Roger McGough and Chris Riddel

 

Chuck Close, Up Close
by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

 

Georges Seurat (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artist series)
by Mike Venezia

 

Monet and the Impressionists for Kids
by Carol Sabbeth

 

Murals: Walls That Sing
by George Ancona

 

Museum Guides for Kids: Impressionist Art
by Ruthie Knapp and Janice Lehmberg

 

Space

 

Apollo 13 (American Moments series)
by Alan Pierce

 

James Lovell: The Rescue of Apollo 13 (The Library of Astronaut Biographies)
by Jan Goldberg

 

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
by Catherine Thimmesh

 

You Wouldn’t Want to Be on Apollo 13!
by Ian Graham

 

Backpack Books: 1001 Facts About Space
by Sue Grabham

 

DK Space Encyclopedia
by Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper

 

Space
by Carole Stott

 

Cosmic Science: Over 40 Gravity-Defying, Earth-Orbiting, Space-Cruising Activities for Kids
by Jim Wiese

 

 

General Science

 

Popular Science: Almanac for Kids
by Brainpop.com

 

DK Science Encyclopedia
by DK Publishing

 

Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less
by Jean Potter

 

The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You!
by Tom Robinson

 

Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-8
by Marvin N. Tolman

 

Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
by Janice VanCleave

 

How Come? Every Kid’s Science Questions Explained
by Kathy Wollard and Debra Solomon