The following books and websites contain additional information, activities, and enrichment options.

Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree

Elaine Pascoe, PowerKids, 2003

Ecosystems

Jim Pipe, Stargazer, 2004

Plant Reproduction

Louise and Richard Spilsbury, Heinemann, 2003

Seeds, Stems, and Stamens: The Ways Plants Fit into Their World

Susan E. Goodman, Millbrook, 2001

Survival and Change

Steven Parker, Heinemann, 2000

The Electronic Naturalist

http://www.enaturalist.org/

Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms

http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/uli.htm

For additional websites, see the Best of the Net feature at www.eduplace.com/science and sites recommended by the National Science Teachers Association at www2.nsta.org/sciencesites/