Unit C: Treasures From Earth
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Leveled Independent Science Books
Extra Support
- Finding a Woolly Mammoth
- Summary: The experience of finding woolly mammoth fossils is described.
On Level
- Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Painter of Birds
- Summary: Louis Agassiz Fuertes grows from a young bird lover to a famous bird painter.
Challenge
- A Worm's Home
- Summary: An earthworm describes soil and its relationship with plants and animals.
PUPIL BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 6
- Soil
- Readers learn about the composition of soil and different types of soil.
- Fossils
- This look at fossils explains how they are formed and where they can be found.
- The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals
- This overview gives readers a broad understanding of Earth's natural riches.
- A Handful of Dirt
- A tour of soil presents the multitude of microscopic creatures that live in it.
CHAPTER 7
- River
- Paintings and simple text chart a river's decline from unspoiled to polluted and then back again.
- Garbage and Recycling
- Readers learn why recycling is important and how they can begin recycling at home.
- Home
- Over the course of time, Tracy and her neighbors clean up their polluted urban neighborhood.
- Recycling
- This introduction to recycling explains its importance.