Unit D: The Atmosphere and Beyond

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Leveled Independent Science Books

Extra Support

Galileo Galilei, Astronomer
by Kimba Carter
Summary: Galileo's discoveries changed the way people thought about Earth.

On Level

Space Animals
by Anne Mansk
Summary: See how the night sky is filled with easy-to-spot constellations.

Challenge

The End of the Ice Age
by Lillian Carroll
Summary: This book explains how glaciers form and what may have led to the ice age.

STUDENT BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHAPTER 10

Water
Christin Ditchfield
Children's Press © 2002
Learn about the forms of water and the water cycle.
Weather
Seymour Simon
HarperTrophy © 2000
Discover wind patterns, clouds, precipitation, and temperature.
Eyewitness: Weather
Brian Cosgrove
Dorling Kindersley © 2004
Read about different weather conditions and weather forecasting.

CHAPTER 11

Next Stop, Neptune
Alvin Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin © 2004
Tour the solar system with incredible facts about space.
Earth: Our Planet in Space
Seymour Simon
Simon © 2004
Discover Earth's rotation, revolution, and seasons.
Don't Know Much About Space
Kenneth C. Davis
HarperCollins © 2001
Humorous drawings reinforce basic facts about space.