Unit A: Earth Science

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Leveled Independent Science Books

Extra Support

Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter

By Mary Malloy

Summary: How paleontologist Jack Horner unraveled the mystery of baby dinosaurs.

On Level

A Worm's Home

By Annie Temple

Summary: An earthworm describes soil and its relationship with plants and animals.

Challenge

Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter

By Annie Temple

Summary: Mary Anning contributed greatly to our knowledge of extinct animals.

Student Bibliography

Chapter 1

Rocks

By Alice K. Flanagan
Compass Point © 2001

This book describes the formation of features of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.

Chapter 2

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

By Steve Jenkins
Houghton © 2004

Journey across Earth's surface from mountains to oceans.