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Independent Reading
EASY- Puzzle Maps USA
- by Nancy L. Clouse. Holt, 1990
- Introduces the 50 states and their shapes through simple puzzle maps.
- Weather Forecasting
- by Gail Gibbons. Macmillan, 1987
- Weather forecasters use sophisticated equipment to track constant changes in the weather.
- Wild and Woolly Mammoths
- by Aliki. HarperCollins, 1996
- A look at the prehistoric landscape.
- Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
- by Vera B. Williams. Morrow, 1981
- Mother, Aunt Rosie, and two children go on a camping trip in a red canoe.
- Spring
- by Ron Hirschi. Penguin, 1990
- Photographs of spring across the United States.
- Winter
- by Ron Hirschi. Penguin, 1990
- Winter across the United States in photographs.
- View from the Air
- by Reeve Lindbergh. Penguin, 1992
- Humankind's impact on the earth from a pilot's perspective.
- Urban Roosts
- by Barbara Bash. Little, Brown, 1990
- An unusual perspective on urban landforms.
- Mike Fink
- by Steven Kellog. Morrow, 1994
- The king of the keelboat pilots poles through adventures along the rivers of the United States.
- Sierra
- by Diane Siebert. HarperCollins, 1991
- A description of the beauty of this mountain range.
- Paddle-to-the-Sea
- by H.C. Holling. Houghton Mifflin, 1941
- A wooden man in a toy canoe carved by a Native American boy makes his way down river to the sea.
- Red Wolf Country
- by Jonathan London. Penguin, 1996
- Two red wolves hunt, eat, and prepare for the birth of their pups.
- On the Far Side of the Mountain
- by Jean Craighead George. Penguin, 1990
- Sam's peaceful life in the woods is disrupted when his sister runs away and his pet falcon is taken from him.
- The Twenty-One Balloons
- by William Pène du Bois. Penguin, 1947
- The incredible journey of Professor Sherman who sets off in a balloon on an adventure that includes surviving the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa.
- One Day in the Alpine Tundra
- by Jean Craighead George. HarperCollins, 1984
- Relates a boy's adventure when he is alone on a stormy day in the alpine tundra of Wyoming.
- Weather
- by Seymour Simon. Morrow, 1993
- The causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- Celebrating America
- by Laura Whipple. Philomel, 1994
- The land and the people of America are celebrated by American writers.
- Celebrate America in Poetry and Art
- by Nora Panzer. Hyperion, 1993
- A collection of poetry celebrating America, illustrated with art from the collection of the National Museum of American Art.
- Measuring Maps
- by Keith Lye. Gloucester Press, 1991
- A hands-on look at the science of geography.
- Exploring Your World
- National Geographic, 1989
- An encyclopedia of geography with more than one thousand illustrations.