Entering Grade 5
Science
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Eyewitness Explorer: Nature Ranger (Eyewitness Explorers) published by Dorling Kindersley
Learn about nature and the creatures all around you through the field-based activities and background information in this illustrated guide. (nonfiction) |
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The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science by Marc Aronson
Adrienne Mayor asked the question, “Could Griffins have been real?” Then she carefully studied ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, old maps, and the discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters to locate the answer in the Gobi desert. (nonfiction) |
 
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I Survived True Stories series by Lauren Tarshis
Book 2: Nature Attacks! I Survived True Stories Four true stories of young people facing sharks, fires, killer jellyfish and a volcano. (nonfiction) |
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Ricky's Atlas: Mapping a Land on Fire by Ludith L. Li
When Ricky and his mom travel to his Uncle’s ranch on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains, they witness a violent thunderstorm that ignites a wildfire. This mix of fiction and science fact has amazing illustrations. |
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Scientists in the Field series by various authors, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird by Pamela S. Turner Are you smarter than a crow? Read about an experiment that asks a crow and a human 7-year-old to solve the same mental challenges. Join scientists as they make field observation of the New Caledonian crow, perhaps the world’s smartest bird and the only animal besides humans known to make and use hooked tools. (nonfiction) |
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This Book Stinks! Gross Garbage, Rotten Rubbish and the Science of Trash by Sarah Wassner Flynn
Photos, infographics and fabulous facts about what we throw away, ingenious ways to reduce, reuse and recycle, and what kids can do to take action and rethink the things we throw away. |