Reading Mastery 3
Book a & B


Links, books, and videos are listed below.


Book A:Canoes & Indians|Beagles & Other Dogs|Fleas|Toads & Frogs|Tiny Things|California, Japan, & Italy|Flies

Book B:Detectives & Investigators|Oil|The Nose & Smell|Magnetism|Football|Time Machines|San Francisco Earthquake|Egypt|Greece, Achilles Heals & The Trojan Horse|Spain|Vikings|Unusual Talents

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Canoes & Indians
Native American Navigator
Native American - Encarta On Line Encyclopedia
Net Links to 18th Century Native American History
 
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
574.5/McC LET'S EXPLORE A RIVER McCauley, Jane
A canoe trip on the Itchnetucknee! National Geographic.
970.1 is the section for nonfiction on Indians in general and specific cultures. For folktales, look in the American folktale section, 398.73. Especially good are legends retold and illustrated by Paul Goble, Tomie De Paola and Gerald McDermott.
Video 398.73 THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES Goble, Paul 15 minutes
Video HAWK, I AM YOUR BROTHER 30 minutes
Video THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN PAINTBRUSH De Paola, Tomie Reading Rainbow 30 minute
Audio Tape A HEART FULL OF TURQUOISE
Reference ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDIAN COSTUME Paterek, Josephine
394.9/Pow POW WOW
411/Hau TURTLE ISLAND ABC Hausman, Gerald
419/Amo TALKING HANDS: INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE Amon, Aline
THE TREES STAND SHINING: POETRY Jones, Hettie
897/Dan DANCING TEEPEES: POEMS OF AMERICAN INDIANS
974.482/Wat TAPENUM'S DAY Waters, Kate
978.957/Hoy PUEBLO STORYTELLER Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane
*E/Med DANCING WITH THE INDIANS Medearis, Angela Shelf
F/Yol ENCOUNTER Yolen, Jane
E/Bak THREE FOOLS AND A HORSE Baker, Betty
*E/Mar KNOTS ON A COUNTING ROPE Martin, Bill (Video from LRC)
E/Oso DREAMCATCHER Osofsky, Audrey (related craft)
E/Pol BOAT RIDE WITH LILLIAN TWO BLOSSOM Polacco, Patricia
F/Bya TROUBLE RIVER (read aloud) Byars, Betsy
*F/Hol PADDLE-TO-THE SEA Holling, Holling C.
*F/Mil ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE Miles, Miska
 


Beagles & Other Dogs
Beagle Network
Beagles on the Web
The Galaxy of the Canine Generation
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
E/Bet BARNEY BEAGLE PLAYS BASEBALL Bethell, Jean
E/Ris I AM A PUPPY Risom, Ole
F/Nay SHILOH Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
F/Nay SHILOH SEASON Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
 
 

fleas  
Fleas- study by Russian Zoological Institute- good photos and diagrams
Flea Factoids
Fleas
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
595.7/Col FLEAS Cole, Joanna
E/Ayl SHENANDOAH NOAH Aylesworth, Jim
E/Lio A FLEA STORY Lionni, Leo
*E/Woo THE NAPPING HOUSE Wood, Audrey

Toads & Frogs
All About Frogs
Frogs & Toads- Photos and sound files
Frog Links
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Info on toads and frogs can be found in 597.
Video 591.5 THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS HOPS HOME 25 minutes
P/E/Fau THE WIDE-MOUTHED FROG Faulkner, Keith
P/E/Str I LOVE TO EAT BUGS! Strejan, Jonn
398.47/Pat THE FROG PRINCESS Lewis, J. Patrick
398.43/Sci THE FROG PRINCE, CONTINUED Scieszka, Jon
639/Sim PETS IN A JAR Simon, Seymour
793.7/Ber UN-FROG-GETTABLE RIDDLES Bernstein, Joanne
E/Che THE TOAD HUNT Chenery, Janet
E/Gas CRACKLE GLUCK AND THE SLEEPING TOAD Gackenbach, Dick
E/Gri EMILY AND THE ENCHANTED FROG Griffith, Helen
E/Him AMANDA AND THE WITCH SWITCH Himmelman, John
E/Kal JUMP, FROG, JUMP! Kalan, Robert
*E/Kel THE MYSTERIOUS TADPOLE Kellogg, Steven
( We also have a stuffed "tadpole" in a jar.)
E/Kil PEACH & BLUE Kilborne, Sarah
*E/Lob The FROG AND TOAD series is excellent! Lobel, Arnold
(Two teacher resources for FROG AND TOAD: THE FROG AND TOAD THINKING BOOK, P/153.4/Pol, and FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS: USING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE P/372.4/Lob.)
*E/Lio FISH IS FISH Lionni, Leo
*E/May Tiny books, wordless stories, about A BOY, A DOG AND A FROG Mayer, Mercer
E/Par LOVE FROM AUNT BETTY Parker, Nancy Winslow
*E/Pot THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER Potter, Beatrix
E/Roc TOAD Rockwell, Anne
E/Sad ALISTAIR UNDERWATER Sadler, Marilyn
E/Sma EULALIE AND THE HOPPING HEAD Small, David
E/Ste GORKY RISES Steig, William
E/Yol Commander Toad sci-fi series, early reader. Yolen, Jane
*E/Wie TUESDAY Wiesner, David
F/Eri A TOAD FOR TUESDAY Erickson, Russell
*F/Gra THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Grahame, Kenneth
F/Cov JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD Coville, Bruce
( Good read-aloud.)
F/Hor THE STRANGE STORY OF THE FROG WHO BECAME A PRINCE Horwitz, Elinor Lande
 

Tiny Things
Cells Alive!
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Video 398.48 THUMBELINA 30 minutes
394.3/Tre THE WORLD IN THE CANDY EGG Tresselt, Alvin
398.42/Gal THE TEENY-TINY WOMAN Galdone, Paul
398.42/OCo THE TEENY TINY WOMAN O'Conner, Jane
398.56/Wal TEENY-TINY AND THE WITCH-WOMAN Walker, Barbara
578/Sim EXPLORING WITH A MICROSCOPE Simon, Seymour
582/Car THE TINY SEED Carle, Eric
591/Eck THE SECRET LIFE OF SMALL ANIMALS Eckhoudt, J.P., Van
592/Coo SMALL SEA CREATURES Cooper, Jason
595.44/Mar BIRD-EATING SPIDERS Martin, Louise
595.7/Joh BUGS Johnson, Jinny
599.735/May ISLANDS OF THE TINY DEER May, Julian
E/Bor THE SEEDLING CHILD Bornstein, Ruth
E/DeR LAURA'S STORY De Regniers ?????
E/Kus HERBERT HATED BEING SMALL Kuskin, Karla
E/OCo SIR SMALL AND THE DRAGONFLY O'Conner, Jane
E/Pee THE ANT AND THE ELEPHANT Peet, Bill
*E/Seu HORTON HEARS A WHO Seuss, Dr.
E/Smi THE BIG PETS Smith, Lane
F/Bog THE EWOKS JOIN THE FIGHT Bogart, Bonnie
F/Buf TROUBLE DOLLS Buffett, Jimmy
F/God FU-DOG Godden, Rumer
*F/Hol PADDLE TO THE SEA Holling, Holling C.
*F/Nor Series about the Borrowers Norton, Mary
 

California, Japan & Italy  
Japan Information
Kid's Window - Japan information
Destination Italy
Windows on Italy
CIA-World Factbook-Italy-1999
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Video MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM 30 minutes
E/Har CASSIE'S JOURNEY Harvey, Brett
E/Sie SIERRA Siebert, Diane
Folktales of Japan are in 398.2. Nonfiction about Japan is found in 952.
394/Bue FESTIVALS OF JAPAN Buell, Harold G.
495.6/Ame THE USBORNE FIRST THOUSAND WORDS IN JAPAN Amery, Heather
641.594/Tak FOOD IN JAPAN Takeshita, Jiro
784/Die FOLK SONGS OF CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA
895.6/Ina IN A SPRING GARDEN
895.61/Red RED DRAGONFLY ON MY SHOULDER: HAIKU
909.82/Chi CHILDREN ARE CHILDREN ARE CHILDREN
E/Fri HOW MY PARENTS LEARNED TO EAT Friedman, Ina R.
E/Say GRANDFTHER'S JOURNEY Say, Allen
F/Osb NIGHT OF THE NINJAS Osborne, Mary Pope
(Easy reading series about a treehouse and time travel.)
Look in 398.45 for Italian folktales and 945 for nonfiction on Italy.
B/Gal STARRY MESSENGER Sis, Peter
457/Ame THE FIRST THOUSAND WORDS IN ITALIAN Amery, Heather
641.5/Cap THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN COOKBOOK Capalbo, Carla
641.594/Gas FOOD IN ITALY Gaspari, Claudia
E/Ann ANNO'S ITALY Anno, Mitsumasa
E/DeP WATCH OUT FOR THE CHICKEN FEET IN YOUR SOUP De Paola, Tomie

Flies
Interesting Fly Facts
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
398.43/Wil SEVEN AT ONE BLOW Williams, Jay
*398.8/Wes I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY Westcott, Nadine
595.7/Shu THE STORY OF FLIES Shuttleswoth, Dorothy
E/Arn GREEN WILMA Arnold, Tedd
E/Ayl OLD BLACK FLY Aylesworth, Jim
E/Bra FRESH CIDER AND PIE Brandenberg, Franz
E/Ros HI FLY Ross, Pat
*E/Wab A FIREFLY NAMED TORCHY Waber, Bernard
E/Win THE BEAR & THE FLY: A STORY Winter, Paula
 

 
Book b

 
Detectives and investigators
Mysteries
eBugs Adventure- Become a Net Detective
The Mystery of the Missing Plans
Dragonfly Web Pages- for investigators of all ages
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
SC/Doy SHERLOCK HOLMES: SELECTED STORIES Doyle, Sir Arthur
E/Ber THE BEAR DETECTIVES Berenstain, Stanley
E/Bun JANE MARTIN, DOG DETECTIVE Bunting, Eve
E/Yol For mysteries with a British flair try Jane Yolen's series about PIGGINS.
E/Sha Look for the early reader series about Nate the Great Sharmat, Marjorie
F/Adl The Fourth Floor Twins, Cam Jansen and Young Cam Jansen are good series by David Adler.
*F/Ber THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK Berends, Polly
F/Her MYSTERY ON OCTOBER ROAD Herzig, Alison
F/Qua Miss Mallard and Detective Mole are star in mysteries by Robert Quackenbush.
F/War Try the Boxcar Children series. Warner, Gertrude Chandler

oil
What is crude oil? 
What is a refinery? 
The ABC's of Oil
What is Crude Oil?
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
665.5/Jac OIL, U.S.A. Jacobs, Lou, Jr. 665.5/Mit
FROM OIL TO GASOLINE Mitgutsch, Ali
 
The Nose & Smell
Your sense of smell 
Nasal Passages Animation On-Line 
Minutes from Me-Smelling
The Mystery of Smell
Amazing Animal Senses
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
152.1/All SMELLING Allington, Richard L.
*394.6/??? RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
591.1/Gus SOME FEET HAVE NOSES Gustafson, Anita
596.018/Mac BREATHTAKING NOSES Machotka, Hana
612.86/Sho FOLLOW YOUR NOSE Showers, Paul
E/Bro ARTHUR'S NOSE Brown, Marc Tolon
*E/Lea THE STORY OF FERDINAND Leaf, Monro
*E/Kip THE ELEPHANTS CHILD Kipling, Rudyard

Magnetism
Electricty and Magnetism Module-Interactive-Shockwave Plug-in needed. 
Michael Faraday- experimented with electricty and magnetism 
Electricty and Magnetism
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
537 and 538 are the nonfiction numbers for electricity and magnetism.

Football
All About Football
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Nonfiction about football is 796.33. Biographies about Football players are in the Biography section by the player's last name.
E/All MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY Allard, Harry
E/Car LOUANNE PIG IN MAKING THE TEAM Carlson, Nancy
E/Mye SIDNEY RELLA AND THE GLASS SNEAKER Myers, Bernice
E/Shi GOING TO A GATOR GAME Shiver, Lee A.
F/Chr There are many easy sports chapter books by Matt Christopher.
F/Dad BOGEYMEN DON'T PLAY FOOTBALL Dadey, Debbie

 

Time machines
The Wayback Machine- Discovery Online
Devine Time- Interactive Journey Through History
Aviation Timeline
The Amazing Magnificent Colossal Cruise Through Time and History
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
E/Sad ALISTAIR'S TIME MACHINE Sadler, Marilyn
F/Gre MAX AND ME AND THE TIME MACHINE Greer, Gery
F/Gre MAX AND ME AND THE WILD WEST Greer, Gery
F/Osb THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE (series) Osborne, Mary Pope
F/Sci THE TIME WARP (series) Scieszka, Jon

San Francisco Earthquake

The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire 
The Story of an Eyewitness
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake- great links
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Earthquake books are in 551.


Egypt
Ancient Egypt on the Web 
Ancient Egypt-A Thinkquest junior entry
Map of Egypt-Clickable
Egypt Today
AfricaNet
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
932 is the nonfiction number for books on ancient Egypt.
Video SC/Mum MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT Reading Rainbow 30 minutes
393/Ali MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT Aliki
398.62/Cli THE EGYPTIAN CINDERELLA Climo, Shirley
709.32/Glu THE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT Glubok, Shirley
962/Ben A FAMILY IN EGYPT Bennett, Olivia
E/Gra A BALLOON FOR GRANDAD Gray, Nigel
E/Hei THE DAY OF AHMED'S SECRET Heide, Florence Parry
F/Osb MUMMIES IN THE MORNING Osborne, Mary Pope
 

 GREECE,ACHILLES' HEEL AND THE TROJAN HORSE
Voyage back in time: the History of Greece and Rome
Map of Greece
Pictures of Greece - can be printed
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
292/Ben STORIES OF THE GODS AND HEROES Benson, Sally
292/Dol GREEK STORIES FOR PLEASURE READING Dolch, Edward William
292/Ger HERCULES Geringer, Laura
292/New KING MIDAS Newby, Robert
292/McL ADVENTURES OF THE GREEK HEROES McLean, Mollie
292/Rus CLASSIC MYTHS TO READ ALOUD Russell, William F.
292/Wel MAX AND RUBY'S FIRST GREEK MYTH Wells, Rosemary
292/Wel MAX AND RUBY'S MIDAS Wells, Rosemary
292/Yol WINGS Yolen, Jane
292/Hut THE TROJAN HORSE Hutton, Warwick
292/Lit THE TROJAN HORSE Little, Emily
292/Rus CLASSIC MYTHS TO READ ALOUD Russell, William
641.594/Loe FOOD IN GREECE Loewen, Nancy
938/Pur THEY LIVED LIKE THIS IN ANCIENT GREECE Nuerath, Marie

SPAIN

Map of Spain
Camera from Gijon Beach-updated every 15 minutes
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
Nonfiction about Spain is found in 946.
398.46/Dol STORIES FROM SPAIN Dolch, Edward William
641.594/Loe FOOD IN SPAIN Loewen, Nancy
*E/Lea THE STORY OF FERDINAND Leaf, Monro

VIKINGS
Viking Voyage 1000
Viking Network:Running a Household in the Viking Era
The Viking Times: An International Magazine
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
 
B/Lei LEIF ERIKSSON AND THE VIKINGS Simon, Charnan
948/Neu THEY LIVED LIKE THIS: THE VIKINGS Nuerath, Marie
940.1/Civ TIME TRAVELER BOOK OF VIKING RAIDERS Civardi, Anne
948/Mar VIKING Margeson, Susan
948/Mor HOW WOULD YOU SURVIVE AS A VIKING? Morley, Jacqueline
940.14/Mar EVERYDAY LIFE IN VIKING TIMES Martell, Hazel, Mary
936/Mar THE VIKINGS Martell, Hazel Mary
920/Jan THE VIKINGS Janeway, Elizabeth
920/Sch ERIC THE RED AND LEIF THE LUCKY Schiller, Barbara
F/Bul THE RING AND THE FIRE Bulla, Clyde Robert

UNUSUAL TALENTS
Books and Videos Available in the Media Center
398.51/Che THE SIX CHINESE BROTHERS Chen Hou-tien
E/Ban THE PAPER CRANE Bang, Molly
E/Hal BIRDSONG Haley, Gail E.
E/Pea LENORE'S BIG BREAK Pearson, Susan
*E/Yor HEY, AL! Yorinks, Arthur
 
 

 

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