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First Grade
IF YOU WERE THE MOON. 2017.Laura Purdie Salas. Illus. Jaime Kim. Millbrook Press. 32pp. ISBN-13: 9781467780094. Large font text reads like a simple lyrical picture book, while smaller-font paragraphs explain many scientific facts about the moon. This book could be a bedtime favorite or a science classroom staple. STANDARD 2: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE.
CAN AN AARDVARK BARK?. 2017. Melissa Stewart. Illus. Steve Jenkins. Simon & Schuster. 32 pp. ISBN-13: 9781481458528. Through engaging questions and answers, readers are introduced to a variety of noises animals make, as well as other animals that make similar sounds. Colorful cut-and torn-paper collages provide visual images that seem to make the animals and their sounds come to life. STANDARD 3: LIFE SCIENCE.
Second Grade
OVER AND UNDER THE POND. 2017. Kate Messner. Illus. Christoper Silas Neal. Chronicle Books. 48pp. ISBN-13: 9781452145426.While on an outing in a boat, a mother and her child explore the ecosystem of the pond. Full-bleed illustrations help readers visualize all of the living things found over and under the pond. STANDARD 3: LIFE SCIENCE.
how our world works..
ICE BOY. 2017. David Ezra Stein. Candlewick Press. 40pp. ISBN-13: 9780763682033. Ice Boy, against the best wishes of his parents, decides to visit the outside world on a trip to the beach.His journey results in “significant changes.” STANDARD 1: PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
to the earth.
Third Grade
MUSIC OF LIFE: BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI AND THE INVENTION OF THE PIANO. 2017. Elizabeth Rusch. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 48 pp. ISBN-13: 9781481444842.Cristofori, a 17thcentury musician, sought to create an instrument that had just the right tone and is credited with inventing the prototype of today’s pianos. Musical terms are interspersed throughout the text, adding to its potential as an interdisciplinary resource. STANDARD 1: PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
JOHN DEERE, THAT'S WHO! 2017. Tracy Nelson Maurer. Macmillan Children's Publishing Group / Henry Holt and Co. 40 pp. ISBN-13: 9781627791298. Although most readers will consider his name to be synonymous with farming equipment, John Deere was actually a blacksmith who used his knowledge of metals and simple machines to help Midwestern farmers. The text of this biography is complemented by engaging illustrations. STANDARD 4: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY.
Kindergarten
ANIMALS DO, TOO!. 2017. Etta Kaner. Illus. Marilyn Faucher. Kids Can Press. 32pp. ISBN-13: 9781771385695.This text uses a question and answer format to compare and contrast animal and human behaviors. Longer paragraphs on each answer page provide more details on specific behaviors. STANDARD 3: LIFE SCIENCE
LIVING THINGS AND NONLIVING THINGS.. 2017. Kevin Kurtz. Arbordale Publishing. 32pp. ISBN-13: 9781628559866. Stunning photographs provide opportunities for young readers to compare living and nonliving things. An activity guide at the back of the book will encourage young scientists to explore this topic further. STANDARD 3: LIFE SCIENCE.
The 2018 Indiana Science Trade Book Annual Reading List (IN-STAR)