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MATHCOUNTS练习 对SAT 数学帮助极大。

List of the Best Review Books for SAT II (ZT)www.talkskyland.com

LEGEND
A - Accurate practice tests.
B - Good for learning material you don't know.
C - Easy to read and understand.
D - Not a lot of superfluous material.
E - Teacher recommendation.
F - Slightly harder than the real thing. (Write F+ if it's a lot harder than the real thing)
G - Good practice questions (outside of the practice tests)
H - A lot of practice tests (more than 4)

English Literature:

U.S. History:
- Sparknotes Review Book with 3 Online Tests (A,C,D)Great for last week review and refresh.
Recommender's score: 790.
- Princeton Review (AP version) (G)  Great prep for the SAT II (some identical questions!)

- Kaplan (A, B, C, D, G) Read it cover to cover a week before the exam and felt really prepared. It really helps for stuff you didn't cover in class.
Recommender's score: 790.

World History:
Mathematics Level 1:
Mathematics Level 2:
- Barron's (E)
Almost everyone uses it and my teacher recommends it, even though it's COMPLETELY unrealistic (because it's a lot harder). But, because it's so much harder, it prepares you wonderfully, and the real thing is a breeze.

Biology E:
Biology M:
- Princeton Review (B, E) Rec 2: (B, C, D, F, G)
The practice tests are nothing like the real thing, but the book is still a good review of EVERYTHING in high school chem.

Chemistry:
- Barron's (A, C, D) Rec 2: (A, C)
1: The practice tests are nothing like the real thing, but the book is still a good review of EVERYTHING in high school chem.
2: Some extra information, but not too much.
Recommender's score: 800.
- Princeton Review (A, B, G)
Recommender's score: 770.
Physics:
- Barron's (A, B, C, D)
Practice tests were somewhat different from the actual, but in general still good preparation. Little superfluous material, however preparation in some parts is on the scarce side.

- Kaplan (B, C)

Good for acquiring a general knowledge of previously unknown material, however the Princeton Review book is required for more in-depth
knowledge. Practice tests are much easier than the real thing.
- Princeton Review (A)
Explanation of concepts is hard to understand, but practice tests are extremely accurate, although there aren't many of them.

Chinese with Listening:
French:
- Princeton Review (A, B, C, D, G)
The French exam is very centered on grammar, so a lot of the book is focused on that, which makes it a bit dull and boring. However, the
practice tests were extremely accurate.  Recommender's score: 760 (but on the listening exam...)

French with Listening:
- Princeton Review (A, C, G)
The book includes a very short and unhelpful section for students who will take the listening exam, but at least they tried. The book is good
for the reading-based portion of the exam. Recommender's score: 760.
- Barron's (B, C)
This book includes a CD for the listening section, however it has its drawbacks. The same people were used for all the clips on the CD, which
is bad because you get used to their voices. This could make you have to strain to listen to the people for the real test. It's better than
nothing, though.
Recommender's score: 760.
German:
German with Listening:

Spanish:
- Barron's (A, C, D, H)
Slightly inaccurate practice tests, but the fact that there are many of them compensates for this.
Spanish with Listening:
- Barron's (A, C, D)
See comments for Spanish without listening.

Modern Hebrew:

Italian:
Latin:
Japanese with Listening:
Korean with Listening:
Listening tests in general:
- The Official Study Guide for all SAT Subject Tests by the College Board (A, H)
This book is great for the listening tests because it has CDs for all the subjects, and all the exams are taken from previous years. However,
it cannot be used for studying because it consists only of practice tests.

All exams in general:
- The Official Study Guide for all SAT Subject Tests by the College Board (A, H)
Great practice tests for all the exams. However, there is nothing more in the book except practice tests (one per subject).






三本小学的语法书：

讨论比较三本小学语法书：Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition， Winston Grammar - Basic ， 和Easy Grammar/Daily Grams

首先，Harvey 和 Winston 是不分级的，适合4-7年级。Easy/Daily Grams 是分级的：2，3/4，4/5，5/6 各一册。
Harvey 是完整的语法+写作教材。包括语法的各方面：语法，用法，标点符号，大写规则，以及 Diagramming（划分主谓宾）。最早出版是在1869（是的，我没写错，1869）。现在流通的是1986年修订的现代化版本。包括的语法内容大致相当于好的私校4-6年级，公校5-8年级。每节后面都有语法练习，但不多。写作方面，完整系统的 descriptive writing 和简单的 letter writing (personal & business)。Harvey 是非常系统的小学英文语法写作教材，不过是 old fashioned -- 有些枯燥, 能不能作为教材来用，要看父母的水平，更主要的是愿不愿在这上花工夫。但是当参考书是很不错的。
Winston (有Basic Level 和 Advanced Level 两套) 是纯语法，不包括用法，标点，大写规则。但Winston另有一本专门讲用法的书。Winston的特点是multi-sensory，用一系列不同颜色的卡标来代表/分析句子的不同成分，手，眼，脑并用。教孩子学习要讲究因材施教，有的孩子需要这种方法才能对枯燥的语法感兴趣，有的只有通过这种方法才能彻底领会语法。尤其是有些死活不爱做练习题的孩子，Winston 是个很好的选择。
Easy Grammar/Daily Grams是练习题形式的语法书。Easy Grammar有简单的概念讲解+练习，Daily Grams 是与之配套的附加练习题。这套语法书只练不教，如果孩子对语法概念有了一定的理解，家长/孩子又喜欢练习题这种形式，用这个作加强练习很不错。Easy Grammar 最大的特点是先教介词和介词从句 （一般语法书先教名词，动词。。），以后分析句子的时候，先把介词从句从句子里挑出来，划掉，句子的骨架立刻就很清晰。它另一个长处是句子和并练习（Sentence Combining），把两三个单句原意不变的并成一个复句，这个对以后写复杂的句子很有帮助。

Winston 和 Easy Grammar/Daily Grams 只有语法，没有相配套的写作练习。有些孩子语法掌握的东西，用到写作的时候又跟没学一样，该犯的错误照犯。所以家长要留心孩子写的东西，看到语法错误应及时指出。
Harvey:   http://www.amazon.com/Harveys-Elementary-Grammar-Composition-Thomas/dp/0880620412/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-9231660-0024907?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173920265&sr=8-1）

Winston: http://www.winstongrammar.com/

Easy Grammar:  http://www.easygrammar.com/index2.html



高中生作文比赛网址汇集                         
1、Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/

2、Concord Review essay contest
http://www.tcr.org/tcr/index.htm

3、Ayn Rand Essay Contest
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index

Ayn Rand Essay Contest 是非常非常competitive的比赛
其中Anthem 比赛是给 9 和10年级学生的；Fountainhead 是给11、12学生的。前三个比赛号称是最著名的essay比赛！

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申请私立小学到初中面试常见问题及应对【转贴】

What do you do in your spare time?
What is your favorite academic subject?
Do you participate in any extracurricular activities?
What do you like about this school?
What is your school like?
How do you describe your school?
What are your interests?
Are there any other schools you’ve applied to?
Why are you applying here?
What do you expect from the school community?
Are there any activities you are interested in here?
How did you spend last summer?
Do you have any hobbies or special interests?
Have you been a volunteer?
How do you spend a typical day after school?
What activities do you enjoy most outside the daily routine?
Would you make different choice of activities if you were to do it all over again?
What’s your favorite sport and why do you like it?
What do you like about your current school? Why do you consider leaving it?
这些问题都很简单,  但是需要展开回答和解释原因.
6年级以下参加面试一般不隆重, 有的学校会配备一个高一年级的孩子做ambassador, 介绍学校情况, 缓解孩子的紧张.
有的学校低年级的面试是group形式, 6-8个学生一组, 有共同问题需要每个人逐一回答,有特殊问题需要抢答.不是6年级以上通常是一对一面试.
口齿清晰,自信表达应该是考核的目标,另外让小孩子懂得一些礼仪,比如开场的问候, 和考官应对时要端坐,看着对方眼睛说话.
有的学校同时需要面试家长.



西西妈：大学面试题 www.talkskyland.com


下面，为所有的现在正在大学面试和即将大学面试的高中生们(包括nowhere家的小子)公开我为他们准备的面试题。
1、谈谈你的favorite books?
2、谈谈你在高中的the most important experiences?
3、谈谈你的favorite hobby?
4、What do you want to particsapate in at xxxxx college? (or What can you contribute?)
5、What are you looking for in colllege?
6、Why xxxxx college?

7、谈谈你的passion to journalism?
8、What is your career goal?

9、你是如何看到了其中的需要当你在选择做这种community service的时候？

10、Talk about your extracurriculars,your classes and your family?
11、Talk about the difference between the west vs. the east coast?
12、How about your personal attributions?
13、谈谈你在leadership方面遇到的challenge和你的解决?
14、What do you think about the role of the US in the world?(test your social/political awareness)
15、Talk about international relations?( also test your social/political awareness)
16、谈谈你如何看待teamwork?

17、谈谈你人生当中所经历的challenges?

18、如何面对stress?
19、What other colleges did you apply to? Why did you apply to these colleges?
20、怎样看待同性恋？
21、Where would you like to live in the future?

22、How will you demonstrate responsibility and leadership qualities in your freshman year?
23、What social problems do you think your children will have to worry about in 20 years?
24、What is your weakness?

Ask the interviewer the following questions:

1、The experience the interviewers had at the college?
2、Whether the college was a good fit for the interviewer?
3、问interviewers 他/她所上的这个学校对他/她后来人生的影响？
4、请interviewers 介绍当地的大致综合情况(包括人文地理环境等)？

List of Some Summer Programs
1. RSI
http://www.cee.org/rsi/
2. TASP
http://www.tellurideassociation.org/TASPApply.html
3. SSP
http://www.summerscience.org/home/index.php
4. SHARP
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Education/Students/Research/sharp.html
5. YESS
http://www.yess.caltech.edu/
6. Bronfman Youth Fellowship in Israel
www.bronfman.org
7. MIT MITES program
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
8. CCIS
http://ccis.stanford.edu/intern_program.html
9. Exploration SP @ Yale
http://www.explo.org/
10. WTP
http://wtp.mit.edu/
11. NIH Summer Internship Program
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/
12. Summer@Brown
http://www.studentsreview.com/summer_programs.php3?ID=1226
13. The Ross Program
http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/ross/
14. PROMYS
http://math.bu.edu/people/promys/
15.  MathCamp
http://mathcamp.org/
16. Oxbridge Academic Programs
http://www.oxbridgeprograms.com/index2.htm
17. Cornell Nanobiotechnology Research Internship http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/hs_internship.htm
18. Jackson lab program
http://www.jax.org/education/ssp.html
19. The EPGY Summer Institute
http://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/index.html
20. Summer Science for Seniors Program - SMART
http://www.bcm.edu/smart/?PMID=3611
21. LEAD
http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/precollege/lead/
22. Leadership in the Business World (LBW) at Wharton
http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/precollege/lbw/
23. Business Leadership Program
http://leeds.colorado.edu/diversity/interior.aspx?id=255,267,527,581,582
24. U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Employment/Student_Employment.html
25. Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC)
http://www.cylc.org/
26. National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC)
http://www.nslcleaders.org/
27. World Debate Institute
http://learn.uvm.edu/wdi/?Page=highschool.html
28. Academic Summer Camps and Programs by Education Unlimited?
http://www.educationunlimited.com/
29. Kentucky GSP: Governor's Scholar Program
http://www.kygsp.org/
30. Career Explorations internship
http://www.ceinternships.com/home.asp
31. RAP program (research apprentice program)
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/Academics/Diversity/pre_collegiate/rap2.cfm
32. Walnut Hill
http://www.walnuthillarts.org/summer/creative_writing.html
33. Long Lake Arts Camp
http://www.longlakecamp.com/
34. Carnegie Mellon SAMS http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/sams.html
35. SIG (summer institute for the gifted) at Princeton
http://www.giftedstudy.com/residential/princeton/index.asp
36. The Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley
http://www.molsci.org/educ/genBio_highSchool.html
37. UC Davis Young Scholars Program
http://ysp.ucdavis.edu/
38. Clark Scholars Program
http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/
39. THINK Summer Institute http://www.ditdgifted.org/Article/2008_THINK_Summer_Institute_114.aspx
40. The Garcia MRSEC program at SUNY Stony Brook http://polymer.matscieng.sunysb.edu/education_overview.html
41. NYU's Summer Musical Theater Program
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/theatre/summer
42. NYU: Tisch School of Arts
http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/page/hsStudents.html
43. Phillips Exeter Summer Program
http://www.exeter.edu/summer_programs/88.aspx
44. Summer Programs at Stevens
http://www.stevens.edu/undergrad/summer/
45. APEA - Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs for Diversity
http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/apea.html
46. Hopkins Summer Programs
http://www.jhu.edu/summer/pre-college/discover.html
47. Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
http://www.jax.org/education/ssp/eligibility
48. Baylor High School Summer Science Research Program
http://www.baylor.edu/summerscience/
49. Boston University:  High School Honors Program http://www.bu.edu/summer/program_high_school_students/honors/
50. Duke University: Howard Hughes Precollege Program in the Biological
Sciences http://howardhughes.trinity.duke.edu/outreach/pre-college
51. Harvard School of Public Health: Public Health summer Research Apprenticeship Program
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hr/rapprogram.html
52. Human BioMolecular Research Institute
http://www.hbri.org/ScienceEducation.htm
53. National Cancer Institute: Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program
http://web.ncifcrf.gov/careers/student_programs/internships/SIP.asp
54. NHLBI Research Training Programs for High School Students http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/redbook/hsintro.htm
55. NIEHS
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/research/summers/
56. AwesomeMath Summer Camp
http://www.awesomemath.org
57. COSMOS: California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
http://www.ucop.edu/cosmos/
58. Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
http://math.stanford.edu/sumac
59. Summer Math Institute
http://www.tams.unt.edu/academics/SMI2006.shtml
60. Ross Mathematics Program
http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/ross/
61. HCSSiM
http://www.hcssim.org/
62. TAMS
http://www.tams.unt.edu/
63. Summer Language Immersion Camp
http://www.mmla.middlebury.edu/



Biographies & Histories
of Scientists, Inventors & Technology
Alphabetical by Person

Marrin; Albert, Secrets from the Rocks: Dinosaur Hunting With Roy Chapman Andrews, Middle.
Anholt; Laurence, Stone Girl; Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning, Lower.
Atkins; Jeannine, Mary Anning and the Sea Dragon, Lower.
Walker; Sally M, Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter, Lower.
Bendick; Jean, Archimedes and the Door to Science, Middle/Upper.
Brown; Don, One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong, Lower.
Dunham; Montrew, Neil Armstrong; Young Pilot, (COFA), Middle.
Collier; Bruce, Charles Babbage and the Engines of Perfection, Upper.

Rose; Mary Catherine, Clara Barton: Soldier of Mercy, Lower/Middle.
Stevenson; Augusta, Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross, (COFA), Middle.
MacLeod; Elizabeth, Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life, Middle.
Matthews; Tom L, Always Inventing, (about Alexander Graham Bell), Middle.
Quackenbush; Robert, Ahoy! Ahoy! Are You There? A Story of Alexander Graham Bell, Lower/Middle
Blanchard; Duncan C, The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A Bentley, Upper.
Fritts; Mary Bahr, My Brother Loved Snowflakes: The Story of Wilson A. Bentley, Lower.
Martin; Jacqueline Briggs, Snowflake Bentley, Lower/Middle.

Henry; Joanne Landers, Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor, (COFA), Middle.
Pasachoff; Naomi, Niels Bohr: Physicist and Humanitarian, Upper.
Accorsi; William, Rachel Carson, Lower.
Ehrlich; Amy, Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson, Lower.
Sabin; Francene, Rachel Carson; Friend of the Earth, Middle.
Aliki, A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, Lower.
Greene; Carol, George Washington Carver; Scientist and Teacher, Lower.
Moore; Eva, The Story of George Washington Carver, Middle.

Nelson; Marilyn, Carver: A Life in Poems, Upper.
Borden; Louise, Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman, (first African American to earn pilot's license), Middle.
Fradin; Dennis Brindell, Nicolaus Copernicus: the earth is a planet, Middle/Upper.
Edelson; Edward, Francis Crick and James Watson and the Building Blocks of Life, Upper.
Birch; Beverly, Marie Curie: Courageous Pioneer in the Study of Radioactivity, Middle.
Greene; Carol, Marie Curie: Pioneer Physicist, Middle.
Pasachoff; Naomi, Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity, Upper.
Wishinsky; Frieda, Manya's Dream: A Story of Marie Curie, Middle.

Stanley; Diane, Leonardo da Vinci, Lower.
Anderson; Margaret J, Charles Darwin: Naturalist, Middle.
Senker; Cath, Charles Darwin, Middle.
Sis; Peter, The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, Middle.
Stefoff; Rebecca, Charles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution, Upper.
Howe; Jane Moore, Amelia Earhart: Young Air Pioneer, Middle.
Szabo; Corinne, Sky Pioneer, (Earhart), Middle.
Baker; Beth, Sylvia Earle: Guardian of the Sea, Middle.

Earle; Sylvia, Dive! My Adventures in the Deep Frontier, (National Geographic), Middle.
Adler; David A, Thomas Alva Edison; Great Inventor, Lower.
Bedik; Shelly, Thomas Edison; Great American Inventor, Lower.
Cousins; Margaret, The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, (Landmark Books), Middle.
Guthridge; Sue, Thomas Edison: Young Inventor, (COFA), Middle.
Bernstein; Jeremy, Albert Einstein and the Frontiers of Physics, Upper.
Cwiklik; Robert, Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity, Middle.
Goldenstern; Joyce, Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius, Middle.


Hammontree; Marie, Albert Einstein: Young Thinker, (COFA), Middle.
MacDonald; Fiona, Albert Einstein: Genius Behind the Theory of Relativity, Middle.
MacLeod; Elizabeth, Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius, Middle.
Schaefer; Lola M, Albert Einstein, Lower.
Lasky; Kathryn, The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, (Eratosthenes), Lower.
Aird; Hazel B; et al, Henry Ford: Young Man With Ideas, (COFA), Middle.
Matthews; Tom L, Light Shining Through the Mist, (Fossey/study of gorillas), Middle.
Birch; Beverly, Benjamin Franklin's Adventures With Electricity, Middle.

Fleming; Candace, Ben Franklin's Almanac : Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life, Middle.
Fritz; Jean, What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, Middle.
Krensky; Stephen, Ben Franklin and His First Kite, Lower.
Roop; Peter, Benjamin Franklin, Middle.
Schanzer; Rosalyn, How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, Middle.
Stevenson; Augusta, Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer, (COFA), Middle.
Senker; Cath, Rosalind Franklin, (only children's book about Franklin and her contributions to DNA research of Crick and Watson), Middle.
Reef; Catherine, Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind, Middle/Upper.

Bendick; Jean, Galen and the Gateway to Medicine, Middle.
Brighton; Catherine, Five Secrets in a Box, (Galileo) Middle.
Boerst; William J, Galileo and the Science of Motion, Middle.
Fisher; Leonard Everett, Galileo, Middle.
Hightower; Paul W, Galileo: Astronomer and Physicist, Middle.
MacLachlan; James, Galileo Galilei: First Physicist, Upper.
Mason; Paul, Galileo, Middle.
Sis; Peter, Starry Messenger, (Galileo) Middle.

White; Michael, Galileo Galilei: Inventor; Astronomer; and Rebel, Middle.
George; Jean Craighead, The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets, Middle.
Goodall; Jane, Chimps, Middle.
Goodall; Jane, The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours, Lower.
Goodall; Jane, My Life With the Chimpanzees, Middle.
Senn; JA, Jane Goodall; Naturalist, Middle/Upper.
Burch; Joann Johansen, Fine Print: A Story About Johann Gutenberg, Middle.
Fisher; Leonard Everett, Gutenberg, Middle.

Lasky; Kathryn, The Man Who Made Time Travel, (John Harrison, eighteenth-century clock maker who solved problem of tracking longitude in shipboard navigation), Middle.
Yount; Lisa, William Harvey: Discoverer of How Blood Circulates, Middle.
MacDonald; Fiona, Edwin Hubble, Middle.
Marrin; Albert, Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster: The Search for the Smallpox Vaccine, Middle/Upper.
Swanson; Gloria M., I've Got an Idea! The Story of Frederick McKinley Jones, (modernized version of Man With a Million Ideas; about African American inventor / engineer), Middle.
Voelkel; James R, Johannes Kepler and the New Astronomy, Upper.
Yount; Lisa, Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry, Middle.
Byrd; Robert, Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer, Middle.

Anderson; Margaret J, Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification, Middle.
Towle; Wendy, The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor, Lower.
Pollard; Michael, Margaret Mead: Bringing World Cultures Together, (anthropology), Middle.
Henig; Robin Marantz, The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel; the Father of Genetics, Middle.
Klare; Roger, Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics, Middle.
Allan; Tony, Isaac Newton, Middle.
Anderson; Margaret J, Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time, Middle.
Christianson; Gale E, Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution, Upper.


McPherson; Joyce, The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton, Middle.
White; Michael, Isaac Newton: Discovering Laws That Govern the Universe, Middle.
Gorrell; Gena K, Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale, Middle.
McPherson; Joyce, A Piece of the Mountain: The Story of Blaise Pascal, Middle.
Bains; Rae, Louis Pasteur, Lower.
Birch; Beverly, Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes, Middle.
Greene; Carol, Louis Pasteur: Enemy of Disease, Middle/Upper.
Smith; Linda Wasmer, Louis Pasteur: Disease Fighter, Middle.

Sisson; Kathryn Cleven, Eddie Rickenbacker: Boy Pilot and Racer, Middle.
Hopping; Lorraine Jean, Sally Ride: Space Pioneer, Middle.
Hurwitz; Jane, Sally Ride: Shooting for the Stars, Middle.
Baldwin; Joyce, To Heal the Heart of a Child: Helen Taussig; MD, (about Taussig; a woman pioneer in pediatric cardiology), Upper.
Kramer; Stephen, Theodoric's Rainbow, (a somewhat fictionalized account of the monk who studied rainbows), Middle.
Wetterer; Margaret K, Clyde Tombaugh and the Search for Planet X, (about man who discovered Pluto), Lower.
Kumin; Maxine, The Microscope, (about Van Leeuwenhoek), Lower.
Yount; Lisa, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life, Middle.

Borden; Louise, Touching the Sky: The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright, Lower.
Busby; Peter, First to Fly: How Wilbur & Orville Wright Invented the Airplane, Middle.
Freedman; Russell, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, Upper.
Krensky; Stephen, Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Lower.
MacLeod; Elizabeth, The Wright Brothers: A Flying Start, Middle.
Parker; Robert Andrew, To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Middle.
Reynolds; Quentin, The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation, Middle.
Stevenson; Augusta, Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers, (COFA), Middle.

Sullivan; George, The Wright Brothers, Middle.
Woods; Andrew, Young Orville and Wilbur Wright: First to Fly, (focuses on their childhood), Lower.
Levinson; Nancy Smiler, Chuck Yeager: The Man Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Middle/Upper.
Stein; R Conrad, Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier, Middle.
Williams; Colleen Madonna Flood, Chuck Yeager, Middle/Upper.


History of Science / Collections of Biographies

Atkins; Jeannine, Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists, (Includes Maria Merian; Anna Comstock; Frances Hamerstrom; Rachel Carson; Miriam Rothschild; and Jane Goodall), Middle/Upper.
Atkins; Jeannine, Wings and Rockets: The Story of Women in Air and Space, Middle.
Beshore; George, Science in Ancient China, Middle/Upper.
Beshore; George, Science in Early Islamic Cultures, Middle/Upper.
Callan; Jim, Amazing Scientists: A Book of Answers for Kids, (in Q&A format), Middle.
Campbell; Ann-Jeanette, Amazing Space: A Book of Answers for Kids, (in Q&A format), Middle.
Chrisp; Peter, DK Readers: Dinosaur Detectives, Lower.
Clements; Gilliam, The Picture History of Great Inventors, Middle.

Curtis; Robert H, Great Lives: Medicine, (38 biographical portaits of men and women important to history of medicine), Middle/Upper.
Faber; Doris and Harold Faber, Great Lives: Nature and the Environment, Middle.
Fridell; Ron, Solving Crimes: Pioneers of Forensic Science, Upper.
Gay; Kathlyn, Science in Ancient Greece, Middle/Upper.
Haber; Louis, Black Pioneers of Science and Invention, Upper.
Harris; Jacqueline, Science in Ancient Rome, Middle/Upper.
Haskins; Jim, Outward Dreams, (about black inventors and their contributions), Middle.
Lehn; Barbara, What is a Scientist?, (introduces children to scientific process), Lower.

Lomask; Milton and Pope John Paul II, Great Lives: Invention and Technology, (27 biographies; mostly 19th century male inventors), Middle.
Moss; Carol, Science in Ancient Mesopotamia, Middle/Upper.
Sullivan; Otha Richard, African American Inventors, Middle.
Tiner; John Hudson, 100 Scientists Who Shaped World History, Upper.
Woods; Geraldine, Science in Ancient Egypt, Middle/Upper.
Woods; Geraldine, Science of the Early Americas, Middle/Upper.
Yenne; Bill, 100 Inventions That Shaped World History, Middle.



Technology / How Things Work / How Things Are Made
Books by Nelson; Robin
From Cement to Bridge, (STF), Lower.
From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate, (STF), Lower.
From Cotton to T-Shirt, (STF), Lower.
From Egg to Chicken, (STF), Lower.
From Flower to Honey, (STF), Lower.
From Foal to Horse, (STF), Lower.
From Kernel to Corn, (STF), Lower.
From Metal to Airplane, (STF), Lower.
From Peanut to Peanut Butter, (STF), Lower.
From Sea to Salt, (STF), Lower.
From Sheep to Sweater, (STF), Lower.
From Tree to House, (STF), Lower.
From Wax to Crayon, (STF), Lower.
Books by Snyder; Inez
Apples to Applesauce, Lower.
Beans to Chocolate, Lower.
Berries to Jelly, Lower.
Grains to Bread, Lower.
Grapes to Raisins, Lower.
Milk to Ice Cream, Lower.
Oranges to Orange Juice, Lower.
Tomatoes to Ketchup, Lower.
Trees to Paper, Lower.
Wax to Crayons, Lower.
Books by Woods; Samuel G
Chocolate: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Crayons: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Guitars: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Kid's Clothes: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Pogo Sticks: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Recycled Paper: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Sneakers: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Computer Animation: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Braithwaite; Jill, From Cane to Sugar, (STF), Lower.
Braithwaite; Jill, From Tree to Table, (STF), Lower.
Englart; Mindi Rose, Bikes: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Englart; Mindi Rose, Helicopters: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Englart; Mindi Rose, Music CDs: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Englart; Mindi Rose, Newspapers: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Englart; Mindi Rose, Pens: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Kreger; Claire, Cheese: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Kreger; Claire, Homes: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Kreger; Claire, Jelly Beans: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Marshall; Pam, From Idea to Book, (STF), Lower.
Marshall; Pam, From Tree to Paper, (STF), Lower.
Mitchell; Melanie, From Cloth to American Flag, (STF), Lower.
Mitchell; Melanie, From Maple Tree to Syrup, (STF), Lower.
Stone; Tanya Lee, Snowboards: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Stone; Tanya Lee, Teddy Bears: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Stone; Tanya Lee, Toothpaste: From Start to Finish, Middle.
Taus-Bolstad; Stacy, From Clay to Bricks, (STF), Lower.
Taus-Bolstad; Stacy, From Grass to Milk, (STF), Lower.
Taus-Bolstad; Stacy, From Milk to Ice Cream, (STF), Lower.
Taus-Bolstad; Stacy, From Wheat to Bread, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Fruit to Jelly, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Iron to Car, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Milk to Cheese, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Oil to Gas, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Rock to Road, (STF), Lower.
Zemlicka; Shannon, From Sand to Glass, (STF), Lower.

Physics
Adamzcyk; Peter; et al, Electricity and Magnetism, (Usborne), Middle/Upper.
Ardley; Neil, The Science Book of Magnets, Lower.
Berger; Melvin, All About Electricity, Lower.
Berger; Melvin, All About Light, Lower.
Berger; Melvin, All About Sound, Lower.
Berger; Melvin, Switch On; Switch Off, (electriciy), (LRAFOS), Lower.
Bloomfield; Louis A, How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, (This is a college textbook; but it explains physics in a fun and easy-to-understand way), Upper.
Bradley; Kimberly Brubaker, Energy Makes Things Happen, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Branley; Franklyn, Gravity is a Mystery, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Branley; Franklyn, What Makes a Magnet?, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Broekel; Ray, Sound Experiments, Lower.
Cassidy; John, Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book, (science activity book), (Klutz), Middle.
Catherall; Ed, Exploring Uses of Energy, Middle/Upper.
Challand; Helen J, Experiments With Magnets, Lower.
Chapman; Philip, Electricity, (Usborne), Middle.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip, Lower.
Doherty; Paul; John Cassidy; and Martin Gardner, The Klutz Book of Magnetic Magic, (Klutz), Middle.
Dunn; Andrew, It's Electric, Middle.
Dunn; Andrew, Lifting by Levers, Middle.
Dunn; Andrew, Wheels at Work, Middle.
Fowler; Allan, What Magnets Can Do, Lower.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Forces, Motion, and Energy, Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Light, Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Magnetism and Electricity, Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Matter and Energy, Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Molecules and Heat, Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Sound, Middle.
Glover; David M, Flying and Floating, (YD), Lower/Middle
Glover; David M, The Super Science Book of Sound, Middle.
Glover; David M, Sound and Light, (YD), Lower/Middle
Griffin-Beale; Christopher; and Robyn Gee, Television, (Usborne), Middle.
Hewish; Mark, Jets, (Usborne), Middle.
Krensky; Stephen; et al, All About Magnets, Lower.
Mayes; Susan, Where Does Electricity Come From?, (Usborne), Lower.
Parker; Steve, The Random House Book of How Things Work, Middle/Upper.
Peacock; Graham, Forces, Lower/Middle
Peacock; Graham, Light, Lower/Middle
Peacock; Graham, Sound, Lower/Middle.
Peacock; Graham, The Super Science Book of Light, Middle.
Peacock; Graham, The Super Science Book of Materials, Middle.
Podendorf; Illa, Energy, Middle.
Rogers; Kirsteen; ed, Light, Sound & Electricity, (Usborne), Middle.
Showers; Paul, Ears Are for Hearing, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Smith; Alistair; et al, Energy Forces & Motion, (Usborne), Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, A+ Projects in Physics: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit, Upper.
VanCleave; Janice, Electricity: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Gravity: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Machines: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Magnets: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Physics for Every Kid, Middle.
Wellington; Jerry, The Super Science Book of Energy, Middle.
Wellington; Jerry, The Super Science Book of Forces, Middle.
Whalley; Margaret, Experiment with Magnets and Electricity, Lower.
Wood; Robert, Physics for Kids: Forty-nine Easy Experiments with Acoustics, Middle.

Chemistry
Arnold; Nick, Chemical Chaos, Middle.
Cox; Phil Roxbee, Atoms and Molecules, (Usborne), Middle/Upper.
Edom; Helen, Science with Water, (Usborne), Middle.
Friedhoffer; Robert; et al, Molecules and Heat, Middle.
Hauser; Jill Frankel, Super Science Concoctions: 50 Mysterious Mixtures for Fabulous Fun, Middle.
Heddle; Rebecca, Science in the Kitchen, (Usborne), Lower.
Krensky; Stephen, All About Snow and Ice, Lower.
Mebane; Robert C and Thomas R Rybolt, Adventures with Atoms and Molecules: Chemistry Experiments for Young People (five books in series), Middle.
Newmark; Ann, Eyewitness: Chemistry, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, A+ Projects in Chemistry: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Chemistry for Every Kid, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses: Mind-Boggling Chemistry and Biology Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Molecules: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects, Middle.
Wick; Walter, A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, Lower/Middle.
Wells; Robert E, What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?, (atoms and molecules), Lower/Middle.

Astronomy
Books by Branley; Franklyn M
The Big Dipper, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Eclipse: Darkness in Daytime, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Floating in Space, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Gravity is a Mystery, (LRAFOS), Lower.
The International Space Station, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Is There Life in Outer Space?, (LRAFOS), Lower.
The Moon Seems to Change, (LRAFOS), Lower.
The Planets in Our Solar System, (LRAFOS), Lower.
The Sky Is Full of Stars, (LRAFOS), Lower.
The Sun: Our Nearest Star, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Sunshine Makes the Seasons, (LRAFOS), Lower.
What the Moon Is Like, (LRAFOS), Lower.
What Makes Day and Night, (LRAFOS), Lower.
You're Aboard Spaceship Earth, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Books by Simon; Seymour
The Sun, Lower/Middle.
Mercury, Lower/Middle.
Venus, Lower/Middle
The Moon, Lower/Middle.
Mars, Lower/Middle.
Jupiter, Lower/Middle.
Saturn, Lower/Middle.
Uranus, Lower/Middle.
Neptune, Lower/Middle.
Pluto, Lower/Middle.
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids, Lower/Middle.
Our Solar System, Lower/Middle.
Stars, Lower/Middle.
Galaxies, Lower/Middle.
The Universe, Lower/Middle
Branley, Journey Into a Black Hole, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Branley, Mission to Mars, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Cobb; Vicki, Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up? (gravity), Lower.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, Lower.
Curtis; Neil; et al, Visual Factfinder: Planet Earth, Middle/Upper
Curtis; Neil; et al, Visual Factfinder: Stars and Planets, Middle/Upper.
Gibbons; Gail, The Moon Book, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, The Planets, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, The Reasons for Seasons, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Stargazers, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Sun Up; Sun Down, Lower.
Graham; Ian, Best Book of the Moon, Lower.
Hatchett; Clint, The Glow-in-the-Dark Night Sky Book, Middle.
Henbest; N & E Harris, Spotter's Guide: The Night Sky, (Usborne), Middle.
Howell; Laura; ed, Earth and Space, (Usborne), Middle.
Kerrod; Robin, The Sky at Night: Your Guide to the Heavens, Middle.
Krupp; Edwin C, The Big Dipper and You, Lower.
Krupp; Edwin C, The Comet and You, Lower.
Krupp; Edwin C, The Moon and You, Lower.
Krupp; Edwin C, The Rainbow and You, Lower.
Lippincott; Kirsten, Eyewitness Science: Astronomy, Middle.
Mayes; Susan; and Sophy Tahta, Earth and Space, (Contains Usborne titles: What's the Earth Made Of?/What's Under the Ground?/What's Under the Sea?/What Makes It Rain?/Why is Night Dark?/What's in Outer Space?), Lower.
Maynard; Christopher, Stars and Planets, (Usborne), Middle.
Miles; Lisa and Alistair Smith, The Complete Book of Astronomy & Space, (Usborne), Middle.
Pearce; QL, The Stargazer's Guide to the Galaxy, Middle.
Rey; HA, The Stars: A New Way to See Them, Lower.
Silver; Donald M, The Night Sky, Lower.
Stott; Carole, Night Sky, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, The Solar System: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.

Earth Science
Nonfiction
Books by Branley; Franklyn M
Air Is All Around You, Lower.
Comets, Lower.
Down Comes the Rain, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Earthquakes, Lower.
Flash; Crash; Rumble; and Roll, (lightning), (LRAFOS), Lower.
Oxygen Keeps You Alive, Lower.
Tornado Alert, Lower.
Volcanoes, Lower.
Books by Simon; Seymour
Deserts, Lower/Middle.
Earthquakes, Lower/Middle.
How to Be an Ocean Scientist in Your Own Home, Middle/Upper.
Hurricanes, Lower/Middle.
Icebergs and Glaciers, Lower/Middle.
Lightning, Lower/Middle.
Mountains, Lower/Middle.
Oceans, Lower/Middle.
Storms, Lower/Middle.
Tornadoes, Lower/Middle.
Volcanoes, Lower/Middle.
Weather, Lower/Middle.
Wildfires, Lower/Middle.
Aliki; et al, The Big Book For Our Planet (conservation), Lower.
Allaby; Michael, Eyewitness Science: How the Weather Works, Middle.
Arthus-Bertrand; Yann, Earth From Above for Young Readers, Middle.
Berger; Melvin, Oil Spill!, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Berger; Melvin, Seasons, Middle.
Bramwell; Martyn, The Eyewitness Visual Dictionary of the Earth, Middle.
Bulla; Clyde Robert, What Makes A Shadow?, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Challoner; Jack, Eyewitness: Hurricane and Tornado, Middle.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane, Lower.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth, Lower.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus In the Artic: A Book About Heat, Lower.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor, Lower.
Cole; Joanna, The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle, Lower.
Cosgrove; Brian, Eyewitness: Weather, Middle.
Daniels; Patricia, Earth, (National Geographic), Middle.
Delano; Marfe, Sky, (National Geographic), Middle.
DePaola; Tomie, The Cloud Book, Lower.
DeWitt; Lynda, What Will the Weather Be?, Lower.
Dorros; Arthur, Feel the Wind, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Dorros; Arthur, Follow the Water From Brook to Ocean, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Gans; Roma, Let's Go Rock Collecting, (LRAFOS), Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Planet Earth / Inside Out, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Recycle! A Handbook for Kids, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Weather Forecasting, Lower.
Gibbons; Gail, Weather Words and What They Mean, Lower.
Glover; David, Solids and Liquids, (YD), Lower/Middle.
Harlow; Rosie, Energy and Power, (YD), Lower/Middle.
Harlow; Rosie, Garbage and Recycling, (YD), Lower/Middle.
Harlow; Rosie, Nature in Danger, (YD), Lower/Middle.
Harlow; Rosie, Pollution and Waste, (YD), Lower; Middle.
Hooper; Meredith, The Drop in My Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet, Middle/Upper.
Howell; Catherine Herbert, Volcano, (National Geographic), Middle.
Louis D Sr Rubin; et al, The Weather Wizard's Cloud Book: How You Can Forecast the Weather Accurately and Easily by Reading the Clouds, Middle;Upper.
Maass; Robert, Garbage, Lower/Middle.
Martin; Jacqueline Briggs, Snowflake Bentley, Lower/Middle.
Miller; Debbie S, River of Life, Lower.
Murray; Peter, Earthquakes, Lower/Middle.
Murray; Peter, Hurricanes, Lower/Middle.
Murray; Peter, Tornadoes, Lower/Middle.
Pellant; Chris, The Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals, Lower.
Reidel; Marlene; et al, From Ice to Rain, (STF), Lower.
Robbins; Ken, Air, Middle/Upper.
Robbins; Ken, Earth, Middle/Upper.
Robbins; Ken, Fire, Middle/Upper.
Robbins; Ken, Water, Middle/Upper.
Showers; Paul, Where Does the Garbage Go?, Lower.
Symes; RF; et al, Eyewitness: Crystal & Gem, Middle.
Symes; RF; et al, Eyewitness: Rocks & Minerals, Middle.
Taylor; Barbara, Maps and Mapping, (YD), Lower/Middle.
Taylor; Barbara, Mountains and Volcanoes, (YD), Lower/Middle
Taylor; Barbara, Rivers and Oceans, (YD), Lower/Middle "
Taylor; Barbara, Weather and Climate, (YD), Lower/Middle
Taylor; Dr Paula D, Eyewitness: Fossil, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Constellations for Every Kid, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Earthquakes: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Earth Science for Every Kid, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Rocks and Minerals: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Volcanoes: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
VanCleave; Janice, Weather: Mind-Boggling Experiments, Middle.
Van Rose; Susanna, Eyewitness: Earth, Middle.
Van Rose; Susanna, Eyewitness: Volcano and Earthquake, Middle.
Waldman; Neil, The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story, Middle.
Walker; Nick, Sing Along With the Weather Dude, (book/CD by a Weather Channel meteorologist), Lower.
Zoehfeld; Kathleen Weidner, How Mountains Are Made, Lower.
Zoehfeld; Kathleen Weidner, What is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Lower.
Fiction
Harshman; Marc, All the Way to Morning, (cycle of night around the world), Lower.
Hurst; Carol Otis, Rocks in His Head, Lower.
Locker; Thomas, Cloud Dance, Lower.
Locker; Thomas, Mountain Dance, Lower.
Locker; Thomas, Water Dance, Lower.
Locker; Thomas, Where the River Begins, Lower.
McKinney; Barbara Shaw, A Drop Around the World, (water cycle), Lower.
McNulty; Faith, How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World, (geology) Middle.
Peters; Lisa Westberg, The Sun, The Wind, and the Rain, Lower.
Singer; Marilyn, Nine O'Clock Lullaby, (time zones), Lower.
Van Laan; Nancy, When Winter Comes, Lower.
Yolen; Jane, Letting Swift River Go, (changes to environment), Lower.