Iowa stopover
When you travel a long distance, you need places along the way where you can stop and “refuel.” The same is true for migratory waterfowl. Iowa wetlands are great resting spots that provide a reliable source of food, water, and shelter. Want to lead your students in an investigation of wetlands and their incredible benefits? Check out the PLT activity, Watch on Wetlands.
Wetland Book List
Grades Pre-K-2
Anderson, H.C. 1999. The Ugly Duckling. HarperCollins Publishers.
Arnosky, J. 1989. Come Out, Muskrats. HarperCollins Publishers.
Arnosky, J. 2000. Crinkleroots Guide To Knowing Animal Habitats. Aladdin.
Burgess, T.W. 1996. Old Mother West Wind. Dover Publications.
Day, A. 1992. River Parade. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.
Ehleert, L. 2001. Fish Eyes. Harcourt Children's Books.
George, W.T. 1989. Box Turtle at Long Pond. HarperCollins Publishers.
Gibbons, G. 1999. Marshes and Swamps. Holiday House, Inc.
Hawes, J. 1975. Spring Peepers. HarperCollins Publishers.
Jordon, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Brook.
Kalman, B. 2002. What Are Wetlands? Crabtree Publishing Company.
Lavies, B. 1993. Lily Pad Pond. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.
Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
McCloskey, R. 1941. Make Way for Ducklings. Viking Children's Books.
Mendoza, G. 1991. If You Were a Wild Duck Where Would You Go? Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc.
Naden, C.J. 1972. Let's Find Out About Frogs. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Nichols, C. 2002. Wetlands. Benchmark Books.
Oxford Scientific Films. 1979. Common Frog. Putnam Pub Group.
Say, A. 1993. A River Dream. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books.
Schade, S. and J. Butler. 1987. The Noisy Counting Book. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Seuss, Dr. 1971. The Lorax. Random House, Incorporated.
Sidman, J. 2005. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Tresselt, A. 1990. Rain Drop Splash. HarperCollins Publishers.
Williams, T.T. 1985. Between Cattails. Macmillan Library Reference.
Wyler, R. 1990. Puddles and Ponds. Silver Burdett Press.
Grades 3- 5
Cortesi, W.W. 1978. Explore a Spooky Swamp. National Geographic Society.
Fredericks, A.D. 2005. Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs. Dawn Publications.
Parker, N.W. and J.R. Wright. 1990. Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Salamanders. Greenwillow Books.
McClung, R.M. 1980. Green Darner: The Story of a Dragonfly. William Morrow & Co.
Richardson, A.D. 2001. Wetlands. Capstone Press.
Thaler, M. 1988. In the Middle of the Puddle. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 6-8
Errington, P.L. 1996. Of Men and Marshes. Iowa State Press.
Moore, P.D. 2006. Wetlands. Chelsea House Publishers.
Grades 9-12
Muller, M. 2005. Wetlands in Your Pocket: A Guide to Common Plants and Animals of Midwestern Wetlands. University of Iowa Press.
Runkel, S. and D. Roosa. 1999. Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
