Fishy Who’s Who?
With Project WILD Aquatic’s activity “Fishy Who’s Who?,” students look at local fish habitats, species that occur in these habitats, and locate the fish species on a map. To help students locate and research Iowa fish, be sure to use the “Biodiversity” CD. This CD is available from the Aquatic Education Program's office.

As an extension to this activity, contact your local fisheries office or experienced angler and ask where good fish habitat is that is close to your school/nature center. Take your students to the location, and point out what makes it a good fish habitat, and look for the fish that live there.

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Book List
PreK – 2
Cook, B. 2005. The Little Fish that Got Away. HarperCollins.
DK Publishing. 2006. Duck Pond Dip. DK Publishing, Inc.
Heinrichs, A.R. 2003. Fish. Coughlan Publishing.
Knudson, M. 2005. Fish and Frog. Candlewick.
Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Long, E. 1987. Gone Fishing. Houghton Mifflin.
Pfeffer, W. 1996. What its Like to be a Fish. Harper Trophy.
Prosek, J. 2004. A Good Day’s Fishing. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Quigley, M. 2007. Granddad’s Fishing Buddy. Dial.
Sayre, P. 2007. Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant. Northword Books for Young Readers.
Wells, E. 2006. Wishing I was Fishing. Beaver’s Pond Press.
Yoo, T. 2007. The Little Red Fish. Dial.

Grades 3-5
Amdahl, P. 2000. The Barefoot Fisherman: A Fishing Book for Kids. Clearwater Publishing.
Brewster, B. 1988. Discovering Freshwater Fish. The Bookwright Press.
Burger, C. 1960. All About Fish. Random House.
Carney, M. 2002. The Biggest Fish in the Lake. Kids Can Press Ltd.
Fitzsimons, C. 1988. My First Fishes & Other Water Life. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley.
Goetz, D. 1973. Lakes. William Morrow and Company.
Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press.
Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin.
Parker, S. 2005. Fish. DK Publishing, Inc.
Pfeffer, W. 1996. What its Like to be a Fish. Harper Trophy.
Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publications.
Sanders, S. 2002. Crawdad Creek. National Geographic.
Sill, C. 2005. About Fish: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.
Silver, D. 1994. One Small Square: Pond. W.H. Freeman and Co.

Grades 6-8
Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Fishes That Travel. Addison-Wesley.
Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press.
Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin.
Pratt-Serafini, K. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.
Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publications.

Aquatic Habitats

People sometimes feel helpless when a problem arises in their community. Yet many times an individual’s actions can start the process of resolving community issues. Students, especially, have initiated many community projects that have improved the way of life for people, wildlife, and plants.

Project WILD Aquatic’s activity “Something’s Fishy Here” enables students to make a difference in their own communities. Be sure to refer to the “Taking Action” section in your Project WILD Aquatic guide for additional information and ideas regarding action projects. Don’t forget to make connections with community organizations in your area for ideas or help with service learning projects.

Book List
Grades 6-8
Amov, B., Jr. 1965. Secrets of Inland Waters. Little, Brown & Company.
Atkins, J. 2000. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists. Dawn Publications.
Cochrane, J. 1987. Water Ecology. The Bookwright Press.
Collard, S. 1999. Acting For Nature: What Young People Around the World are Doing to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books.
Cone, M. 1996. Squishy, Misty, Damp & Muddy: The In-between World of Wetlands. Sierra Club.
Elliot, S.M. 1975. Our Dirty Water. Julian Messner.
Gibbons, G. 1998. Marshes & Swamps. Holiday House.
Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books.
Goetz, D. 1973. Lakes. William Morrow and Company.
Greenaway, F and Taylor, B. 1992. Look Closer: Pond Life. Econo-Clad Books.
Heinz, B. 2000. Butternut Hollow Pond. Millbrook Press.
Hidetoma, O. 1986. Insect in the Pond. Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers.
Lelooksa. 1997. Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooksa.. DK Inc.
Lepthien, E. and Kalbacken, J. 1993. A New True Book: Wetlands. Childrens Pr.
Miller, D. 2000. River of Life. Clarion Books.
Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Houghton Miffllin.
Parker, S. 2000. Pond and River. Dorling Kindersly Publishers.
Pratt-Serafini, K. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.
Rinehart, S. 2004. Eliza and the Dragonfly. Dawn Publications.
Sanders, S. 2002. Crawdad Creek. National Geographic.

Endangered Species

May 16, 2008 is the third annual Endangered Species Day. Project WILD’s activity “Back from the Brink” takes a look at extinction by letting high school students analyze the complex human and environmental issues involved in reintroducing a species in an area. In addition to (or in place of) the three animals listed in the guide, students can research the recovery of peregrine falcons and bald eagles in Iowa.

Check out the Iowa Supplement to Project WILD for additional information on endangered species in Iowa.

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Book List
Grades 6-8
Benson, S. 2003. Endangered Species. Gale Research, Incorporated.
Burnie, D. 2004. Endangered Planet. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Caduto, M. and Bruchar, J. 1997. Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing.
Defries, C.L. 2003. Bald Eagle. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
De Koster, K. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale.
Dudley, K. 1999. Bald Eagles. Steck-Vaughn.
Escoto, D. 2006. Going, Going, Gone Volume One: A Collection of Poems on Endangered Species of the Western Hemisphere. Xlibris Corporation.
Ehrlich, A, and Ehlich, P. 1981. Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species. Random House.
Ehrlich, A. 2008. Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson. Silver Whistle.
Facklam, M. 1993. And Then There Was One: Mysteries of Extinction . Little, Brown.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Hold and Co.
George, J. 1997. There’s an Owl in the Shower. HarperTrophy.
Gibbons, G. 1998. Bald Eagles: Soaring With the Wind. Morrow Junior.
Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books.
Hamilton, G. 2004. Frog Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Firefly Books Limited.
Hickman, P. 2006. Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Firefly Books, Limited.
Hoose, P. 2004. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Jenkins, P. 1996. Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers . HarperTrophy.
Johnson, S. 1995. Raptor Rescue: An Eagle Flies Free. Dutton Juvenile.
Kalman, B. 2006. Endangered Bats. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Lasky, K. 1999. She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on her Head. Hyperion.
Lewis, J. 2003. Swan Song: Poems of Extinction. Creative Editions.
Marcovitz, H. 2002. Bald Eagle. Mason Crest Publishers.
McClung, R.M. 1994. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Linnet Books.
Munoz, W. 2000. The Bald Eagle Returns. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Penny, M. 2002. Endangered Species: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers.
Pollock, S.T. 1993. Atlas of Endangered Animals. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Salmansohn, P. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House.
Swinburn, S. 2001. Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring the Gray Wolf. Houghton Mifflin.
Tremblay, E.A. 2003. Rachel Carson: Author, Ecologist. Chelsea House.

Grades 9-12
Breining, G. 1994. Return of the Eagle: How America Saved Its National Symbol. Falcon.
Burton, J.A. 1998. Atlas of Endangered Species. Macmillan Library Reference.
Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Sagebrush Educational Resources.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Hold and Co.
Gaughen, S. 2005. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale.
Gessner, D. 2002. Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder. Random House Publishing Group.
Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books.
Hoose, P. 2004. The Race to Save the Lord God Bird. Melanie Kroupa Books.
Lewis, J. 2003. Swan Song: Poems of Extinction. Creative Editions.
McClung, R. 1993. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Linnet Books.
Minnich, M. 1993. Vanishing Species: The Wildlife Art of Laura Regan. CEDCO Publishing.
Raup, D. 1991. Extinction: Bad Genes, or Bad Luck. W.W. Norton and Co.
Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Roberts, R. 1998. Endangered Species. Thomson Gale.
Salmonsohn, P. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House.
Stermer, D. 1995. Vanishing Flora. Harry N Abrams Inc.
Tate, M. 2006. Going, Going, Gone: Animals on the Brink of Extinction and How to Turn the Tide. Think Books.
Vergoth, K. 1999. Endangered Species. Scholastic Library Publishing.

International Migratory Bird Day

Saturday, May 10, 2008 is Migratory Bird Day (visit www.birdday.org for more information). With the following extension to Project Learning Tree’s activity Habitat Pen Pals, students can gain a sense of the many different habitats migratory birds live in.

After completing the activity as instructed in the PLT guide, show students pictures of migratory birds that use the same habitats as the animals they just discussed. For example, a scarlet tanager lives in the tropical rain forests of South America during the winter, but lives in the deciduous forests of southeast Canada, and eastern United State in the summer. Show students a map of North and South America, and have them trace the paths of the major flyways. What types of habitats do birds see as they travel to their destinations? Using the example, the scarlet tanager travels through ocean, saltwater marsh, alpine forests, and prairie habitats. What animals does this bird see in each of the habitats?

Promote the following International Migratory Bird Day events in Iowa, and see if there are more in your community.

• De Soto National Wildlife Refuge
  
• Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  

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Book List
Grades PreK-2
Allen, K. 2006. Why Do Geese Fly South in Winter?: A Book About Migration. Capstone Press.
Collard, S. 2002. Beaks!. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Cherry, L. 1997. Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush. Harcourt Brace.
Crossingham, J. 1997. What Is Migration. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Goodall, J. and Reichstein, A. 2002. Eagle and the Wren: A Fable. Michael Neugebauer (North South Books).
Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books.
Maslowski, S. 2001. Birds in Fall. Smart Apple Media.
Owens, M. 1993. Counting Cranes. Little Brown and Company.
Ryder, J. 1989. Catching the Wind. Mulberry Books.
Rockwell, A. 1992. Our Yard is Full of Birds. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Sayre, A. 1998. Home At Last – A Song of Migration. Henry Holt & Company.
Sill, C. 1997. About Birds: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.
Wood, D. 2001. Rabbit and the Moon. Aladdin.

Grades 3 – 5
Bredeson, C. 2002. Animals That Migrate. Franklin Watts.
Cherry, L. 1997. Flute's Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush. Harcourt Brace.
Collard, S. 2002. Beaks!. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Davies, J. 2004. The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon. Houghton Mifflin Company
Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books.
Knight, T. 2003. Marvelous Migrators. Heinemann.
Lerner, C. 2001. On the Wing: American Birds in Migration. HarperCollins.
Spinelli, E. 2000. Song for the Whooping Crane. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Willis, C. 2006. Red Knot: A Shorebird’s Incredible Journey. Birdsong Books.

Grades 6 – 8
Arnold, C. 1997. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. Gulliver Green.
Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Nature’s Magnificent Flying Machines. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Bishop, N. 1997. The Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin.
Blassingame, W. 1982. Wonders of Egrets, Bitterns, and Herons. Penguin Group (USA).
Featherly, J. 1986. Ko-Hoh: The Call of the Trumpeter Swan. Carolrhoda Books.
Gans, R, Mirocha, P. 1996. How Do Birds Find Their Way?. HarperTrophy.
Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books.
Nielsen, N.J. 1991. Animal Migration. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Rylant, C. 2006. The Journey: Stories of Migration. Blue Sky Press.
Spinelli, E. 2000. Song for the Whooping Crane. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Frog Calls
Students may recognize lions, bears, and whales are wildlife. However, do they know wildlife lives in Iowa? In their schoolyard? In their classroom? Project WILD’s activity “Wildlife is Everywhere” lets students look for signs of animals indoors and outdoors. This simple exploratory activity lets students think about the term “wildlife” in a new way, and shows that wildlife is all around them.

Extend this activity by joining the National Wildlife Federation’s new event, “Record the Ribbit” (visit www.nwf.org/ribbit for more information). On Saturday May 3rd, 2008, take a group of students out, or encourage them and parents to go outside to look for frogs. The previously mentioned website contains downloadable flyers and links to learning about frogs and toads. On May 3rd, the same website will become the data entry point for all Record the Ribbit data. This website will be easy to navigate for young people.

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Book List
Grades PreK-2
Berger, M. 2003. Spinning Spiders. HarperCollins.
Capogna, V.V. 1999. Did You Ever Wonder about Things You Find in Your Backyard? Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books.
Cronin, D. 2003. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler.
Dexter, R. 1996. Frogs. Troll Communications.
Fredericks, A. 2001. Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs. Dawn Publications.
Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug?: Everyday Insects and Their Really Cool Cousins. Madison Press Book.
Giogas, V. 2007. In My Backyard. Sylvan Dell Publishing.
Glaser, L. 1994. Wonderful Worms. Millbrook Press.
Heller, R. 1995. How to Hide a Meadow Frog and Other Amphibians. Groslett & Dunlap.
Himmelman, J. 2000. A Pillbug’s Life. Children’s Press/Grolier.
Hunter, A. 1999. What’s Under the Log. Houghton Mifflin.
Jordan, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Book Press.
Koontz, R.M. 1998. The Complete Backyard Nature Activity Book: Fun Projects for Kids to Learn About the Wonders of Wildlife and Nature. McGraw-Hill.
Lionni, L. 1995. Inch by Inch. HarperTrophy.
Lionni, L. 1998. An Extraordinary Egg. Dragonfly Books.
Moignot, D. 1998. Frogs: A First Discovery Book. Moonlight Publishing.
Morrison, G. 2004. Nature in the Neighborhood. Walter Loraine Books/Houghton Mifflin.
Posada, M. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright. Carlrhorda.
Raintree Steck-Vaughn. 1987. Animals in Cities and Parks. Steck-Vaughn.
Ryder, J. 1988. The Snail’s Spell. Puffin.
Thornhill, J. 1996. Wild in the City. Sierra Club Books for Children.
Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Beastly Neighbors. ABDO Publishing Company.

Grades 3-5
Barrons Educational Series. 2000. Urban Animal. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Berger, M. 2003. Spinning Spiders. HarperCollins.
Bernard, R. 2002. Insects. National Geographic Society.
Bial, R. 2000. A Handful of Dirt. Walker.
Brenner, B. 1997. Thinking About Ants. Mondo Publishing.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Space in a Tree. HarperCollins Publishers.
Fisher, A. 1986. When it Comes to Bugs. HarperCollins Publishers.
Florian, D. 2002. Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings. Voyager Books.
Florian, D. 2005. Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs. Voyager Books.
Fredericks, A. 2000. Slugs. Lerner Publications.
Glaser, L. 1999. Spectacular Spiders. Millbrook.
Green, J. 2002. In a Backyard. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hodgkins, F. 2000. Animals among Us: Living with Suburban Wildlife. Shoe String Press, Incorporated.
Kirkland, J. 2006. Take a City Nature Walk. Stillwater Publishing.
Murawski, D. 2000. Bug Faces. National Geographic Children’s Books.
Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.
Porte, B. 1999. Tale of a Tadpole. Scholastic.
Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs are Insects. HarperTrophy.

Grades 6-8
Chinery, M. 1997. Ants. Troll Communications.
Jackson, D. 2004. The Bug Scientists. Houghton Mifflin.
Johnson, J. 1997. Simon and Schuster – Children’s Guide to Insects and Spiders. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.

National Wildlife Week

National Wildlife Week (April 19 – 27, 2008) is great time to take your kids outside and discover Iowa’s abundant wildlife. Use the following Project WILD activities with your pre-school and early elementary students. Have fun exploring the world they share with wildlife of all sizes.

• Learning to Look, Looking to See – sharpen observation skills; familiarizes with outdoors
  
• What’s Wild? – distinguishes between wild and domestic animals; recognize wildlife occurs in variety of forms
  
• Animal Charades – continues exploration of wild and domestic animals; allows students to use imagination
  
• Beautiful Basics – students see similarities between humans and animals
  
• Wildlife is Everywhere! – animals live all around
  

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Book List
Grades PreK-2
Arnosky, J. 1995. I See Animals Hiding. Scholastic.
Baker, K. 2001. Little Green. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Carle, E. 1999. Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals. Putnam Juvenile.
Cronin, D. 2003. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler.
Fisher, A. 1986. When it Comes to Bugs. HarperCollins.
Fisher, A. 2001. You Don’t Look Like Your Mother. Economics Pr.
Florian, D. 2004. Mammalabilia. Voyager Books.
Hausman, G. 1995. How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet: Native American Animal Origin Series. HarperCollins Publishers.
Horenstein, H. 1999. A is For…? A Photographer’s Alphabet of Animals. Gulliver Books.
Jenkins, S. 1996. Big and Little. Haughton Mifflin.
Jordan, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Brook Press.
Lionni, L. 1974. Fish is Fish. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Mazer, A. 1991. The Salamander Room. Dragonfly Books.
Posada, Mia. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright. Carolrhorda.
Prelutsky, J. 1997. The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Prelutsky, J. 2002. Scranimals. Greenwillow.
Prelutsky, J. 2004. If Not for the Cat. Greenwillow.
Rockwell, A. 1992. Our Yard is Full of Birds. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishers.
Ryder, J. 1989. Catching the Wind. Mulberry Books.
Schoenherr, J. 1968. The Barn. Little Brown and Company.
Sill, C. 1997. About Mammals: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.
Sill, C. 1997. About Birds: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.
Sill, C. 2003. About Arachnids: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.
Taylor, H. 1996. Brother Wolf: A Seneca Tale. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Wood, A. 2001. Birdsong. Harcourt Children’s Books.

Grades 3-5
Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Magnificent Flying Machines. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Arnosky, J. 1993. Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher. Mulberry Books.
Arnosky, J. 1997. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats (Crinkleroot Series). Aladin.
Bial, R. 2000. A Handful of Dirt. Walker Books for Young Readers.
Bernard, R. 2001. Insects. National Geographic Society.
Hausman, G. 1995. How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet: Native American Animal Origin Series. HarperCollins Publishers.
Miller, D. 2000. River of Life. Clarion Books.
Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.
National Geographic Society. 1987. Animal Architects. National Geographic Society.
National Geographic Society. 1998. Book of Mammals. National Geographic Society.
Pine, J. 1993. Backyard Birds. Harper Collins.
Posada, Mia. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright. Carolhorda.
Prelutsky, J. 1997. The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Prelutsky, J. 2002. Scranimals. Greenwillow.
Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs are Insects. Harper Collins Children’s Books.
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl. Kingfisher.

Grades 6-8
Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug. Madison Press Book.
Laubach, C & Laubach,R. 2002. Raptors: A Kid’s Guide to Birds of Prey. Storey Kids.
Patent, D. 2003. Slinky, Scaley, Slithering Snakes. Walker.
Prelutsky, J. 1997. The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Pringle, L. 2004. Snakes! Strange and Wonderful. Boyds Mills Press.
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl. Kingfisher.


Grades 9-12
Crump, M. 2002. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation. Linnet Books.
Dinsmore, S. 1995. Iowa Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon.
Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug. Madison Press Book.
Laubach, C & Laubach,R. 2002. Raptors: A Kid’s Guide to Birds of Prey. Storey Kids.
Mattison, C. 2006. Snake. DK Publishing.

National Environmental Education Week (April 13-19, 2008)

A great feature of Project Learning Tree is their creation of storylines (found in the appendix of your PLT guide). As PLT states, “Storylines provide connectedness and continuity to activities, and can serve as the “instructional glue” that holds many areas of knowledge and skills together.”

National Environmental Education (EE) Week is a great time to use a storyline. The following storyline is geared for middle school students, and promotes stewardship behaviors by showings students they can make a difference.

Storyline: People can improve their relationship with the environment through their actions and behavior.

Activities:
Pollution Search – understanding the various forms of pollution
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – management of solid waste
Every Drop Counts – conserving water
Energy Sleuths – conserving energy
Then and Now – comparing paste and present environmental behavior

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Book List
Grades 3-5
Amos, J. 1995. Waste and Recycling. Steck-Vaughn.
Anderson, R. and J. Buggey. 1991. Garbage: Understanding Words in Context. Thomson Gale.
Bang, M. 2001. Common Ground: The Water, Earth and Air We Share. Spoken Arts.
Binns, T. 2004. Clean Planet: Stopping Litter and Pollution. Heinemann Library.
Blackbirch Graphics. 1997. Alternate Energy Sources. Twenty-first Century Books.
Cherry, L. 2002. A River Ran Wild. Voyager Books.
Dorion, C. 2007. Earth's Garbage Crisis. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Giesel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Children’s Books.
Handelsman, J.F. 1993. Gardens from Garbage: How to Grow Indoor Plants from Recycled Kitchen Scraps. Lerner Publishing Group.
Harlow, R. 2002. Pollution and Waste. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Heilman, J.R. 1992. Tons of Trash: Why You Should Recycle and What Happens when You Do. HarperCollins Publishers.
Kalman, B.D. and J. Schaub. 1991. Buried in Garbage. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Kalman, B.D. 1991. Reducing, Reusing and Recycling. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Llewellyn, C. 2003. Let's Recycle. Thameside Press.
Love, A. and J. Drake. 2006. Trash Action: A Fresh Look at Garbage. Tundra.
Mandel, L. and H.M. Mandel. 1993. Treasure of Trash: A Recycling Story. Avery Publishing Group, Inc.
Mitchell, J. 2001. Crashed, Smashed and Mashed: A Trip to Junkyard Heaven. Tricycle Press.
Nelson, S.E. 2006. Let's Reduce Garbage! Capstone Press.
Nielsen, S. 1993. Trash! Trash! Trash! ABDO Publishing Company.
Norton, P. 1997. Earth Watch: A BBC Fact Finders Book. Parkwest Publications, Incorporated.
Ostopowich, M. 2003. Science of Waste: Refuse, Misuse, and Reuse. Raintree Publishers.
Romanek, T. 2005. Switched on, Flushed Down, Tossed out: Investigating the Hidden Workings of Your Home. Annick Press, Limited.
Santrey, L. 1985. Conservation and Pollution. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Saunders-Smith, G. and K.M. Krebs. 2006. Let's Recycle! Capstone Press.
Silverstein, S. 2004. The Giving Tree. HarpersCollins Children’s Books Group.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Land Pollution. Finney Company, Incorporated.
Stotksy, S. 1997. Pollution: Problems and Solutions. Chelsea House Publishers.
Van Allsburg, C. 1990. Just a Dream. Houghton Mifflin.
Walker, J. 2004. Atmosphere in Danger. Stargazer Books.
Ward, H. 2001. Tin Forest. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Wilcox, C. 1989. Trash! Sagebrush Education Resources.
Woods, S.G. and T.L. Stone. 2000. Recycled Paper: From Start to Finish. Thomson Gale.

Grades 6-8
Baker, J. 1991. Window. Green Willow.
Bang, M. 2001. Common Ground: The Water, Earth and Air We Share. Spoken Arts.
Becklake, S. 1991. Waste Disposal and Recycling. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Binns, T. 2004. Clean Planet: Stopping Litter and Pollution. Heinemann Library.
Blashfield, J.F. 1991. Recycling. Children's Press.
Boekhoff, P.M. 2004. Recycling. Thomson Gale.
Bowden, R. 2002. Waste, Recycling and Reuse: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers.
Brown, P. 1998. Energy and Resources. Scholastic.
Brown, P. 2003. Global Pollution. Raintree Publishers.
Braus, J. 1991. Pollution: Problems and Solutions. National Wildlife Federation.
Burns, L.G. 2007. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Dalgleish, S. 2002. Saving Water. Chelsea House.
Elwin, R. & Paulse, M. 1992. The Moonlight Hide and Seek Club in the Pollution Solution. Canadian Scholars Press.
Foster, J. 1991. Cartons, Cans, and Orange Peels: Where Does Our Garbage Go?Houghton Mifflin Company.
Gifford, C. 2006. Pollution. Heinemann Library.
Giono, J. 1985. The Man Who Planted Trees. Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
Grant, P & Haswell, A. 2000. Air and Energy. Thameside Press.
Gutnik, M.J. 1993. Recycling: Learning the Four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Hadingham, E. 1990. Garbage!: Where It Comes from, Where It Goes. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Hall, E.J. 1997. Garbage. Gale Group.
Hurd, E. 1994. Wilson’s World. Trophy Press.
Jervis, P. 1997. How Science Works: Water. Barns and Noble Books.
Kamma, A. 2003. If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairie. Scholastic, Inc.
Lambert, D. 1986. Pollution and Conservation. Bookwright Press.
Logan, B. 1999. The Land Remembers: A Story of a Farm and its People. NorthWood Press.
Mckinney, B. 1998. A Drop Around the World. Dawn.
McLeish, E. 1998. Keeping Water Clean. Vol. 4. Raintree Publishers.
McQueen, K. & Fassler, D. 1991. Let’s Talk Trash: The Kid’s Book About Recycling. Waterfront Books.
Miller, C. 1986. Wastes. Franklin Watts.
Nardo, D. 2005. Ozone. Thomson Gale.
Nardo, D. 1992. Recycling. Thomson Gale.
Newton, D. 1990. Taking A Stand Against Environmental Pollution. Franklin Watts.
O’Connor, K. 1989. Garbage. Lucent Books.
Ocko, S. 1995. Water Almost Enough for Everyone. Atheneum.
Showers, P. 1994. Where Does the Garbage Go?. Thomas Crowell.
Silverstein, A. 1992. Recycling: Meeting the Challenge of the Trash Crisis. Penguin Group.
Skidmore, S. 1991. What a Load of Trash!: Rescue Your Household Waste. The Milford Press, Inc.
Smith, H. and J. Rhatigan. 2002. Earth-Friendly Crafts for Kids: 50 Awesome Things to Make with Recycled Stuff. Lark Books.
Snodgrass, M. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Solid Waste. Bancroft-Sage Publishing Inc.
Stille, D. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth’s Supplies. Compass Point Books.
Stefoff, R. 1991. Recycling. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stenstrup, A. 1991. Hazardous Waste. Children’s Press Inc.
Wallace, N. 2003. Recycle Every Day. Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books.
Wheeler, J. 1991. Earth Moves: Get There With Energy to Spare. ABDO.
Woelfle, G. 1997. The Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to Windmills. Chicago Review Press, Inc.
Woodburn, J. 1993. Garbage and Recycling. Gareth Stevens Audio.
World Almanac. 2002. Climate and the Environment. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 9-12
Collard III, S. 2000. Acting For Nature: What Young People Around the World Are Doing to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books.
Cozic, C.P. 1997. Garbage and Waste. Thomson Gale.
Gay, K. 1991. Garbage and Recycling. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Haley, J. 2002. Pollution. Thomson Gale.
Hayes, D. 2000. Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Island Press.
Kimball, D. 1992. Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.
Miller, E. W. and R.M. Miller. 1998. Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.
Rogers, H. 2006. Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage. New Press.
Roleff, T.L. 1999. Pollution. Gale Group.
Stein, K. 1997. Beyond Recycling: A Re-user's Guide. Clear Light Publishers.
Strong, D.L. 1997. Recycling in America: A Reference Book. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.

Where Does Your Garbage Go?

Project Learning Tree’s Secondary Module “Exploring Environmental Issues: Municipal Solid Waste” has eight great activities to use with high school students or adults. The activity “Where Does Your Garbage Go?” familiarizes students with municipal solid waste at the community level.

As an aquatic extension, look at how your community deals with household hazardous wastes. Research the following questions.

• What type of cleaners and/or toxins are in students’ homes?
  
• How should these be disposed of properly?
  
• Where does this hazardous waste go when it is dumped down drains?
  
• Does it impact aquatic life? If so, how?
  
• Are there alternative methods to these cleaning products? If so, name some.
  

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Books
Grades 9 – 12
Andersen, T., Kennedy, R. 2002. This Fine Piece of Water : An Environmental History of Long Island Sound. Yale University Press.
DIANE Publishing Company. 1994. Household Hazardous Waste Management: A Manual for One-Day Community Collection Programs. DIANE Publishing Company.
Dolin, J. 2004. Political Waters: The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive, but Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor : A Unique Environmental Success Story. University of Massachusetts Press.
Haar, C. 2005. Mastering Boston Harbor: Courts, Dolphins, and Imperiled Waters. Harvard University Press.
Tammemagi, H.Y. 1999. Waste Crisis: Landfills, Incinerators, and the Search for a Sustainable Future. Oxford University Press.

Know Your Legislation: What’s in It for Wildlife?

With the arrival of spring, comes the arrival of new legislation in the state. State representatives and senators have been in session since January 13. Have students explore the role legislation has on wildlife. Project WILD’s “Know Your Legislation: What’s in It for Wildlife?” lets students actively participate in the legislative process.

Contact your state representative and senator to voice students’ opinions. Visit the State of Iowa's legislative website for contact information..

Current Hot Topics in Iowa
Sustainable Funding
Bottle Bill
Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council

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Book List
Grades 3-5
Binns, T.B. 2002. EPA: Environmental Protection Agency. Heinemann Library.
Priebe, M. 2000. Bald Eagle: Endangered No More. Mindfull Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 1990. Saving Our Wildlife. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8
Crump, D.J. 1987. Wildlife: Making a Comeback. National Geographic Society.
Geisel, T. 1971. The Lorax. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Goodnough, D. 2001. Endangered Animals of North America. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Jenkins, P. 1996. Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers. HarperTrophy.
Lasky, K. 1999. She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head. Hyperion.
Law, K.J. 1988. Environmental Protection Agency. Chelsea House Publishers.
Netzley, P.D. 1997. Issues in the Environment. Gale Group.
Reading, R.P. 2000. Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Sonneborn, L. 2007. Environmental Movement: Protecting Our Natural Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Stanley, P. 1996. American Environmental Heroes. Enslow Publishers.

Grades 9-12
Bang. M. 1997. Common Ground: The Earth We Share. Blue Sky Press.
Bell, D. 1998. Political Ecology: Global and Local. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Collard, S. 2000. Acting For Nature: What Young People Around the World Are Doing to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books.
Conrad, R. 1997. Places of Quiet Beauty: Parks, Preserves, and Environmentalism. University of Iowa Press.
Gaughen, S. 2005. Endangered Species. Gale Group.
Gore, A. 2006. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it. Rodale Books.
Hoyt, E. 1991. Extinction A-Z. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2000. Iowa: Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
McClung, R.M. 1993. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Shoe String Press, Incorporated.
McConnell, R.L. 1998. Environmental Issues: Measuring Analyzing, and Evaluating. Prentice Hall Professional Technical.
Oleszek, W.J. 2000. Congressional Procedures and Policy Process. Congressional Procedures and Policy Process.
Pomerantz, C. 1971. The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo: A Drama of Ecology. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers.
Roberts, R. 1998. Endangered Species. Gale Group.
Sanderson, J. and M. Moulton. 1998. Wildlife Issues in a Changing World. CRC Press.
Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers.
Van Allsburg, C. 1990. Just a Dream. Houghton Miffin.
Wilkinson, D. 2002. Environment and Law. Taylor & Francis, Inc.

Spring Migration

Some birds’ spring migration takes place as early as February or March. Project WILD Aquatic’s activity “Migration Headache” takes a look at the obstacles birds face while making their journey. As an extension, have students set up a bird feeder outside a classroom window. Record the types of birds that visit the feeder. Note new arrivals, and dates they are first observed at the feeder.

For a detailed list of early arrivals and late departure dates for migrating Iowa birds, visit the Iowa Ornithologists' Union website.

Book List
PreK-2
Allen, K. 2006. Why Do Birds Fly South in the Winter?: A Book About Migration. Capstone Press.
Gans, R. 1996. How Do Birds Find their Way? (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). Harper Trophy.
Herkert, B. 2001. Birds in Your Backyard(Sharing Nature With Children Book). Dawn Publications.
Lerner, C. 2001. On the Wing: American Birds in Migration. HarperCollins.
Ray, M. 2004. Welcome Brown Bird. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Williams, J. 1990. Life Cycle of a Swallow. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 3-5
Ahlstrom, M.E. and H. Schroeder. 1984. Canada Goose. Silver Burdett Press.
Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Nature’s Magnificent Flying Machines. Charles Bridge Publishing.
Goodall, J. & Reichstein, A. 2002. Eagle and the Wren: A Fable. North South Books.
Lerner, C. 2001. On the Wing: American Birds in Migration. HarperCollins.
Owens, M. 1993. Counting Cranes. Little Brown.
Penny, M. 1987. Animal Migration. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Ryder, J. 1994. Catching the Wind (A Just for a Day Book). Mulberry Books.
Spinelli, E. 2000. Song for the Whooping Crane. Wm. B. Eerdman’s Publishing Company.
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 6-8
Arnold, C. 1997. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. Gulliver Green.
Bishop, N. 2007. The Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin.
Blassingame, W. 1982. Wonders of Egrets, Bitterns, and Herons. Penguin Group (USA).
Cherry, L. 1997. Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books.
Owens, M. 1993. Counting Cranes. Little Brown.
Ryder, J. 1994. Catching the Wind (A Just for a Day Book). Mulberry Books.
Salmansohn, P. & Kress, S. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House.
Schaefer, L. 2004. Arrowhawk. Henry Holt and Co.
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 9-12
Arnold, C. 1997. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. Gulliver Green.
Bishop, N. 2007. The Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin.
Kiesler, K. 2002. Wings on the Wind: Bird Poems. Clarion Books.
Salmansohn, P. & Kress, S. 2005. Saving Birds: Heroes Around the World. Tilbury House.

Trees as Habitats

Winter is a great time to explore how trees provide homes for wildlife. Project Learning Tree’s activity “Trees as Habitats” allows students to take a look at the interrelationships between different organisms that use trees.

Use this activity in combination with “Adopt-a-Tree.” What animals are using the tree now? If they can’t find any, can they find their evidence (tracks, nests, holes, etc.)? Have students visit the same tree in the spring. Do the same animals use the tree? Are there more or less animals in the spring?

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Space in a Tree. HarperCollins.
Brett, J. 1989. The Mitten. G.P. Putnam Sons.
Bunting, E. 1994. The Night Tree. Voyager Books.
Costian, M. 2001. Life in a Tree: Focus, Habitat. Tandem Library.
Denver, J. 1990. Alfie the Christmas Tree. National Wildlife Federation.
Fisher, A. 1965. In the Woods, In the Meadow, In the Sky. Scribner.
Hutchins, P. 1972. Good-Night Owl!. MacMillan.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Teriffic Trees of North America. Dawn Publications.
Lavies, B. 1989. Tree Trunk Traffic. Dutton.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon & Schuster.
Ryder, J. 1989. A Chipmunk Song. Lodestar Books.
Seiffert, P. 1994. Exploring Tree Habitats (Exploring Habitats). Mondo Publishing.
Schwartz, D. 1999. In a Tree. Gareth Steven Publications.
Van Laan, N. 2000. A Tree for Me. Random House.

Grades 3-5
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Space in a Tree. HarperCollins.
Bunting, E. 1994. The Night Tree. Voyager Books.
Denver, J. 1990. Alfie the Christmas Tree. National Wildlife Federation.
Hutchins, P. 1972. Good-Night Owl!. MacMillan.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log’s Life. Simon & Schuster.
Tresselt, A. 1992. The Gift of a Tree. Lothrop, Lee & Shephard Books.
Wong, H & Vessel, M. 1969. Our Tree. Addison-Wesley.

Spring Preparation

A common misconception is that the buds on trees form in the spring just before the leaves open up. However, by the time a tree’s leaves drop in the fall, its leaves for the next spring are already formed. Project Learning Tree’s activity “Bursting Buds” lets students investigate the stages leaf buds go through as leaves develop during the year. Adapt this activity by starting in the winter instead of the fall. For older students, have them work on identifying trees based upon the bud scars. This approach, sometimes in combination with bark, and tree shape, are ways people identify trees when they no longer have leaves.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bernard, R. 2001. A Tree for All Seasons. National Geographic Children’s Books.
Bourgoing, P. 1992. The Tree. Scholastic First Discovery Books.
Dorros, A. 1997. A Tree is Growing. Scholastic, Inc.
Ehlert, L. 2005. Leaf Man. Harcourt Trade Publishers.
Fontes, J.K. 2002. Signs of Spring. Mondo Publishing.
Gibbons, G. 2002. Tell Me Tree: All About Trees for Kids. Little, Brown Young Readers.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America.. Dawn Publications.
Lionni, L. 1992. A Busy Year. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Locker, T. 1995. Sky Tree. Harper Collins Publishers.
Lyon, G. 1996. ABCedar: an Alphabet of Trees. Scholastic Inc..
Miller, D. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker Books for Young Readers.
Morrison, G. 2005. Oak Tree. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Oppenheim, J. 1967. Have You Seen Trees. Addison Wesley Longman Publishing Company.
Saunders-Smith, G. 1997. From Bud to Blossom. Coughlan Publishing.
Schwartz, D.M. 2000. Plant Blossoms. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 3-5
Burnie, D. 2005. Tree. DK Publishing, Inc.
Dowden, A. 1975. The Blossom on the Bough: A Book of Trees. Thomas Y. Crowell.
Garelick, M. & Brenner, B. 1979. The Tremendous Tree Book. Four Winds Press.
George, K. 1998. Old Elm Speaks. Clarion Books.
Gibbons, G. 1984. The Season of Arnold’s Apple Tree. Voyager Books.
Hiscock, B. 1991. The Big Tree. Atheneum Books-MacMillan.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America. Dawn Publications.
Leslie, C. 1991. Nature All Year Long. Harper Collins Children Book Group.
Locker, T. 1995. Sky Tree. Harper Collins Publishers.
Lyons, D. 2002. The Tree. Illumination Arts Publishing.
Simon. S. 1973. A Tree on Your Street. Holiday House Inc.

Grades 6-8
Arnosky, J. 1992. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Trees. Bradbury Press-MacMillan.
Garelick, M. & Brenner, B. 1979. The Tremendous Tree Book. Four Winds Press.
Simon. S. 1973. A Tree on Your Street. Holiday House Inc.
Zim, H. S. 1989. Trees: A Guide to Familiar American Trees. St. Martin's Press.

Grades 9-12
Rushforth, K. 2004. The Easy Tree Guide: Common Native and Cultivated Trees of the United States and Canada. Globe Pequot Press.
Zim, H.S. 2001. Trees: A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press. Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press.

Climate Change
According to most scientists, global warming is the single most important issue that affects our environment. Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Global Climate, is a good starting point for exploring this topic.

After students complete the student page “Saving a Ton of CO2” with their families, ask students what they can do individually to reduce CO2 every day (e.g. turn off lights when they leave a room, turn off electronics and unplug them when not in use, etc.). What can your school do?

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aston, D.H. 2003. Loony Little. Candlewick Press.
Donnelly, K.J. 2003. Floods of the Past and Future. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Rockwell, A.F. 2006. Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 3-5
David, L. and C. Gordon. 2007. The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming. Scholastic, Inc.
Fretwell, H. 2007. The Sky's Not Falling!: Why It's OK to Chill about Global Warming. World Ahead Publishing, Inc.
Howell, L. 2004. Introduction to Weather and Climate Change. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Morgan, S. 2007. Changing Climate. Sea to Sea Publications.
Morris, N. and R. Bowden. 2007. Global Warming. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Oxlade, C. 2002. Global Warming. Coughlan Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 1990. Global Warming: Assessing the Greenhouse Threat. Arcade Publishing.
Rowland-Entwistle, T. 1991. Weather and Climate. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Taylor, B. 2001. How to Save the Planet. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Thornhill, J. 2007. This Is My Planet: The Kid's Guide to Global Warming. Maple Tree Press.
Varilla, M. 2004. Scholastic Atlas of Weather. Scholastic, Inc.

Grades 6-8
Blashfield, J.F. and W.B. Black. 1991. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Calhoun, Y. 2007. Environment in the News. Chelsea House Publishers.
Cherry, L. 2008. How we know what we know about our Changing Climate: Scientists and kids Explore Global Warming. Dawn Publications.
Fridell, R. 2002. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Lourie, P. 2007. Arctic Thaw: The People of the Whale in a Changing Climate. Boyds Mills Press.
Nardo, D. 2005. Ozone. Thomson Gale.
Parks, P.J. 2003. Global Warming. Thomson Gale.
Peckham, A. 1991. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 2001. Global Warming: The Threat of Earth's Changing Climate. Seastar Books.
Silverstein, A. 2003. Global Warming. Lerner Publishing Group.
Scoones, S. 2002. Climate Change: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers.
Stein, P. 2001. Forecasting the Climate of the Future. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Smith, T. 2004. Earth's Changing Climate. Smart Apple Media.
Tanaka, S. 2007. Climate Change. Groundwood Books.
Vogel, C.G. 2003. Human Impact. Scholastic Library Publishing.
World Almanac. 2002. Climate and the Environment. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 9-12
Bilger, B. 1992. Global Warming. Chelsea House Publishers.
Evans, K. 2007. Weird Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know about Climate Change but Probably Should Find Out. Groundwood Books.
Leggett, J. 2001. The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Stevens, W.K. 2001. Change in the Weather: People, Weather, and the Science of Climate. Dell Publishing.
Tesar, J. 2002. Global Warming. Replica Books.

What’s in the Air?
While Iowans don’t focus on acid rain, it still continues in parts of the country. Project WILD Aquatic’s activity “What’s in the Air” takes a look at acid rain, and the effects it may have on aquatic life and habitats.

Have students research Iowa’s role in acid rain. Does acid rain fall in Iowa? Do factories in Iowa release the pollutants described that can create acid rain? Are there any of these factories in your community? If so, how do they try to prevent pollutants from entering the air? Have these factories had to modify their production/disposal of waste to prevent air pollution since they were built?

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Asimov, I. 1992. Why Is the Air Dirty? Gareth Stevens Audio.
Branley, F.M. 1986. Air Is All around You. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Kallen, S.A. 1993. If the Sky Could Talk. ABDO Publishing Company.
Stille, D.R. 2004. Air: Outside, inside, and All Around. Capstone Press.
Wheeler, J. 1993. For the Birds: A Book about Air. ABDO Publishing Company.
Llewellyn, C. 2003. Fight Air Pollution. Thameside Press.

Grades 3-5
Hudak, H.C. 2006. Air Pollution. Weigl Publishers, Incorporated.
Llewellyn, C. 2003. Fight Air Pollution. Thameside Press.
Patchett, L. 1994. Clean Air, Dirty Air. A&C Black Publishers, Ltd.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Air Pollution. Finney Company, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8
Calhoun, Y. 2007. Environment in the News. Chelsea House Publishers.
Chapman, M. 2002. Air Pollution: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers.
Costa-Pau, R. 1994. Keeping the Air Clean. Chelsea House Publishers.
George, M. 1992. Air Pollution. Creative Company.
Miller, C.G. and L.A. Berry. 1996. Air Alert: Rescuing the Earth's Atmosphere. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 9-12
Miller, E.W. 1998. Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.

Pollution Search
Sometimes pollution is easy to see (litter). Other times, it may be difficult (in Iowa, air pollution from cars). Project Learning Tree’s activity “Pollution Search” takes elementary students outside the classroom to look for types of pollution in their neighborhood.

Adapt this activity to middle grades by searching for pollution throughout your community using aerial photos or satellite images. As a research project, students choose different locations on maps, and investigate the types of pollution found. Continue the research by contacting the locations (factories, stores with parking lots, Natural Resource Conservation Service office, etc.) to see what places or people do to reduce/eliminate pollution. Have students give presentations to the class or community on additional ways to reduce pollution in their community.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Amos, J. 1993. Pollution. Steck-Vaughn.
Berenstain, S. 1991. Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore). Random House Children's Books.
Berger, M. 1994. Oil Spill! HarperCollins Publishers.
Bunting, E. 1996. Someday a Tree. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cast, C.V. 1994. Where Does Pollution Come From? Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Geisel, T.S. (Dr. Suess). 1976. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Random House, Inc.
Geisel, T.S. (Dr. Suess). 1971. The Lorax. Random House, Inc.
Harlow, R. and S. Morgan. 2002. Pollution and Waste. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Harper, J. 2006. All the Way to the Ocean. Freedom Three Publishing.

Grades 3-5
Cherry, L. 2002. River Ran Wild: An Environmental History. Harcourt Children's Books.
Harlow, R. 2002. Pollution and Waste. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Norton, P. 1997. Earth Watch: A BBC Fact Finders Book. Parkwest Publications, Incorporated.
Santrey, L. 1985. Conservation and Pollution. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Land Pollution. Finney Company, Incorporated.
Stotksy, S. 1997. Pollution: Problems and Solutions. Chelsea House Publishers.
Van Allsburg, C. 1990. Just a Dream. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Walker, J. 2004. Atmosphere in Danger. Stargazer Books.

Grades 6-8
Brown, P. 2003. Global Pollution. Raintree Publishers.
Burns, L.G. 2007. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Gifford, C. 2006. Pollution. Heinemann Library.
Nardo, D. 2005. Ozone. Thomson Gale.
World Almanac. 2002. Climate and the Environment. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 9-12
Haley, J. 2002. Pollution. Thomson Gale.
Miller, E. W. and R.M. Miller. 1998. Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, Incorporated.
Roleff, T.L. 1999. Pollution. Gale Group.

Winter Wonderland

Kids love winter. It’s so much fun to bundle up and play outside in the fluffy, white snow. When they are done playing, they go back inside their warm house and enjoy a big cup of hot cocoa. What about plants and animals during the winter? How do they keep warm?

Find the answers to these questions and discover the beauty of winter through these great books.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bancroft, H. 1997. Animals in Winter. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Barasch, L. 1993. A Winter Walk. Ticknor & Fields.
Bauer, M.D. 1997. Turtle Dreams. Holiday House, Inc.
Berger, M. 1995. What Do Animals Do in Winter?: How Animals Survive the Cold. Ideals Publications.
Brett, J. 1996. The Mitten. Penguin Group.
Buehner, C. 2002. Snowmen at Night. Dial.
Butler, M.C. 2006. One Winter's Day. Good Books.
Cartwright, A. 1990. The Winter Hedgehog. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Cole, J. 1973. Plants in Winter. Harpercollins.
Conrad, H. 2001. Lights of Winter: Winter Celebrations Around the World. Lightport Books.
Cuyler, M. 2005. Groundhog Stays up Late. Walker & Company.
Denslow, S.P. 2005. In the Snow. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Dixon, A. 2002. Winter Is. Alaska Northwest Books.
Evans, L. 2002. Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Fallon, J. 2005. Snowball Fight. Dutton Juvenile.
Finnegan, M.P. 2002. Winter: Signs of the Season around North America. Capstone Press.
Fleming, D. 2001. Time to Sleep. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Florian, D. 1999. Winter Eyes. Greenwillow Books.
Freedman, C. 2003. Gooseberry Goose. Tiger Tales.
Freedman, R. 1981. When Winter Comes. Penguin Young Readers Group.
George, J.C. 1995. Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here. HarperTrophy.
George, J.C. 2001. Winter Moon. HarperCollins Publishers.
Gershator, P. 2001. When It Starts to Snow. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Glaser, L. 2002. It's Winter. Millbrook Press.
Good, E.W. 1994. White Wonderful Winter! Good Books.
Hader, B. 2005. The Big Snow. Simon & Schuster Children's.
Hirschi, R. 1996. Winter. Penguin Group Incorporated.
Hiscock, B. 1995. When Will It Snow? Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Jones, J.B. 2001. Who Lives in the Snow? Rinehart P.
Kirk, D. 2004. Snow Dude. Hyperion.
Kroll, L. 2003. Winter, Awake! SteinerBooks, Incorporated.
Lawlor, E.P. 1998. Discover Nature in Winter: Things to Know and Things to Do. Stackpole Books.
McDonnell, J. 1993. Winter: Tracks in the Snow. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Minor, W. 1996. Red Fox Running. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Moncure, J.B. 2000. In Winter. Child's World, Incorporated.
Moore, E. 2005. The Magic School Bus Sleeps for the Winter. Scholastic, Inc.
Moutran, J.S. 1987. Story of Punxsutawney Phil, "the Fearless Forecaster". Literary Publications.
Murray, M.D. 2003. Don't Wake Up The Bear. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
National Geographic Society. 1997. Animals In Winter. National Geographic Children's Books.
Partridge, E. 1992. Moon Glowing. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Pascoe, E. 2000. How and why Animals Prepare for Winter. Creative Teaching Press, Incorporated.
Pfeffer,W. 2003. The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice. Dutton Juvenile.
Prelutsky, J. 1984. It's Snowing! It's Snowing! Greenwillow Books.
Sabuda, R. 2005. Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-up Journey. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Sams, C.R. 2000. Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy. Sams, Carl, R. II, Photography.
Sayre, A.P. 1998. Home at Last: A Song of Migration. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Schnur, S. 2002. Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic. Clarion Books; Library Binding edition.
Sherrow, V. 1997. Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane. Soundprints.
Seuling, B. 2002. Winter Lullaby. Harcourt Children's Books.
Stewart, P. 1999. Little Bit of Winter. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Stojic, M. 2002. Snow. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Stringer, L. 2006. Winter Is the Warmest Season. Harcourt Children's Books.
Thayer, T. 2001. Winter. Lerner Publishing Group.
Thomson, R. 1989. Winter. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Van Laan, N. 2000. When Winter Comes: A Lullaby. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Vestergaard, H. 2004. Hello, Snow! Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Wallace, K. 2000. A Bed for Winter. DK Publishing, Inc.
Wellington, M. 2000. Bunny's First Snowflake. Penguin Group Incorporated.
Wildsmith, B. 1991. Animal Seasons. Oxford University Press.
Wilson, K. 2002. Bear Snores On. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 3-5
Albert, T. 1998. A Kid's Winter EcoJournal: With Nature Activities for Exploring the Season. Trickle Creek Books.
Berger, G. 2002. Do Bears Sleep All Winter? Sagebrush Education Resources.
Beskow, E.M. 1982. Ollie's Ski Trip. Floris Books.
Brimmer, L.D. 1991. Animals That Hibernate. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Burton, J. and K. Taylor. 1999. Nature and Science of Winter. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Drake, J. 2004. Snow Amazing: Cool Facts and Warm Tales. Tundra.
George, J.C. 2001. Winter Moon. HarperCollins Publishers.
HarperCollins Publishing. 1998. Birds in Winter. Zondervan.
Hull, R. 1991. Poems for Winter. Steck-Vaughn.
Jackson, E. 1997. The Winter Solstice. Millbrook Press.
Lenski, L. 2000. I Like Winter. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Meyer, M.L. 2002. Winter. Smart Apple Media.
Penny, M. 2004. Hidden Hibernators. Heinemann.
Perry, P.J. 2001. Animals That Hibernate. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Simon, S. 1994. Winter across America. Hyperion Books for Children.
Stille, D.R. 2001. Winter. Capstone Press.
Webster, D. 1989. Winter: Activities, Projects, Science Facts. Silver Burdett Press.
Whipple, L. 2003. A Snowflake Fell: Poems About Winter. Barefoot Books.
Whitlock, R. 1987. Winter. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Yolen, J. 2005. Snow, Snow: Winter Poems for Children. Boyds Mills Press.

Grades 6-8
Jones, A. 2006. Four Seasons: Uncovering Nature. Firefly Books, Limited.
Santrey, L. 1982. Winter. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Watts, M.T. 1970. Winter Tree Finder. Nature Study Guild.

Grades 9-12
Arnosky, J. 1988. Sketching Outdoors in Winter. HarperCollins Publishers.
Bastedo, J. 2003. Falling for Snow: A Naturalist's Journey Into the World of Winter. Red Deer Press.
Brown, L. 1997. Wildflowers and Winter Weeds. Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Chu, Miyoko. 2006. Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds. Walker & Company.
Gilliland, H. 1992. Mystery Tracks in the Snow. Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated.
Harrison, K. 1990. Birds of Winter. Random House, Incorporated.
Heinrich, B. 2003. Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival. HarperCollins Publishers.
Marchand, P.J. 1987. Life in the Cold: An Introduction to Winter Ecology. University Press of New England.
Stokes, D.W. 1979. Stokes Guide to Nature in Winter. Little, Brown & Company.
Trelease, W. 1967. Winter Botany: An Identification Guide to Native Trees and Shrubs. Dover Publications.

Exploring Nature with Your Senses

Nature is abundant with patterns, colors, and textures. Project Learning Tree’s activity, “The Shape of Things,” is a great outdoor activity that incorporates math, language arts, science and visual arts. As an extension to Part A, incorporate colors when describing what shape is found. Give each child a paint swatch of a natural color and have them match it to one of the shapes they find. You could also include textures by having students match the texture of their clothes to their natural object.

While “The Shape of Things” is geared towards the youngest of students, try using a shortened version of this activity with older students before hikes or service learning projects to sharpen observation skills. To incorporate language arts, use shapes as various symbols of nature (triangle = pine tree, circle = entrance to tunnel, etc.). Have students compare and contrast items in their daily lives with the symbols through poetry or essay.

For more thoughts on children exploring nature through their senses, read “A Sense of Wonder” by Rachel Carson.

Book List
PreK-2
Baylor, B. 1997. The Other Way to Listen. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.
Becker, B. 1995. The Quiet Way Home. Bill Martin Books.
Bouchard, D. 1996. Voices from the Wild: An Animal Sensagoria. Chronicle Books LLC.
Brown, R. 1989. If at First You Do Not See. Henry Holt and Co.
Carter, D.A. 1996. Colors and Shapes. Little Simon.
Dodds, D.A. 1996. Shape of Things. Candlewick Press.
Falwell, C. 1992. Shape Space. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Graff, N.P. 1998. In the Hush of the Evening. HarperCollins Publishers.
Harris, T. 2001. Pattern Bugs. Lerner Publishing Group.
Hickman, P. 2006. How Animals Use Their Senses. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Hoban, T. 1984. Is It Rough? Is It Smooth? Is It Shiny? HarperCollins Publishers.
Hoban, T. 1996. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. HarperCollins Publishers.
Hoban, T. 1998. So Many Circles, So Many Squares. HarperCollins Publishers.
Kaner, E. 1999. Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Martin, Jr., B. 1988. Listen to the Rain. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Morgan, S. 2002. Animals and Their World. Kingfisher.
Rau, D.M. 2006. Star in My Orange: Looking for Nature's Shapes. Lerner Publishing Group.
Reed, J. 2003. Animal Patterns. Capstone Press.
Roemer, H.B. 2004. Come to My Party and Other Shape Poems. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Rotner, S. 1992. Nature Spy. Atheneum.
Roy, J.R. 2005. Patterns in Nature. Benchmark Books.
Rylant, C. 1991. Night in the Country. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.
Seuss, Dr. The Shape of Me and Other Stuff. Random House Children's Books.
Stockdale, S. 1999. Nature's Paintbrush: The Patterns and Colors around You. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Swinburne, S.R. 2002. Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature. Boyds Mills Press.
Showers, P. 1993. The Listening Walk. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Owen, R. 1994. My Night Forest. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Wallace, N.E. 2006. Look! Look! Look! Marshall Cavendish Children's Books.

Grades 3-5
Ackerman, D. 2003. Animal Sense. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Branzei, S. 1998. Virtual Grossology. Planet Dexter.
Ebensen, B.J. 1996. Echoes for the Eye: Poems to Celebrate Patterns in Nature. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Hidalgo, M. 2003. Color. Creative Company.
Patent, D.H. 1979. Sizes and Shapes in Nature: What They Mean. Holiday House, Inc.
Pringle, L.P. 2000. Taste. Benchmark Books.
Santa Fe Writers Group. 1993. Bizarre and Beautiful Noses. Avalon Travel Publishing.
Yolen, J. 2004. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Boyds Mills Press.

Grades 9-12
Downer, J. 1988. Supersense: Perception in the Animal World. Holt and Company.
Haeckel, E.H. 1974. Art Forms in Nature. Dover Publications.
Hughes, HC. 1999. Sensory Exotica: A World Beyond Human Experience. MIT Press.
Sinclair, S. 1985. How Animals See: Other Visions of Our World. Facts on File Incorporated.
Wade, D. 2003. LI: Dynamic Form in Nature. Walker & Company.

Creatures of the Night

A fun variation to Project WILD’s activity “Animal Charades” is to focus on diurnal (active during the day) and nocturnal (active at night) animals. Extend this activity by researching various animals from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ “Biodiversity Aquatic Habitats of Iowa” CD-Rom. For copies or more information about this CD-Rom, contact the Aquatic Education Program.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Behm, B.J. 1999. Daytime and Nighttime Animals. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Bender, L. 1989. Animals of the Night. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Bertolucci, C., A. Bartolozzi, and F. Milo. 2003. Animals by Day & Night. School Specialty Children's Publishing.
Brooks, S. 2005. Creatures of the Night. Purple Sky Publishing.
Cannon, J. 1993. Stellaluna. Harcourt Children's Books.
Carle, E. 1999. The Very Lonely Firefly. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Davies, V. 2004. Animals at Night. Thomson Gale.
Dondiego, B.L. and R. Vansant. 1997. Nocturnal Animals and Classroom Nights. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Earle, A. 1995. Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats. HarperTrophy.
Flanagan, A.K. 1996. Night Birds. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Fraser, M.A. 1999. Where Are the Night Animals? HarperCollins Children's Books.
Galvin, L.G. 1996. Armadillo at Riverside Road. Soundprints.
Gay, M.L. 2004. Stella, Princess of the Sky. Groundwood Books.
Gibbons, G. 2000. Bats. Holiday House.
Guidoux, V. 2006. By Day and By Night. Firefly Books, Limited.
Harwood, B. 2002. Woody Woodpecker: Amazing Animal Night Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Hawes, J. 1991. Fireflies in the Night. HarperCollins Publishers.
Hirschi, R. 2000. When Night Comes. Boyds Mills Press.
Hosta, D. 2003. I Love the Night. Brown Dog Books.
Jeunesse, G. 1998. Night Creatures. Scholastic.
Johnston, T. 2000. Desert Song. Gibbs Smith.
Kaufmann, J. 1972. Bats in the Dark. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Kudlinski, K. 2005. The Sunset Switch. T&N Children's Publishing.
Lesser, C. 1984. Goodnight Circle. Harcourt.
Mabie, G. 1997. Picture Book of Night-Time Animals. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Meredith, S. 2003. Night Animals. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Milton, J. 1994. Bats and Other Animals of the Night. Random House, Incorporated.
Moncure, J.B. 1990. Night Animals: Wake up, Little Owl. Child's World, Incorporated.
Peters, S. 1993. Animals at Night. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Pizer, A. 2003. It's a Perfect Night. Macmillan UK.
Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Coughlan Publishing.
Rose, D.L. 2003. One Nighttime Sea. Scholastic, Inc.
Scholastic Books. 1998. Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc.
Shaw, N. 2003. Raccoon Tune. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.
Silver, D.M. 1994. One Very Small Square: Nighttime in My Backyard. W. H. Freeman Company.
Souci, D.S. 1990. North Country Night. Doubleday Publishing.
Tyers, J. 1996. When It Is Night and when It Is Day. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Walker, S.M. 1997. Opossum at Sycamore Road. Soundprints.
Ward, J. 2005. Forest Bright, Forest Night. Dawn Publications.
Weber, B. 2006. The Best Book of Night Time Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Whitehouse, P. 2002. What's Awake 1 2 3. Heinemann.
Whitehouse, P. 2002. What's Awake ABC. Heinemann.

Grades 3-5
Barlowe, S. 2000. Learning about Nocturnal Creatures. Dover Publications.
Bash, B. 2004. Shadows of the Night. Sierra Club Books for Children.
Berger, M. 2001. How Do Bats See in the Dark?: Questions and Answers about Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc.
Carwardine, M. 1989. Night Animals. Garrett Educational Corporation.
Craig, J. 1990. Amazing World of Night Creatures. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Green, J. 2001. Night Creatures. Scholastic, Inc.
Heinrichs, A.R. 2004. Fireflies. Coughlan Publishing.
Hickman, P. 1999. Night Book: Exploring Nature after Dark with Activities, Experiments and Information. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Hussain, I. 1999. Totally Amazing Night Animals. Random House Children's Books.
Jennings, T. 1991. Light and Dark. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Krautwurst, T. 2003. Night Science for Kids: Exploring the World After Dark. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Liptak, K. 1989. Out in the Night. Rinehart P.
Loewer, J.P. 1998. Moonflower. Peachtree Publishers.
Penny, M. 1996. Night Creatures. Steck-Vaughn.
Pipe, J. 1998. Creatures of the Night. Millbrook Press, Inc.
Pope, J. 1993. Night Creatures. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Ray, S. 1993. Just Right for the Night. SRA/McGraw-Hill.
Rinard, J.E. 1977. Creatures of the Night. National Geographic Society.
Roberts, L.J. 2006. Arc of Light. Trafford Publishing.
Taylor, K. 1991. Hidden by Darkness. Dell Publishing.
Tunney, C. 1987. Midnight Animals. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Turner, M. 2004. Night Movers. Heinemann.
Whayne, S.S. 1993. Night Creatures. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 6-8
Emory, J. 1994. Nightprowlers. Harcourt Children's Books.
Ganeri, A. 1993. Small Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Pope, J. 1992. Life in the Dark. Steck-Vaughn.
Wexo, J.B. 1995. Night Animals. Creative Company.

Wildlife Myths

The majority of children’s knowledge about the natural world is gained through television, instead of direct contact with nature. Does this effect a child’s perception of wildlife? Project WILD’s activity “Saturday Morning Wildlife Watching,” takes a look at misconceptions that may occur. Instead of watching a television show in class, have students think about cartoons they have seen in the past. As an extension, take students for a wildlife hike around school grounds, or in a natural area.

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Book List
Grades PreK-2
Dennard, D. 1997. Do Cats Have Nine Lives? Lerner Publishing Group.
Dennard, D. 1997. How Wise Is an Owl? Lerner Publishing Group.
Ernst, L.C. 2003. Goldilocks Returns. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Holub, J. 2004. Why Do Snakes Hiss?: And Other Questions about Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Lowell, S. 2004. Dusty Locks and the Three Bears. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.
Moore, J.E. 1995. Bats: A Complete Thematic Unit. Evan-Moor Educational Publishers.
Perlman, J. 1995. Cinderella Penguin. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Simon, S. 1987. Animal Fact, Animal Fable. Random House Children's Books.
Simon, S. 1994. Snakes. HarperCollins Publishers.
Spinelli, E. 2004. Sophie's Masterpiece. Aladdin.
Stanley, D. 2007. Goldie and the Three Bears. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 3-5
Boutiller, J. 2005. Pigs Aren't Dirty, Bears Aren't Slow: And Other Truths about Misunderstood Animals. Annick Press, Limited.
McConoughey, J. and H. Schroeder. 1983. Wolves. Silver Burdett Press.
Sussman, S. 1987. Lies (people believe) About Animals. Albert Whitman.
Ra'Oof, M.O. 1995. Little Stinky Skunk. A + Children's Books and Music.
Waldrop, V.H., D. Anker, and E.B. Blizard. 1988. Unhuggables: The Truth about Snakes, Slugs, Skunks, Spiders, and Other Animals That Are Hard to Love. National Wildlife Federation.
White, E.B. 1974. Charlotte's Web. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 6-8
Sway, M. 1999. Bats: Mammals That Fly. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Grades 9-12
Mattison, C. 1995. Encyclopedia of Snakes. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Shedd, W. 2001. Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife. Crown Publishing Group.
Tait, M. 2006. Animal Tragic: Popular Misconceptions of Wildlife through the Centuries. Think Books.

Native American Culture

Iowa has a long and fascinating Native American history. Project Learning Tree’s activity “Native Ways” is a great way to explore the culture of Native Americans that live(d) in present day Iowa. Research the history of Native Americans in your county.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bruchac, J. 1997. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Bruchac, J. 1998. Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Carlson, L. 1994. More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life. Chicago Review Press.
Hamanaka, S. 1999. All the Colors of the Earth. HarperCollins Publishers.
Jeffers, S.J. 1991. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle. Dial.
Macgill-Callahan, S. 1996. And Still the Turtle Watched. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Morris, A. 2002. Grandma Maxine Remembers: A Native American Family Story. Lerner Publishing Group.
Orie, S. 1996. Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? Walker & Company.

Grades 3-5
Adler, N. 1996. Dial Book of Animal Tales from around the World. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.
Bruchac, J. 2000. Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children. Penguin Group.
Caduto, M.J. 1997. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing.
Gates, F. 1994. Owl Eyes. HarperCollins Publishers.
Goble, P. 2005. All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature. World Wisdom Books.
Levitt, P.M. 1989. Stolen Appaloosa and Other Indian Stories. Bookmakers Guild, Incorporated.
Lopez, B.H. 1998. Crow and Weasel. North Point Press.
Mayo, G.W. 1989. Earthmaker's Tales: North American Indian Stories about Earth Happenings. Walker & Company.
Miller, J. 1996. American Indian Festivals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Ortiz, S.J. 1988. People Shall Continue. Children's Book Press.
Williamson, R.A. and J.G. Monroe. 2007. They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Grades 6-8
Bruchac, J. 2003. Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through Storytelling. Fulcrum Publishing.
Gleason, K. 1996. Native American Literature. Chelsea House Publishers.
Harvey, K.D. and L.D. Harjo. 2006. Indian Country: A History of Native People in America. Fulcrum Publishing.
Hirschfelder, A.B. 1993. Rising Voices: Writings of Young Native Americans. Random House Publishing Group.
Kavin, K. 2006. Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans. Nomad Press VT.
Keoke, E.D. 2005. American Indian Contributions to the World: Food, Farming and Hunting. Facts on File.
Legay, G. 2007. Dictionary of North American Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Marsh, C. 1996. Iowa Indian!: A Kid's Look at Our State's Chiefs, Tribes, Reservations, Powwows, Lore and More From the Past and the Present. Gallopade International.
Murdoch, D. 2005. North American Indian. DK Publishing, Inc.
Nies, J. 1996. Native American History: A Chronology of the Vast Achievements of a Culture and Their Links. Random House Publishing Group.
Waldman, C. 2006. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Facts on File, Incorporated.

Grades 9-12
Austin, M. 2004. Trail Book. University of Nevada Press.
Waldman, C. 1985. Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File, Incorporated.

Forest Habitats

A fun way to have students gain empathy for wildlife is to use Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Forest of S.T. Shrew. Use this story before taking a hike around the school or natural area. Have students look for the microhabitats discussed in the story. Compare and contrast their findings with what Jackie found. Have students draw pictures of their findings.

Book list
Grades PreK-2
Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.
Canizares, S. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree?Scholastic, Inc.
Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Davis, W.A. 1996. Douglas Fir. Scholastic Library Publishing.
DePalma, M.N. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Holt and Co.
Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble Books.
Fowler, A. 1999. Our Living Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Gackenbach, D. 1996. Mighty Tree. Harcourt Children's Books.
George, L.B. 1998. In the Woods: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers.
Greene, C. 1991. Caring for Our Forests. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Gove, D. 1999. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.
Hirschi, R. 1987. Who lives in the forest? Dodd, Mead.
Humphrey, P. 1995. In the Deep, Dark Forest. Steck-Vaughn.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's Under the Log? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Jeunesse, G. 2003. In The Forest. Scholastic, Inc.
Krupinski, L. 1997. Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Lies, B. 2004. Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Forest. Capstone Press.
McGehee, C. 2006. A Woodland Counting Book. University of Iowa Press.
Miller, D.S. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Nail, J.D. 1994. Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals. Rinehart P.
Olson, A.W. 1998. Counting on the Woods. DK CHILDREN.
Pascoe, E. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log's Life. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Pyers, G. 2004. Forest Explorer. Raintree Publishers.
Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Tree in the Ancient Forest. Dawn Publications.
Rutten, J. 1998. Forests. Child's World, Incorporated.
Ryder, J. 1988. Snail's Spell. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Salas, L.P. 2007. Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves. Coughlan Publishing.
Seifert, P. 1995. Exploring Tree Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Silver, D.M. 1997. One Small Square: Woods. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Vitosh, M.A. and A.L. Vitosh. 2000. Forest Where Ashley Lives. Iowa State University Extension.
Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.
Ziefert, H. 2004. My Friend Grandpa. Blue Apple Books.
Zoehfeld, K.W. 1994. Fawn at Woodland Way. Soundprints.

Grades 3-5
Art, H.W. 2003. Woods Walk: Peepers, Porcupines & Exploding Puffballs! What You'll See, Hear & Smell When Exploring the Woods. Storey Kids.
Baraclough, S. 2005. Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects. Backpack Books.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. Morrow/Avon.
Burns, D.L. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children's Publishing.
Canizares, S. 1997. Look at This Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books.
Cole, M.S. 2003. Forest. Gale Group.
Evert, L., A.D. Fredericks and K. Feeney. 2000. Forest Animals. T&N Children's Publishing.
Ganeri, A. 2003. Forests. World Almanac Books.
George, J. 1995. One Day in the Woods. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hooper, R. 2001. Woodlands. T&N Children's Publishing.
Johansson, P. 2004. Temperate Forest: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Kubesh, K. 2007. Forest Habitats. Hands of a Child.
Landau, E. 1997. Temperate Forest Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Marvis, B. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Chelsea House Publishers.
Morris, N. 1998. Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Nadeau, I. 2001. Food Chains in a Forest Habitat. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Owens, C. 1998. Deforestation. Child's World, Incorporated.
Paul, T. 1997. In Woods and Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Penny, M. 2003. Life in a Rotten Log. Raintree.
Roy, J.R. 2005. Addition in the Forest. Benchmark Books.
Sackett, H.K. 2003. Animal Faces in the Forest. School Specialty Children's Publishing.
Shetterly, S.H. 2003. Shelterwood. Tilbury House Publishers.
Staub, F.J. 1998. America's Forests. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8
Cherry, L. 2000. The Great Kapok Tree. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Lawlor, E.P. 1993. Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do. Stackpole Books.
Martin, P.A. 2000. Woods and Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
MacMillan, D.M. 2003. Life in a Deciduous Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Parker, J. 2002. Disappearing Forests. Weigl Publishers.
Rapp, V. 2003. Life in an Old Growth Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Runkel, S. and A.F. Bull. 1987. Wildflowers of the Iowa Woodlands. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Swinburne, S. 2002. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin.

Grades 9-12
Heinrich, B. 1998. The Trees in My Forest. HarperCollins Publishers.

Public Land Management

Public lands were created for everyone to use. Since people have many different beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles, public area managers work to meet a middle ground in satisfying as many people as possible. Use Project Learning Tree’s activity, 400-Acre Wood, to explore the role of managers of a 400-acre piece of public forest. Contact a local public area near you and ask for a copy of its management plan. If possible, attend a meeting of the Natural Resource Commission or your County Conservation Board when they discuss management plans for public areas.

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Book list
Pre-K – Grade 2
Bauer, D. 2003. People Change the Land. Coughlan Publishing.
Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Branch out: A Book about Land. ABDO Publishing Company.

Grades 3-5
Bockenhauer, M.H., J. Carter, and S.F. Cunha. 2004. National Geographic Our Fifty States. National Geographic Society.
Dalgleish, S. 2002. Managing the Land. Chelsea House Publishers.
Deboo, A. 2006. Mapping the Land and Environment. Heinemann.
James, B. 1993. Use of Land. Cengage Learning.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Land Pollution. Bancroft-Sage Publishing, Incorporated.

Grades 6-8
Casper, J.K. 2007. Agriculture: The Food We Grow and Animals We Raise. Chelsea House Publishers.
Dolan, E.F. 1992. American Wilderness and Its Future: Conservation Versus Use. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Kallen, S. 2005. Managing America's Forests. Greenhaven Press.
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Miles, B. 1991. Save the Earth: An Action Handbook for Kids. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Skurzynski, G. 1981. Safeguarding the Land. Harcourt.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Willis, T. 1992. Land Use and Abuse. Scholastic.

Grades 9-12
Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning.
Prior, J.C. and L.A. Stone. 2000. Iowa - Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey.
Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers.

Where Does Water Run?

Project WILD Aquatic’s, Where Does Water Run?, is a great way to incorporate math concepts in a real world application. Extend this erosion activity by investigating run-off from school grounds. Have students go outside and look for paths water may flow, what it may take with it (soil, oil from parking lots, etc.), and where it will end up (stream, pond, river, drainage ditch, etc.). As a service learning project, have students think of ways to reduce the amount of run-off from school grounds. Come up with a plan and present it to school administration.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Cole, J. and Bruce D. 1986. The Magic Schoolbus at the Waterworks. Scholastic.
Rutten, J. 1998. Erosion. Child's World, Incorporated.
Schmid, E. 1990. The Water's Journey. North-South Books.

Grades 3-5
Bailey, J. 2006. Cracking up: A Story about Erosion. Coughlan Publishing.
Koontz, R.M. 2006. Erosion: Changing the Earth's Surface. Coughlan Publishing.
Olien, R. 2001. Erosion. Capstone Press.
Robinson, F. 1995. Where Do Puddles Go: Rookie Read-About Science. Children’s Press.
Stille, D. 1990. Soil Erosion and Pollution. Grolier.
Telford, C. and Theodorou, R. 1998. Down a River. Heinemann Interactive Library.
Winner, C. 1999. Erosion. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8
Downs, S. 2000. Shaping the Earth: Erosion. Lerner Publishing Group.
Fodor, R.V. 1983. Chiseling the Earth: How Erosion Shapes the Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Rybolt, T, Mebane, R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishing Inc.
Stille, D. 2004. Erosion: How Land Forms How It Changes. Compass Point Books.

Grades 9-12
Janice, R. 2006. Land Abuse and Soil Erosion. Wiegel Publishers.

Eco-Enrichers

What happens to leaves and other plant material that comprise the forest and prairie floors? How does organic matter turn into soil? Project WILD’s activity, Eco-Enrichers, lets students experiment with soil and discover earthworms’ role in soil creation. Use Eco-Enrichers after Project Learning Tree’s activity, Signs of Fall, to make a deeper connection with seasonal change.

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bryant-Mole, K. 1996. Soil. Steck-Vaughn.
Bourgeois, P. 1990. The Amazing Dirt Book. Kids Can Press, Limited.
De Bourgoing, P. and G. Jeunesse. 1995. Under the Ground. Scholastic, Inc.
Glaser, L. 1994. Wonderful Worms. Lerner Publishing Group.
Heinrichs, A. 2004. Worms. Coughlan Publishing.
Himmelman, J. 2000. An Earthworm's Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Earthworms. Coughlan Publishing.
Oxlade, C. 2002. Soil. Heinemann Library.
Pfeffer, W. 2003. Wiggling Worms at Work. HarperCollins Publishers.
Richardson, A.D. 2001. Soil. Capstone Press.
Ross, M.E. 2003. Re-Cycles. Millbrook Press.
Schmid, E. 2000. The Living Earth. North-South.
Tomecek, S. 2002. Dirt: Jump into Science. National Geographic Society.

Grades 3-5
Bial, R. 2000. A Handful of Dirt. Walker and Company.
Bocknek, J. 1999. Science of Soil. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Dixon, N. 2004. The Lowdown on EarthWorms. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited.
Farndon, J. 2004. Life in the Soil. Thomson Gale.
Flanagan, A.K. 2000. Soil. Capstone Press.
Jennings, T.J. 1989. Rocks and Soil. Scholastic Library Publishing.
McLaughlin, M. 1986. Earthworms, Dirt and Rotten Leaves: An Exploration in Ecology. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Rosinsky, N.M. 2004. Dirt: The Scoop on Soil. Picture Window Books.
Silverstein, A. 2000. Life in a Bucket of Soil. Dover Publications.
Simon, S. 1977. Beneath Your Feet. Walker & Company.
Stewart, M. 2003. Soil. Heinemann.
Stewart, M. 2004. Down to Earth. Capstone Press.
Winckler, S. 1993. Soil. Lerner Publishing Group.

Grades 6-8
Downs, S. 2000. Shaping the Earth: Erosion. Twenty-First Century Books.
Gurney, B. 2004. Sand and Soil. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Snedden, R. 1998. Rocks and Soil. Raintree Publishers.
Stille, D. 2005. Soil: Digging into Earth's Vital Resource. Capstone Press.

Grades 9-12
Nardi, J.B. 2005. World beneath Our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil. Oxford University Press.

Pond Succession

All wild areas on earth change from one habitat to another. Sometimes it occurs so slowly, people do not notice it. Project WILD Aquatic’s activity, “Pond Succession” lets students discover the changing habitat of an aquatic ecosystem. Make this activity more Iowa related by incorporating background information on Iowa's aquatic resource issues into your lesson.

Create a storyline on succession by using this activity with the following activities from the other Projects.

Project Learning Tree
Field, Forest, and Stream
Forest for the Trees
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession
Living With Fire

Project WILD
Fire Ecologies
Forest in a Jar
Time Lapse

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Book List
Grades PreK-2
Fleming, D. 1993. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co.

Grades 3-5
Crenson, V. 1995. Bay Shore Park: The Death and Life of an Amusement Park. W.H. Freeman & Company.
Jaspersohn, W. 1992. How the Forest Grew. HarperTrophy.
Newton, J.R. 1982. Forest Is Reborn. HarperCollins Publishers.
Silver, D. 1994. One Small Square: Pond. W.H. Freeman & Company.

Grades 6-8
Dixon, D. 2002. The Future is Wild. Firefly Books.
Mania, C., Maania, R. 1998. A Forest’s Life: From Meadow to Mature Woodland. Franklin Watts.
Owings, J. 1987. At the Edge of a Pond. Little, Brown & Company.
Reed, W. 1991. Succession: From Field to Forest. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.

Grades 9-12
Dixon, D. 2002. The Future is Wild. Firefly Books.