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Project Exploration - Paleontology Education and Dinosaur Exhibits
Using the wonders of science to inspire city kids
950 East 61st Street Chicago, IL 60637 • 773.834.7614 • F.773.834.7625   
 
  Books & Bibliographies  
 
Paleontology & Dinosaurs Earth Science Teaching Guides
Botany & Paleobotany Expeditions
Crocodilian Resources Girl Talk
Deserts Niger
Earth Science  
 
  Paleontology & Dinosaurs

Aliki, My Visit to the Dinosaurs (HarperCollins, New York, 1984) $4.95.

Barton, B., Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1989) $10.95.

Barton, B., Des os, des os de dinosaures, l'ecole des loisirs (Paris, 1991) $3.91.

Bausum, A., Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews (National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2000) $17.95.

Berger, M. & G., Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard: Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1998) $5.95.

Benton, M., The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Dinosaurs (Penguin Group, London, 1996) $16.95.

Bishop, N., Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar (Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, 2000) $16.00.

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Booth, J., The Big Beast Book: Dinosaurs and How They Got That Way (Yolla Bolly Press, Covelo, CA., 1988) $10.95.

Costa, V., Dinosaur Safari Guide: Tracking North America's Prehistoric Past (Voyageur Press, Stillwater, MN, 1994) $14.95.

Eldredge, N., The Fossil Factory: A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils (Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA. 1989) $9.95.

Dixon, D., The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution (Salem House Publishers, Topsfield, MA, 1988) $19.95.

Gaffnew, E., Dinosaurs (Golden Press, New York, 1990) $5.95

Gardom, T., The Book of Dinosaurs: The Natural History Museum Guide (Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA, 1993) $14.95.

Kittinger, J., Stories in Stone: The World of Animal Fossils (Grolier Publishing, New York. 1998) $6.95.

Lindsey, W., The Great Dinosaur Atlas (DK Publishing, New York, 1991) $19.95.

Lindsay, W., On the Trail of Incredible Dinosaurs (American Museum of Natural History, DK Publishing, New York, 1998) $14.95.

Matt, Margaret. Human Anatomy Coloring Book (Dover, 1981) $2.95.

McGowan, C., T-Rex To Go: Build Your Own from Chicken Bones, (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1999) $14.00.

McGowan, C., Make Your Own Dinosaur Out of Chicken Bones: Foolproof Instructions for Budding Paleontologists (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1989) $13.00.

McGowan, C., Discover Dinosaurs: Become a Dinosaur Detective (Kids Can Press Ltd., Toronto, 1992) $9.95.

Munsart, C., Investigating Science with Dinosaurs (Teacher Ideas Press, Englewood, CO. 1993) $24.95.

National Wildlife Learning Federation, Digging Into Dinosaur: Ranger Rick's Nature Scope (Triangle Press/McGraw Hill, NY. 1997.) $12.95

Norell, M., and L., A Nest of Dinosaurs: The Story of Oviraptor (Random House, New York, 1999) $17.95.

Parker, S., The Practical Paleontologist: A step-by-step guide to finding, studying, and interpreting fossils - from searching for sites to extracting, cleaning, and restoring finds (Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, 1990) $15.00.

Sachatello-Sawyer, From the Museum of the Rockies, (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1995) $12.95.

Wade, N., The Science Times Book of Fossils and Evolution: The best science reporting from the acclaimed weekly section of The New York Times, (The Lyons Press, New York, 1998) $25.00.

Wilkes, A., The Big Book of Dinosaurs, A First Book for Young Children (DK Publishing, New York, 1994) $14.95.

Zallinger, P., Dinosaurs and Other Archosaurs (The Random House Library of Knowledge, Random House, New York, 1986) $12.99.

Zoehfeld, K., Fossil Fever (Golden Books Publishing, New York, 2000) $3.99.

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  Botany & Paleobotany

Advanced & Reference

Biology of Plants.
Peter H. Raven, Ray F. Evert, Susan E. Eichhorn, Ray F. Evert, 1998.
A beautifully illustrated book about everything you would want to know about plants and plant diversity: from genetics and evolution, to plant structure, physiology and plant ecology.

Introductory Plant Biology, 9th edition.
K.R. Stern, 2002
Introductory Plant Biology is a non-technical introduction to botany ranging from plant cell biology to ethnobotany and human interaction with plants.

Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants.
W.N. Stewart & G.W. Rothwell, 1993
This classic paleobotany textbook provides a detailed overview of the origin and evolution of plants, with an emphasis on fossil plant morphology. Paleobotany includes an introduction to plant structure, information about how fossils are used to understand relationships between living and extinct plants, and paleoecology.

The Evolution of Plants.
K.J. Willis & J.C. McElwain, 2002:
Evolution of Plants looks at plant evolution in the context of climate and mass extinction. - and an up to date look at some of the most cutting-edge research in paleobotany.

Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleocology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals.
A.K. Behrensmeyer, J.D. Damuth, W.A. DiMichele, R. Potts,
H.-D. Sues & S.L. Wing, 1992: "
An extensive treatment of the evolution and ecology of plants and animals on land since the colonization of Earth's land surface.

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  Crocodilian Resources
Beginning Readers:

Folwer, A. Gator or Croc? Children's Press, a Division of Grolier Publishing Co., Inc. 1996, $19.00

Harris, S. Crocodiles and Alligators. F. Watts, 1980, out of print

Petty, K. Crocodiles and Alligators. F.Watts, 1985, out of print

Staub, F. Alligators. Lerner Publications Company, 1995, $23.93

Stone, L. Alligators and Crocodiles Children Press, 1989, $5.50

Wallace, K. Imagine You Are a Crocodile. Henry Holt & Company, 1997, $14.95

Intermediate Readers:

Behlar, J. and Behlar, D. Alligators & Crocodiles. Voyageur Press, Inc. 1998, $16.95

Perry, P. The Crocodilians: Reminders of the Age of Dinosaurs. Franklin Watts a Division of Grolier Publishing, 1997, $22.50


Wexo, J. Zoobooks: Alligators and Crocodiles. Wildlife Foundation, Ltd. 1995, $13.95

Advanced and Reference:

Alderton, D. Crocodiles & Alligators of the World. Blandford, 1991, $19.95

Ross, C. Crocodiles and Alligators. Facts on File, 1989, $35.00

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  Deserts

Scoones, Simon. The Sahara and its People (Raintree Steck-Vaugh, Austin, 1994) $6.95.

Steele, Philip. Deserts (Carolrhoda Books, Inc., Minneapolis, 1996) $19.95.

Wood, Jenny. Deserts: An Arid Wilderness (Gareth Stevens Children's Books, Milwaukee, 1991) $22.60.

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  Earth Science

Busbey, A., The Nature Company Guide to Rocks and Fossils (Time Life Inc, San Francisco, CA, 1996) $16.95.

Cassidy, J., EARTHSEARCH: A Kid's Geography Museum in a Book (Klutz Press, Palo Alto, CA., 1993) $19.95.

Cole, J., The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Scholastic, Inc. New York, 1987) $4.95.

Deike, Ruth, Stone Wall Secrets Teacher's Guide: Exploring Geology in the Classroom. (Tilbury House, Maine, 1998) $9.95.

Lambert, D., The Field Guide to Geology (Facts on File, Inc. New York, 1998) $14.95.

Lobek, A., Things Maps Don't Tell Us: An Adventure into Map Interpretation (University of Chicago Press, 1993) $19.95.

Parker, S., Rocks and Minerals (DK Publishers, New York, 1997) $5.95.

Oliver, R., Rocks and Fossils (Random House, New York, 1993) $16.95.

Pierre, Y., Mapping a Changing World (Thomasson-Grant & Lickle, New York, 1996) $17.95.

Rhodes, F., A Golden Guide to Geology (Golden Books, New York, 1991) $5.95.

Thorson, K., Stone Wall Secrets (Tilbury House Publishers, Maine, 1998) $16.95.

Wiggers, R., The Amateur Geologist; Explorations and Investigations (Franklin Watts, 1994) $6.95.

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  Earth Science Teaching Guides

ISGS GeoActivities Series Grades 4-12
By Janis Treworgy.
An excellent compilation of geologic activities developed by professional geologists for use in K-12 teacher workshops and in Grades 4-12 classrooms in Illinois. Each activity fulfills many of the Illinois Learning Standards and includes background information, procedures for doing the activity, worksheets, and answer keys.
ISGS www.isgs.uiuc.edu 217.333.4747 $20

Plate Tectonics: The Way the Earth Works
Grades 6-8; 8 Sessions/224 pages
These groundbreaking earth science activities-including models of erupting volcanoes, strike-slip faults, and sea-floor spreading-reveal the dynamic nature of the Earth's crust. Like real earth scientists, students conduct "research" at key geological sites around the world and record observations, calculations, and conclusions in a geological field notebook.
Lawrence Hall of Science www.lhsgems.org 510-642-7771 $24

Stories in Stone Grades 4-8; 8 Sessions/164 pages
This earth science unit explores the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Students distinguish and classify rocks and minerals, observe formation of salt crystals and make model crystal shapes, and use clay-modeling activities to learn about the rock cycle and more.
Lawrence Hall of Science www.lhsgems.org 510-642-7771 $16

Stone Wall Secrets
By Kristine & Robert Thorson, Illustrated by Gustav Moore
A grandson and grandfather explore the stories rocks in an old stone wall can tell about the earth. This book is richly illustrated and good as a stand-alone story or with the companion teacher's guide by geologist Ruth Deike.
Tilbury House www.tilburyhouse.com 800.582.1899 $16.95

Stone Wall Secrets Teacher's Guide: Exploring Geology in the Classroom
By Ruth Deike, for grades 3-7

Classroom activity companion to the book by Kristine and Robert Thorson
Tilbury House www.tilburyhouse.com 800.582.1899 $9.95

Dinosaurs: The Science Behind the Stories
This edited volume provides a host of topical articles by research palentologists. More than facts, the authors emphasize process, the nature of science and stories of how science works.
Edited by Judy Scotchmoor, Dale A. Springer, Brent H. Breithaupt, and Anthony R. Fiorillo. American Geological Institute www.agiweb.org 703.379.2480 $29.95

Learning from the Fossil Record
Extensive collection of authentic paleontology and earth science activities written by scientists is free, in its entirety online at www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/
or from:Project Exploration 773.834.7614 $25

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  Expeditions

Bowden, Rob and Tony Binns. Journey Through Africa (Horus Editions, London, 1998) $10.98.

Buettner, Dan. AfricaTrek: A Journey by Bicycle Through Africa (Learner Publications Company, Minneapolis, 1997) $23.95.

Raskin, Lawrie and Debora Pearson. My Sahara Adventure: 52 Days by Camel (Annick Press, 1998) $14.95.

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  Girl Talk

Carlip, Hillary, Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out! Warner Books; New York, 1995.

Carroll, Rebecca, Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America. Crown Trade Paperbacks; New York, 1997. $11.95, paper.

Johnston, Andrea, Girls Speak Out: Finding Your True Self. Scholastic Press;New York, 1997. $17.95, cloth.

Bell, Ruth, Changing Bodies, Changing Lives.
Vintage Books, New York; 1987. $20, paper.

Madaras, Lynda and Area; My Body, My Self for Girls. New Market Press, New York, 1993. $11.95, paper.

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, How Schools Shortchange Girls: The AAUW Report. Marlowe and Co., NY. 1992. $12.95, paper.

Finders, Margaret, Just Girls: Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High. Teachers College Press, NY. 1997. $19.95, paper.

Orenstein, Peggy, School Girls: Young Women, Self Esteem and the Confidence Gap. Anchor Books, NY. 1994. $12.95, paper.

Feminist Bookstore Catalogue,
Feminist Bookstore Network, Box 882554, San Francisco, CA 94188. $2.00.

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  Niger

Diagram Group. Peoples of Africa: Peoples of West Africa (Facts on File, New York, 1997) $21.95.

Kessler, Cristina. One Night: A Story from the Desert (Philomel Books, New York, 1995) $5.99.

Ndukwe, Pat I. Fulani (The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York, 1996) $17.95.

Parris, Ronald. Hausa (The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York, 1996) $17.95.

Reynolds, Jan. Sahara: Vanishing Cultures (Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1991) $10.00.

Van Offelen, Marion. Nomads of Niger (Abradale Press, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1983) $29.95.

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