Open Court

Grade 6

Ecology

301 Gra

Graham, Ada. The careless animal; : nine ecological detective

stories. [1st ed.]. Garden City, N.Y., : Doubleday,

[1975]. Discusses nine cases throughout the world where

man's careless actions have had unexpected results on his

environment.

304.2 Uni

Children's atlas of the environment.

363.7 Elk

Going green : a kid's handbook to saving the planet. New York,

N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1990. A guide to saving the

environment, including explanations of ecological issues and

projects.

363.7 Ham

Hamilton, John, 1959-. Eco-careers : a guide to jobs in the

environmental field. Edina, MN : Abdo & Daughters, c1993.

Examines twelve different jobs in which people work to

preserve the environment including agronomist, environmental

lawyer, teacher, and toxicologist.

363.7 Ita

Italia, Bob, 1955-. Earth words : a pictionary of facts,

figures, and assorted eco-babble that can help you become a

better earth keeper. Edina, Minn. : Minneapolis, Minn. :

Abdo & Daughters ; Distributed by Rockbottom Books, c1993.

Defines many of the terms related to the study of the Earth,

ecology, environmental protection, and pollution.

363.72 Amo

Amos, Janine. Waste and recycling. Austin, Tex. : Raintree

Steck-Vaughn, c1993. Examines the problem of waste

disposal, the importance of recycling, and the necessity of

conserving water.

363.72 Dav

Davies, Kay. Waste. Austin, TX : Steck Vaughn, c1992. Examines

various aspects of waste and pollution, including water

waste, water pollution, oil spills, litter, air pollution,

rust, and recycling.

363.73 Amo

Amos, Janine. Pollution. Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn, c1993.

Describes some of the ways in which air, water, and soil are

being polluted.

508.315 Geo

George, Jean Craighead, 1919-. One day in the tropical rain

forest. 1st ed. New York : Crowell, c1990. The future of

the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a

young Indian boy as they search for a nameless butterfly

during one day in the rain forest.

574 Cor

Cortesi, Wendy W., 1941-. Explore a spooky swamp. [Washington]

: National Geographic Society, c1978. Two youngsters

discover the varied plants and animals that make their home

574 For

Forsyth, Adrian. Journey through a tropical jungle. New York :

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1988. Presents

in text and photographs some of the plants, animals, and

people that live in the the tropical rain forest of Costa

Rica.

574 Wie

Wiewandt, Thomas A. (Thomas Alan). The hidden life of the

desert. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c1990.

Photographs and text give a guided tour of animals plants,

and ecology of the desert in America's Southwest.

574.5 Bay

Baylor, Byrd. The desert is theirs. 1st Aladdin Books ed. New

York : Aladdin Books, 1987. Simple text and illustrations

describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant,

animal, and human life.

574.5 Dor

Dorros, Arthur. Rain forest secrets. New York : Scholastic,

c1990. Describes the characteristics, various forms of

plant and animal life, and destruction of the world's rain

forests.

574.5 Gro

Grossman, Shelly. The how and why wonder book of ecology,. New

York, : Grosset & Dunlap, [1971]. Describes the habitats

and interrelationships of the various plants and animals of

the forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, and coastlines

and discusses some of the ways in which the balance of

nature in these areas is being destroyed.

574.5 Pol

Pollock, Steve (Stephen Thomas). Ecology. 1st American ed.

London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, c1993. Recycling to

live -- Ecological niche -- Family strategies -- Ecology and

evolution -- Surviving in arid lands -- Life in the ocean.

Text and photographic illustrations provide information

about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and mankind's

changing understanding of life.

574.5 Sco

Scott, Michael. The Young Oxford Book of Ecology. New York,

N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c1995.

574.5 Wel

Welch, Martha McKeen. Close looks in a spring woods. New York :

Dodd, Mead, [1981]. Describes the many changes that take

place in the forest as winter is replaced by spring with its

lengthening days and warming sun.

574.5 Yol

Yolen, Jane. Welcome to the green house. New York : G.P.

Putnam, c1993. Describes the tropical rainforest and the

life found there.

577.3 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the boreal forest. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda, [2000], c2001. Describes the climate, seasons,

plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or

land zone, which stretches across the northern parts of

North America, Europe, and Asia.

577.3 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the deciduous forest. Minneapolis

: Carolrhoda, c2001. Takes readers on a walk through a

forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing

examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other

and their environment to survive.

577.34 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the rain forest. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda, c2001. Takes readers on a walk through a

tropical rain forest, showing examples of how the animals

and plants depend on each other and their environment to

survive.

577.4 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the prairie. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda, c2001. Describes the climate, soil, seasons,

plants, and animals of the North American prairie and the

ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other

and their environment to survive.

577.5 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the tundra. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda, c2001. Takes readers on a walk in the tundra,

showing examples of how the animals and plants of the tundra

are connected and dependent on each other and the tundra's

soil and climate.

577.54 Joh

Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the desert. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda, c2001. Describes the climate, soil, plants, and

animals of North American deserts and the ways in which the

plants and animals depend on each other and their

environment to survive.

591 Geo

George, Jean Craighead, 1919-. One day in the desert. 1st ed.

New York : Crowell, c1983. Explains how the animal and

human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona,

including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a

tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to

and survive the desert's merciless heat.

596.05 Rus

Russell, Franklin, 1922-. Datra the muskrat. New York, : Four

Winds Press, [1972]. Chronicles a year in the life of a

muskrat as he searches for food, mates, and deals with his

enemies.

597.8 McC

McClung, Robert M. Peeper, first voice of spring. New York :

Morrow, 1977. The woods comes alive with the arrival of

spring and the peepers, a type of tree frog, begin their

evolutionary cycle.

598 Arn

Arnold, Caroline. Saving the peregrine falcon. Minneapolis :

Carolrhoda Books, c1985. Describes the efforts of

scientists who are trying to save the peregrine falcon from

extinction by taking the fragile eggs that would not survive

in the wild, hatching them, raising the chicks, and then

releasing the birds back into the wild.

599 National Geograp

National Geographic Society (U.S.). Animals in danger : trying

to save our wildlife. [Washington] : National Geographic

Society, c1978. Brief text and pictures describe the habits

and behavior of a variety of endangered animals. Cartoons

explain some of the efforts being made to protect these

animals.

639 Koc

Koch, Michelle. World water watch. 1st ed. New York :

Greenwillow Books, c1993. Briefly describes some of the

dangers caused mainly by humans for such animals as otters,

sea turtles, seals, penguins, polar bears, and whales.

759.13 Arn

Arnosky, Jim. In the forest : a portfolio of paintings. 1st ed.

New York : Lothrop, 1989. The noted artist presents oil

paintings depicting the forest at different times of the day

during the fall and winter and discusses the plants and

animals that live there.

E Che

Cherry, Lynne. The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain

forest. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1990. The many

different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the

Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the

importance of not cutting down their home.

E Gre

Greene, Carol. The old ladies who liked cats. 1st ed. [New

York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1991. When the old ladies

are no longer allowed to let their cats out at night, the

delicate balance of their island ecology is disturbed, with

disastrous results.

PB e

Allaby, Michael. The Environment. Horus Editions, 1996.

PB fs

O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989. The black pearl. New York : Dell,

1977, c1967. In claiming as his own the magnificent black

pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea

devil who legend says is its owner.

VC

Changing forest:A first film.

VC

Air pollution: A first film.

VC

I need the Earth and the Earth needs me.

VC

Spaceship Earth.