Can You Smell That? - Smelling / How Does it Taste? - Tasting
Canadian Birds A-Z
Canadian Nature Alphabet Series
Canadian Wild Animals A-Z
Canadian Wildflowers A-Z
Carolrhoda Nature Watch Books
The Cat Family
Caterpillar Diary
The Cedar
The Cell: Basic Unit of Life
The Change Shop
Changing Things
Chemical Reactions
Chipmunks
Chippy's Computer Numbers
The Clean-Up
The Cloud Book
CN Grains Kit
Cold-Blooded Animals
Colonizing the Planets and the Stars
Colours
Colours of the Islands
Comets and Meteors
Communications
The Complete Science Fair Handbook
Concept Science Series
Conserving Our World Series
Conserving Rainforests
Conserving the Atmosphere
Crabs
Crabs
Crayfish
Creative Teaching in Early Childhood Education: A Sourcebook for Canadian Educators and Librarians
Crimebusters
Crystals
Can You Smell That? - Smelling / How Does it Taste? - Tasting (Filmstrip Kit). Kathryn Graham. (Series 700-Primary). Robert Mansour Ltd, Scarborough, Ontario (ETH), 1988. Includes 2 filmstrips, two - 9 min. audiocassettes, 2 concept sheets, script and activity cards. Order No. 773/774 ($99.50 kit.)
Can You Smell That? - Smelling describes the sense of smell and how it is used in everyday life. One activity includes a smelling test. How Does It Taste? - Tasting describes the sense of smell and its importance in everyday life. Suggests doing a taste survey, tasting some new foods, and doing a taste test.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Senses
Canadian Birds A-Z (Print-Non-Fiction). Colleayn O. Mastin. (Canadian Nature Alphabet Series) Grasshopper Books, Kamloops, B.C (MIL), 1987. 26 p. ISBN 0-9692641-0-1 ($11.95 hdc.)
An alphabet book describing Canadian birds in rhyming verse. Interesting facts included for each bird. Attractive colour illustrations. Excellent for language arts. Children enjoy rhyming verse. Many birds seen in Northern and Southern Saskatchewan year-round or in migration. Also relevant to language arts.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Canadian Nature Alphabet Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Canadian Birds A-Z, Canadian Wild Animals A-Z, and Canadian Wildflowers A-Z.
Canadian Wild Animals A-Z (Print-Non-Fiction). Colleayn O. Mastin. (Canadian Nature Alphabet Series) Grasshopper Books, Kamloops, B.C (MIL), 1986. 26 p. ISBN 0-9692641-0-0 ($11.95 hdc.)
An alphabet book describing typically Canadian animals in rhyming verse. Interesting facts included for each animal. Attractive colour illustrations. Children enjoy the rhyming verse. Excellent for language arts. Includes Northern and Arctic animals.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Canadian Wildflowers A-Z (Print-Non-Fiction). Colleayn O. Mastin. (Canadian Nature Alphabet Series). Grasshopper Books, Kamloops (MIL), 1989. 26 p. ISBN 0-9692641-2-7 ($11.95 hdc.)
Canadian wildflowers are featured in this rhyming alphabet book. Gives interesting information on each flower. Colourful illustrations of flowers. Drawings of Aboriginal and Inuit children show them in traditional dress only. Some discussion would be needed about modern day and traditional ways to dispel stereotypes.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Habitats, Plant Growth; Foods
Carolrhoda Nature Watch Books (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Birth of a Foal, Ko-hoh: The Call of the Trumpeter Swan, Life of the Honeybee, and Life of the Snail.
The Cat Family (Print-Non-Fiction). Christine Butterworth and Donna Bailey. (My World Series - Red Level). Macmillan Education, London, England (CMC), 1988. 16 p. ISBN 0-333-46009-X ($4.36 pbk.)
The habits and characteristics of cat family members are described. Includes domestic cats and wild cats such as lions and cougars. Large print, full page photos. Indexed.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Caterpillar Diary (Print-Non-Fiction). David Drew. Maurbern Ltd., Australia (GIN), 1987. 17 p. ISBN 0-94732854-8 ($42.95 big book)
An attractive story, written in diary format, about a caterpillar which surprised the writer by transforming into a moth instead of a butterfly. Describes the life cycle effectively and explains the differences between moths and butterflies. Includes beautiful close-up colour photos. Indexed.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
The Cedar (Print-Fiction). Guujaaw. (A Queen Charlotte Islands Reader). Wedge, Vancouver, B.C (PEP), 1984. 24 p. ISBN 0-88865-032-9 ($16.00 hdc.)
An illustrated story about making a totem pole out of a cedar tree. Shows the meaning of the carving with respect to animal life and traditional Haida beliefs. Relevant for social studies and for teaching the Aboriginal perspectives.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
The Cell: Basic Unit of Life (Filmstrip Kit). (The Human Body Series). National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (NGS), 1981. Includes 1 filmstrip, one 15 min. audiocassette, teacher's guide. Order No. 04379 ($35.00 kit)
Shows a variety of colour microphotographs of cells. Examines some of the differences between plant and animal cells and describes the functions of cells in organisms.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Cells and Systems
The Change Shop (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons, and Wax Series: Matter Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00183. Teacher's guide for series (Part I) available, (BB) Order No. 5897 ($2.35 pbk.)
Demonstrates that matter can be changed and how to discriminate between temporary and permanent changes. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter
Changing Things (Print-Non-Fiction). Robin Kerrod. (Science Alive Series). Macdonald, London, England (NEL), 1987. 54 p. ISBN 0-356-11362-0 ($17.95 hdc.)
Keys in on concept of change. Covers: solids, liquids, gases, floating, mixtures, solutions, how things are made, animal builders, natural materials. Section on using materials to make other things really shows science and technology's impact on our modern lives. Text and diagrams explain concepts well. Many good activities. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter; Heating and Cooling
Grade 5 - Matter and Its Changes, Resources
Chemical Reactions (Print-Non-Fiction). Jacqueline Barber. (LHS GEMS Series). Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkley (EUR), 1986. 24 p. ($6.50 U.S. pbk.)
Includes experiments creating chemical reactions using sodium bicarbonate and calcium chloride. Concentrates on proper chemical handling procedures. Designed for grades seven - ten, but easily adapted to grades five and six as an introduction to working in the lab. Includes table of contents. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Grade 5 - Heat, Matter and Its Changes
Grade 6 - Atoms and Reactions
Chipmunks (Print-Non-Fiction). Merebeth Switzer. (Natures' Children Series). Grolier, Toronto (GEA), 1986. 48 p. ISBN 0-7172-1893-7 ($14.95 hdc.)
Chipmunks are featured in this little book. Shows where they live in North America, physical make-up, habits, motion, homes, eastern and western chipmunks, chipmunk chatter, enemies, food, hibernation, life cycle. Large print and clear photos make this very suitable for younger Canadian students. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Chippy's Computer Numbers (Print-Fiction). Susan Girard and Kathleen R. Willing. Highway Book Shop, Cobalt, Ontario (HBS), 1984. 26 p. ISBN 0-88954-300-3 ($4.95 pbk.)
Illustrates the numbers one to twelve using parts of the computer. Numbers are printed and numerical and in rote order. Chippy character likeable to students. Suitable for math and science. Colour illustrations.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
The Clean-Up (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons and Wax Series: Matter Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 14 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00179. Teacher's guide for series (Part I) available, (BB) Order No. 5897 ($2.35 pbk.)
Differentiates between solids, liquids and gases, by example rather than definition. Provides examples of the three states of matter in the environment. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter
The Cloud Book (Print-Non-Fiction). Tomie DePaola. Holiday House, New York (ALL), 1975. 32 p. ISBN 0-8234-0259-2 ($7.95 pbk.)
In a creative fashion Tomie DePaola teaches us about the ten most common clouds. Uses interesting analogies e.g. cumulus clouds are like cauliflowers. Tells how clouds help us to predict weather changes and some myths about clouds. Index included.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Weather
Grade 4 - Predicting Weather
CN Grains Kit (Print-Non-Fiction Kit) CN Communications, Winnipeg, (AIF) 1990. (Free).
Kit includes cardboard chart with 40 grain samples, 25 thirty p. booklets entitled Canadian Agriculture from Sea to Sea, and a teacher's guide. Has been sent to all Saskatchewan schools.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
Cold-Blooded Animals (Print-Non-Fiction). Maurice Burton. (The World of Science Series). Facts on File, New York (FOF), 1986. 64 p. ISBN 0-8160-1074-9 ($15.95 hdc.)
Looks at simple invertebrates, molluscs and echinoderms, arthropods, sharks, rays, bony fish, amphibians and reptiles. Good photos. Clear text. A well thought out book. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Oceans
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
Colonizing the Planets and the Stars (Print-Non-Fiction). Isaac Asimov. (Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe). Gareth Stevens, Milwaukee (SBC), 1990. 32 p. ISBN 1-55532-372-3 ($14.95 hdc.)
Explores the possibility of establishing colonies in space, travelling by starship to other galaxies and meeting extraterrestrials. Shows tests with cosmonauts staying in space and scientists living in an underwater habitat. Hypothesizes on using asteroids, robot-run spaceships, transportation on other planets, going beyond our solar system, the loneliness of space travel, and returning to Earth. Very imaginative. Excellent photos and illustrations. Some may find a reference to and illustration of our apelike ancestors objectionable. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - The Solar System
Grade 5 - Human Circulation and Breathing
Grade 6 - Ecosystems, Exploring Space
Colours (Print-Non-Fiction). Ed Catherall. (Science is Fun Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1986. 24 p. ISBN 0-85078-616-9 ($12.95 hdc.)
"Hands-on" science is encouraged with activities and very simple experiments children would enjoy trying at school and at home. Explores many aspects of colour, including applications in art. Bright illustrations include children of many races. Includes table of contents, glossary and index.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Senses; Classifying Matter
Colours of the Islands (Print-Non-Fiction). Dawn Adams. (Queen Charlotte Islands Reader). Wedge, Vancouver (PEP), 1987. 24 p. ISBN 0-88865-031-0 ($16.00 hdc.)
A colourful book on counting and colours. Birds, plants, animals and marine life are explored in this simple, but effective format. A great book to teach counting and colours using an environmental setting.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals, Plants
Comets and Meteors (Print-Non-Fiction). Isaac Asimov. (Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe). Gareth Stevens, Milwaukee (SBC), 1990. 32 p. ISBN 1-55532-372-3 ($14.95 hdc.)
Discusses the characteristics of comets and meteors and cites both famous appearances, and unexplained mysteries connected with them. Notes difference between comets and meteors, finding meteors on earth, colliding comets, meteor showers, famous comets, old beliefs about meteors and comets, the possibility of comets colliding with earth and killing the dinosaurs, space probes and Halley's Comet. Excellent photos and illustrations. Poses thought provoking questions. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - The Solar System
Grade 4 - Fossils and Rocks
Grade 6 - Exploring Space
Communications (Print-Non-Fiction). Dan Mackie and Paul Hayes. (Hayes Technology Series). Hayes Publishing, Burlington, Ontario (DHP), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-8818625-135-4 ($5.95 pbk.)
Covers telephone, radio, T.V., walkie talkies, CB radio, fibre optics, microwave, satellites, microchips, electronic mail, networks, aircraft communications, outer space, and spy satellites. A good reference book for interested students. Includes table of contents and glossary. Metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 6 - Light, Sound, and Electrical Energy
The Complete Science Fair Handbook (Print-Non-Fiction). Anthony Fredericks and Isaac Asimov. (A Good Year Book). Scott Foresman and Company, Glenview, Illinois (GAG), 1990. 82 p. ISBN 0-673-38800-X ($13.60 pbk.)
Provides helpful suggestions and guidelines for parents and teachers who want to become involved in a science fair. Covers: keys to a successful project, science fair timetables, helping students select a topic, suggestions for projects by grade level, conducting research, presenting projects, and judging projects. Includes table of contents.
Suggested Use:
Grades 4 to 6 - Teacher's resource for Science Fairs
Concept Science Series (Print-Non-Fiction Kit). Please refer to the titles: The Living World: Animal Groups, The Living World: Plants, and The Living World: Our Earth.
Conserving Our World Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Acid Rain, Air Ecology Conserving Rainforests, Conserving the Atmosphere, Pollution and Conservation, Protecting Wildlife, The Spread of Deserts, and Waste and Recycling.
Conserving Rainforests (Print-Non-Fiction). Martin Banks. (Conserving Our World Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1989. 48 p. ISBN 185210-695-6 ($22.50 hdc.)
This book explains what a rainforest is, where they are found in the world, and provides information on the people and animals that inhabit them. It provides an important message concerning ecology, how the rainforests have become endangered and what can be done to preserve what is left. Accompanied by clear interesting photographs. Includes list of further reading and organizations. Table of contents, glossary and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems; Earth's Climate
Conserving the Atmosphere (Print-Non-Fiction). John Baines. (Conserving Our World Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1989. 48 p. ISBN 1-85210-696-4 ($21.95 hdc.)
This book begins with a basic explanation of the atmosphere and its ecological relationships. From there it describes the causes and effects of pollution: fossil fuels, toxic chemicals, radiation, global warming, acid rain, ozone hole. Concludes with what can be done to conserve the atmosphere. There is little information about Canada, but it is also valuable for students to see that people in other countries are concerned about pollution. Contains table of contents, illustrations, and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Resources
Grade 6 - Ecosystems; Earth's Climate
Crabs (Print-Non-Fiction). Sylvia A. Johnson. (Lerner Natural Science Books). Lerner Publications, Minneapolis (GEA), 1982. 48 p. ISBN 0-8225-1471-0 ($20.50 hdc.)
This book describes crabs, mentioning various types, and tells about their environments and special features. Text is clear and students enjoy photos. Won New York Academy for Science Children's Science Book Award. Grade four may need help with text. Includes glossary and index. Metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Oceans
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
Crabs (Print-Non-Fiction). Kathleen Pohl. (Nature Close-Ups Series). Raintree Publishers. Milwaukee (NEL), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-8172-2716-4 ($15.95 hdc.) ISBN 0-8172-2734-2 ($11.95 pbk.)
Describes characteristics of crustaceans, freshwater and ocean crabs. Notes structure, breathing, feeding habits, egg laying, baby crabs, crab shelters, and crab enemies. Many detailed colour photos. Very informative. Excellent adaptation of a Japanese series. Younger students may have difficulty with the text, but will enjoy the pictures. Includes a glossary.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats; Oceans
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Oceans
Grade 6 - Growth and Development, Plant and Animal
Adaptations
Crayfish (Print-Non-Fiction). Kathleen Pohl. (Nature Close-Ups Series). Raintree Publishers, Milwaukee (NEL), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-8172-2718-0 ($15.95 hdc.) ISBN 0-8172-2736-9 ($11.95 pbk.)
Colourful photos are a highlight in this book about the crayfish. Discusses their classification and relationship to other cold-blooded animals. Points out their breathing mechanism, food habits, body structures and functions, protection from natural enemies, burrows, mating, eggs, baby crayfish, molting. A suggested activity is catching and raising crayfish. Adapted from a Japanese series. Text may be difficult for younger students, but they will benefit from the exquisite photography. Includes a glossary.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 6 - Growth and Development, Plant and Animal
Adaptations
Creative Teaching in Early Childhood Education: A Sourcebook for Canadian Educators and Librarians (Print-Non-Fiction). Bonnie Mack Flemming, et al. Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich, Toronto (HBJH), 1988. 567 p. ISBN 0-7747-3095-1 ($28.75 pbk.)
This extensive work on early childhood education is divided into seven parts: "Self-Concept," "Families," "Family Celebrations Throughout the Year," "Seasons," " Animals," "Transportation" and "My World." Terms used for Aboriginal and Métis peoples are outdated. Provides an entire chapter on basic resources for the teacher. Includes basic understandings, methods for introducing topics, ideas for learning centres, activites for group time including games, stories, songs, large muscle activities, routine times extended, experiences and poems. An excellent resource to have in a library. Contains a table of contents.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten to Grade 2 - Teacher's resource for several units
Crimebusters (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series II). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02729
Using a logical process, detectives gather objective information at the scene of the crime. Scientists then sort and match such evidence as footprints, fingerprints, fibres, paint and plastic chips to find a suspect. Classroom activities show students sorting things into groups.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Cells and Systems
Grade 5 - General Interest
Grade 6 - General Interest
Crystals (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03246. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)
Does an excellent job of teaching many interesting facts about crystals. Kate, a science writer, and Jeffrey, a young boy, take a close look at the shapes of some common crystals, and make their own sugar crystals. We trace the progress of diamond crystals from the mine to their final forms in jewellery and machines.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Classifying Matter
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter
Grade 4 - Fossils and Rocks
Grade 5 - Matter and Its Changes