Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management
The Gas Planets and Pluto
The Geologist
Get Ready for Robots
Get Ready Get Set Grow: A Kid's Guide to Good Gardening
Getting Things Clean
Giant Water Bugs
Giraffe Books Series
Giving: Ojibwa Stories and Legends From the Children of Curve Lake
The Glen Loates North American Wildlife Series
Go, Grow, Glow
Good Planets Are Hard to Find: An Environmental Information Guide, Dictionary and Action Book for Kids (and Adults)
Gorillas and Chimpanzees
Gourds
Grain Elevator Operator
Grasshoppers
Gravity
Grey Squirrel
Growing Colours
Growing Plants
Growing Things
Guinea Pigs, Gerbils and Dormice
Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management (Print-Non-Fiction). Norman Myers (ed.). Doubleday, New York (DOU), 1984. 272 p. ISBN 0-385-19072-7 ($28.95 pbk.)
An exceptional resource which examines what the world's resources have to offer, what is being handled poorly, and how things can be put right. Covers land (including agriculture), oceans, elements, evolution, humankind (civilization, and international relations). A must for every library. Relevant to social studies. Includes a table of contents, glossary and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Resources; Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems
The Gas Planets and Pluto (Videotape). (Look Up Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1989. 14:25 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03452
Viewers learn about the distinguishing features of Pluto and each of the gas planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Hands-on activities include an astronomy outing, and making a model to show how a planet is affected by the tilt of its axis. Hosted by a robot and an animated character.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - The Solar System
Grade 6 - Exploring Space
The Geologist (Videotape). (Harriet's Magic Hats III Series). ACCESS Network, Calgary (MGR), 1985 14:30 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02562. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5894 ($4.95 pbk.)
Ralph, the parrot suggests that Ashley, the young student learn about a rock collection by visiting a geologist. She discovers how some rocks were formed at the bottom of an ancient sea and how geologists use fossils to learn more about the history of the earth.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Earth
Grade 3 - Earth
Get Ready for Robots (Print-Non-Fiction). Patricia Lauber. Harper & Row, New York (HCP), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-69004576-X ($17.95 hdc.) ISBN 0-06-445080-5 ($5.95 pbk.)
A "Let's Read and Find Out Book" describing the jobs robots can do at home and in industry and what they could do in the future. A read-aloud book for grade one and a research or interest book for grades four and five. Enhanced by colourful illustrations.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy
Grade 5 - Machines and Work
Get Ready Get Set Grow: A Kid's Guide to Good Gardening (Videotape Kit). Brooklyn Botanic Garden (MEL), 1986. 15 min. ($42.50 VHS or BETA) ($38.25 for more than 10 copies.)
Includes 31-page guide which provides ideas for parents and teachers and the booklet A Kid's Guide to Good Gardening. Video covers various kinds of plants and their needs. Guide covers Brooklyn Botanical Garden Children's Gardening Program, savouring young gardeners' harvests, a herb workshop, young gardeners in Ontario, and exploring city environments. Guide lists additional resources.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Plant Growth; Foods
Grade 3 - Earth; Plant Structures and Adaptations
Getting Things Clean (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series II). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02731
We spend a great deal of time trying to keep our bodies, our clothes and our environment clean. But how do cleaners work? Getting Things Clean explains the differences among cleaning agents, from abrasives to chemicals.
Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Matter and Its Changes
Giant Water Bugs (Print-Non-Fiction). Kathleen Pohl. (Nature Close-Ups Series). Raintree Publishers, Milwaukee (NEL), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-8172-2714-8 ($15.95 hdc.) ISBN 0-8172-2732-6 ($11.95 pbk.)
Points out the habits of giant water bugs, shield bugs, water scorpions. Shows habitat, eating habits, life cycles, and natural enemies. Many astonishing close-up shots, clear and detailed. Valuable information in text. Grade three students may find the reading level difficult, but will benefit from the pictures. Excellent adaptation of a Japanese series. Includes a glossary.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 6 - Growth and Development, Plant and Animal
Adaptations
Giraffe Books Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: What Can I Hear?, What Can I See?, What Can I Taste?,and What Can I Touch?
Giving: Ojibwa Stories and Legends From the Children of Curve Lake (Print-Fiction). Georgia Elston. Waapoone Publishing and Promotion, Lakefield, Ontario (WAP), 1985. 56 p. ISBN 0-9692185-0-8 ($7.95 pbk.)
Children have written and illustrated legends that could be used in many subject areas. Many stories are about animals, weather and plants. Contains information about story telling and the history of the Anishinabe nation. Includes photos of the children. Excellent in combination with language and visual arts and as a discussion starter about plant and animal adaptations. Includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats, Plant Growth, Weather
Grade 3 - Animals; Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Predicting Weather; Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
The Glen Loates North American Wildlife Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Animal Babies, Birds at My Feeder, Forest Mammals, and Owls.
Go, Grow, Glow (Videotape). (Well, Well, Well with Slim Goodbody Series). Agency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, Aboriginala (MGR), 1985. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02232. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5879 ($2.60 pbk.)
Slim Goodbody talks about activities that require energy. Professor U.B. Schmart reports from his research center about how food gives the body heat and energy to move. Slim invites viewers to visit a NASA specialist who discusses food and eating habits in space. Slim explains the process of digestion. Children learn the importance of food and the importance of chewing food well.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Foods
Grade 4 - Nutrition and Digestion
Good Planets Are Hard to Find: An Environmental Information Guide, Dictionary and Action Book for Kids (and Adults) (Print-Non-Fiction). Roma Dehr and Ronald M. Bazar. Nameh: United Enterprises, Vancouver (MEL), 1989. 41 p. ISBN 0-919597-09-2 ($6.00 pbk.)
Topics related to the environment are arranged alphabetically in this well thought out book: e.g. acid rain, CFCs, compost, food chain. Colour illustrations are artistic, simple and very relevant to the text. Explanations in text are clear and include constructive suggestions for ways everyone can contribute to the restoration of our planet. Includes a list of over 300 environmental organizations throughout the world. Many Canadian and international examples.
Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Resources; Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems
Gorillas and Chimpanzees (Print-Non-Fiction). David Chivers. (First Sight Series). Gloucester Press, London (GEA), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-531-17051-9 ($15.50 hdc.)
A complete introduction to gorillas and chimpanzees. Shows: habitat, food gathering, social organization, growing up, communicating feelings, intelligence, wildlife protection, and size in relation to humans. Very well laid out. Excellent, informative illustrations. Includes table of contents and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Gourds (Print-Non-Fiction). Kathleen Pohl. (Nature Close-Ups Series). Raintree Publishers, Milwaukee (NEL), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 0-8172-2712-1 ($15.95 hdc.)
Features gourd plants, their uses, their life cycle, their insect enemies. Discusses the structure and function of the parts of a gourd. Points out the insects and birds that benefit from gourd flowers, and peoples' uses of gourds. Illustrates the members of the gourd family including cucumbers, pumpkins, and watermelons. Very thorough with excellent photos. Adaptation of a Japanese series. Includes a glossary.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function
Grain Elevator Operator (Videotape). (Harriet's Magic Hats I Series). ACCESS Network, Calgary (MGR), 1980. 14:34 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02358. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5892 ($4.95 pbk.)
Ralph, the parrot, encourages Susan, the young student to visit a "giant bird-seed tower' to find him some large quantities of seed. Susan dons a magic hat and discovers the grain elevator. The operator shows her how grain is weighed, stored and shipped. Different uses of grain (including birdseed) are illustrated. Series I is a bit dated, but could still be useful.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grasshoppers (Print-Non-Fiction). Jane Dallinger. (Lerner Natural Science Books Series). Lerner Publications (GEA), 1981. 48 p. ISBN 0-8225-1455-9 ($20.50 hdc.)
The life and habitat of grasshoppers are featured in this book. Discusses several members of the grasshopper family, including locusts. Shows eating habits, life cycle, grasshopper enemies, grasshoppers and humans. Excellent photos and a well written text. Grade four students may need some help with text. Includes glossary and index. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
Gravity (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series I). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02719
Gravity introduces the simple ideas of forces: the newton as the unit of force, the gram as the unit of mass and the meaning of speed. Experiments illustrate factors which affect the speed of falling objects.
The program also explores how we use gravity to do jobs and get energy, and how we have to use energy to lift things against gravity.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy
Grade 5 - Machines and Work
Grey Squirrel (Print-Non-Fiction). Christine Butterworth. (My World Series - Green Level). Macmillan Educational, London, England (CMC), 1988. 16 p. ISBN 0-333-45210-0 ($4.36 pbk.)
An interesting look at the world of the grey squirrel. Shows how and where they build their nests, squirrel babies and how the mother cares for them. Nice photos of newborn babies. Large print and simple text make this suitable for early elementary students. Includes index.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Growing Colours (Print-Non-Fiction). Bruce McMillan. Lothrop, New York (GAG), 1988. 32 p. ISBN 0-688-07845-1 ($18.95 hdc.)
A beautiful introduction to primary and secondary colours using fruits and vegetables as the media. Fits studies of colour, plants, plant growth, seasons and agriculture. Almost all fruits and vegetables can be grown in Canada. Delicious photos.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Plant Growth; Foods
Growing Plants (Print-Non-Fiction). Ed Catherall. (Science is Fun Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1985. 24 p. ISBN 0-85078-525-1 ($12.95 hdc.)
There are lots of different things to try in this book about growing plants. Features many edible plants--relevant to agriculture and food studies. Ranges from art work with seeds to growing bulbs and mosses. Encourages independent thinking. Includes table of contents, glossary and index.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Growing Things (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03234 Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)
We find out how some plants spring from rhizomes, runners, and bulbs. We also see some unusual ways that seeds travel to new places, and how to grow an avocado plant from a seed. Relevant to agriculture.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Guinea Pigs, Gerbils and Dormice (Print-Non-Fiction). Christine Butterworth. (My World Series - Red Level). Macmillan Education, London, England (CMC), 1988. 16 p. ISBN 0-333-46019-7 ($4.34 pbk.)
An easy book for children to read, due to the large print, simple text and numerous pictures. Tells the story of these rodents, showing their habitats in different places of the world, physical characteristics, eating habits, methods of avoiding danger, burrows, food and babies. Indexed. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals