The Naturalist
Nature Close-Ups Series
Nature Study Series
Nature What's It: Creatures, Plants, Nature's Oddities and More
Nature's Children Series
Nesting Birds of Chokecherry Hollow-Volume II
The New Baby Calf
The New Dinosaur Library
North York Science Program Series
Now For a Change
Nuclear Safety
Number One Sun
The Naturalist (Videotape). (Harriet's Magic Hats IV Series). ACCESS Network, Calgary (MGR), 1986. 14:30 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03173. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5992 ($4.95 pbk.)
While Ralph the parrot, is busy munching on seeds, Carrie, the young student wonders whether birds will nest in the nearby roof during spring. Aunt Harriet suggests that Carrie visit Carolann, a naturalist, to find out more about the outdoors. Carolann explains to Carrie the role of naturalists, and shows her the types of animals and birds that are common to the park.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Nature Close-Ups Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Aphids, Crabs, Crayfish, Dandelions, Giant Water Bugs, Gourds, Hermit Crabs, Killifish, Morning Glories, and The Praying Mantis.
Nature Study Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles Snakes and Lizards and Spiders.
Nature What's It: Creatures, Plants, Nature's Oddities and More (Print-Non-Fiction). Lyn Thomas. (An OWL Magazine Book). Greey de Pencier Books, Toronto (KEY), 1989. 32 p. ISBN 0-920775-38-1 ($6.95 pbk.)
The reader is invited to guess the identity of close-up photos with clues. Photos are followed by brief explanations including "amazing facts". Good trivia and fun to read. Should provide motivation for work on invertebrates. Bold print helpful for poor readers. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats, Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Animals; Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
Nature's Children Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Bison, Chipmunks, Deer, Frogs, Mallard Ducks, Moose, Rabbits, Red Fox, Salmon, Seals, Skunks and Squirrels.
Nesting Birds of Chokecherry Hollow-Volume II (Videotape). Chokecherry Hollow Productions, Nipawin Saskatchewan. (CHP), 1990. 27 min. No Order No. ($49.00 1/2" VHS)
The nesting behaviour of Saskatchewan birds is shown in this video, produced in Saskatchewan. Baby chicks are shown from hatching to leaving the nest on their first flights. Some excellent photography. Accompaniment to The Birds of Chokecherry Hollow-Volume I. Shows hairy woodpecker, tree swallow, yellow warbler, robin, chickadee, catbird, kestrel (sparrow hawk), vireo, goldfinch, and house wren.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
The New Baby Calf (Print-Fiction). Edith Newlin, Chase and Barbara Reid. Scholastic, Inc., New York (SCH), 1984. 31 p. ISBN 0-590-40457-1 ($10.95 hdc.) Also available in these formats:
Order #01180-155 (big book format $23.95)
Order #01180-094 (6 small books $3.15)
Order #01180-167 (audiocassette $8.50)
Order #01180-143 (entire unit $45.00)
Teacher's guide comes with big book or with unit. Also available in French.
In this delightful book, detailed plasticine relief illustrations and a charming poem tell how a mother cow takes care of her new baby calf from spring birth until the fall. Children really enjoy this book. Good for agriculture and art classes.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Foods
The New Dinosaur Library (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title The Last Dinosaurs.
North York Science Program Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Electricity, Plants I, Plants II, Seeing Life Begin: Egg Hatching, Snow and Ice, Sound I: Explorations, Sound II: Investigations, and A Trip to the Farm/Zoo.
Now For a Change (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons and Wax Series: Ecosystems Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00258. Teacher's guide for series (Part II) available, (BB) Order No. 5898 ($2.35 pbk.)
Introduces the concept that different natural changes can affect ecosystems. The program shows how fire, flood, drought and wind can alter the environment and the community living in it. The program then shows how the introduction of a new living thing, in this case the beaver, can also alter an environment and its community. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats, Weather
Nuclear Safety (Print-Non-Fiction). Nigel Hawkes. (Issues..Issues..Issues Series). Aladdin Books, London, England (GEA), 1986. 32 p. ISBN 0-531-17040-3 ($15.50 hdc.)
A reasonably good overview of the pros and cons of nuclear safety. Slightly biased towards nuclear energy versus coal, gas, oil, which also have hazards. Does not discuss alternate sources of energy or reducing energy use. Good explanation of Chernobyl accident. Well illustrated with photos, maps and charts. Table of contents and index included.
Suggested Use:
Grade 6 - Atoms and Reactions; Energy Uses
Number One Sun (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons and Wax Series: Earth Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00254. Teacher's guide for series (Part II) available, (BB) Order No. 5898 ($2.35 pbk.)
The concept that the Earth is affected by the sun is introduced in the first part of the program through the story of a young Mexican boy who wished the sun would go away forever. The second concept, that the Earth is a member of the solar system, is introduced. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - The Sky
Grade 3 - The Solar System