(Science books appear in bold; Student Reading *)
*Atkin, John, Bangser, Jennifer, et al.
The Soundbook
. Norwalk, CT: The Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc., 1994—An informative citizen’s guide to Long Island Sound and its watershed.
*Brockett, Oscar G.
The Essential theater
. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989. —Largely focuses on the history of European theater and includes information regarding the dramatic structure of the script, critiquing, and technical roles in theater.
The Consortium of National Arts Education Association, ed.
National Standards for Arts Education
. Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
*D’Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar.
Book of Greek Myths
. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1962.—Greek mythology retold and illustrated for young readers.
*Dixon, Dougal.
The Big Book of The Earth
. New York, NY: Smithmark Publishers, Inc., 1991.—Designed for the young reader, containing over 150 illustrations and photographs, this book explains Earth Science in straightforward, easy to read text.
*Escot, John.
The Odyssey
. Newmarket, England: Brimax Books, 1995.—
The Odyssey
is retold and illustrated for the young reader.
Gaarder, Jostein.
Sophie’s World
. Great Britain. Phoenix House, 1995. A young girl explores a 3,000 year history of western philosophy.
Hamilton, Edith.
Mythology, Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1940.—Exposition and retelling of classical Greek mythology.
Hawking, Stephen.
A Brief History of Time
. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1988.—A unique exploration of time and space, written in colloquial language.
*Hopkins, Jean, et al.
Dynamic Earth
,
Exploring Planet Earth
,
Exploring the Universe
, and
Exploring the Earth’s Weather
. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.—eighth grade Science series.
*
Long Island Sound: An Atlas of Natural Resources
. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1989.
Rico, Gabriele Lusser.
Writing the Natural Way
. Los Angeles, CA: J.page Tarcher, Inc., 1983.—An excellent resource for writing methodology that employs right-brain techniques.
Turekian, Karl K.
Global and Environmental Change
. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.