Bell, Michael. The Face of Connecticut : People, Geology, and the Land
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Department of Environmental Protection Maps and Publications, 1985.
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Geologic processes and human history of Connecticut combined.
Citizens Park Council of Greater New Haven., New Haven Outdoors: a guide to the city's parks., Field graphics, Inc., New Haven, CT, 1977.
Esposito, Nancy M., Classroom Ecosystems: Windows on our Environment, Yale New Haven Teachers Institute, New Haven, CT, 1992.
This curriculum unit assists the educator in establishing and maintaining
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ecosystems in educational settings.
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Kinder,Carolyn., The Geology of the West River, Yale New Haven Teachers Institute, New Haven, CT, 1984.
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Ms. Kinder's curriculum unit is a concise geological overview of the West River.
Kutz, Christopher., Democracy in New Haven: A History of the Board of Aldermen 1638-1988.,Office of Legal Services, 1988.
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Political and historical perspective of the power struggles that have shaped and defined New Haven, CT.
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Lowery, Lawrence F., NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Elementary Edition., National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1997.
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Guidelines for moving the content and philosophy of the National Science Standards forward.
Milbrath, Lester W., Learning to Think Environmentally: While there Is Still Time., State University Of New York Press, Albany, NY, 1996.
Environmental conversations between two neighbors plainly written. The ethical and environmental concerns are presented in clear, easily understandable text.
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New Haven Public Schools., Academic Performance Standards., New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, CT, 1999.
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The New Haven performance standards are aligned with the state and National Science Standards. This document is presented by grade level kindergarten through twelve grade.
An Environmentalist on a Different Path: A Fresh View on the Supposed Wilderness and Even the Indians., NY Times Arts and Ideas, Saturday, April 3,1999.
William Cronon, a professor in environmental history at the Universityof Wisconsin challenges our concept of wilderness.
National Science Resources Center., Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science., National Academy of Sciences-Smithsonian Institution, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1988.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw., Biodiversity., Hoght Mifflin Co., NY, NY, 1996.
Ms. Patent takes an increasingly large subject and focuses it primarily on North America and Costa Rica.
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Rapp, Valerie., What the River Reveals : Understanding and Restoring Healthy Watersheds , Mountaineers Books; ISBN: 0898865271, 1997.
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A good book to begin understanding the interactions between rivers, watersheds and the environment.
Roberts, David C., Geology: Eastern North America., Hought Mifflin Co.,
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Boston, NY, 1996.
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A Peterson Field Guide
Shemway, Floyd., Hegel, Richard., New Haven An Illustrated History, Windsor Publications Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, 1981.
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Collection of images tracing the history of New Haven.
Stalker, Geoffrey., The Visual Dictionary of the Earth., DK Publishing, Inc., NY, NY, 1993.
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An excellent tool for visual learners.
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Purseglove, J., Wait, G. A. and Haslam, Sylvia., The River Scene : Ecology and Cultural Heritage , Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521574102, 1997.
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The book presents an overview of river ecology, looking first at the natural environment - river structure, inhabitants, classification and pollution or other damage. This is followed by a discussion of the cultural environment, the importance of which is often overlooked: the history, archaeology, and social and legal contexts of rivers.