Elementary NSTA Press and NSTA Recommends Books on Plants
In addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.
Classroom
Creature Culture: Algae to Anoles
NSTA Press
Grades K–8
Living organisms are important classroom resources and require appropriate,
responsible care. This anthology of articles from NSTA's award-winning journal
Science and Children provides the basics about collecting, investigating,
and caring for plants and animals in classroom settings.
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http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB101X
Dig In! Hands-On Soil Investigations
NSTA Recommends
Grades K–4
Give students the dirt on soil with a practical book that brings new meaning
to the term "hands-on." Using these 12 activities and two original
stories as guides, kids will soon be up to their elbows in the study of soil
formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow
in soil, soil science, and soil conservation. Each teacher-tested lesson plan
offers helpful background, assessment methods, and suggestions for further exploration.
Click here to learn more or to buy:
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB159X
Starting
With Nature: Plant Book
NSTA Recommends
Grades K–8
The broad focus of the book is on functions of plants—pollination, seed growth, flowers—and no attempt is made to identify specific plants, although those plants depicted are named.
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http://www2.nsta.org/recommends/product.asp?id=11713