NEW LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS' LENDING
November -- 2002

California Academy of Sciences Library

BOOKS

Pub TA403.6 .I44 2001
Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood / Dan Imhoff. Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media, 2001.
Green architecture and alternatives in building are finding more and more of a following in the United States. This book explores some of the options available for alternatives to wood products. Items are explored for framing and siding, finish work, and more. Contact information for various companies that provide alternatives are included.

Pub QH105 .C2 S65 1998
California Marine Life: A Guide to Common Marine Species / Marty Snyderman. Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart in cooperation with Monterey Bay Aquarium, c1998.
Mostly divided into sections by habitat, this easy to use book provides information on marine species commonly seen off the shore of California. Color photographs are highlight of the book and beautifully illustrate the glory of the Pacific Ocean.
An explanation of scientific classification is provided, along with a glossary and a species index.

Biodiv QR100.9 .T38 1999
Dark Life: Martian Nanobacteria, Rock-Eating Cave Bugs, and Other Extreme Organisms of Inner Earth and Outer Space / Michael Ray Taylor. New York: Scribner, 1999.
Are you ready for a thrill ride? Join the author as he explores caves on field expeditions, meets with the sides in a scientific debate that could change the way we look at life, and creates understanding around some of the most exciting science being conducted today. As a participant, Taylor brings a narrative feel to the work that is engaging and educational, even to those without a hard science background.

Pub QL715 .J66 1992
Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals / J. Knox Jones, Jr. and Richard W. Manning. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1992.
This volume is a well designed and and illustrated guide for keying out a land mammal skull in North America. The illustrations are incorporated with the text in such a way as too provide valuable assistance.

Pub F868 .Y6 F79 2000
The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite / Michael Frye. El Portal, CA: Yosemite Association, 2000.
A camera is a must have item for any visitor to Yosemite National Park. This book might also make your must have list, because it provides information that anyone from a beginning photographer to an expert. All of the areas in the book are in the areas accessbile by car, and most of them are within very easy walking distances from the road. Detailed descriptions of the area, best times of year and times of day for photographs, special equipment required or recommended, and more are available for each of the sites. General photography tips are also included, and stunning color photographs are inserted throughout.

Biodiv QL706.8 .B54 1995
Rumors of Existence: Newly Discovered, supposedly Extinct, and Uncomfirmed Inhabitants of the Animal Kingdom / Matthew A. Bille. Blaine, WA: Hancock House, c1995.
"Why do biologists even bother?" some people say. "There aren't any new discoveries to be made and they're just wasting their time." This book provides a perfect response to that question, because it identifies animals that have been discovered, rediscovered, and just plain seen in places they weren't thought to be. These aren't just animals that have wandered or been misplaced, but animals, sometimes large animals, that no one knew existed!
An exhaustive list of references and an index are provided.

Pub QL638.9 .R65 1984
Shark: Lord of the Sea / Sandra Romashko. Miami, FL: Windward Publishing, Inc., c1984.
Facts, folklore, anatomy, and species profiles are just some of the features in this volume. Color photographs are included.

Biodiv QC981.8 .C5 D38 2001
Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change / Guy Dauncey with Patrick Mazza. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2001.
As the title indicates, this volume presents 101 solutions to some of the problems believed to be contributing to global climate change. By bringing the issue to an individual and community level, the book encourages each of us to do all that we can, thus creating a large impact. Numerous web links and addresses are provided for further information and action.

Pub QH371 .G6843 U53 1993
Understanding Scientific Prose / Edited by Jack Selzer. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993.
This volume examines one scientific essay from a variety of different viewpoints to facilitate understanding of scientific prose. The original article , by Stephen J. Gould and Richard C. Lewontin, is included in full-text in the appendix.
Gould contributes a chapter of the book as well, providing comments on his own work. A bibliography and an index are included.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Pub Juv QL78 .P25 1979
Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium / David Paige. Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, c1979.
What might it be like to work in an aquarium? What goes on behind the tanks that the public never sees? Get a glimpse into the area behind the tanks, collecting fish in the field, and more. A glossary helps you understand the words, and an index points you directly to your favorite area.

Biodiv Juv QH541.5 .R27 M37 1996
Beyond 'Ohi'a Valley: Adventures in a Hawaiian Rainforest / Lisa Matsumoto. Honolulu, HI: Lehua, Inc., 1996.
Kahuli the Hawaiian tree snail is bored, bored bored. He'd love to explore the world outside his tree, and when an opportunity arises he decides to enjoy it to the fullest! But things aren't as nice in other parts of the forest, and he learns valuable lessons from the damaged valley and happy-face spider he meets there.
Vivid illustrations are a feature of the book, along with the use of traditional Hawai'ian names and profiles of the featured native species.

Pub Juv QL696 .S473 S335 2000
Busy Penguins / John Schindel and Jonathan Chester. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2000.
This charming board book features color photographs of penguins in their natural habitat, doing the things that penguins do best. Jumping, swimming, sleeping, and sliding are all represented through the photos and the brief text that is placed to represent the activity that it describes.

Pub Juv GB601.2 .R39 1994
Caves / Susan Rigby. [Mahwah, N.J.]: Troll Associates, c1994.
Sea caves, how humans have used caves, and just what a cave actually is are just some of the topics explored in this book. Do you know the whether a stalactite hangs from the ceiling of a cave or grows up from the floor? This book can tell you.

Biodiv Juv QL666 .C536 S6618 2002
Chelonia: El Retorno de la Tortuga Marina: Basado en una Historia Real / Wallace J. Nichols and Robert E. Snodgrass. Monterey, CA: Sea Challengers [in association with] Manta Publications, c2000.
A Spanish version of Chelonia: Return of the Sea Turtle, this book chronicles the story of a young girl who rescues a sea turtle after a storm. She helps to revive the turtle, and she is eventually released back to the wild to lay her eggs. The book also provides factual information about sea turtles, the ocean, endangered species, habitat, and more.

Pub Juv PZ7 .B2752 Cl 1978
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / Judi Barrett. New York: Scholastic, 1978.
What would happen if all the food you ate came from the sky? That's the way life is in the town of Chewandswallow, until everyone gets very tired of never getting to pick their own meals and the dangers of giant spaghetti falling from the sky. What do the townsfolk do?

Pub Juv QL620.45 .E27 2001
Hello, Fish! Visiting the Coral Reef / Sylvia A. Earle. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001.
Meet some of the fish that live around a coral reef in this brilliantly photographed book.

Pub Juv GB453 .R92 2001
Hello Ocean / Pam Muñoz Ryan. Watertown, MA: Talewinds, 2001.
The reasons why a young girl loves the ocean are explored in this rhyming book that doesn't just describe her love, but uses her five senses to experience it. A genuine love of the ocean is presented.

Biodiv Juv PZ7 .Y37 How 1993
How the Ant Family Came to Hawaii / Maili Yardley. Waipahu, HI: Hawaiian Resources Co., Ltd., 1993.
This story about how ants came to live in Hawaii has been handed down by ant families for generations! Read about where they think they came from, and how they managed to cross all that open water by enjoying the tale.

Pub Juv QK49 .D635 1992
I Wonder What a Rainforest is: And Other Neat Facts About Plants / Annabelle Donati. Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
Don't let the title fool you! There's a lot of plant information in this book, and most of it has nothing to do with the rain forest. However, you can learn about desert plants, trees, seeds, and more in this volume.

Pub Juv TL799 .M6 D66 1989
Moonwalk: First Trip to the Moon / Judy Donnelly. New York: Random House, 1989.
This volume for children in grades 2-4 chronicles the first trip taken to the moon. Illustrations and actual photographs are interspersed with the text. The book makes it feel like you're a part of the dramatic story.

Biodiv Juv QL520 .C78 1996
My Life as a Dragonfly: Swimmer to Flyer! / William S. Cruscial. Salem, OR: Sawtooth Press, 1996.
A simple tale and colorful illustrations tell the life cycle of a dragonfly, from egg, to nymph, to fly.

Pub Juv QL122.2 .T64 1999
Neptune's Nursery / Kim Michelle Toft and Allan Sheather. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999.
This guessing book introduces you to a variety of ocean creatures and their young, all the while giving clues to the main character. Can you guess which animal in the illustrations is unlike ANY of the others?
Bright illustrations are a highlight of this work, along with the educational and entertaining presentation of information.

Pub Juv GB58 .S97 2002
The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids / Andrea Sutcliffe. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, c2002.
What this book does best is stated clearly in the title: Answer about world geography geared to a children's level. Topics are of interest to kids and the chapter titles, index, glossary, and other appendices make finding information particularly easy.

Pub Juv QL696 .P47 S93 2002
Pelicans, Cormorants, and Their Kin / Erin Pembrey Swan. New York: Franklin Watts, c2002.
This great book explains how pelicans and their relatives are classified, then describes some of the common species you might see, including the blue-footed booby, dalmation pelican, flightless cormorant, and red-tailed tropic bird. Great color photographs and text provide information on where and how the birds live. A glossary, an index, and a page of other resources are also provided.

Pub Juv PZ8.1 .C994 Si 1993
The Singing Snake / Stefan Czernecki and Timothy Rhodes. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1993.
Snake can never win the Old Man's singing contest with his harsh voice, so he decides to cheat and use Lark's voice instead. He wins, but in so doing loses the companionship of everyone else on the island, and eventually his own voice! This retelling of an Australian folktale is illustrated with drawings inspired by Aboriginal art.

Pub Juv QK475.8 .B74 1979
The Tremendous Tree / Barbara Brenner and May Garelick. Honesdale, PA: Caroline House, 1979.
Read this book to find out why trees are so important, how different they are from other living things on the Earth, and why they're so interesting!

Pub Juv QP434 .C567 1994
You Can't Smell a Flower with Your Ear!: All About Your 5 Senses / Joanna Cole. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1994.
Explore taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight through explanations and activities in this book for children in grades 1-3. The activities do not require additional materials and are engaging and educational.

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MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO VISUAL

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CURRICULUM

Pub RK61 .O63 2000
Open Wide and Trek Inside. Colorado Springs, CO: BSCS; Seattle, WA: Videodiscovery, Inc., c2000..
Designed for students in grades K-4, this unit from the National Institutes of Health complies with the National Science Education Standards and focuses on oral health. Easy to follow instructions are included for each listen, along with a list of needed materials. all handouts are provided within the volume for photocopying. A timeline for using the unit is also provided.

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Last update: November 26, 2002