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All books are not created equal. As you browse, it may be helpful to think about some of the following criteria in evaluating and selecting books:
You may also be interested in the selection and evaluation criteria used by the committee that selects the Outstanding Science Trade Books each year. Read about their criteria at http://www.nsta.org/ostbs03#process.
There are a wide variety of print and electronic resources available to help you become familiar with science-related children's literature. The following resources are recommended to help you get started with your exploration.
Search It! Science is a specialized web-based search engine and database that allows readers, teachers, and librarians to search for appropriate science-related titles by combining their concerns: topics, genre, grade level, length, etc. Searches can be broadened or narrowed with the touch of a key, and a bibliography that might normally take a librarian 4-5 hours to construct is available in less than a minute. Over four thousand high-quality books are included in this selective database. Try out Search It! Science at: http://searchit.heinemann.com.
All materials featured on this site are the property of the Elementary Science Integration Projects (ESIP) and/or their respective authors, and may not be reproduced or distributed in any form, printed or electronic, without express written permission.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9912078. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.