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Books Recommended by KIC Kids

Can it Rain Cats and Dogs?, by Melvin and Gilda Berger. Scholastic, 1999.

Recommended By Lori, Mr. Pearce's class, Piney Ridge Elementary

It has many questions and answers about weather. If you are a kid, it helps if you're doing research on weather. If you are a teacher, it helps if you are doing a science unit with your students.
The Same Stuff As Stars, by Katherine Patterson

Recommended By Katie, Ms. Parrish's class, Piney Ridge Elementary

It is my insperation for my question. It is a chapter book about a girl who meets a guy and calls him starman because he knows a ton about stars.

Books KIC Kids Cited in Their Journal Articles in 2001:

A Drop of Water by Walter Wick (Scholastic, 1997)
Amazing Boats by Margaret Lincoln (Knopf, 1992)
Amazing Crocodiles & Reptiles by Mary Ling (Scott Foresman, 1991)
Becoming Your Dog’s Best Friend by Bill Gutman (Millbrook Press, 1996)
Young Naturalist Guide to Caterpillars by Jonathan P. Latimer (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
Down Comes the Rain by Franklyn M. Branley (HarperCollins, 1997)
Lizards by Susan Schafer (Benchmark Books, 2000)
Turned On by Electricity by Elise Richards (Troll, 1997)
Way Things Work by David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin, 1988)
Snakes of the World by Chris Mattison (Facts on File, 1986)
Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman (Holiday House, 1994)

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