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Science Readers (a set of leveled books) in the CMC



Titles	Topics	Book #
2061: Photography Mars	space exploration, Mars	1
Acoma: The Sky City	Acoma, New Mexico, culture	2
All About Eggs	Eggs, birds, life cycle	3
Antarctica	Antarctica-life, terrain, animals	4
California Fire!	forest fires, fire safety, prevention	5
Current Connections	electronics and technology	6
Eagles are Back	eagles-history of and extinction of	7
Electical Inventions	electricity, inventors	8
Fishy Facts	fish, aquatic life	9
Fossil Fuels Keep Us Warm	energy, fossil fuels, conservation	10
Get a Grip	Newton's Laws of Motion	11
Great Johnstown Flood	natual disasters, floods, safety	12
Greenhouse Effect and Earth	The greenhouse effect	13
How the Lever Changed the World	levers	14
Hurricane Hero	Joe Duckworth, hurricanes	15
I Can't Believe My Eyes	eyes, photography	16
It's Alive	plant and pet care	17
Kit Foxes	foxes	18
Light Up the Sky with Lasers	lights, lasers, electricity	19
Machines that Build	machines, Newton's Laws of Motion	20
Magnets Everywhere	magnets, magnetic energy	21
Making Sounds	ears, voice, sounds, pitch	22
Mars Discovery	space exploration, Mars	23
Mr. Hobson's Garden	Growing gardens	24
Night animal, Day animal	animals, nocturnal	25
Now You See it, Now you Don't	animals, life, environment	26
The Old Swimming Hole	effects of pollution on environment	27
Our Riverkeeper	pollution, how to help	28
Quinto's Volcano	volcanoes	29
Rescue at First Encounter Beach	saving whales	30
A Ride Over The Serengeti	hot air balloons, african terrain	31
River Home	fish, rivers, forest	32
Saving Our Animals	animals, extinction	33
A Science Project For George	Science fairs, discovering interests	34
Sending a Message with Dots and Dashes	telecommunications, Morse Code	35
The Sky Watchers	weather, meterology, safety	36
Standing Up Country: a land of surprises	southwest america, rocks	37
Stormy Weather	weather, safety	38
Sunset Surprise	appreciating nature, sunsets	39
The Rise and Fall of Galloping Gertie	bridges	40
There and Back, Then and Now	transportation, present and past	41
Thomas Alva Edison	light bulb, Thomas Edison, inventors	42
Up, Up, and Away!	space travel, Mae Jemison	43
When The Sun Fell From The Sky	the importance of the sun	44
Wildfire	the Westhampton fire, fire safety	45
The Wolves' Winter	wolves, life	46
Operation Migration	Whooping Cranes, endangered species	47
Sailing	Water, Air, Gas	48
House of Sounds	Sound Effects	49
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	50
House of Sounds	Sound Effects	51
Sailing	Water, Air, Gas	52
My Kite	Flying a Kite	53
What's in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	54
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	55
Ann's Wagon	Wheels	56
Sailing	Water, Air, Gas	57
What's in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	58
My Kite	Flying a Kite	59
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	60
Making Sounds	Things that make sounds	61
Plants Grow	Plant Survival	62
Plants Grow	Plant Survival	63
Animals Grow	Animals	64
Animals Grow	Animals	65
Working with Clay	Clay creations	66
Water Moves	Water	67
Water Moves	Water	68
Working with Wood	Objects made of wood	69
Working with Wood	Objects made of wood	70
Rocks	Rocks	71
Rocks	Rocks	72
Land High and Low	Mountains, valleys, and canyons	73
Land High and Low	Mountains, valleys, and canyons	74
What's in the Soil?	Items found in soil - rocks, spiders	75
What's in the Soil?	Items found in soil - rocks, spiders	76
Plant Parts	Parts of plants - flower, leaves, fruit	77
Plant Parts	Parts of plants - flower, leaves, fruit	78
All Kinds of Plants	Types of Plants; food	79
All Kinds of Plants	Types of Plants; food	80
Our Desert Home	Items found in the desert, animals, plants	81
Our Desert Home	Items found in the desert, animals, plants	82
Good Morning	Morning Scene	83
Good Morning	Morning Scene	84
A Favorite Season	Seasons	85
A Favorite Season	Seasons	86
The Night Sky	Things in the sky, stars, moon	87
The Night Sky	Things in the sky, stars, moon	88
Clouds	Cloud descriptions	89
Clouds	Cloud descriptions	90
Toys that Move	Toy movements; magnets, wind, fingers	91
Toys that Move	Toy movements; magnets, wind, fingers	92
Big?	Size	93
Big?	Size	94
What's in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	95
What's in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	96
In the Lake	Lake ecosystem	97
In the Lake	Lake ecosystem	98
Fall is Fun!	Fall activities, pumpkins, apples	99
Fall is Fun!	Fall activities, pumpkins, apples	100
Planting Seeds	Gardening; seeds - carrot and corn	101
Planting Seeds	Gardening; seeds - carrot and corn	102
My Kite	Flying a Kite	103
My Kite	Flying a Kite	104
Our Busy Tree	Animal and insect tree ecosystem	105
Our Busy Tree	Animal and insect tree ecosystem	106
House of Sounds	Sound Effects	107
House of Sounds	Sound Effects	108
Billy Fish	Pollution	109
Billy Fish	Pollution	110
Bit by Bit	Seeds	111
Bit by Bit	Seeds	112
I Care about Earth	Recycling	113
I Care about Earth	Recycling	114
Sailing	Water, Air, Gas	115
Sailing	Water, Air, Gas	116
Under the Night Sky	Star gazing	117
Under the Night Sky	Star gazing	118
Ann's Wagon	Wheels	119
Ann's Wagon	Wheels	120
Ann's Wagon	Wheels	121
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	122
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	123
Beavers Make Dams	Pond-life; beavers, dam building	124
Beavers Make Dams	Pond-life; beavers, dam building	125
Wet Walk	Dressing for the weather	126
Wet Walk	Dressing for the weather	127
Going for a Walk	landmarks, directions	128
Going for a Walk	landmarks, directions	129
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	130
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	131
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	132
Galileo Mission to Jupiter	Galileo biography	133
Galileo Mission to Jupiter	Galileo biography	134
Current Connections	Information connections	135
Current Connections	Information connections	136
Water Watchers	Water uses, conservation	137
Water Watchers	Water uses, conservation	138
Everyone Always Complains about Weather	Weather	139
Everyone Always Complains about Weather	Weather	140
Magnets Everywhere	Magnetic fields	141
Magnets Everywhere	Magnetic fields	142
Chemist in the Kitchen	Science experiments	143
Chemist in the Kitchen	Science experiments	144
Polar Bear and the Jaguar	Arctic and Rainforest Animals	145
Polar Bear and the Jaguar	Arctic and Rainforest Animals	146
Rocks Don’t Just Sit There	Rocks, weathering	147
Rocks Don’t Just Sit There	Rocks, weathering	148
How the Lever Changed the World	Different levers	149
How the Lever Changed the World	Different levers	150
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	151
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	152
Do You Feel Earth Moving?	Earth and its natural forces	153
Do You Feel Earth Moving?	Earth and its natural forces	154
It’s Alive	Five basic life functions	155
It’s Alive	Five basic life functions	156
Big and Small	Big vs. small; trees and animals	157
Big and Small	Big vs. small; trees and animals	158
Why Tortoise has a Shell	Animal evolution	159
Why Tortoise has a Shell	Animal evolution	160
Sylvia Earle; She's in Deep Water	Sylvia Earle - biologist	161
Sylvia Earle; She's in Deep Water	Sylvia Earle - biologist	162
Penguins - Birds that Swim	Penguins	163
Penguins - Birds that Swim	Penguins	164
Angel Food Cake Disaster	Meals	165
Angel Food Cake Disaster	Meals	166
Fossil Fuels keep Us Warm	Sources of Energy	167
Fossil Fuels keep Us Warm	Sources of Energy	168
Thomas Alva Edison	Biography and inventions	169
Thomas Alva Edison	Biography and inventions	170
All about Eggs	Egg life sequence	171
Now you See it, Now you don’t	Animal Hidings	172
A Science Project for George	Science projects, penguins	173
Fishy Facts	Change appearance	174
River Home	Salmons	175
Mr. Hobson's Garden	Growing gardens	176
Sending a Message with Dots and Dashes	Morse Code	177
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	178
Wildfire; Battling the Westhampton Fire	Wildfires	179
Antarctica	Antarctica climate	180
Eagles are Back	Endangered Species, environment	181
Saving Our Animals	Endangered Species	182
Saving Our Animals	Endangered Species	183
Thomas Alva Edison	Biography and inventions	184
Thomas Alva Edison	Biography and inventions	185
All about Eggs	Egg life sequence	186
All about Eggs	Egg life sequence	187
Fossil Fuels keep Us Warm	Sources of Energy	188
Fossil Fuels keep Us Warm	Sources of Energy	189
Ride a Floating Train	Magnets	190
Ride a Floating Train	Magnets	191
Sending a Message with Dots and Dashes	Morse Code	192
Sending a Message with Dots and Dashes	Morse Code	193
A Science Project for George	Science projects, penguins	194
A Science Project for George	Science projects, penguins	195
Sunset Surprise	Sensory details	196
Sunset Surprise	Sensory details	197
When Zeke is Home Alone	Friction	198
When Zeke is Home Alone	Friction	199
Night Animal, Day Animal	Animals	200
Night Animal, Day Animal	Animals	201
Standing up Country, A Land of Surprises	Southwest, forces of nature	202
Standing up Country, A Land of Surprises	Southwest, forces of nature	203
Fishy Facts	Fish, blending into the environment	204
Fishy Facts	Fish, blending into the environment	205
River Home	Salmons	206
River Home	Salmons	207
California Fire	Fire Safety	208
California Fire	Fire Safety	209
Now you See it, Now you don’t	Animal Hiding, camoflauge	210
Now you See it, Now you don’t	Animal Hiding, camoflauge	211
When the Sun fell from the Sky	Space	212
When the Sun fell from the Sky	Space	213
Mr. Hobson's Garden	Growing gardens	214
Mr. Hobson's Garden	Growing gardens	215
Levers and Ramps	lever use, handable	216
Levers and Ramps	lever use, handable	217
Good-bye, Mr. Snowman!	Solids and Liquids, seasons	218
What’s in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	219
Sailing	Properties of Water	220
Planting Seeds	Gardening; seeds - carrot and corn	221
Beavers Make Dams	Pond-life; beavers, dam building	222
Beavers Make Dams	Pond-life; beavers, dam building	223
Our Busy Tree	Tree ecosystems	224
Our Busy Tree	Tree ecosystems	225
Big	Size	226
Big	Size	227
Bit by Bit	seeds	228
Bit by Bit	seeds	229
Fall is Fun!	Fall activities, pumpkins, apples	230
Fall is Fun!	Fall activities, pumpkins, apples	231
Current Connections	Information connections	232
How the Lever Changed the World	Different levers	233
Galileo Mission to Jupiter	Galileo biography, space	234
Galileo Mission to Jupiter	Galileo biography, space	235
Do You Feel Earth Moving?	Earth and its natural forces	236
Do You Feel Earth Moving?	Earth and its natural forces	237
Rocks Don’t Just Sit There	Rocks, weathering	238
Rocks Don’t Just Sit There	Rocks, weathering	239
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	240
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	241
It's Alive	Five basic life functions	242
It's Alive	Five basic life functions	243
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	244
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	245
Billy Fish	Pollution	246
Billy Fish	Pollution	247
Going for a Walk	landmarks, directions	248
Going for a Walk	landmarks, directions	249
Polar Bear and the Jaguar	Arctic and Rainforest Animals	250
Penguins - Birds that Swim	Penguins	251
I Care about Earth	Recycling	252
Planting Seeds	seeds	253
Magnets Everywhere	Magnets	254
What's in the Bag?	Using the 5 senses	255
Why Tortoise has a Shell	Animal evolution	256
Operation Migration	Whooping Cranes, endangered species	257
Let's Go Spelunking!	Rock formations	258
Let's Go Spelunking!	Rock formations	259
Our River Keeper	Pollution	260
Our River Keeper	Pollution	261
Light up the Sky with Lasers	Lasers	262
Light up the Sky with Lasers	Lasers	263
Power of Green	Photosynthesis	264
Power of Green	Photosynthesis	265
Sky-Watchers	Weather	266
Sky-Watchers	Weather	267
Making Sounds	Sound Effects	268
Making Sounds	Sound Effects	269
Chilled to the Bone	Temperatures on Earth	270
Chilled to the Bone	Temperatures on Earth	271
Greenhouse Effect and Earth	Greenhouse Effect	272
Greenhouse Effect and Earth	Greenhouse Effect	273
2061 Photographing Mars	Mars Landscape	274
2061 Photographing Mars	Mars Landscape	275
Rise and Fall of Galloping Gertie	Bridge Building Tacoma	276
Rise and Fall of Galloping Gertie	Bridge Building Tacoma	277
Jonathan Chapman, Appleseed Man	Johnny Appleseed Biography	278
Jonathan Chapman, Appleseed Man	Johnny Appleseed Biography	279
Antarctica	Antarctica climate	280
Antarctica	Antarctica climate	281
Wildfire; Battling the Westhampton Fire	Wildfires	282
Wildfire; Battling the Westhampton Fire	Wildfires	283
Eagles are Back	Endangered Species, environment	284
Eagles are Back	Endangered Species, environment	285
Moon Landing that Never Was	Apollo 13 mission	286
Moon Landing that Never Was	Apollo 13 mission	287
Quinto's Volcano	Volcanoes, fears	288
Quinto's Volcano	Volcanoes, fears	289
Great Johnstown Flood	Johnstown Flood, Safety	290
Great Johnstown Flood	Johnstown Flood, Safety	291
Electrical Inventions	Electrical inventions	292
Electrical Inventions	Electrical inventions	293
There and Back, Then and Now	Land, sea or sky travel	294
There and Back, Then and Now	Land, sea or sky travel	295
Save our Park Trees	Community issues, preservation	296
Save our Park Trees	Community issues, preservation	297
Stormy Weather	Weather	298
Stormy Weather	Weather	299
Claws and Wings and other Things	Animal parts	300
Claws and Wings and other Things	Animal parts	301
Acoma, Sky City	Acoma, New Mexico; village building	302
Acoma, Sky City	Acoma, New Mexico; village building	303
Machines that Build	Machines	304
Machines that Build	Machines	305
Get a Grip!	Go-cart design; budgeting	306
Get a Grip!	Go-cart design; budgeting	307
Up, Up, and Away; Mae Jemison Story	Biography; astronaut	308
Up, Up, and Away; Mae Jemison Story	Biography; astronaut	309
Mars Discovering	Mars; solar system	310
Mars Discovering	Mars; solar system	311
Ride over the Serengeti	Balloon, Serengeti	312
Ride over the Serengeti	Balloon, Serengeti	313
Wolves' Winter	Wolves	314
Wolves' Winter	Wolves	315
I can't Believe my Eyes	Riddles, animals, plants	316
I can't Believe my Eyes	Riddles, animals, plants	317
Rescue at First Beach Encounter	Beached whale rescue	318
Rescue at First Beach Encounter	Beached whale rescue	319
Hurricane Hero	Joe Duckworth biography, Hurricane Strength	320
Hurricane Hero	Joe Duckworth biography, Hurricane Strength	321
Sharks	Sharks	322
Sharks	Sharks	323
Old Swimming Hole	Pollution	324
Old Swimming Hole	Pollution	325
Kit Foxes	Foxes, senses	326
Kit Foxes	Foxes, senses	327
What is a Food Chain?	food chains	328
The Water Cycle	the water cycle	329
Solids, Liquids, and Gases	solids, liquids, and gases	330
Acoma: The Sky City	Acoma, New Mexico; village building	331
There and Back, Then and Now	Land, sea or sky travel	332
Machines that Build	Machines	333
Get a Grip!	Go-cart design; budgeting	334
Claws and Wings and other Things	Animal parts	335
Save our Park Trees	Community issues, preservation	336
Claws and Wings and other Things	Animal parts	337
Ecosystems Everywhere	Ecosystems	338
It's Alive	pet and plant care	339
The Polar Bear and the Jaguar	Arctic and Rainforest Animals	340
Discovering Secrets of Nature	Exploring nature w/ a camera	341
Save our Park Trees	Community issues, preservation	342
Electrical Inventions	Electrical inventions	343
Up, Up, and Away; Mae Jemison Story	Biography, astronaut	344
Stormy Weather	weather, safety	345
Mars Discovery	space exploration, Mars	346
A Ride Over The Serengeti	hot air balloons, african terrain	347
Rescue at First Beach Encounter	saving whales	348
Kit Foxes	Foxes, senses	349
Sharks	Sharks	350
The Wolves' Winter	Wolves	351
The Wolves' Winter	Wolves	352
The Hurricane Hero	Joe Duckworth biography, Hurricane Strength	353
The Old Swimming Hole	pollution, how to help	354
Rescue at First Beach Encounter	saving whales	355
Rescue at First Beach Encounter	saving whales	356
Kit Foxes	Foxes, senses	357
Sharks	Sharks	358
The Wolves' Winter	Wolves	359
Why Tortoise has a Shell	tortoises, survival	360
Penguins - Birds that Swim	Penguins	361
Kit Foxes	foxes	362
I can't Believe my Eyes	eyes, photography	363

Questions? Email Kathryn Batten

Last Update: March 7, 2006