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Mammoth: the resurrection of an Ice Age giant
Par Richard Stone. 2001
Portrays the daring individuals penetrating Arctic Siberia in search of frozen carcasses of the woolly mammoth. Discusses the scientific goals…
of procuring DNA, explaining physiological issues, and ultimately attempting to clone this long-extinct creature. Follows two teams, describing their journeys, interactions with the Dolgan people, and work methods. 2001Coping with vision loss: maximizing what you can see and do
Par Bill Chapman, Bill G Chapman. 2001
Did dinosaurs live in your backyard?: Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (Scholastic Question and Answer)
Par Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Alan Male. 1998
Gigantic long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs: the prosauropods and sauropods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Discusses general features of these two dinosaur groups, their similarities, and differences. The sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest…
land animals ever to walk the Earth. Describes a blooper that misled scientists for over a century and the discovery of fossil dinosaur eggs in Argentina. For grades 5-8. 2001Armored, plated, and bone-headed dinosaurs: the Ankylosaurs, Stegosaurs, and Pachycephalosaurs (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2002
Discusses what is known about these plant-eating dinosaurs who relied on heavily armored bodies, tail clubs and spikes, or rock-hard…
skulls to discourage opposition. Among other topics, it covers their evolution, geographic range, feeding habits, and special adaptations. For grades 5-8. 2002Peaceful plant-eating dinosaurs: the iguanodonts, duckbills, and other ornithopods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Meat-eating dinosaurs: the theropods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Discusses the characteristics of this "beast foot" group that spanned the entire age of dinosaurs--one hundred sixty million years. Describes…
what they looked like, how they hunted and devoured their prey, and how they evolved. For grades 5-8. 2001Mayo Clinic on vision and eye health: Practical Answers on Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, and Other Conditions
Par Mayo Clinic Staff, Helmut Buettner. 2002
The history of ophthalmology
Par Daniel M. Albert, D. D. Edwards. 1996
Eighteen essays provide an overview of progress in eye treatment over the past two thousand years. Contributors discuss ancient remedies,…
discoveries about the eye's anatomy, improvements in scientific methodology, development of eyeglasses, and surgical procedures among other topics. 1996Woolly mammoth: life, death, and rediscovery (Scholastic Inc Reference Non-Fiction)
Par Inc. Staff Scholastic, Windsor Chorlton. 2001
Discusses the first recovery of a complete adult woolly mammoth and the difficulties of excavating it from Siberia. Explains what…
scientists have learned about where these giant plant eaters lived, how they spent their days, and why the species became extinct. For grades 4-7. 2001The aging eye
Par Sandra Gordon, Harvard Medical School. 2001
Discusses the natural aging of the eye, how to protect one's vision, and the three most common disorders in later…
life: cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Describes the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments available for these conditions. 2001Dinosaur parents, dinosaur young: uncovering the mystery of dinosaur families
Par Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Carrick, Bruce Shillinglaw. 2001
Explains how scientists form theories about the way dinosaur parents behaved with their hatchlings. Tells how new fossil discoveries lead…
to identifying new species that may cause scientists to change their ideas about dinosaur family life. For grades 3-6. 2001The macular degeneration handbook: natural ways to prevent & reverse it
Par Chet Cunningham. 1999
Explains how the eye works, basic care, and traditional treatments for macular degeneration and other eye conditions. Includes alternative approaches…
such as diet, vitamins and minerals, and proper nutrition. Discusses drugs that can adversely affect the eyes and the benefits of trying acupressure, reflexology, and exercises to improve visionFossil fish found alive: discovering the coelacanth (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)
Par Sally M Walker, Sally M. Walker. 2002
Describes scientists' excitement when a specimen of fish thought to be extinct was discovered in a trawler's catch off the…
South African coast in 1938. Discusses subsequent searches for the elusive deep-water coelacanth and what has been learned about it through scientific research. For grades 5-8. 2002Stone girl, bone girl: the story of Mary Anning (Orchard HC Picture Books)
Par Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley. 1999
A brief biography of a young English fossil hunter in the early 1800s. Describes how Mary Anning learns about treasures…
in the rocks and how at age twelve she makes an important scientific discovery--bones of a sea monster that are 165 million years old. For grades K-3. 1998Meteorite!: the last days of the dinosaurs (A Turnstone ocean explorer book)
Par Richard Norris. 2000
A scientist uncovers evidence that a significant meteorite plunged to Earth in prehistoric times. It had a huge impact on…
fauna and flora and may have caused mass extinction of animal life--including the dinosaurs. For grades 5-8. 2000Social and cultural perspectives on blindness: barriers to community integration
Par C. Edwin Vaughan. 1998
Visually impaired sociologist (who prefers the word "blind") describes blindness in the United States, Africa, China, and Spain. Proposes an…
international exchange of information to enrich education and rehabilitation opportunities for this groupLiving with low vision: a resource guide for people with sight loss
Par Resources for Rehabilitation Staff. 1996
Offers information on organizations and assistive devices to help people remain independent despite vision loss. Defines basic terms, discusses rehabilitation…
and other services, and lists organizations and self-help groups for adults and childrenProfiles eight pioneers in the study of dinosaurs and explains how scientific knowledge is cumulative. Clinton notes that dinosaurs were…
unknown until 1824 when Georges Cuvier identified the first dinosaur bone, describing it as belonging to a whale-sized lizard. Now three hundred kinds of dinosaurs are known to vertebrate paleontologists. For junior and senior high readersSound the jubilee: And Other Prehistoric Creatures
Par Sandra Forrester, Jan Pienkowski. 1995
Eleven-year-old Maddie, who works in the big house on River Bend Plantation in North Carolina, longs for freedom. As the…
Civil War approaches and their mistress moves to her summer home on Nags Head, Maddie's family gets their chance at freedom when the bluecoats turn nearby Roanoke Island into an escaped-slave haven. For grades 6-9