FETCH! . Recommended Books

Select from this list of science themes to view recommended books that support and extend the learning goals of each FETCH! activity.

Themes:

Creating Clever Castles & Cars
Mari Rutz Mitchell & Michael Kline
Building
Andrew Haslam
Skyscrapers! Super Structures to Design & Build
Carol A. Johmann and Michael P. Kline
Skyscraper
Lynn Curlee
Bridges! Amazing Structures to Design, Build & Test
Carol A. Johmann, Elizabeth Rieth, and Michael P. Kline
Bridges Are to Cross
Philemon Sturges
Building Big
David Macaulay
Architects Make Zigzags
Diane Maddex
Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids
Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen
Buildings in Disguise
Joan Marie Arbogast
Build It! Structures, Systems, and You
Adrienne Mason and Claudia Davila

The Periodic Table
Adrian Dingle
It's Elementary!
DK Publishing
What Is the World Made Of?
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and Paul Meisel
Chemistry
Ann Newmark and Laura Buller
Cool Chemistry Concoctions
Joe Rhatigan, Veronika Gunter, and Tom La Baff
Amazing Kitchen Chemistry
Cynthia Light Brown
Icky Sticky Foamy Slimy Ooey Gooey Chemistry
Kristine Petterson and Andrew Crabtree
What Can I Do? The Science Spiders Learn Acid-Base Chemistry
Kathleen E Kain

Animal Habitats!
Judy Press and Betsy Day
The Magic School Bus Hops Home
Pat Relf and Nancy Stevenson
Kids' Easy-to-Create Wildlife Habitats
Emily Stetson and J. Susan Cole Stone
One Small Square Series
Donald M. Silver
I See a Kookaburra!
Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Dinosaur Habitat
Helen V. Griffith and Sonja Lamut
Discovering Rain Forests
Discovering the Arctic Tundra
Discovering Mountains
Discovering the Tropical Savanna
Janey Levy
The Field Guide to Rain Forest Animals
Nancy Honovich

Suggested reading for Eat Like a Bird activity

Beaks!
by Sneed B. Collard
The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay
by Narelle Oliver
Unbeatable Beaks
by Stephen R. Swinburne
Animal Encyclopedia
by Jayne Parsons and Barbara Taylor
Every Living Thing
by Cynthia Rylant and S.D. Schindler
Hands-On Life Science Activities for Grades K - 8
by Marvin N. Tolman
How Smart Is Your Dog?: 30 Fun Science Activities with Your Pet
by D. Caroline Coile

Suggested reading for Throw Your Weight Around activity

Bet You Can't!
by Vicky Cobb and Kathy Darling
Sports Science: 40 Goal-Scoring, High-Flying,
Medal-Winning Experiments for Kids by Jim Wiese

Cave Sleuths: Solving Science Underground
by Laurie Lindop
Don't Know Much about Planet Earth
by Kenneth C. Davis
Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The World's Most Amazing Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Forces
by Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix
Glaciers (True Books: Earth Science)
by Larry Dane Brimner
You Are the Earth: Know the Planet So You Can Make It Better
by David Suzuki
Shaping the Earth
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Awesome Experiments in Force & Motion
by Michael A. DiSpezio
The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay
Isaac Newton: Giants of Science
by Kathleen Krull and Boris Kulikov
Jan VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun
by Janice VanCleave
Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels
by Michael and Mary Woods

When Objects Talk: Solving a Crime with Science
by Terry M. Phillips
Uncover the Human Body
by Luann Colombo and Jennifer Fairman
Encyclopedia of the Human Body
By Jayne Parsons
The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids
by Joan D'Amico
Louis Pasteur: Hunting Killer Germs
by E.A.M. Jakab
Germs (Great Medical Discoveries)
by Don Nardo
101 Questions About Your Immune System
by Faith Byrnie

Suggested reading for Ice Cream Shake and Design a Flavor activities

Suggested reading for Go Fly a Kite and Crazy about Kites activities

Suggested reading for Float My Boat activity

Boat (Eyewitness Books series)
by Eric Kentley
Boats, Ships, Submarines, and Other Floating Things (How Things Work series)
by Ian Graham
On Board the Titanic (I Was There series)
by Shelley Tanaka
Until I Met Dudley: How Everyday Things Really Work
by Roger McGough and Chris Riddel

Suggested reading for Size It Up activity

Chuck Close, Up Close
by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Georges Seurat (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artist series)
by Mike Venezia
Monet and the Impressionists for Kids
by Carol Sabbeth
Murals: Walls That Sing
by George Ancona
Museum Guides for Kids: Impressionist Art
by Ruthie Knapp and Janice Lehmberg

Suggested reading for Rescue Mission activity

Apollo 13 (American Moments series)
by Alan Pierce
James Lovell: The Rescue of Apollo 13 (The Library of Astronaut Biographies)
by Jan Goldberg
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
by Catherine Thimmesh
You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13!
by Ian Graham
Backpack Books: 1001 Facts About Space
by Sue Grabham
DK Space Encyclopedia
by Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper
Space
by Carole Stott
Cosmic Science: Over 40 Gravity-Defying, Earth-Orbiting, Space-Cruising Activities for Kids
by Jim Wiese

General science readings

Popular Science: Almanac for Kids
by Brainpop.com
DK Science Encyclopedia
by DK Publishing
Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less
by Jean Potter
The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You!
by Tom Robinson
Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-8
by Marvin N. Tolman
Janice VanCleave's Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
by Janice VanCleave
How Come? Every Kid's Science Questions Explained
by Kathy Wollard and Debra Solomon