Re: ELEM: need science encyclop help!

[Sheila Davis <daviss@MEOL.MASS.EDU>]

Hi Johanna,

I am a media specialist in a K-6 just outside of Boston. The animal
reference books that my students use the most is National Geographic -
Book ofMammals. It is a 2 volume book of the major and obscure mammals of
the world, arranged alphabetically with great photos. It has a 1981
copyright date, so I don't know if it has been updated or is still
available . We also use the Raintree set. Good luck in your search.
Sheila Davis

On Thu, 30 May 1996, Johanna Halbeisen Rebecca Johnson School wrote:

> What elementary science encyclopedias would you recommend?
>
> I have Raintree and Kingfisher and have problems with both.  Raintree, altho
> I've seen lots of recommendations for it, has an index that is very hard to
> use (lists paragraphs of page numbers with no notation of what the subtopics
> are).  Kingfisher doesn't get used much.  We keep looking for things and not
> finding them.  Does anyone who has it know what its focus is supposed to be?
>
> Also I need a recommendation of a good animal encyclopedia for elementary
> school level as that is a very popular topic for 2nd and 3rd grades to
> study.
>
> My current science reference section has a set of Golden nature guides.  Is
> there anything else people have found indispensible?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Johanna Halbeisen                               "We are confronted by
> Rebecca M. Johnson School(K-8)                   insurmountable opportunties."
> Springfield, Mass
> jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu                               Pogo
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