MID: Science read alouds

["Anne S. Mangels" <amangels@MAIL2.QUIKNET.COM>]

My middle school is going to be have a reading period for all students next
year, in addition to their regular English class.  This means that math and
science teachers will be teaching reading.  Part of the program, in addition
to SSR, will be reading out loud to students.  I have been asked to
recommend novels with a scientific basis for teachers to read out loud.
Teachers are especially interested in titles which would reinforce the
curriculum.  I have a few ideas, among which are Jean Craighead George's
books, Scott O'Dell's The Black Pearl, Paulsen's The Voyage of the Frog,
Hesse's Phoenix Rising, Farmer's The Ear, the Eye and The Arm, and
Skurzynski's new National Park series.  What else can you recommend?  TIA!

Anne Mangels
Rocklin Unified School District

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