What are some quality tradebooks that can be used in science?
I found an amzing website that answers this question perfectly. The National Science Teachers Association has been partnered with the Children's Book Council for 37 years, and they have compiled quite the list over those years. However, I could only find lists for the years 1996-2010. These lists are packed with useful information including annotated summaries that are placed into categories such as "Science as Inquiry," "Life Science," "Earth and Space Science" and much more. Included in the annotations are many useful items such as the price of the book, the targeted reading level, and the National Science Content Standards that are most relevant to the book.
Having this list of books available so easily is really an asset to the classroom because it cuts down on the time it takes to find certain tradebooks. Using this list will ensure that the students in the classroom will have access to quality literature that pertains directly to the content they are learning.
What I wonder is where I could find the lists for the years before 1996, and are there different lists available that are just as concise and reputable.
http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/default.aspx
Jessie - here is another resources for engaging kids with science tradebooks:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/engaging-students-science-tradebooks
This is a very interesting website! If a lot of teachers knew about these I think they would use a lot of them. These books look like they would be very helpful when it comes to teaching science. Do you think schools would think they are too expensive to buy for their science programs? It would be interesting to see how different teachers use these books and how differently they teach from them.
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