ScienceSaurus
A Student Handbook

ISBN 0669510157

Great Source Education

The ScienceSaurus® handbook is an essential science companion for students in grades 3, 4 and 5. This comprehensive reference is aligned with the National Science Education Standards and covers all the major strands of science. *Use this book throughout the unit as a resource and for teaching extensions that meet the GLEs.

How a Plant Grows

Bobbie Kalman

ISBN 0865057281

Crabtree Publishing Company (December, 1996)

Abridged From School Library Journal: Grade 3-5. This book focuses on green plants, describing their structure; photosynthesis; pollination; propagation of a few non seed-bearing plants; characteristics of carnivorous varieties; and the importance of plants in the food chain. *Use this book throughout the unit as a resource and for teaching extensions that meet the GLEs.

The Bee (Life Cycles)

Sabrina Crewe

ISBN 0817262253

Steck-Vaughn (January, 1997)

Abridged From School Library Journal: K-Gr 3. This book takes a look at honey bees. The writing is clear and accurate with unfamiliar terms appearing in bold print. This book devotes a two-page spread to the bee's anatomy and physical features. *Use this book when students begin to focus their learning on bees and cross pollinating their plants (lessons 8, 9, 10, 11).

Honeybees

All Aboard Reading: Level 2 (Paperback)

Joyce Milton

ISBN 0448428466

Grosset & Dunlap (March, 2003)

Abridged From Booklist: Gr. 1-3. From the “All Aboard Science Reader” series, this easy-to-read volume explains topics such as how the bees divide their communal work, the ways in which they are well adapted to their tasks, bee growth and development, and honey production. *Use this book when students begin to focus their learning on bees and cross pollinating their plants (lessons 8, 9, 10, 11).

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive

Gibbons, Gail

ISBN 0-8234-0872-8

Holiday House. 1991

This book makes a good read aloud with clear, labeled diagrams discussing plant growth. It can be used in lessons 3 and 6

The Magic School Bus
Plants a Seed

Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen

ISBN 0590257218

Scholastic Press (January 1, 1998)

Abridged From Booklist: Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. When Ms. Frizzle's students board the magic school bus for a class trip to a beekeeper, the bus turns into a beehive and the children morph into bees. In a hive, Ms. Frizzle explains bee communication, hive making, honey production, social structure, mating, development, and metamorphosis. *Use this book when students begin to focus their learning on bees and cross pollinating their plants (lessons 8, 9, 10, 11).

The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow

Joanna Cole, John Speirs

ISBN 0590222961

Scholastic Paperbacks (February 1, 1995)

Ms. Frizzle's class is growing a beautiful garden. But Phoebe's plot is empty – her flowers are back at her old school! So, the class climbs aboard the Magic School Bus. And, of course, the kids don't only go back to Phoebe's school, but they go inside one of Phoebe's flowers! Follow the kids' adventure and learn how living things grow. *Use this book throughout the unit.