Children

Table of contents

Tools/History/Simple Machines

I. Primary/Preschool
A. Major Teaching Set
B. Supplementary
II. Middle School and Up
A. Major Teaching Set
B. Supplementary
III. Other
Art
I. Primary/Preschool
II. Middle School and Up

 

Tools/History/Simple Machines

I. Primary/Preschool

A. Major Teaching Set

Aylesworth, Jim. (1989). Mr. McGill goes to town. Henry Holt and Company, NY, NY. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Levers. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Pulleys and gears. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Ramps and wedges. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Screws. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Springs. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Glover, David. (1997). Wheels and cranks. Rigby Interactive Library, Chicago, IL. IS.

Russell, Paulson Solveig. (1969). Twist and Twine: The Story of Cordage. Parents' Magazine Press, New York, NY. IS.

B. Supplementary

Awan, Shaila. (2000). My toolbox. Dorling Kindersley, NY, NY. IS.

Grimes, Nikki and Bryan, Ashley. (1999). Aneesa Lee and the weaver's gift. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, NY, NY. IS.

Jeuness, Gallimard and Delafosse, Claude. (1999). Tools: A first discovery book. Scholastic Inc., NY, NY. IS.

Klinting, Lars. (1995). Beaver the carpenter. Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Canada. IS.

.II. Middle School and Up

A. Major Teaching Set

Ansel, Will. (2001). A kid's book on boatbuilding. WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME. IS.

Challoner, Jack. (1995). The visual dictionary of physics. Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries, DK Publishing, Inc., NY, NY. IS.

Kalman, Bobbie. (2001). The blacksmith. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Kalman, Bobbie and Brady, Deanna. (2001). The woodworkers. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Lafferty, Peter. (2000). Force & motion. Eyewitness Books, Dorling Kindersley, NY, NY. IS.

Mandell, Muriel. (1968). Physics experiments for children. Dover Publications, Inc., NY, NY. IS.

Pipe, Jim and Jackson, Mark, Eds. (2001). How science works: Discover the science behind planes boats rockets cars trucks. Cooper Beach Books, Brookfield, CT. IS.

Sloane, Eric. (1965). Diary of an early American boy: Noah Blake 1805. Ballantine Books, NY, NY. IS.

B. Supplementary

Barfield, Arnold. (1984). Farming. Wayland, East Sussex, England. IS.

Burne, Gordon. (1983). Tools and manufacturing. Wayland, East Sussex, England. IS.

Burne, Gordon. (1984). Iron and steel. Wayland, East Sussex, England. IS.

Clements, Gillian. (1995). The picture history of great inventors. Dealerfield Ltd., Nottingham, UK. IS.

Fisher, Leonard Everett. (1966). Colonial American craftsmen: The cabinetmakers. Franklin Watts, Inc., NY, NY. IS.

Fletcher, Helen Jill. (no date). What makes it work. Paxton Slade Publishing Co., NY, NY. IS.

Kalman, Bobbie. (1992). Colonial crafts. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Kalman, Bobbie. (1992). Tools and gadgets. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Lyons, Mary E. (1997). Catching the fire: Philip Simmons, blacksmith. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.

Macaulay, David. (1973). Cathedral: The story of its construction. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. IS.

Macaulay, David. (1988). The way things work: From levers to lasers, cars to computers - a visual guide to the world of machines. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. IS.

McGovern, Ann. (1992). ...If you lived in colonial times. Scholastic Inc., NY, NY. IS.

Miller, Cameron and Falia, Dominique. (1995). Woodlore. Ticknor & Fields Books for Young Readers, NY, NY. IS.

Mooney, Carla. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: Investigate how science and technology changed the world with 25 projects. Nomad Press, White River Jct., VT.

Reid, Struan. (1986). The Usborne illustrated handbook of invention & discovery: The facts you need to know - at a glance. Usborne Publishing Ltd., London. IS.

Sloane, Eric. (1964). A museum of early American tools. Funk & Wagnalls, Inc. Reprinted in 1973 by Ballantine Books, NY, NY. IS.

Sloane, Eric. (1965). Reverence for wood. Funk & Wagnalls, NY, NY. IS.

Sloane, Eric. (1982). Once upon a time: The way America was. Hastings House, NY, NY. IS.

III. Other

Atzmiller, Paul. (c.1997). Aunt Molly's museum. Self-published, 10438 Ellsion Place, Littleton, CO.

Beckett, Bradley A. (1994). A history of Thomaston for young readers. Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME.

Kalman, Bobbie. (date unknown). 18th century clothing. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY.

Kalman, Bobbie and Brown, Ellen. (2002). The colonial cook. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Miller, Jay. (1992). Earthmaker: Tribal stories from native North America. A Perigee Book, The Putnam Publishing Group, NY, NY. IS.

Palmer, William R. (1973). Why the north star stands still and other Indian legends. Zion National History Association, Springdale, UT. IS.

Walker, Niki. (2001). The milliner. Crabtree Publishing Company, NY, NY. IS.

Wilbur, C. Keith. (1978). The New England Indians: An illustrated sourcebook of authentic details of everyday Indian life. Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT. IS.

Art

I. Primary/Preschool

Laden, Nina. (1998). When pigasso met mootisse. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. IS.

II. Middle School and Up

Bayer, Patricia and Kaplan, Wendy. (1989). Encyclopedia of Arts and Crafts. Headline, London. IS.

Holub, Joan. (2001). Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers and swirly stars. Grossett & Dunlap, NY, NY. IS.

Kelley, True. (2001). Claude Monet: Sunshine and waterlilies. Grossett & Dunlap, NY, NY. IS.

Also check the following website for a list of books to avoid, ones that contain incorrect stereotypes of Native Americans (from Oyate, a Native organization working to see that our lives and histories are portrayed honestly.).