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Recommended Reference Books
The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori
Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori
Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials, Schocken
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work, E. M. Standing, New American Library & Plume
Montessori: A Modern Approach, Paula Polk Lillard, Schocken Books
Montessori in the Classroom, Paula Polk Lillard, Schocken Books
The Secret of Childhood, Maria Montessori
The Advanced Montessori Method I, Maria Montessori, Clio Press
The Advanced Montessori Method II, Maria Montessori, Clio Press
Education for a New World, Maria Montessori, Clio Press
Peace and Education, Maria Montessori, Clio Press (www.montessori-namta.org)
Celebrations of Life, Musya Meyer & Tim Seldin, The Barrie Press
Center Stones: Affirmations for Young Children, Jonathan Wolf, Learning for Life
Characteristics of the Master Teacher: Embracing the Process of Personal Transformation, Edgar Ball & Jonathan Wolf, Learning for Life (mjwolff@earthlink.net)
The Cosmic Approach: A Montessori Science Curriculum for 0-6, Celma Pinho Perry, with Meg Fedorowicz, MECA-Seton
Children of the Universe: Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary Classroom, Duffy, Parent-Child Press
I Wonder What’s Out There: a Vision of the Universe for Primary Classes, Joanne DeFilipp Alex with Aline D. Wolf, Parent Child Press
Empowering Staff To Support Organizational Objectives: Creating an Administrative Environment That Fosters Harmony, Loyalty, and Teamwork, Jonathan Wolf & Edgar Ball, Learning for Life
Nurturing the Spirit, Aline D. Wolf, Parent Child Press
The Outdoor Classroom: A Prepared Environment, Mary Boden, Mary Boden
Peaceful Children, Peaceful World, Aline D. Wolf, Parent Child Press
The Peacekeepers Series, Marianne Bivins, Bivins Publishing
The World in the Palm of Her Hand, Tim and Donna Seldin, The Barrie Press
Curriculum of Love: Cultivating the Spiritual Nature of Children, Morgan Daleo, Grace
The Kindness Curriculum: Introducing Young Children to Loving Values, Judith Rice
The Peaceful Classroom, Charles A. Smith, Ph.D., Gryphon House
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Early Years, Jane Nelson, Prima Publishing
Think of Something Quiet, Clare Cherry, Fearon Teaching Aids
August - Week 1 Book List
Beginner’s World Atlas, National Geographic Society
World Atlas for Young Explorers, National Geographic Society
A for Antarctica, Jonathan Chester, Tricycle Press
Counting Penguins, Pamela Chanko, Scholastic
Ice Continent: A Story of Antarctica, Louise Young, Soundprints
Mammals of Antarctica, Lynn M. Stone, Rourke Book Company
Habitats, Tony Hare, MacMillan
The Animal Atlas, Barbara Taylor & Kenneth Lilly, Alfred Knopf
The Ice’s Edge, Karen Romano Young, Soundprints
Penguins!, Gail Gibbons, Holiday House
Penguins at Home: Gentoos of Antarctica, Bruce McMillan, Houghton Mifflin
Playing With Penguins: And Other Adventures in Antarctica, Ann McGovern, Scholastic
Antarctic Adventure (DK Reader), Meredith Hooper, DK Publishing
Greetings from Antarctica, Sara Wheeler, Peter Bedrick Books
Antarctica, Hellen Cowcher, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Antarctica, Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Antarctica, David Petersen, Children’s Press
Antarctica, Lella Merrell Foster, Heinemann Library
Antarctica: Journeys to the South Pole, Walter Dean Myers, Scholastic Press
The Endurance: Shackleton's Perilous Expedition in Antartica, Hooper, Abbeville Kids
My Season with Penguins : An Antarctic Journal, Sophie Webb, Houghton Mifflin
The Antarctic (Water Worlds), Cheryl Hook, Chelsea House Publications
Discovering Antarctica's Land, People, and Wildlife, Amy Graham, Myreportlinks.com
Arctic Tundra: Land With No Trees, Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Arctic Tundra (One Small Square Series), Donald M. Silver, McGraw-Hill
An Arctic Tundra, Michael Forman, Children’s Press
The Arctic, Lynn Stone, Rourke Corporation
Tundra (Exploring Earth’s Biomes), April Pulley Sayre, Twenty First Century Books
The Tundra (Biomes of the World), Elizabeth Kaplan, Benchmark Books
Here is the Arctic Winter, Madeleine Dunphy, Hyperion Press
Arctic Winter, Arctic Summer, Susan Canizares, Scholastic
Tundra Discoveries, Ginger Wadsworth, Charlesbridge Publishing
Arctic Fives Arrive, Elinor Pinczes, Houghton Mifflin Company
Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration, Lynn Curlee, Houghton Mifflin
Welcome to the Ice House, Jane Yolen, Putnam Publishing Group
How to Hide a Polar Bear, Ruth Heller, Price Stern Sloan
A Caribou Journey, Debbie S. Miller, Little Brown & Company
Arctic Dreams, Carole Gerber, Charlesbridge Publishing
Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights, Mindy Dwyer, Alaska Northwest Books
Nanook and Naoya: The Polar Bear Cubs, Angele Delaunois, Orca Book Publishers
Nessa’s Fish, Nancy Luenn, Econo-Clad Books
My Arctic 1, 2, 3, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Firefly Books
Arctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems, Judy Sierra, Harcourt Brace
Arctic Investigations: Exploring the Frozen Ocean, Karen Romano Young, Raintree/Steck
Polar Seas (Seas and Oceans), Malcolm Penny, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
People of the Polar Regions (Wild World), Jen Green, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
Sticker Animal Atlas, Louisa Somerville, Lowe & B. Hould
August - Week 2 Book List
If You Lived in the Alaska Territory, Nancy Smiler Levinson, Scholastic Trade
Alaskan Eskimos and Aleuts, Mira Bartok, Goodyear Publishing
Arctic Son, Jean Craighead George, Hyperion Press
Circle of Thanks, Susi Gregg Fowler, Scholastic Trade
Song of the North, Frank Asch, Gulliver Books
Mama, Do You Love Me?, Barbara M. Joosse, Chronicle Books
A Child’s Alaska, Claire Rudolf Murphy, Alaska Northwest Books
Children of the Midnight Sun, Tricia Brown, Alaska Northwest Books
Alaska’s Mammals: A Guide to Selected Species, Dave Smith, Alaska Northwest Books
Living in the Arctic, Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Arctic Peoples, Mir Tamin Ansary, Heinemann Library
Peoples of the Arctic, Robert Low, Rosen Publishing Group
Arctic Memories, Normee Ekoomiak, Owlet
An Arctic Community, Bobbie Kalman, Crabtree Publishing
Let’s Go to the Arctic, Charlotte Mateer, Roberts Rinehart
Anna’s Athabaskan Summer, Arnold A. Griese, Boyds Mills Press
Nessa’s Story, Nancy Luenn, Antheneum
Building an Igloo, Ulli Steltzer, Henry Holt
The Igloo, Charlotte Yue, Sandpiper
What Is a Mammal?, Lola M. Schaefer, Pebble Books
What Is a Mammal? (The Science of Living Things), Bobbie Kalman, Crabtree Publishing
Mammals (What’s the Difference), Stephen Savage, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
Mammals at Your Fingertips (At Your Fingertips series), Judy Nayer, McClanahan Books
Mammals (Simply Science), Vicky Franchino, Compass Point Books
Mammals: Explore and Discover, Jim Bruce, Kingfisher Books
Mammals (Outside My Window), Ernestine Glescke, Heinemann Library
Mammals, Anna Claybourne, Copper Beech Books
It Could Still Be a Mammal, Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Polar Mammals, Larry Bimner, Children’s Press
A Polar Bear Journey, Debbie Miller, Little Brown & Company
Nanook and Naoya: The Polar Bear Cubs, Angele Delaunois, Orca Book Publishers
Snow Bear, Jean Craighead George, Disney Press
The Singing Snow Bear, Carol Grigg, Houghton Mifflin
The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale, Lydia Dabcovich, Clarion Books
Ice Bear and Little Fox, Jonathan London, Dutton Books
Dashing Through the Snow: The Story of the Jr. Iditarod, Sherry Shahan, Millbrook
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto, Natalie Standford, Houghton Mifflin
Nutik, the Wolf Pup, Jean Craighead George, HarperCollins
Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball, Jean Craighead George, HarperCollins
Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary, Jean Craighead George, Harper trophy
Scruffy: A Wolf Finds His Place in the Pack, Jim Brandenburg, Walker & Company
Old Coyote, Nancy Wood, Candlewick
A First Look at Animals with Backbones, Millicent Selsam, Walker & Company
The Animal Kingdon: A Guide to Vertebrate Classification and Biodiversity, Kathryn Whyman, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
Vertebrates, Alvin Silverstein, Twenty-First Century Books
Eric Carle’s Animals Animals, Eric Carle, Philomel Books
Skeletons: An Inside Look at Animals, Jinny Johnson, Diane Publishing
I Love You With All My Heart, Noris Kern, Chronicle Books
Touch the Sky, My Little Bear, David Bedford, Handprint Books
Alaska’s Mammals: A Guide to Selected Species, Dave Smith, Alaska Northwest Books
August - Week 3 Book List
Botticelli (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), Mike Venezia, Children’s Press
Mammals of Long Ago (Rookie Read-About), Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
The Mammals (Prehistoric North America), Hugh Westrup, Millbrook Press
Secrets of the Stone, Harriet Peck Taylor, Farrar Straus & Girous
About Mammals: A Guide for Children, Cathryn P. Sill, Peachtree Publishers
Amazing Mammals (Ranger Rick’s Naturescope), Sandra Stotsky, Chelsea House
Amazing Mammals, National Wildlife Federation, McGraw-Hill
Amazing Mammals (Eyewitness Juniors), Alexandra Parsons, Knopf
Mammals at Your Fingertips (At Your Fingertips series), Judy Nayer, McClanahan Books
Mammals (Simply Science), Vicky Franchino, Compass Point Books
Mammals: Explore and Discover, Jim Bruce, Kingfisher Books
Mammals (Outside My Window), Ernestine Glescke, Heinemann Library
Mammals, Anna Claybourne, Copper Beech Books
Mammals (What’s the Difference), Stephen Savage, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
It Could Still Be a Mammal, Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Monet (Famous Artists Series), Antony Mason, Barron’s Juveniles
Animals Born Alive and Well, Ruth Heller, Paper Star
Mammals (Animal Babies), Rod Theodorou, Heinemann Library
Baby Whales Drink Milk, Barbara Esbensen, HarperCollins
Rabbits & Raindrops, Jim Arnosky, Putnam Publishing Group
Wildlife Treasury: Baby Animal Stories, Publications International, Ltd.
Birth of a Foal, Hans-Heinrich Isenbart, Carolrhoda Books
I Wonder Why Kangaroos Have Pouches and Other Questions About Baby Animals, Jenny Wood, Kingfisher Books
Berthe Morisot, Kathleen Adler, Phaidon Press
Paws, Wings, and Hooves: Mammals on the Move, Keiko Yamashita, Lerner Publishing
How to Hide a Polar Bear & Other Mammals, Ruth Heller, Price Stern Sloan
Reading About the River Otter (Friends in Danger), Carol Green, Enslow Publishers
Raccoons and Ripe Corn, Jim Arnosky, Mulberry Books
Hairy and Weird: The Strangest Mammals You Ever Saw, Lisa McCourt, Roxbury Park
Is a Camel a Mammal? (Cat in the Hat Learning Library), Tish Rabe, Random House
The Furry Alphabet Book, Jerry Pallotta, Charlesbridge
Amazing Mammals (Eyewitness Juniors), Alexandra Parsons, Knopf
A Field Full of Horses (Read and Wonder), Peter Hansard, Candlewick Press
Horses (An abridgment of Big Book of Horses), Harold, Gross, Grosset & Dunlap
Cyldesdale Horses, Janet Gammie, Abdo & Daughters
Arabian Horses, Hans-Jorg Schrenk, Gareth Stevens Audio
Arabian Horses, Gail Stewart, Children’s Press
Frita and the Beautiful Horses, Jan Brett, Houghton Mifflin
Birth of a Foal, Hans-Heinrich Isenbart, Carolrhoda Books
Van Gogh (Famous Artists Series), Andrew Hughes, Barron’s Juveniles
Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), Mike Venezia, Children’s Press
A First Look at Animals With Horns, Millicent Ellis Selsam, Walker & Company
Horns and Antlers (Rookie Read-About), Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Fawn at Woodland Way (Smithsonian’s Backyard), Kathleen Zoehfeld, Soundprints
The Deer (Animal Close-Ups), Serge Simon, Charlesbridge Publishing
All About Deer, Jim Arnosky, Scholastic Trade
Beaver Pond, Moose Pond, Jim Arnosky, National Geographic Society
Teddy Roosevelt’s Elk, Brenda Guiberson, Henry Holt & Company
Color Your Own Van Gogh Paintings, Marty Noble, Dover Pubs
The Amazing Book of Mammal Records, Samuel G. Woods, Blackbirch Marketing
Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944: A Revolution in Painting, Duchting, Benedict Taschen
Color Your Own Abstract Art Masterpieces, Muncie Hendler, Dover
The Biggest Animal on the Land (Rookie Read-About), Allan Fowler, Children’s Press
Elephants (Endangered), Amanda Harman, Benchmark Books
The Elephant (Animal Close-Ups), Christine Denis-Huot, Charlesbridge
Mammalabilia: Poems and Paintings, Douglas Florian, Raintree/Steck Vaughn
A Mouse’s Life (Nature Up-Close), John Himmelman, Children’s Press
Small Animals of North America Coloring Book, Elizabeth McClelland, Dover Publications
The Visual Dictionary of Animals (Eyewitness Visual Dictionary), DK Publishing
August - Week 4 Book List
How to Hide A Parakeet & Other Birds, Ruth Heller, Grosset & Dunlap
What is a Bird?, Bobbie Kalman, Crabtree, also What is a Bird?, Lola Schaefer, Pebble
Alexander Caulder, Mike Venezia, Children’s Press
How to Hide a Meadow Frog & Other Amphibians, Ruth Heller, Grosset & Dunlap
How to Hide a Crocodile & Other Reptiles, Ruth Heller, Price Stern Sloan
Just the Way You Are, Marcus Pfister, North-South Books
How to Hide an Octopus & Other Sea Creatures, Ruth Heller, Putnam Publishing Group
What’s it Like to be a Fish?, Wendy Pfeffer, HarperCollins
How to Hide a Polar Bear & Other Mammals, Ruth Heller, Price Stern Sloan
Animal Skins and Scales, David Schwartz, Gareth Stevens
Diego Rivera (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), Mike Venezia, Children’s
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, Steve Jenkins, Houghton Mifflin
Do Animals Need Umbrellas?, Steve Parker, Marshal Cavendish
Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell, and Feel, Hickman, Kids Can
Animal Senses, Melvin Berger, Newbridge
How Animals Protect Themselves, Micel Barre, Gareth Stevens
Armor to Venom: Animal Defenses (First Book), Phyllis Perry, Franklin Watts
Amazing Armored Animals, Sandle Sowler, Knopf
Disguises and Surprises, Claire Llewellyn, Candlewick Press
Hunters and Prey (Nature Undercover), Beatrice McLeod, Blackbirch Marketing
Escaping from Enemies, Paul Bennett, Thomsom Learning
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?, Steve Jenkins, Houghton Mifflin
Animal Sharpshooters, Anthony Fredericks, Franklin Watts
I See Animals Hiding, Jim Arnosky, Scholastic Trade
Animals in Camouflage, Phyllis Limbacher, Charlesbridge Publishing
What Color Is Camouflage?, Carolyn Otto, Harper Trophy
Hide and Seek, Toni Eugene, National Geographic Society
The Earth is Our Mother, Bev Dolittle, Greenwich Workshop Press
The Forest Has Eyes, Bev Dolittle, Greenwich Workshop Press
Reading the Wild, Bev Dolittle, Greenwich Workshop Press
Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), Mike Venezia, Children’s
Color Your Own Abstract Art Masterpieces, Muncie Hendler, Dover
Where I Live, Christopher Wormell, Dial Books for Young Readers
Animal Homes, Bobbie Kalman, Crabtree
Where Do the Animals Live? (Big Book), Melvin Berger, Newbridge
Animals in Their Homes, Anita Ganeri, Wishing Well Books
Animal Homes: A National Geographic Action Book, Jeffrey Terreson, National Geo
Shy Little Turtle (Early Learners Science Through Stories), Howard Goldsmith, McGraw
Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists), Mike Venezia, Children’s
Animals Helping With Special Needs (Animals That Help Us), Clare Oliver, Franklin Watts
Service Dog Goes to School, Elizabeth Simpson Smith, William Morrow & Company
Animals on the Move (Animals That Help Us), Clare Oliver, Franklin Watts
Animals Protecting Us (Animals That Help Us), Robert Snedden, Franklin Watts
Animals in Dangerous Places (Animals That Help Us), Clare Oliver, Franklin Watts