Vegetation Book List

Antonio's rain forest by Lewington, Anna.
Banyan Drive : the stories of incredible people by Coombs, Ted.
The giving tree by Silverstein, Shel.
Grasses and grains by Greenaway, Theresa, 1947-
Grow, little one, grow! by Brigoli, Joy.
In the heart of the village : the world of the Indian Banyan tree by Bash, Barbara.
Janice VanCleave's plants : mind-boggling experiments you can turn into science fair projects. by VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth.
The life cycle of a pine tree by Tagliaferro, Linda.
The Lorax by Seuss, Dr.
Plants of old Hawaii by Lucas, Lois.
Scholastic's The magic school bus plants seeds : a book about how living things grow by Relf, Patricia.
Spring is here! : a story about seeds by Holub, Joan.
The surprise garden by Hall, Zoe, 1957-
To be like the sun by Swanson, Susan Marie.
Why do leaves change color by Maestro, Betsy.
Oh say can you seed? by Worth, Bonnie.
Acorn to oak tree by Owen, Oliver S., 1920-
Coat of the earth; the story of grass by HEADY, ELEANOR B.
Fables beneath the rainbow by Hayashi, Leslie Ann.
Fables from the garden by Hayashi, Leslie Ann.
A fruit is a suitcase for seeds by Richards, Jean, 1940-
I can name 50 trees today! by Worth, Bonnie.
I'm a seed /by Marzollo, Jean.
Lily's garden of India by Smith, Jeremy, 1974-
Plant packages : a book about seeds by Blackaby, Susan.
Plants and animals of Hawai'i by Scott, Susan, 1948-
Science with plants by Unwin, Mike.
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth.
The tiny seed by Carle, Eric.

Aquatics Book List

Aquatics Book List (water, ocean, fish, and marine mammals):

About fish : a guide for children by Sill, Cathryn P.
Across the big blue sea : an ocean wildlife book by Wood, Jakki.
Amazing whales! by Thomson, Sarah L.
Baby whale rescue : the true story of J.J. by Arnold, Caroline.
Baby whales drink milk by Esbensen, Barbara Juster.
Blue sea by Kalan, Robert.
By the ocean : learning the long O sound by Richter, Abigail, 1971-
I wonder why the sea is salty and other questions about the oceans by Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
The magic school bus on the ocean floor by Cole, Joanna.
The rainbow fish by Pfister, Marcus.
What's it like to be a fish? by Pfeffer, Wendy
Amazing dolphins! by Thomson, Sarah L.
Curious clownfish by Maddern, Eric.
Dolphins and sharks : a nonfiction companion to Dolphins at daybreak by Osborne, Mary Pope.
Dolphins at daybreak by Osborne, Mary Pope.
Dolphins! by Behrens, June.
Fidgety fish and friends by Bright, Paul,
Fish, fish, fish by Adams, Georgie.
Follow the water from brook to ocean by Dorros, Arthur.
Hidden under the sea : the world beneath the waves by Kent, Peter, 1949-
I can read about whales and dolphins by Anderson, J. I.
Janice VanCleave's oceans for every kid : easy activities that make learning science fun. by VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
Mysteries of the ocean deep by Dipper, Frances, 1951-
Ocean friends by Nelson, Robert Lyn, 1955-
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish by Seuss, Dr.
Sammy, the seal by Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004.
SWIMMY by Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
Whales : the gentle giants by Milton, Joyce.
Winter whale by Ryder, Joanne.
Awesome ocean science! : investigating the secrets of the underwater world by Littlefield, Cindy A., 1956-
Clam-I-am! by Rabe, Tish.
Exploring the ocean depths : the final frontier by Jedicke, Peter.
Fabulous fishes by Stockdale, Susan.
Fish is fish by Lionni, Leo,
A fish out of water by Palmer, Helen Marion, 1898-
I get wet by Cobb, Vicki.
Let's try it out in the water : hands-on early-learning science activities by Simon, Seymour.
The magic school bus at the waterworks by Cole, Joanna.
Oceans & art activities. by Sacks, Janet.
*Splish splash by Weeks, Sarah.

Aquatics Verses:
Bhagavad Gita: 2.70, 7.8, 9.26, 10.31
Srimad Bhagavatam: 5.18.13, 6.6.26, 8.24

Water Cycle Song:
Water travels in a cycle, yes it does!
Water travels in a cycle, yes it does!
It goes up as evaporation,
Forms clouds as condensation,
And falls as precipitation!

Time and Space

We've read a lot of books about the sun, moon, and planets. We made a model of the solar system that hangs from the ceiling above Govinda's bed. The fan blows them so the spin! We are making a book with drawings of each planet. We drew the wheel of the sun with the 12 months as the spokes and the seasons as the rim. We drew the days of the week as they are named after the closer planets. We drew the phases of the moon with white crayon on black paper. We read from scriptures about our universe and discussed the differences between Vedic cosmology and modern astronomy. We drew on the chalkboard the sun and moon and wrote "Krishna is the light of the sun and moon", based on Bhagavad Gita 7.8.

Space Booklist:
Another day in the Milky Way by Milgrim, David
Bear shadow by Asch, Frank
Blast off! : a space counting book by Cole, Norma
Dogs in space by Coffelt, Nancy
Happy birthday, moon by Asch, Frank
*The magic school bus, lost in the solar system by Cole, Joanna
Planets around the sun by Simon, Seymour
*Sun bread by Kleven, Elisa
The sun is always shining somewhere by Fowler, Allan.
Sun up, sun down by Gibbons, Gail
Sun up, sun down : the story of day and night by Bailey, Jacqui
The sun's day by Gerstein, Mordicai
The sun's family of planets by Fowler, Allan
Sunshine, moonshine by Armstrong, Jennifer
Thomas on the moon by Awdry, W. Railway series.
What the sun sees ; What the moon sees by Tafuri, Nancy
Who likes the sun? by Kaner, Etta
Hello sun! by Wilhelm, Hans
Me and my shadow by Dorros, Arthur
My light by Bang, Molly
Regards to the man in the moon by Keats, Ezra Jack
Under the sun by Kandoian, Ellen
Where does the sun go at night by Ginsburg, Mirra

Space Verses:
Bhagavad Gita: 4.1, 7.8, 8.16, 10.21, 11.20
Srimad Bhagavatam: 3.6.15, 3.11.14-15, 5.20.45-46, 5.21.13, 5.22.5, 11.19.
Brahma Samhita: 5.52