Science in the Stacks


Science in the Stacks
Original Project Proposal

The Learning Landscapes of Museums and Libraries:
A talk given by Dr. David Carr

Exhibit Planning

Project Timeline

Press Releases

List of Final Exhibits

Final Project Evaluation


Participating Libraries
Fiske Free Library
Claremont, NH

Howe Library
Hanover, NH

Lathem Memorial Library
Thetford, VT

Lebanon Public Library
Lebanon, NH

Lyme Town Library
Lyme, NH

Norwich Public Library
Norwich, VT

Richards Free Library
Newport, NH

Tracy Memorial Library
New London, NH

Montshire Museum of Science


Project co-directors

Marlene McGonigle
Director of the Howe Library

David Goudy
Director of Montshire Museum of Science


Webmaster: Bob Raiselis


Bibliography for exhibit on Feathers and Flight


core collection = core collection
H = at Howe Library



Videos (all in core collection)

All About Birds. Schlessinger, 1999. (gr. K-4)

Bird. DK, 1994.

Birds. Schlessinger, 1999. ISBN 1-56458-914-5 (gr. 5-8)

Flight. DK, 1997. ISBN 0-7894-2140-2

The Life of Birds. David Attenborough. PBS. 5 videos

 

Nonfiction

Children

H core collection Arnold, Caroline. Hawk Highway in the Sky. Harcourt Brace, 1997.

0-15-200868-3.

H Arnosky, Jim. All About Turkeys. Scholastic, 1998. 0-590-48147-9.

H core collection _______. Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Birds. S&S, 1992. 0-027-05857-3.

H _______. Watching Water Birds. National Geographic, 1997. 0-7922-7073-8.

H core collection Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An expedition to Madagascar.

Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 0-395-96056-8.

H core collection _______. Secrets of Animal Flight. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 0-395-77848-4.

.H Burnie, David. Bird. Random House, 1988. 0-394-99619-4.

H core collection Chermayeff, Ivan. Feathery Facts. Gulliver Books, 1995. 0-15-200110-7.

H Cole, Joanna. A Bird's Body. Morrow, 1982. (op)

core collection Dunphy, Madeleine. The Peregrine's Journey: A story of migration.

Millbrook, 2000. 0-7613-1353-2.

H Gans, Roma. How Do Birds Find Their Way? HarperCollins, 1996.

0-06-020224-6.

Gibbons, Gail. Gulls, Gulls, Gulls. Holiday House, 1997. 0-8234-1323-3.

_______. Penguins. Holiday House, 1998. 0-8234-1388-8.

H _______. Soaring with the Wind. Morrow, 1998. 0-688-13730-X.

H Jenkins, Martin. Emperor's Egg. Candlewick, 1999. 0-7636-0557-3.

H Johnson, Sylvia. Raptor Rescue:An Eagle Flies Free. Dutton, 1995.

0-525-45301-6.

H core collection Kress, Stephen W. Project Puffin: How we brought the puffins back to Egg Rock.

Tilbury House Publishers, 1997. 0-88448-170-0.

H core collection Lerner, Carol. Backyard Birds of Summer. Morrow, 1996. 0-688-13600-1.

H core collection _______. Backyard Birds of Winter. Morrow, 1994. 0-688-12819-X.

H core collection Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Birds. S&S, 1990. 0-02-762312-2.

Mayes, Susan. How does a bird fly? EDC Publishing, 1991. 0-88110-546-5.

H McMillan, Bruce. Nights of the Pufflings. Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

0-395-70810-9.

H _______. Wild Flamingoes. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 0-395-84545-9.

H core collection Morrison, Gordon. Bald Eagle. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 0-395-87328-2.

H Parry-Jones, Jemima. Amazing Birds of Prey. Knopf, 1992. 0-679-92771-9.

H Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Feathers. Dutton, 1992. 0-525-65081-4(op).

H _______. Pigeons. Clarion, 1997. 0-395-69848-0.

Roop, Peter, ed. Capturing Nature: The Writings and Art of John James Audubon.

Walker & Co., 1993. 0-8027-8204-3(op).

H Schlein, Miriam. What's a Penguin Doing in a Place Like This? Millbrook, 1997.

0-7613-0003-1.

H core collection Sill, Cathyrn P. About Birds: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers, 1991.

1-561-45028-6.

H core collection Swinburne, Stephen R. In Good Hands: Behind the Scenes at a Center for Orphaned

and Injured Birds. Sierra Club, 1998. 0-87156-397-5.

H core collection _______. Unbeatable Beaks. Holt, 1999. 0-8050-4802-2.

H core collection Wechsler, Doug. Bizarre Birds. Boyds Mills, 1999. 1-56397-760-5.

Williams, N. How Birds Fly. Marshall Cavendish, 1997. 0-7614-0454-6.

Weidensaul, Scott. National Audubon First Field Guide Birds. Scholastic, 1998.

0-590-05482-1.

 

Adult

H core collection Attenborough, David. The Life of Birds. Princeton University Press, 1998.

0-691-01633-X.

Burton, Robert. Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher:Birdfeeders and Bird

Gardens. Thunder Bay Press, 1999. 1-57145-186-2.

H Dolorey, Alan. Birder's Guide to New Hampshire. American Birding Assoc.,

1996. 1-878788-11-6.

Dunn, Jon L. Field Guide to the Birds of North America: Revised and Updated.

National Geographic Society, 1999. 0-79227-451-2.

core collection Goodnow, David. How Birds Fly. Periwinkle Books, 2000. 0-9634244-0-8.

H Heinrich, Bernd. Mind of the Raven. HarperCollins, 1999. 0-06-017447-1.

H ________. Ravens in Winter. Random House, 1989. 0-679-73236-5.

core collection Kaufman, Kenn. Kingbird Highway. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 0-618-06235-1.

Kress, Stephen W. National Audubon Society Birder's Handbook. DK, 2000.

0-7894-5153-0.

H Kilham, Lawrence. American Crow and the Common Raven. Texas A&M

University Press, 1997. 0-89096-446-1 (pb). (local author)

H core collection _______. On Watching Birds. Texas A&M Univ. Press, 1997. 0-89096-763-6 pb.

H Naveen, Ron. Waiting to Fly: Escapades with the Penguins of Antarctica.

Morrow, 1999. 0-688-15894-3.

H Terres, John K. Flashing Wings: The Drama of Bird Flight. Doubleday, 1968(op).

H Weiner, Jonathan. Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in our Time.

Knopf, 1994. 0-679-40003-6.

 

Picture Books

H core collection Ehlert, Lois. Feathers for Lunch. Harcourt, 1990. 0-15-230550-5.

H core collection Fleming, Candace. When Agnes Caws. Atheneum, 1999. 0-689-81471-2.

H Gilbert, Suzie. Hawk Hill. Chronicle, 1996. 0-8118-0839-4.

H Hirschi, Ron. What is a bird? Walker&Co., 1987(op).

H Oppenheim, Joanne. Have you seen birds? Scholastic, 1987(op).

H Polacca, Patricia. Just Plain Fancy. Dell, 1994. 0-440-40937-3(pb).

H Rockwell, Ann. Our Yard is Full of Birds. S&S, 1992. 0-02-777273-X(op).

H Waddell, Martin. Owl Babies. Candlewick, 1992. 1-56402-101-7.

H Wolff, Ashley. Year of Birds. Dodd, Mead, 1994. (op).

 

Chapter Books

H core collection Burgess, Melvin. Kite. FSG, 2000. 0-374-34228-8.

H George, Jean Craighead. Cry of the Crow. Harper, 1980(op).

_______. Dipper at Copper Creek. Dutton, 1956. 0-525-28724-8.

H core collection _______. Frightful's Mountain. Dutton, 1999. 0-525-46166-3.

H Hill, Elizabeth Star. Bird Boy. FSG, 1999. 0-374-30723-7.

H core collection Lasky, Kathryn. She's Wearing a Dead Bird on her Head. Hyperion, 1995.

0-7868-0065-8.

H Mayne, William. Antar and the Eagles. Delacorte, 1990(op).

H Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family. Little, Brown, 1962. 0-316-58641-2.

H Robertson, Keith. In Search of a Sandhill Crane. Viking, 1973(op).

 

Poetry

H core collection Florian, Douglas. on the wing. Harcourt Brace, 1996. 0-152-00497-1.
 

Folklore

H Gregorowski, Christopher. Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale. McElderry, 2000.

0-689-82398-3.

H core collection Lupton, Hugh. Songs of Birds. Barefoot Books, 2000. 1-84148-045-2.

H Milord, Susan. Bird Tales from Near and Far. Williamson, 1999. 1-885593-18-X.

H core collection Mollel, Tololwa. Song Bird. Clarion, 1999. 0-395-82908-9.

 

CD-ROM

H National Audubon Society Interactive CD-ROM Guide to North American Birds.

Knopf, 1996. 0-679-76016-4.

 

CDs and Audio Tapes

National Geographic Guide to Bird Songs (CD). National Geographic Soc.

Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs:Eastern Region (3CDs). Time Warner, 1997.

1-570-42483-7. (cassette-1-570-42482-9)

 

Websites

www.audubon.org Links to lots of other sites.