Biomes Project
Note: The library is open on Tuesday & Thursday evenings for SMARTS
STANDARD ADDRESSED: Science Standard IV: Unity and Diversity
KEYWORDS TO USE: name of biome, name of animal, flora, fauna
A SAMPLE OF BOOKS AVAILABLE
Use the Leilehua High School OPAC - Book Catalog.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R 574.5 HAB Habitats. NY:Macmillan, 1994.
R 574.5 WOR World Nature Encyclopedia, vol., TX:Raintree Steck-Vaughn Library, 1989.
R 577.8 WEI Weigel, Marlene. UXL Encyclopedia of biomes. MI:Gale Group, 2000.
R 591 ILL The illustrated encyclopedia of wildlife, vol. CT:Grey Castle Press, 1991.
R 591.03 K The Kingfisher illustrated encyclopedia of animals. NY:Kingfisher Books, 1992.
R 591.5 A Animals of the world. UK:Dempsey Parr, 1999.
R 591.51 OXF The Oxford companion to animal behavior. NY:Oxford Press University, 1982.
R 591.65 HAL Halstead, Bruce. Dangerous aquatic animals of the world: a color atlas. NJ:Darwin Press, 1992.
R 591.92 GUE Guerrine, Francesco. The great book of the sea. PA:Courage Books, 1988.
NON-FICTION
Note: You can search the OPAC for animals and biomes. A few books are listed below.
574.5 P Patent, Dorothy. Animal and plant mimicry. NY:Holiday House, 1978.
574.5264 KIR Kirk, Ruth. The Olympic rain forest. WA:University of Washington Press, 1992.
574.57 O Owen, Denis. Camouflage and mimicry. IL:University of Chicago Press, 1980.
574.92 O The ocean realm. Washington, D.C., 1978.
574.947 S Soviet deserts and mountains. Amsterdam:Time-Life International, 1974.
577.34 ALL Allan, Tony. Biomes: rainforest. MN:Chrysalis Books PLC, 2003.
577.34 JOH Johnson, Linda. Rain Forests. NJ:Enslow Press, 1999.
577.4 PEN Penny, Malcolm. Biomes: grasslands. MN:Chrysalis Books, 2003.
577.5 MOR Morgan, Sally. Extreme survival: polar regions. IL:Raintree, 2004.
577.5 ROY Royston, Angela. Extreme survival: mountains. IL:Raintree, 2004.
577.54 BRE Brewer, Duncan. Biomes: deserts. MN:Chrysalis Books PLC, 2003.
577.54 ROY Royston, Angela. Extreme survival: deserts. IL:Raintree, 2004.
577.68 BRE Brewer, Duncan. Biomes: wetlands. MN:Chrysalis Books PLS, 2003.
577.7 WOO Woodward, John. Biomes: oceans. MN:Chrysalis Books PLC, 2003.
577.8 WHI Whitfield, Philip. Biomes and habitats. NY:Macmillan Reference, 2002.
578.77 TAY Taylor, Leighton. Creeps from the deep. CA:Chronicle Books, 1997.
591.5 C Cousteau, Jacques. Attack and defense. US:Danbury Press, 1973.
591.5 F Fogden, Michael. Animals and their colors. NY:Crown Pub., 1974.
591.53 O Owen, Jennifer. Feeding strategy. IL:University of Chicago Press, 1980.
591.56 H Halliday, Tim. Sexual strategy. IL:University of Chicago Press, 1980.
599.156 HAR Hare, Tony. Animal habitats. NY:Facts on File, 2001.
LIBRARY ELECTRONIC SOURCES
See librarian for bibliography samples
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) - find our book collection here! (Note: book catalog can only be accessed at school)
EBSCO Online - Great place for current event articles
World Book Online- Start here to get basic information
Opposing Viewpoints - Find out the pro and cons of current issues
Biography Resource Center- Information about famous people, past and present, including personal facts, occupation, nationality, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Another source to get basic information
Culturegrams- Information about the customs, festivals and geographical information about countries
Issues- current hot topics available here!
World at War- All the details of war, past and present
World History - Ancient and Medieval Times - Find all you need for your projects!
World History - Modern Era - Up to date information on historical events!
INTERNET WEBSITES FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library provides information on popular teen topics.
2. General Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com
An encyclopedia which provides easy and simple information. Good place
to start if you just need the basics.
3. University of Hawaii http://www.hawaii.edu/library/
University of Hawaii Library system - find out what they have at any of the campus
libraries
4. Hawaii State Public Library System http://www.librarieshawaii.org/catalog/index.html
Use your public library card to reserve and send the needed material to Wahiawa library!
5. Sgt. Yano Library, Schofield Barracks
www.mwrarmyhawaii.com/leisureactivities/librariesla.asp
Access the site to find resources on base
INTERNET WEBSITES FOR YOUR SPECIFIC TOPIC
NOTE: Be careful when you search the Internet - pay attention to the source of information! Many teachers are asking students to produce a webpage as a final product. These websites are NOT credible sources of information- you do not know if the information is accurate, what grade the students received, etc.
If you find a good website, please let us know and we'll add it here!
Librarian's favorite search engine: google.com
EBSCO Online - Great for current articles on biomes
World Book Online - Start here to get basic information
Encyclopedia Britannica - Another source to get basic information
Multimple Biome/Animal information
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/cave/terrestrial.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/biomes_home.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
http://www.worldbiomes.com/
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
http://lioncrusher.com/
Caves
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/explorecaves_animals.htm
http://www.amazingcaves.com/learn_ecology.html
http://www.nps.gov/seki/snrm/wildlife/cave_biology.htm
Coral Reef
http://www.waquarium.org/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/coral/
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/coral.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/coral/indexfr.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm
Desert
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/desert.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm
Deciduous Forest
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/temp_forest.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm
Grasslands
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/grassland/grassland.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/grassland.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/grasslnd/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_grassland.htm
Mountains (alpine or rocky)
http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/ff_subapl.html
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/home/ (select a park, then click on flora/fauna)
Oceanic Abyss
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/marine.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm
Open Ocean
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/oceanlife.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/marine.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm
Rivers and Streams
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/freshwater.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/rivers/index.htm
http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/eco/aquatic/rivers.html
Savanna
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/savanna/savanna.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/savanna.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/savannah.html
Swamps and Marshlands
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/swamp/swamp.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml
http://webworldwonders.firn.edu/eco/aquatic/swamps.html
Taiga
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/taiga/taiga.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/taiga.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/taiga/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm
Tropical Rain Forest
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/rainforest.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm
Tundra
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tundra/tundra.shtml
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/tundra.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_tundra.htm
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS - Look in your agenda, see Librarian for sample sheets or click on Bibliography Format