Science Book and Films' Best Books for Children, 1988-1991
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The question "How do we support quality science education for children?" has prompted different answers over the years. Thirty-seven years ago, the American Association for the Advancement of Science collected exemplary books about science, put them in a trunk, and shipped them around the country. The program staff deduced that making these books available to teachers and children would support science education even if in a modest way. The traveling books gave way to a more structured approach: Reviewing science books and making these reviews available to those who would purchase and use such books. This led to the birth of The AAAS Science Book List for Children, first published in 1960, which in turn led to the review journal Science Books & Films. Over the years, the first book list has continually been updated by excerpting children's book reviews originally published in Science Books & Films. This volume continues that tradition and provides teachers and educators, librarians and media specialists, and resource center directors in museums or other out-of-school settings with a guide for the purchase and use of science books and resource materials.BookListThe latest compilation of children's books reviews excerpted from "Science Books & Films", respected review journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, covers books that received a recommended or highly recommended rating in "SB&F" during the calendar years 1988-91. Out-of-print titles are noted with a symbol. Arrangement is by broad subject areas ("Archaeology and Paleontology" and "Technology and Engineering," for example), under which, in most cases, are smaller topical divisions ("Archaeology," "Dinosaurs," "Prehistoric Life"; "Aeronautics and Astronautics," "Materials and Manufacturing"); under these topical divisions the books are listed alphabetically by author, with complete bibliographic information and assigned reading/interest leve (s), kindergarten through grades seven through nine. Having both a title and an author index, this will be valuable for librarians involved in developing science collections.
