ELAINE SCOTT

BIOGRAPHY I BOOKS I PRESENTATIONS I BOOK ORDERING

9780670061884 All About Sleep from A to Zzzz, hardcover (Clarion), gr. 7-10

--an NSTA (National Science Teachers Assoc.) Notable Book

--Praise from School Library Journal (Oct. 2008 issue): This excellent overview is packed with interesting tidbits, such as the fact that most people are paralyzed during sleep.... It leaves readers wanting to learn more about how they spend about one third of their time.

9780618766956 Mars and the Search for Life, hardcover (Clarion), gr. 5-9

--Starred review from School Library Journal (Jan. 2009 issue): A well-researched examination of our fascinating relationship with the Red Planet, and of the possibility of life (intelligent or otherwise) existing (or having existed) in its stark, rugged landscapes.... Colored photos, illustrations, and diagrams....this clearly written, carefully constructed book will shine like the Red Planet seen on a clear, moonless night.

9780670059256 Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors, hardcover (Penguin Putnam, Oct. 2004), gr. 7-10

--Poles Apart Activity Kit available from Balkin Buddies upon request

--2005 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (Children's Book Council/National Council of Social Studies)

--2005 CCBC Choice (Cooperative Children's Book Center , Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison )

--Among the Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best list for 2005

--Nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2006

--Praise from Kirkus (9/15/04 issue): Mid-level readers still a bit hazy on what our planet's poles, both geographic and magnetic, are all about will benefit from Scott's painstaking review of their nature, origins, differences, and human discovery.

9781570917127 Secrets of the Cirque Medrano, hardcover (Charlesbridge), gr. 5-8

--on Bank Street College's 2008 Best Children's Books of the Year

--Praise from School Library Journal (March 2008 issue): Brigitte's story frames Picasso's Family of Saltimbanques.... [her] story is one of politics, culture, and art.... readers will be satisfied with this novel of a rarely depicted era in European history.

9780618898329 When Is A Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto, hardcover (Clarion)

9780739363331 When Is A Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto, audio (Listening Library)

--Named a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection for Fall 2007

--Selected as a 2008 IRA Teacher's Choice in the intermediate category

--Quote from starred review, School Library Journal: Beautifully designed from cover to cover and including numerous captioned color photos and other illustrations from a variety of sources, this book entices browsers to look closely. Serious readers will find plenty of detail and well-chosen references for further research. A great resource.

The following books may be difficult to obtain:

9780786820313 Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble, hardcover (Hyperion, 1995), gr. 3-8

9780786810390 Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble, paperback (Hyperion, 1995), gr. 3-8

9780788705335 Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble, audio (Recorded Books, Inc), gr. 3-8

-- School Library Journal Best Book of the Year for 1995

-- Booklist Editor's Choice for 1995

-- VOYA Nonfiction Honor List for 1995

-- a 1996 Children's Literature Choice

9780688068189 Beverly Cleary's Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1988), gr. 3-7

9780688068196 Beverly Cleary's Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show, hardcover library binding (HarperCollins, 1988), gr. 3-7

9780440401230 Beverly Cleary's Ramona: Behind the Scenes of a Television Show, paperback (Random House, 1988), gr. 3-7

-- an ALA Notable Children's Book

-- a Parenting Magazine's Reading Magic Award

9780786801473 Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, hardcover (Hyperion, 1998), gr. 3-7

9780786821204 Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, hardcover (Hyperion, 1998), gr. 3-7

9780788709012 Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope, audio (Recorded Books, Inc.), gr. 3-7

-- National Science Teachers Association's 1999 Outstanding Trade Book for Children

-- 1999 American Institute of Physics Award

9780689821059 Friends, hardcover (Simon & Schuster, 2000), gr. K-3

9780688115760 Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1993), gr. 3-7

9780688115753 Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1993), gr. 3-7

-- National Christian Schools Association's 1997 Lamplighter Classic Award

9780688124779 Movie Magic: Behind the Scenes with Special Effects, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1995), gr. 3-7

9780788706059 Movie Magic: Behind the Scenes with Special Effects, audio (Recorded Books, Inc.), gr. 3-7

9780688081775 Safe in the Spotlight: The Dawn Animal Agency and the Sanctuary for Animals, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1991), gr. 3-7

9780688081782 Safe in the Spotlight: The Dawn Animal Agency and the Sanctuary for Animals, hardcover (HarperCollins, 1991), gr. 3-7

9780689803475 Twins! hardcover (Simon & Schuster, 1998), gr. K-3

03/03/09