More Online Resources:
- TMWA Academy: www.tmwaacademy.com
This brand new site has lots of information about water and the issues that surround it.
- Truckee Meadows Water Authority: www.tmh20.com
Explore the site and learn about the water cycle in the Truckee Meadows.
- Backyard Jungle: pbskids.org/backyardjungle
Science games, environmental education and more.
- Nevada Department of Wildlife: ndow.org/wild/animals/
Learn more about Nevada's wide variety of unique and interesting animals.
- The Nature Conservancy: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nevada/
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
- Recycle City: epa.gov/recyclecity/
Games! Activities! Facts! and Graphics! Learn more about recycling and get a clue where all that garbage goes!
- Just for Kids: www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/
University of Illinois Extension offering hands-on activities... just for kids!
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Books for Pre-k to 1st Grade:
- In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
- Bugs for Lunch by Margery Fackham
- Backyard Insects by Millicent Ellis Selsam
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti by Verna Aardema
- Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jieffers
- The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
- A Walk in the Rainforest by Kirsten Joy Pratt-Serafini
- In the Tree Tops by Marilyn Wooley
Books for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade:
- The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
- A Walk in the Rain Forest by Kirsten Joy Pratt-Serafini
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti by Verna Aardema
- Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers
- Bugs for Lunch by Margery Fackham
- Desert Giant by Barbara Bash
- Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber and Holly Keller
- Johnny Appleseed by Eva Moore
- Alejandro's Gift by Richard E. Albert
- It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debbie Buchanan
- My First Green Book: A Life Size Guide to Caring For your Environment by Angela Wilkes
- Water, Water Everywhere by Mark J. Rauzon & Cynthia Overbeck Bix
- Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Books for 2nd Grade to 4th Grade:
- Animal Homes by Ann O'Squire
- Recycle by Gail Gibbons
- 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth by Earthworks Group
- Magic School Bus At the Water Works by Lucy Baker
- Magic School Bus All Dried Up by Lucy Baker
- Magic School Bus Wet All Over by Lucy Baker
- Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
- A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry
Books for 4th Grade to 6th Grade:
- Endangered Animals by Lynn M. Stone
- Last Chance To See by Douglas Adams
- One Day In The Tropical Rain Forest by Jean Craighead George
- Conservation by Christine Peterson
- Life in the Desert by Lucy Baker
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