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Useful Websites

• Interactive Poetry from ETTC. Create poetry by filling in the blanks.
• Kids Space from the Internet Public Library Free. Features Reference, Science Fair help, Author Pages, Story Hour, U.S. Presidents, Arts & Crafts, Games, and much more.
• American Memory Primary source materials from the Library of Congress in many forms: documents, photographs, films, maps, audio files, and more.
• Today in History from the Library of Congress.
• On This Day Highlights in history from the New York Times learning network.

January Highlights of the Month
[Science Fair] [Poetry] [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Preparing for the Science Fair

Check the Washington School Special Events for details about the Science Fair and for science project suggestions.

Books for Science Experiments

• Science Fair help and ideas from the Internet Public Library free website.
• Bet you Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You by Vicki Cobb and Kathy Darling, illustrated by Stella Ormai. (507 COB)Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text.
• 100 Science Experiments with Paper by Steven W. Moje. (507.8 MOJ) Describes how to perform 100 experiments with paper and other materials easily found in the home, exploring such topics as air, chemistry, electricity, magnetism, hear light, inertia, sound, and water.
• Science Fair Book by Janice VanCleave: (507.8 VAN)
  • 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird, and Fun Experiments
  • 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre and Incredible Experiments
  • 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping, and Bouncing Experiments
  • Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects
  • Play and Find Out About Nature (508.78)
  • Magnets (538 VAN)
  • Play and Find Out About Bugs (595.7 VAN)
• Simple Machines by Deborah Hodge ; photographs by Ray Boudreau. (621.8 HOD) Six simple machines: the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw and wedge. Thirteen hands-on act ivies encourage an exploration of simple machines and how they make work easier.
• Magic...Naturally! Science Entertainments and Amusements by Vicki Cobb (793.8 COB) Explains and demonstrates scientific principles by using them to create magic tricks.

Books about Martin Luther King, Jr.

• My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold (B KING)The author recounts the story of Martin Luther King in the form of her own dream.
• I Have a Dream Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., forward by Coretta Scott King with paintings by fifteen Coretta Scott King Award and Honor book artists. (305.896 KIN) Illustrations by the award winning artists depict scenes described in the speech and form a history of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Brian Collier. (B KING) Using quotes from King and collage illustrations, the book looks at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, explaining his work to bring about a peaceful end to segregation.
• Martin Luther King (B KING) Words by Rosemary Bray; Paintings by Malcah Zeldis

Books of Poetry

• Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems collected and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. (808.81 DEP) Includes poems by Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and others.
• If Not for the Cat Haiku by Jack Prelutsky with paintings by Ted Rand. (811.54 PRE)
• Winter Poems Selected by Barbara Rogasky, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. (811.008 ROG) The selection includes poems of ancient Japanese verse, Shakespeare, Ogden Nash, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg and Emily Dickinson.
• Insectopedia poems and painting by Douglas Florian. (811 FLO) Twenty-one short poems about such insects as the inchworm, termite, cricket, and daddy longlegs.
• Ride a Purple Pelican rhymes by Jack Prelutsky ; pictures by Garth Williams (811 PRE).
• I See the Rhythm (780 IGU) Combines prose poems by Toyomi Igus with paintings by Michele Wood to give an overview of African American music.
• Home Run: the Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Mike Wimmer. (B RUTH) A biography of Babe Ruth in poetic form.