Best Books for Junior High and High School Readers 2005

150 Psychology

The Oxford Companion to the Mind. Gregory, Richard L. (Ed.). (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2004. 1024pp. $75.00. ISBN 0-19-866224-6. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Your Memory: A User's Guide. Baddeley, Alan. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2005. 288pp. $24.95. C2004-902546-5. ISBN 1-55297-985-7. Index; C.I.P.

260 Religion and Science

Science and Religion, 1450-1900: From Copernicus to Darwin. Olson, Richard G. (Illus.) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. 292pp. 2004047501. ISBN 0-313-32694-0. Index; C.I.P.

300 Social Sciences, Anthropology

Cities. Bowden, Rob. (Illus.; from the Sustainable World Series.) San Diego: Kidhaven Press, 2004. 48pp. $23.70. ISBN 0-7377-1901-X. Glossary; Index.

Energy. ISBN 0-7377-1897-8.
Environments. ISBN 0-7377-1898-6.
Waste. ISBN 0-7377-1902-8.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Diamond, Jared. (Illus.) NY: Viking, 2005. 512pp. $29.95. ISBN 0-670-03337-5. Index; C.I.P.

Human Nature: A Blueprint for Managing the Earth -- by People, for People. Trefil, James. NY: Henry Holt, 2004. 250pp. $26.00. 2003067548. ISBN 0-8050-7248-9. Index; C.I.P.

People Person: The Story of Sociologist Marta Tienda. O'Connell, Diane. (Illus.; from the Women's Adventures in Science Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2005. 128pp $31.00. 200500825. ISBN 0-531-16781-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

330 Energy, Environment, Natural Resources

Endangered Oceans: Opposing Viewpoints. Gerdes, Louise I. (Ed.). (Illus.; from the Opposing Viewpoints Series.) San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. 220pp. $33.70. 2003054015. ISBN 0-7377-2274-6. Index; C.I.P.

Endangered Planet. Burnie, David. (Illus.; from the Kingfisher Knowledge Series.) Boston: Kingfisher, 2004. 64pp. $11.95. 2004000478. ISBN 0-7534-5776-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Apes. Turner, Pamela S. (Illus.; from the Scientists in the Field Series.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 64pp. $17.00. 2004009213. ISBN 0-618-44555-2. Index; C.I.P.

Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures. Brown, Lester R. (Illus.) NY: Norton, 2005. 240pp. $15.95. ISBN 0-393-32725-6. Index; C.I.P.

370 Education

The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference. Environmental Careers Organization. (Illus.) Washington, DC: Island Press, 2005. 400pp. $34.95. 2004014493. ISBN 1559639660. Index; C.I.P.

500 Pure Science

The American Heritage Science Dictionary. Editors of American Heritage Dictionaries. (Illus.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. viii+695pp. $19.95. 200419696. ISBN 0-618-45504-3. C.I.P.

Before Darwin: Reconciling God and Nature. Thomson, Keith. (Illus.) New Haven, CT: Yale, 2005. 312pp. $27.00. 2004117193. ISBN 0-300-10793-5. Index; C.I.P.

Curious Minds: Twenty-seven Scientists Describe What Inspired Them to Choose Their Paths. Brockman, John (Ed.). NY: Pantheon Books, 2004. 256pp. $23.95. ISBN 0-375-42291-9.

How to Write Science to Learn, Second Edition. Tierney, Bob, with John Dorroh. (Illus.) Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, 2005. 32pp. $12.95. ISBN 0-87355-246-6.

Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves. Riley, Laura and William. (Illus.) Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 2005. 672pp. $49.50. ISBN 0-691-12219-9. Index; C.I.P.

A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit. Lightman, Alan. NY: Pantheon Books, 2005. 212pp. $23.00. 2004052052. ISBN 0-375-42320-6. C.I.P.

Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe. Lederman, Leon M., and Christopher T. Hill. (Illus.) Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2004. 363pp. $29.00. 2004008558. ISBN 1-59102-242-8. Index; C.I.P.

Talking Science. Hart-Davis, Adam. (Illus.) NY: Wiley, 2005. 280pp. $24.95. ISBN 0470093021.

510 Mathematics

Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures. Wainer, Howard. (Illus.) Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 2005. 192pp. $29.95. 2003066083. ISBN 0-691-10301-1. Index; C.I.P.

Musings of the Masters: An Anthology of Mathematical Reflections. Ayoub, Raymond G., (Ed.). (Illus.) Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 2004. 278pp. ISBN 0-88385-549-6. Index.

Reality Conditions: Short Mathematical Fiction. Kasman, Alex. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 2005. 245pp. $37.50. ISBN0-88385-552-6.

520 Astronomy

Astronomical Enigmas: Life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem and Other Milky Way Mysteries. Kidger, Mark. (Illus.) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 2005. 256pp. $29.95. 2004008937. ISBN 0-8018-8026-2. Index; C.I.P.

Beyond Jupiter: The Story of Planetary Astronomer Heidi Hammel. Bortz, Fred. (Illus.; from the Women's Adventures in Science Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2005. 128pp. $31.00. 2005000778. ISBN 0-531-16775-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Big Bang! The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular. DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami. (Illus. by Michael Carroll.) Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2005. 32pp. $16.95. 2004010085. ISBN 1-57091-618-7. Glossary; C.I.P.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Sun. Pasachoff, Jay M. (Illus.) NY: Penguin Group, 2004.xviii+350pp. $18.95. ISBN 1-59257-074-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

The Firefly Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Murdin, Paul, and Margaret Penston (Eds.). (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. 464pp. $59.95. ISBN 1-55297-797-8.

Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars. Upgren, Arthur. (Illus.) New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers, 2005. 198pp. $24.95. 2004007533. ISBN 0-8135-3512-3. Index; C.I.P.

Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources. Wingo, Dennis. (Illus.) Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books, 2004. 264pp. $24.95. ISBN 1-894959-10-8.

The Universe and Beyond. Dickinson, Terence. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2005. 180pp. $45.00. ISBN 1-55297-937-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

530 Physical Sciences

Bicycle Science Projects: Physics on Wheels. Gardner, Robert. (Illus.; from the Science Fair Success Series.) Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2004. 112pp. $19.95. 2003026961. ISBN 0-7660-1630-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Chemistry Science Fair Projects Using French Fries, Gumdrops, Soap, and Other Organic Stuff. Gardner, Robert. (Illus.; from the Chemistry! Best Science Projects.) Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2004. 128pp. $26.60. 2004001465. ISBN 0-7660-2211-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

The Day Without Yesterday: Lemaitre, Einstein, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology. Farrell, John. (Illus.) NY: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005. 256pp. $24.00. ISBN 1-56025-660-5.

A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Up. Laughlin, Robert. NY: Basic Books, 2005. 165pp. $26.00. ISBN 0-465-03828-X.

The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born, the Nobel Physicist Who Ignited the Quantum Revolution. Greenspan, Nancy Thorndike. (Illus.) NY: Basic Books, 2005. 384pp. $26.95. ISBN 0-7382-0693-8. Index; C.I.P.

Fully Charged: Electricity. Parker, Steve. (Illus.; from the Everyday Science Series.) Westport, CT: Heinemann, 2004. 56pp. $21.95. 2003014779. ISBN 1-4034-4813-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Making Waves: Sound. Parker, Steve. 2003014788. ISBN 1-4034-4814-0.
Opposites Attract: Magnetism. Parker, Steve. 2003014787. ISBN 1-4034-4815-9.
Seeing Things: Light. Fullick, Ann. 2003014786. ISBN 1-4034-4816-7.
Turning Up the Heat: Energy. Fullick Ann. 2003014850. ISBN 1-4034-4817-5.
Under Pressure: Forces. Fullick, Ann. 2003014851. ISBN 1-4034-4818-3.

The Neutrino. Bortz, Fred. (Illus.; from the Library of Subatomic Particle Series.) NY: Rosen, 2004. 64pp. $26.50. 2003015112. ISBN 0-8239-4529-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH, YA, T, GA Vol. 41 No. 3 p. 110]

The Neutron. 2003013096. ISBN 0-8239-4530-8.
The Photon. 2003009181. ISBN 0-8239-4531-6.
The Proton. 2003013107. ISBN 0-8239-4532-4.
The Quark. 2003014300. ISBN 0-8239-4533-2.

The Newtonian Moment: Isaac Newton and the Making of Modern Culture. Feingold, Mordechai. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2004. 218pp. $45.00. ISBN 0-19-517735-5. Index; C.I.P.

Stephen Hawking: Breaking the Boundaries of Time. Bankston, John. (Illus.; from the Great Minds of Science Series.) Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2004. 128pp. $26.60. 2004009193. ISBN 0-7660-2281-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

540 Chemistry

The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry. Gonick, Larry, and Craig Criddle. (Illus.) NY: HarperCollins, 2005. 256pp. $16.95. ISBN 0-06-093677-0. Index.

Iodine. Gray, Leon. (Illus.; from the Elements Series.) Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books, 2004. 32pp. $17.95. ISBN 0-7614-1812-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [JH Vol. 41 No. 2 p. 70]

Manganese. Beatty, Richard. ISBN 0-7614-1813-X.
Mercury. Watt, Susan. ISBN 0-7614-1814-8.
Nickel. Sparrow, Giles. ISBN 0-7614-1811-3.

Robert Boyle: Pioneer of Experimental Chemistry. Gow, Mary. (Illus.; from the Great Minds of Science Series.) Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2005. 128pp. $26.60. 2004009194. ISBN 0-7660-2501-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

550 Earth Sciences

Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future. Cox, John D. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2005. vii+215pp. $27.95. 2005002387. ISBN 0-309-09312-0. Index; C.I.P.

Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide. Hough, Susan Elizabeth. (Illus.) Missoula, MT: Mountain Press, 2004. viii+264pp. $18.00. 2004003172. ISBN 0-87842-495-4. Index; C.I.P.

Fitzroy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast. Gribbin, John and Mary. (Illus.) New Haven, CT: Yale, 2004. 352pp. $35.00. 2004102216. ISBN 0-300-10361-1. Index; C.I.P.

Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Wilson, Wendell E., and Joel A Bartsch, with Mark Mauthner. (Illus.) NY: Abrams, 2004. 264pp. $75.00. ISBN 0-8109-6751-0. Index.

Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth. Bjornerud, Marcia. Boulder, CO: Westview, 2005. 256pp. $26.00. ISBN 0-8133-4249-X. Glossary; C.I.P.

Skywatch West: The Complete Weather Guide, Revised Edition. Keen, Richard A. (Illus.) Golden, CO: Fulcrum, 2004. xv+262pp. $24.95. 2003020282. ISBN1-55591-297-4. Index; C.I.P.

Weather Science Fair Projects: Using Sunlight, Rainbows, Ice Cubes, and More. Gardner, Robert. (Illus.; from the Earth Science! Best Science Projects Series.) Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2005. 128pp. $26.60. 2004015722. ISBN 0-7660-2361-3. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Weather: A Visual Guide. Buckley, Bruce, Edward J. Hopkins, and Richard Whitaker. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. 304pp. $29.95. C2004-900137-X. ISBN 1-55297-957-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

570 Life Sciences

Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction. Scott, Eugenie C., with a foreword by Niles Eldredge. (Ilus.) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. xxiv+272pp. $49.95. 2004044214. ISBN 0-313-32122-1. Index; C.I.P.

Genetics. Johnson, Rebecca L. (Illus.; from the Great Ideas of Science Series.) NY: Twenty-First Century Books, 2005. 80pp. $27.93. 2004028212. ISBN 0-8225-2910-6. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Prairie: A Natural History. Savage, Candace. (Photographs by James Page; Illustrations by Joan Williams.) Vancouver, BC: Greystone, 2004. xi+308pp. $40.00. 2004040623. ISBN 1-55054-985-5. Index; C.I.P.

Revenge of the Microbes: How Bacterial Resistance Is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle. Salyers, Abigail A., and Dixie D. Whitt. (Illus.) Washington, DC: ASM Press, 2005. 198pp. $29.95. 2005002847. ISBN 1-55581-298-8. Index; C.I.P.

590 Zoological Sciences

Animals and Their Mates: How Animals Attract, Fight for and Protect Each Other. Hickman, Pamela. (Illus. by Pat Stephens.) Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2004. 40pp. $10.95. c2003-905442-X. ISBN 1-55337-545-9. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Astonishing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit. Flannery, Tim, and Peter Schouten. (Illus.) NY: Atlantic Monthly, 2004. xvii+206pp. $29.95. 2004051712. ISBN 0-87113-875-1. Index; C.I.P.

The Bird Almanac: A Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds. Bird, David M. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. 480pp. $22.95. ISBN 1-55297-925-3. Index.

Birds. Dubois, Philippe J., and Valerie Guidoux. (Photographs by Gilles Marin and drawings by Jen Chevallier.) NY: Abrams, 2005. 70pp. $18.95. 200402214. ISBN 0-8109-5878-3. Glossary; C.I.P.

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife. Leahy, Chirstopher W. (Illus. by Gordon Morrison.) Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 2004. 960pp. $39.50. 2003066383. ISBN 0691092974. C.I.P.

Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide. Cech, Rick, and Guy Tudor. (Illus.) Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 2005. 360pp. $49.50. 2004054130. ISBN 0-691-09055-6. Index; C.I.P.

Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone. Smith, Douglas W., and Gary Ferguson. (Illus.) NY: Lyon Press, 2005. xiii+212pp. $23.95. ISBN 1-59228-700-X. Index.

Elephant Rescue. Morgan, Jody. (Illus.; from the Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Series.) NY: Firefly Books, 2005. 64pp. $19.95. C2003-906070-5. ISBN 1-55297-595-9. Index; C.I.P.

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Volumes 1-3. Bekoff, Marc (Ed.), with a foreword by Jane Goodall. (Illus.) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005. ~1300pp. $349.95. ISBN 0-313-32745-9 (set). Index. C.I.P.

The Encyclopedia of Deer: Your Guide to the World's Deer Species, Including Whitetails, Mule Deer, Caribou, Elk, Moose, and More. Rue, Leonard Lee. (Photographs by the author.) Stillwater, MN: Voyageur, 2004. 160pp. $35.00. 2003018646. ISBN 0-89658-590-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Capinera, John L., Ralph D. Scott, and Thomas J. Walker. (Illus.) Ithaca, NY: Cornell, 2005. ix+279pp. $29.95. 2004010727. ISBN 0-8014-8948-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Fish: Carp, Minnows, and Allies. Dawes, John. (Illus.; from the World of Animals Series.) Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2005. 128pp. ISBN 0-7172-5905-6 (set, 10 volumes). Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Fish: Catfish.
Fish: Cod, Herring and Allies.
Fish: Piranhas, Guppies, and Allies.
Fish: Primitive Fish.
Fish: Rays, Chimaeras, and Eels.
Fish: Salmon, Trout, and Allies.
Fish: Sharks.
Fish: Spiny-Finned Fish 1.
Fish: Spiny-Finned Fish 2.

Gorilla Mountain: The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy Vedder. Ebersole, Rene. (Illus.; from the Women's Adventures in Science Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2005. 128pp. $31.00. 2005000823. ISBN 0-531-16779-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Gallagher, Tim. (Illus.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 288pp. $25.00. 2005042792. ISBN 0-618-45693-7. Index; C.I.P.

Gray Whales. Becker, John E. (Illus.; from the Returning Wildlife Series.) San Diego: Kidhaven Press, 2005. 48pp. $23.70. 2004002669. ISBN 0-7377-2293-2. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges. Thompson, Bill, III, and the editors of Bird Watcher's Digest. (Illus.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 416pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-618-51469-4. Glossary; Index.

Incredible Amphibians. Townsend, John. (Illus.; from the Incredible Creatures Series.) Chicago: Raintree, 2005. 56pp. $31.36. 2003020102. ISBN 1-4109-0525-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P. [EA-YA Vol. 41 No. 2 p. 73]

Incredible Arachnids. 2003019318. ISBN 1-4109-0526-8.
Incredible Birds. 2004008848. ISBN 1-4109-0527-6.
Incredible Fish. 2003015747. ISBN 1-4109-0529-2.
Incredible Insects. 2003020103. ISBN 1-4109-0530-6.
Incredible Mammals. 2003020292. ISBN 1-4109-0531-4.
Incredible Mollusks. 2004008849. ISBN 1-4109-0528-4.
Incredible Reptiles. 2003020294. ISBN 1-4109-0532-2.

John James Audubon: The Making of an American. Rhodes, Richard. (Illus.) NY: Knopf, 2004. x+514pp. $30.00. 2003069489. ISBN 0-375-41412-6. Index; C.I.P.

The Last Monarch Butterfly: Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World. Schappert, Phil. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. xiii+114pp. $19.95. ISBN 1-55297-969-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation. Spotila, James R. (Illus.) Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 2004. x+228pp. $24.95. 2004008935. ISBN 0-8018-8007-6. Index; C.I.P.

The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong. Kroodsma, Donald. (Illus.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 496pp. $28.00. ISBN 0-618-40568-2.

Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee. Ellis, Hattie. (Illus.) NY: Harmony, 2005. 256pp. $23.00. 2004004116. ISBN 1-4000-5405-2. Index; C.I.P.

Whale Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife. Hoyt, Erich. (Illus.; from the Firefly Animal Rescue Series.) NY: Firefly Books, 2005. 64pp. $19.95. C2004-906071-6. ISBN 1-55297-601-7. Index; C.I.P.

Winging It: A Beginner's Guide to Birds of the Southwest. Coulter, Catherine, Cynthia Coutler, James Coutler, and Vivian Coutler. (Illus. by Jennifer Owings Dewey.) Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, 2004. 128pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-8263-3068-1. Index; C.I.P.

610 Medical Sciences, Psychiatry

Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service. McKenna, Maryn. NY: Free Press, 2004. xi+306pp. $26.00. 2004053214. ISBN 0-7432-5132-6. Index; C.I.P.

Gene Therapy. Naff, Clay Farris (Ed.). (Illus.; from the Exploring Science and Medical Discoveries.) San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. 224pp. $34.95. 2003062482. ISBN 0-7377-1967-2. Index; C.I.P.

Invisible Enemies: Stories of Infectious Disease. Farrell, Jeanette. (Illus.) NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. 272pp. $18.00. 2004057668. ISBN 0-374-33607-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness. El-Hai, Jack. NY: Wiley, 2005. 362pp. $27.95. 2004014946. ISBN 0-471-23292-0. Index; C.I.P.

Microbe: Are We Ready for the Next Plague? Zelicoff, Alan P., and Michael Bellomo. NY: American Management Association, 2005. 274pp. $23.00. 2005007352. ISBN 0-8144-0865-6. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Photographic Atlas of the Body. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2005. 288pp. $49.95. C2004-903053-1. ISBN 1-55297-073-3. Index; C.I.P.

The Proteus Effect: Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine. Parson, Ann B. (Illus) Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2004. vii+301pp. $24.95. 2004013757. ISBN 0-309-08988-3. Index; C.I.P.

620 Engineering

109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos. Conant, Jennet. (Illus.) NY: Simon & Schuster, 2005. xviii+425pp. $26.95. 2005042497. ISBN 0-7432-5007-9. Index; C.I.P.

Alan Shepard: The First American in Space. Orr, Tamra R. (Illus; from the Library of Astronaut Biographies.) NY: Rosen, 2004. 112pp. $29.95. 2003010703. ISBN 0-8239-4455-7. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Buzz Aldrin: The Pilot of the First Moon Landing. Casil, Amy Sterling. 2003010704. ISBN 0-8239-4456-5.
Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space. Paige, Joy. 2003010700. ISBN 0-8239-4457-3.
Gus Grissom: The Tragedy of Apollo 1. Greenberger, Robert. 2003011980. ISBN 0-8239-4458-1.
James Lovell: The Rescue of Apollo 13. Goldberg, Jan. 2003014303. ISBN 0-8239-4459-X.
John Glenn: The First American in Orbit and His Return to Space. Kupperberg, Paul. 2003011978. ISBN 0-8239-4460-3.
Neil Armstrong: The First Man on the Moon. Byers, Ann. 2003014301. ISBN 0-8239-4461-1.
Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space. Orr, Tamra. 2003014302. ISBN 0-8239-4462-X.

e.guides Space Travel. Graham, Ian. (Illus.; from the DK/Google e.guides Series.) NY: DK Publishing, 2004. 96pp. $17.99. ISBN 0-7566-0533-4. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites. Bille, Matt, and Erika Lishock, with a foreword by James A. Van Allen. (Illus.) College Station, TX: Texas A&M, 2004. 214pp. $24.95. ISBN 1-58544-374-3. Index.

How NASA Learned to Fly In Space: An Exciting Account of the Gemini Missions. Harland, David M. (Illus.; from the Space Series.) Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books, 2004. 288pp. $25.95. ISBN 1-894959-07-8.

The Light Bulb. Matthews, John R. (Illus.; from the Inventions That Shaped the World Series.) Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2005. 80pp. $29.50. 2004001673. ISBN 0-531-12334-0. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology. Hall, J. Storrs, with a foreword by Eric Drexler. (Illus.) Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2005. 333pp. $28.00. 2005001789. ISBN 1-59102-287-8. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Robotics. Domaine, Helena. (Illus.; from the Cool Science Series.) Minneapolis: Lerner, 2005. 48pp. $25.26. 2004013938. ISBN 0-8225-2112-1. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond. Conrad, Nancy, and Howard A. Klausner, with an introduction by Buzz Aldrin. NY: Penguin Group, 2005. xiv+301pp. $24.95. 2004030189. ISBN 0-451-21509-5. Index; C.I.P.

Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology. Van Riper, A. Bowdoin. (Illus.; from the Greenwood Technologies Series.) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. 176pp.$45.00. 2004053045. ISBN 0-313-32795-5. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

Space Stations. Barter, James. (Illus.; from the Lucent Library of Science and Technology Series.) San Diego: Lucent Books, 2005. 112pp. ISBN 1-59018-106-9. Index; C.I.P.

Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs. Chaikin, Andrew, with a foreword by Captain James A. Lovell. (Photographs.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. 256ppp. $24.95. C2004-902157-5. ISBN 1-55297-987-3. Index; C.I.P.

Virtual LM: A Pictorial Essay of the Engineering and Construction of the Apollo Lunar Module. Sullivan, Scott P. (Illus.) Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books, 2005. 250pp. $29.95. SBN 1-894959-14-0.

630 Agriculture

A Cow's Life: The Surprising History of Cattle and How Black Angus Came to Be Home on the Range. Montgomery, M.R. NY: Walker & Company, 2004. viii+264pp. 25.00. 2004043073. ISBN 0-8027-1414-5. Index; C.I.P.

Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect That Shaped the American Frontier. Lockwood, Jeffrey A. (Illus.) NY: Basic Books, 2004. xiii+294pp. $25.00. 2003025538. ISBN 0-7382-0894-9. Index; C.I.P.

The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands. Collard, Sneed B. (Photographs by the author.; from the Scientists in the Field Series.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 74pp. $17.00. 2004013201. ISBN 0-618-39687-X. Glossary; Index; C.I.P.

640 Nutrition, Home Economics

Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods. Fedoroff, Nina, and Nancy Marie Brown. (Illus.) Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press, 2004. 365pp. $24.95. 2004014040. ISBN 0-309-09205-1. Index; C.I.P.

800 Literature

A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology, Second Edition. Knisely, Karin. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer, 2005. 240pp. $13.95. 2004025038. ISBN 0-7167-6709-0. Index; C.I.P.

900 General Geography and History

The Last Imaginary Place: A Human History of the Arctic World. McGhee, Robert. (Illus.) NY: Oxford, 2005. 296pp. $30.00. 2004066296. ISBN 0-19-518368-1. Index; C.I.P.

910 Geography, Travel

Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Spelling Bee. Wojtanik, Andrew. (Illus.) Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2005. 384pp. $28.90. ISBN 0-7922-7981-6.

Earth From Space: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Johnston, Andrew K. (Illus.) NY: Firefly Books, 2004. 272pp. $49.95. C2004-902808-1. ISBN 1-55297-820-6. Index; C.I.P.