Monday, January 22, 2007

Book Recommendations

I took the advice of the english teacher in my school and made up a list of 6 books that students could purchase at a discount from Barnes & Noble. I ordered extra copies that students could borrow. Here's the list:


The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees: And Other Mysteries in Tropical Nature

172 pages, a collection of mysteries in Nature. Young adult audience.

Susan E. Quinlan, Susan E. Quinlan (Illustrator)

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 1563979020


An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

192 pages, written for young adult readers.

Jim Murphy

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0395776082


Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science

86 pages, young adult audience.

John Fleischman

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 0618494782


Great Mythconceptions: The Science Behind the Myths

224 pages, large type and illustrations. Young adult audience.

Karl Kruszelnicki, Adam Yazxhi (Illustrator)

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 0740753649


Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

304 pages, adult themes – not for the faint of heart.

Mary Roach

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 0393324826


Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story

418 pages, a real suspense-filled true story of a nearly disastrous biological accident at a government laboratory.

Richard Preston

Format: Mass Market Paperback

ISBN: 0385479565


And here's the
Order Form that I used.

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