Educational Resources Collection

ERC Home	Catalog	Databases	Periodicals	Websites	Merrimack Education Programs

June 2008 Acquisitions

Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |  History |  Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |  Social Sciences | Political Science & Law | Education |  Music & Fine Arts | Language & Literature | Science |  Medicine | Agriculture | Technology Media

Click on the titles below to search the catalog

Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

• Favorite Greek myths
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] BL782 .O86 1989
• Life in a Greek temple
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] BL795.S47 S58 2005
• Hinduism
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BL1203 .P46 2008
• Sikhism
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BL2018 .P46 2008
• Judaism
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BM573 .P46 2001
• Islam
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BP161.2 .P46 2008
• Buddhism
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BQ4032 .P47 2008
• Christianity
  Penney, Sue.
  [ERC] BR125.5 .P46 2001

Top

History

• Knights and castles : a nonfiction companion to The Knight at dawn
  Osborne, Will.
  [ERC] CR4529.E85 O84 2000
• The knight at dawn
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] CR4529.E85 O84 2000
• Life in a Greek trading port
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DF107 .S58 2005
• Life in ancient Athens
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DF275 .S58 2005
• Life in a Roman villa
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DG63 .S57 2005
• Ancient Rome and Pompeii : a nonfiction companion to Vacation under the volcano
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] DG77 .O77 2006
• Vacation under the volcano
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] DG77 .O77 2006
• Life in a Roman town
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DG78 .S49 2005
• Life on a Viking ship
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DL65 .S52 2005
• Life in a Viking town
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DL65 .S53 2005
• Life in an Egyptian town
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DT61 .S6447 2005
• Mummies and pyramids
  Osborne, Will.
  [ERC] DT62.M7 O67 2000
• Life in an Egyptian workers' village
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] DT73.D47 S58 2005
• America in the time of Columbus : from earliest times to 1590
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E18.7 .I83 1998
• Life in a Sioux village
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E97.D1 I78 2001
• Life on the Trail of Tears
  Fischer, Laura, 1977-
  [ERC] E99.C5 F57 2003
• Life in a Hopi village
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E99.H7 I73 2001
• Life in a colonial town
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E162 .I83 2001
• Life in America's first cities
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E164 .I83 2000
• Life on a pioneer homestead
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E179.5 .I83 2001
• Don't Know Much About the 50 States
  Davis, Kenneth C.
  [ERC] E180 .D38 2000
• America in the time of George Washington : 1747 to 1803
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E208 .I63 1998
• America in the time of Lewis and Clark : 1801 to 1850
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E301 .I87 1998
• America in the time of Abraham Lincoln : 1815 to 1869
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E338 .I63 2000
• America in the time of Sitting Bull : 1840 to 1890
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E415.7 .I76 2000
• America in the time of Susan B. Anthony : 1845 to 1928
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E415.7 .I77 2000
• Life on the Underground Railroad
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E450 .I8 2002
• Freedom river
  Rappaport, Doreen.
  [ERC] E450 .R37 2008
• America in the time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt : the story of our nation from coast to coast, from 1929 to 1948
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E806 .I75 2000
• America in the time of Martin Luther King, Jr. : 1948 to 1976
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] E839 .I83 2000
• Thanksgiving on Thursday
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] F68 .O83 2005
• Pilgrims : a nonfiction companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] F68 .O83 2005
• Life in colonial Boston
  Gillis, Jennifer Blizin, 1950-
  [ERC] F73.4 .G54 2003
• Life in a New England mill town
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F74.L9 I86 2003
• Life in New Amsterdam
  Fischer, Laura, 1977-
  [ERC] F128.4 .F57 2003
• Life on the Lower East Side
  Gillis, Jennifer Blizin, 1950-
  [ERC] F128.68.L6 G55 2003
• Life in St. Augustine
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F319.S2 I83 2003
• Life on a southern plantation
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F341.3 .I83 2001
• Life in a Mississippi River town
  Fischer, Laura, 1977-
  [ERC] F353 .F54 2003
• Life at the Alamo
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F394.S2118 A434 2003
• Life in the Dust Bowl
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F595 .I83 2002
• Life on the Oregon Trail
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F597 .I77 2001
• Life in a California mission
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F864 .I83 2002
• Life in San Francisco's Chinatown
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] F869.S39 C535 2003
• Life in New France
  Gillis, Jennifer Blizin, 1950-
  [ERC] F1030 .G47 2003

Top

Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

• Rivers and streams
  Mayer, Cassie.
  [ERC] GB1203.8 .M39 2008
• Lakes and ponds
  Mayer, Cassie.
  [ERC] GB1603.8 .M39 2008
• Oceans and seas
  Mayer, Cassie.
  [ERC] GC21.5 .M39 2008
• Our Planet : change is possible
  Anderson, Tom, 1970-
  [ERC] GE195 .A53 2008
• Life on a medieval manor
  Cels, Marc.
  [ERC] GT3550 .C412 2005
• Life in a medieval castle
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] GT3550 .S48 2005
• A medieval feast
  Aliki.
  [ERC] GT3933 .A54 1983
• Ancient Greece and the Olympics : a nonfiction companion to Hour of the Olympics
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] GV23 .O73 2004
• Hour of the Olympics
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] GV23 .O73 2004
• Dynamic physical education for elementary school children
  Pangrazi, Robert P.
  [ERC] GV443 .P344 2004
• Gymnastics events
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV461.3 .P345 2008
• Cycling, shooting, and show jumping
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV721.53 .P34 2008
• Rowing, sailing, and other sports on the water
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV770.5 . P354 2008
• Swimming, diving, and other water sports
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV837.6 .P235 2008
• Basketball, soccer, and other ball games
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV885.1 .P34 2008
• Sprints, hurdles, and other track events
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV1060.55 .P34 2008
• Decathlon, high jump, and other field events
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV1060.79 .P34 2008
• Martial arts, boxing, and other combat sports
  Page, Jason.
  [ERC] GV1101.35 .P34 2008

Top

Social Sciences

• Canals
  Mayer, Cassie.
  [ERC] HE526 .M39 2008
• Helen Keller : her life in pictures
  Sullivan, George, 1927-
  [ERC] HV1624.K4 S853 2007

Top

Political Science & Law

• Life at Ellis Island
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] JV6484 .I73 2002

Top

Education

• Teaching in elementary and secondary classrooms : building a learning community
  Lemlech, Johanna Kasin.
  [ERC] LB1555 .L435 2004
• Literacy centers
  [ERC] LB1576 .A612
• Literacy centers
  [ERC] LB1576 .A612
• Inside secrets of finding a teaching job : the most effective search methods for both new and experienced educators
  Warner, Jack, 1935-
  [ERC] LB1780 .W37 2003
• Learning disabilities : characteristics, identification, and teaching strategies
  Bender, William N.
  [ERC] LC4705 .B46 2004
• Learners with mild disabilities : a characteristics approach
  Raymond, Eileen B.
  [ERC] LC4705 .R39 2004
• Dyslexia : action plans for successful learning, a practical guide to learning disabilities
  Hannell, Glynis.
  [ERC] LC4708 .H35 2004

Top

Music & Fine Arts

• Using color
  Thomas, Isabel, 1980-
  [ERC] N7432.7 .T48 2005
• Sculpting
  Thomas, Isabel, 1980-
  [ERC] NB1170 .T47 2005
• Drawing
  Thomas, Isabel, 1980-
  [ERC] NC655 .T427 2005
• Wild animals
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC780 .W35 2006
• Dinosaurs
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC780.5 .W35 2006
• Sea creatures
  Peterson, Tiffany.
  [ERC] NC781 .P47 2008
• Woodland animals
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC783.8.F67 W35 2006
• Aircraft
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC825.A4 W35 2006
• Cars
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC825 .A8 W35 2006
• Watercraft
  Peterson, Tiffany.
  [ERC] NC825.B6 P47 2008
• Space vehicles
  Walsh, Patricia, 1951-
  [ERC] NC825.S58 W35 2006
• Sports stars
  Peterson, Tiffany.
  [ERC] NC825 .S62 P47 2003
• Painting
  Thomas, Isabel, 1980-
  [ERC] ND1146 .T48 2005

Top

Lanaguage & Literature

• Editing skills for grade 4
  [ERC] PN162 .E34 2006
• Reader's theater : setting the stage for fluency, Grades 6-8
  Cahill, Bryon.
  [ERC] PN2081 .R4
• Reader's theater : setting the stage for fluency, Grades 4-5
  Ball, Jacqueline A.
  [ERC] PN2081 .R4
• A student's guide to William Shakespeare
  Mittelstaedt, Walt.
  [ERC] PR2895 .M63 2005
• A student's guide to George Orwell
  Means, Andrew L.
  [ERC] PR6029.R8 Z7355 2005
• America at war
  [ERC] PS595.W36 A45 2008
• A student's guide to Herman Melville
  Diorio, Mary Ann L.
  [ERC] PS2387 .D56 2006
• A student's guide to Edgar Allan Poe
  McArthur, Debra.
  [ERC] PS2631 .M38 2006
• A student's guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald
  Weisbrod, Eva.
  [ERC] PS3511.I9 Z914 2004
• A student's guide to Robert Frost
  Kirk, Connie Ann.
  [ERC] PS3511.R94 Z7619 2006
• A student's guide to Ernest Hemingway
  Pingelton, Timothy J.
  [ERC] PS3515.E37 Z75415 2005
• A student's guide to Jack London
  Buckwalter, Stephanie.
  [ERC] PS3523.O46 Z614 2008
• A student's guide to Arthur Miller
  Dunkleberger, Amy.
  [ERC] PS3525.I5156 Z627 2005
• A student's guide to Tennessee Williams
  Hermann, Spring.
  [ERC] PS3545.I5365 Z677 2008
• The World's Greatest : poems
  Lewis, J. Patrick.
  [ERC] PS3562.E9465 W47 2008
• A student's guide to Toni Morrison
  Crayton, Lisa A.
  [ERC] PS3563.O8749 Z613 2006
• The word eater
  Amato, Mary.
  [ERC] PZ7.A49165 Wo 2000
• The journal of Jesse Smoke : a Cherokee boy
  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
  [ERC] PZ7.B82816 Jo 2001
• Henry's 100 days of kindergarten
  Carlson, Nancy L.
  [ERC] PZ7.C21665 Hd 2004
• Artemis Fowl [sound recording] : the eternity code
  Colfer, Eoin.
  [ERC] PZ7.C67714 Ar 2004
• Artemis Fowl [sound recording] : the opal deception
  Colfer, Eoin.
  [ERC] PZ7 .C67714 Ar 2005
• Airman
  Colfer, Eoin.
  [ERC] PZ7.C677475 Ai 2008
• Bird songs : a backwards counting book
  Franco, Betsy.
  [ERC] PZ7.F8475 Bi 2006
• Valley of the Moon : the diary of Maria Rosalia de Milagros
  Garland, Sherry.
  [ERC] PZ7.G18415 Val 2001
• The road to Paris
  Grimes, Nikki.
  [ERC] PZ7.G88429 Ro 2008
• A journey to the New World : the diary of Remember Patience Whipple
  Lasky, Kathryn.
  [ERC] PZ7.L3274 Jo 1996
• The journal of Jedediah Barstow, an emigrant on the Oregon Trail : Overland, 1845
  Levine, Ellen.
  [ERC] PZ7.L57833 Jo 2002
• Ever
  Levine, Gail Carson.
  [ERC] PZ7.L578345 Eve 2008
• Color me dark : the diary of Nellie Lee Love, the great migration North
  McKissack, Pat, 1944-
  [ERC] PZ7.M478693 Cm 2000
• The ant bully
  Nickle, John.
  [ERC] PZ7.N5584 An 2006

Top

Science

• Astronomy and space
  Halls, Kelly Milner, 1957-
  [ERC] Q182.3 .H35 2007
• Counting with Apollo
  Gregoire, Caroline.
  [ERC] QA113 .G72 2004
• Midnight on the moon
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QB46 .O76
• Space
  Osborne, Will.
  [ERC] QB46 .O76 2002
• Matter and energy
  Whitehouse, Patricia, 1958-
  [ERC] QC173.16 .W55 2008
• Global warming
  Royston, Angela.
  [ERC] QC981.8.G56 R69 2008
• Chemistry
  Rompella, Natalie.
  [ERC] QD38 .R73 2007
• Dinosaurs : a nonfiction companion to dinosaurs before dark
  Osborne, Will.
  [ERC] QE862.D5 O813 2000
• Dinosaurs before dark
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QE862.D5 O813 2000
• Oceans and rivers in danger
  Royston, Angela.
  [ERC] QH90.16 .R69 2008
• Ecosystems
  Rompella, Natalie.
  [ERC] QH541.24 .R66 2008
• Rain forests : a nonfiction companion to Afternoon on the Amazon
  Osborne, Will.
  [ERC] QH541.5.R27 O82 2001
• Afternoon on the Amazon
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QH541.5.R27 O82 2001
• Plants
  Whitehouse, Patricia, 1958-
  [ERC] QK52.6 .W48 2008
• From seed to sunflower
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QK495.C74 G36 2006
• From bean to bean plant
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QK495.L52 .G33 2006
• From seed to apple
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QK495.R78 G36 2006
• Disappearing wildlife
  Royston, Angela.
  [ERC] QL83 .R69 2008
• Forest animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL112 .G245 2003
• Rainforest animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL112 .G246 2003
• Mountain animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL113 .G25 2003
• Wetland animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL113.8 .G25 2003
• Desert animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL116 .G35 2003
• Cave animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL117 .G25 2003
• Sea animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL122.2 .G247 2002
• Seashore animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL122.2 .G248 2003
• Sea monsters : a nonfiction companion to Dark Day in the Deep Sea
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL122.2 .O83 2008
• Dark day in the deep sea
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL122.2 .O83 2008
• Coral reef animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL125 .G25 2003
• River animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL145 .G25 2003
• Pond animals
  Galko, Francine.
  [ERC] QL146.3 .G35 2003
• Worm
  Bailey, Jill.
  [ERC] QL386.6 .B35 1998
• Snail
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL430.4 .H346 2006
• Pillbug
  St. Pierre, Stephanie.
  [ERC] QL444.M34 S72 2008
• Centipede
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL449.5 .H28 2006
• From egg to spider
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QL458.4 .G36 2006
• Spider
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL458.4 .H37 2008
• Daddy longlegs
  Anderson, Catherine, 1974-
  [ERC] QL458.5 .A53 2008
• Insects
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL495.5 .T48 2007
• Cockroach
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL505.5 .H28 2006
• Grasshopper
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL508.A2 H325 2006
• Stick insect
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL509.5 .H38 2008
• Earwig
  St. Pierre, Stephanie.
  [ERC] QL510 .S72 2008
• Dragonfly
  St. Pierre, Stephanie.
  [ERC] QL520 .S74 2008
• Termite
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL529 .H28 2006
• Fly
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL533.2 .H36 2008
• Mosquito
  Bailey, Jill.
  [ERC] QL536 .B2 2006
• From caterpillar to butterfly
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QL544.2 .G35 2006
• Caterpillar
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL544.2 .H385 2006
• Bee
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL565.2 .H368 2006
• Beetle
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL576.2 .H38 2008
• Ladybug
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL596.C65 H35 2006
• Flea
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] QL599.5 .H37 2000
• Fish
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL639.25 .T48 2007
• Amphibians
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL644.2 .T469 2007
• Reptiles
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL644.2 .T48 2007
• From tadpole to frog
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] QL668.E2 G35 2006
• Birds
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL676.2 .T48 2007
• Mammals
  Theodorou, Rod.
  [ERC] QL706.2 .T48 2007
• How it was with Dooms : a true story from Africa
  Hopcraft, Xan.
  [ERC] QL737.C23 H655 2000
• Polar bears and the Arctic : a nonfiction companion to polar bears past bedtime
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL737.C27 O83 2007
• Polar bears past bedtime
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL737.C27 O83 2007
• Dolphins and sharks : a nonfiction companion to Dolphins at daybreak
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL737.C432 O83 2003
• Dolphins at daybreak
  Osborne, Mary Pope.
  [ERC] QL737.C432 O83 2003

Top

Medicine

• Head louse
  Hartley, Karen, 1949-
  [ERC] RL764.P4 H37 2006

Top

Agriculture

• Disappearing forests
  Royston, Angela.
  [ERC] SD418 .R69 2008
• From puppy to dog
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] SF426.5 G37 2006
• From egg to chicken
  Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
  [ERC] SF487.5 G36 2006
• Life in a whaling town
  Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-
  [ERC] SH383.2 .I82 2002

Top

Technology

• Now & Ben : the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin
  Barretta, Gene.
  [ERC] T48 .B27 2006
• Wicked cool sustainable solutions for the earth
  Johnson, Becky.
  [ERC] TD171.7 .G68
• Water
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TD495 .F59 2008
• Plastic
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TD798 .F55 2008
• Glass
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TD799 .F59 2008
• Paper
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TD805 .F53 2008
• Polluted air
  Royston, Angela.
  [ERC] TD883.13 .R69 2008
• Food
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TD899.F585 F59 2008
• Machines and work
  Whitehouse, Patricia, 1958-
  [ERC] TJ147 .W483 2008
• Energy
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TJ163.23 .F59 2008
• Harnessing power from the sun
  Walker, Niki, 1972-
  [ERC] TJ810.3 .W35 2007
• Generating wind power
  Walker, Niki, 1972-
  [ERC] TJ820 .W355 2007
• Biomass : fueling change
  Walker, Niki, 1972-
  [ERC] TP339 .W35 2007
• Hydrogen : running on water
  Walker, Niki, 1972-
  [ERC] TP359.H8 W35 2007
• Metal
  Fix, Alexandra, 1950-
  [ERC] TS214 .F56 2008
• Days of knights and damsels : an activity guide
  Carlson, Laurie M., 1952-
  [ERC] TT160 .C353 1998
• Fashion designs
  Peterson, Tiffany.
  [ERC] TT509 .P48 2008
• Making collage
  Thomas, Isabel, 1980-
  [ERC] TT910 .T45 2005
• Storybook stew : cooking with books kids love
  Barchers, Suzanne I.
  [ERC] TX652.5 .B224 1996
• Life in a Roman fort
  Shuter, Jane.
  [ERC] UG428 .S53 2005

Top

Media

• In Aunt Giraffe's green garden [sound recording] ; The frogs wore red suspenders
  Prelutsky, Jack.
  [ERC] PS3566 .R36 I5 2007
• The secret history of Tom Trueheart [sound recording]
  Beck, Ian.
  [ERC] PZ7 .B380768 Se 2007
• Ramona and her mother [sound recording]
  Cleary, Beverly.
  [ERC] PZ7 .C5792 Raif
• The Roald Dahl audio collection [sound recording]
  Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990.
  [ERC] PZ7 .D1515 Roa 2007
• Skulduggery Pleasant [sound recording]
  Landy, Derek.
  [ERC] PZ7 .L231754 Sku 2007
• A long way from Chicago [sound recording]
  Peck, Richard, 1934-
  [ERC] PZ7.P338 Ll 2000
• Horton hears a who! and other sounds of Dr. Seuss [sound recording]
  Seuss, Dr.
  [ERC] PZ8.3 .G276 Hor 2008

Top