Book lists for 2026-2027

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• The Bacteria Book: The Big World of Really Tiny Microbes
  Steve Mould · Units 1–2
• The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups
  Gina Ingoglia · Unit 3
• The Kingfisher First Encyclopedia of Animals
  Kingfisher · Units 4–5

We are keeping watercolor nature journals this year. Please stick with the Kimberly brand pencils as other brands never work as well. I will always have extras in class.

Pick one of the following pencil sets: 

• Kimberly Watercolor Pencils — 24 pack
  General Pencil · the fuller set
• Kimberly Watercolor Pencils — 12 pack
  General Pencil · smaller, budget option

Rest of the supplies:

• Watercolor brushes (round set)
  Any brand works · you need one size 4 and one size 6 or 8
• Watercolor / mixed-media journal
  Canson XL · any watercolor or mixed-media pad is fine

• The Burgess Animal Book for Children ★ Highly recommended
  Thornton W. Burgess · Unit 5 read-aloud
• The Way Life Works
  Hoagland & Dodson · Unit 1
• Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes
  Nicola Davies · Unit 2
• Humongous Fungus
  Lynne Boddy (DK) · Unit 2
• The Big Book of Bugs
  Yuval Zommer · Unit 4
• Animalium
  Broom & Scott · Units 4–5
• About Fish
  Cathryn & John Sill · Unit 5 (Week 26)
• About Amphibians
  Cathryn & John Sill · Unit 5 (Week 27)
• About Reptiles
  Cathryn & John Sill · Unit 5 (Week 28)
• About Birds
  Cathryn & John Sill · Unit 5 (Week 29)
• About Mammals
  Cathryn & John Sill · Unit 5 (Week 30)
• It Couldn't Just Happen
  Lawrence O. Richards · all year (faith)
• Exploring the World of Biology
  John Hudson Tiner · all year (faith)

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Intermediate Biology · Grades 7 to 10 · every book we use, by track

• The Apprentice's Companion for Life Science
  Tracy Creek · Gr 7-10 · Faith-friendly

Art supplies for nature journaling (new this year). We are keeping watercolor nature journals this year. Please stick with the Kimberly brand pencils as other brands never work as well. I will always have extras in class.

Pick one pencil set:

• Kimberly Watercolor Pencils — 24 pack
  General Pencil · the fuller set
• Kimberly Watercolor Pencils — 12 pack
  General Pencil · smaller, budget option

Rest of the art supplies:

• Watercolor brushes (round set)
  Any brand works · you need one size 4 and one size 6 or 8
• Watercolor / mixed-media journal
  Canson XL · any watercolor or mixed-media pad is fine

• Exploring the World of Biology
  John Hudson Tiner · Gr 5-8 · Christian (young-earth)
• The Elements: Ingredients of the Universe
  Ellen McHenry · Gr 3-7
• The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
  David Macaulay · Gr 6-10

• Novare Life Science (Student Text)
  Tracy Creek · Gr 7-10 core · Faith-friendly (old-earth)
  Note: Amazon lists this with a garbled title ("Live Science..."). Confirm by ISBN 9781600514593, or buy direct from Classical Academic Press.

• Novare General Biology, 2nd Edition
  Ayala & Rogstad · Gr 9-12 · Faith-friendly (old-earth)
  Note: Lab and exam ancillaries available from Classical Academic Press.

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Young Readers Edition) ★ Highly recommended
  Rebecca Skloot & Gregory Mone · Gr 8-10
  Note: Touches poverty, race, and illness honestly. Preview if your group skews younger.
• The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
  David Macaulay · Gr 6-10
• Microbe Hunters
  Paul de Kruif · Gr 8-12
• Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
  Cheryl Bardoe · Gr 4-8 · Faith-friendly
• Louis Pasteur (Science Biographies)
  Nick Hunter · Gr 5-8
• A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
  Aliki · Gr 3-7 · Faith-friendly
• Remembering Rosalind Franklin
  Tanya Lee Stone · Gr 4-8
• Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
  Laurie Lawlor · Gr 4-8
• The Girl Who Drew Butterflies
  Joyce Sidman · Gr 5-9
• The Burgess Bird Book for Children
  Thornton W. Burgess · Gr 3-8 · Faith-friendly
• Pagoo
  Holling C. Holling · Gr 4-8
• The Hidden Life of Trees
  Peter Wohlleben · Gr 7-9
  Note: Gentle, imaginative "trees have families" framing.

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