Science Books to Read for Extra Credit: 2008-2009

 

Semester I  & II – Biology 1

 

Silent Spring – Rachel Carson

 

The Hungry Ocean – Linda Greenlaw

 

Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer

 

Into Thin Air -  Jon Krakauer

 

Gorillas in the Mist – Dian Fossey

 

The Hot Zone – Richard Preston

 

Desert Solitaire – Edward Abbey

 

Never Cry Wolf – Farley Mowat

 

Through a Window – Jane Goodall

 

Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton

 

Demon in the Freezer – Richard Preston (*Required reading – second quarter)

 


Human Anatomy and Physiology Choices:  Semesters I & II

 

The Elephant Man – Christine Sparks

 

The Speckled Monster – Jennifer Lee Carrell

 

The Barbary Plague – Marilyn Chase

 

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down – Anne Fadiman (*Required reading second quarter)

 

And The Band Played On – Randy Shilts

 

The  Colony – John Tayman

 

Lizzie Borden Exhibit – Taunton, Ma. – available through October 31, 2008.

 

Dr. Folkman's War - Robert Cooke

 

*Other appropriate books must have teacher’s approval