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