BOOKS ABOUT SALMON & WATERSHEDS (mostly for kids):



BOOKS ABOUT SALMON & WATERSHEDS (mostly for kids):

compiled by Jan Duncan-Vaughn, 6/04 jdvaughn@

Adopt A Salmon Family: USFWS Teacher resources, download a coloring book about Atlantic Salmon, a year-long, month by month curriculum, a nice how-to guide for classroom incubators. And other neat stuff. Used by schools in New England and New York.

Adopt A Stream: Field Guide to the Pacific Salmon. Steelquist, Robert. Sasquatch Books. 1992. 64 pg.

Ages 5-adult.

A Fish Hatches. Cole, Joanna & Jerome Wexler. Wm. Morrow and Co. 1978. Through a series of black and white photos, discover the life cycle of an Atlantic Brown Trout.

A Good Days Fishing. Prosek, James. Simon & Schuster. 1975. A children’s picture book by the author and illustrator of “Trout of the World”. Ages 3-8.

Animal Trackers By Rivers and Lakes. Crabtree Publishing. 1993. Explore what lives in and by a stream. Ages 5-12.

Aquatic Habitats: Exploring Desktop Ponds. A Teachers Guide. Barrett, Katharine & Carolyn Willard:

Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley. 1998. 128 pg. Includes lesson plans in setting up a model pond in a classroom. Grades 2-6. Softcover.

A Salmon For Simon. Waterton, Betty. Groundwood Books. 1978. A sweet story. Ages 3-8.

Big Fish, The: An Alaskan Fairytale. Wakeland, Marcia. Misty Mountain Press. 1993. Delightful story of a young native girl who wants to catch a BIG salmon and when she does learns a lesson that you can do anything if you believe in yourself. A great story! Ages 5-12.

California’s Salmon and Steelhead. Lufkin, Alan. Univ. of California Press. 1991. Adult.

Case of the Missing Cutthroats, The. George, Jean Craighead. Harper Collins. 1975. An ecological mystery story for young adults.

Come Back Salmon. Cone, Molly: Sierra Club Books. 1992. 48 pg. How the kids of Jackson Elem. School in Everett, WA reclaimed a nearby stream. Ages 6-14.

Discovering Endangered Species. Field, Nancy. 1990. Dog Ear Press. Softcover. A nature activity book.

Discovering Salmon. Field, Nancy. Dog Ear Press. 1994. Softcover. Contains lots of activities and games and comes with salmon stickers. Ages 5-12.

Down to the Sea: The Story of Little Salmon & His Neighborhood. Nicholas, Jay W. Bookpartners Press. 2000. Ages 6-12. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.

Ebbie and Flo. Kelly, Irene. Smith & Krauss. 1996. Ebbie likes to explore, his sister, Flo, doesn’t. Join them on their journey down to the sea. Ages 5-12

Fish: The Story of the Stickleback. Lane, Margaret. Dial Press. 1981. About the life cycle of the three-spine stickleback. Ages 5-12

First Salmon, First People. Roche, Judith & Meg McHutchinson, editors. 1998. Univ. of Washington Press. 199 pg. Softcover. Native stories from around the Pacific Rim. Ages 8-adult.

Fish Princess, The. Watts, Irene N. Tundra Books. 1996. A fable for ages 5-12

Indian Fishing: Early Methods on the Northwest Coast. Stewart, Hilary. Douglas & McIntyre. 1977. Softcover. Beautiful line drawings of Native American fishing devices. Ages 12-adult.

Life Cycle of a Pacific Salmon. Cooper, Jason. Rourke Publishing. 2003. Ages 5-9

Life Cycle of a Salmon, The. Trumbauer, Lisa. Capstone Press. 2003. Hardcover. Nice photos. Ages 3-8.

Life Cycle of the Salmon. Hogan, Paula Z. Streck-Vaughn Co. 1991. Ages 5-9.

Life in Ponds. Gorvett, Jean. American Heritage Press. 1970. All ages.

Magic School Bus Goes Upstream: A Book About Salmon Migration. Cole, Joanna. Scholastic Press. 1997. Paperback. Ages 5-12.

Pacific Salmon: From Egg to Exit. Bell, Gordon. Hancock House. 1996. High school to adult.

Pacific Salmon Life Histories. Groot, C. and L. Margolis. Univ. of British Columbia Press. 1991. Widely considered the bible of salmon. Adult

Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Coloring Book, The. US Fish and Wildlife. One of the best and it’s free!

People of Salmon and Cedar. Hirschi, Ron. Cobblehill Books/Dutton Press. 1996. About the culture and history of the Indian people of the Pacific Northwest. Ages 8-14.

Prince and the Salmon People, The. Murphy, Claire Rudolf. Eastern Washington Univ. Press. 2003. Softcover. Re-telling of a traditional Pacific Northwest Native American Legend. Ages 5- adult.

Red Tag Comes Back. Phleger, Fred. Harper Row Pub. 1961. Ages 5-9

River Cutters Teachers Guide (revised edition). Lawrence Hall of Science GEMS. 1989. Create models of rivers and river features and explore how watersheds work. Grades 6-12.

River of Life. Miller, Debbie S. Clarion Books. 2000. About a river in Alaska and the life it supports. Beautifully illustrated. Ages 5-12.

Salar the Salmon. Williamson, Henry. David R. Godine. 1935, reprint 1990. A classic book! 207 pages. Ages 8-adult.

Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy. Dawn Publications. Ages 6-12

Salmon. Baxter, John M. World Wildlife Library. 2000. Nice photographs. Ages 9-14.

Salmon, The. Crewe, Sabrina. Streck-Vaughn. 1997. Nice photos of stages of salmon. Ages 3-6

Salmon. Dillon, Wallace. California State Series. 1962. Old textbook, classic and out of print. Ages 5-12.

Salmon. Hirschi, Ron. Carolrhoda Books. 1991. Hardcover. Nice photos. Ages 8-14.

Salmon. Hodge, Deborah. Kids Can Press. Covers basic life cycle, species, problems. It’s very well done. Ages 6-14.

Salmon. James, Sylvia M. Mondo Publishing. 2000. Paperback. Nice illustrations. Covers basics well. Ages 5-12.

Salmon. Sakurai, Atsushi. Knopf. 1984. Beautiful photographs, not much text.

Salmon Boy: A Legend of the Sechelt People. Joe, Donna. 1999. Nightwood Editions. Ages 6-12.

Salmon Creek. Lebox, Annette. Groundwood Books. 2002. Gorgeous illustrations! Ages 6-12

Salmon Forest. Suzuki, David and Sarah Ellis. Greystone Books. 2003. Take a walk with Sarah and her father and learn about salmon and the forest.

Salmon & His People: Fish & Fishing in Nez Perce Culture. Landeen, Dan & Allen Pinkham: 1999. Confluence Press. 247 pg. History of the Nez Perce tribe and the Columbia River. Includes ecology, geology, biology, key to fish species, stories, old photos...an extensive and exhaustive work. Excellent bibliography and glossary. Great photos.

Salmon Moon. Karlins, Mark. Simon & Schuster. 1993. Sarah & her grandmother save a beautiful salmon. Nice story. Ages 6-12

Salmon Nation: People & Fish at the Edge. Wolf, Edward & Seth Zuckerman. 1999. Ecotrust. Softcover. Well done, for older kids and adults.

Salmon of the Pacific. Lewis, Adam. Sasquatch Books. 1994. Beautiful photographs, excellent text. Adult.

Salmon Story. Guiberson, Brenda Z. Henry Holt Co. 1993. Nicely told story about sockeye salmon. Ages 8-14.

Salmon Stream. Reed-Jones, Carol. Dawn Publications. Gorgeous illustrations! Excellent, covers all species, problems. Ages 6-12.

Salmon Summer. McMillan, Bruce. Houghton Mifflin. 1998. Story of a Alaskan boy, his family and village and the salmon they depend on. Ages 6-12.

Silver: The Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon. Haig-Brown, Roderick L. Lyons & Burford. 1931, reprint 1989. A classic story set in England. Ages 5-adult.

Sockeyes Journey Home: The Story of a Pacific Salmon (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection). Winkelman, Barbara Gaines. Softcover. The life cycle of the sockeye salmon.

Sockeye: The Life of a Pacific Salmon. Caras, Roger A. Univ. of Nebraska Press. 1975. Ages 8-adult. A pretty exciting retelling of the salmon life cycle but no pictures.

Swimmer. Gill, Shelly. Sasquatch Books. 1995. Softcover. Story about the life cycle of an Alaskan salmon Ages 5-12.

Swimming Salmon. Martin-James, Kethleen. Lerner Publications. 2003. A picture book for the very young. Nice photos. Ages 3-6.

Testing the Waters. Behar, Sharon. 1996. River Watch Network. Softcover. Useful information for older students or adults who want to start a monitoring program.

Totem Salmon: Life Lessons from Another Species. House, Freeman. Beacon Press. 1999. The story of restoration efforts on the Mattole.

Trout of the World. Prosek, James. Gorgeous watercolor paintings! All ages.

Web of Water: Life in Redwood Creek. Khosla, Maya. Golden Gate Natl. Parks Assoc. 1997. Softcover. Beautifully illustrated story about salmon life cycle set in a creek that runs through the Muir Woods in Marin Co., CA. Ages 8-adult.

When Bear Stole the Chinook: A Siksika Tale. Taylor, Harriet Peck. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1997. Re-telling of a traditional tale. Ages 5-12.

White Palace, The. O’Neill, Mary. Thomas Cowell Co. 1966. Nice retelling of the life cycle of a chinook salmon. Ages 5-12.

Curricula:

BCTF Lesson Aids #100 – 550 West 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4P2. The source for the series of 8

salmon life cycle posters + other nifty salmon items.

They are on the web at

California Salmon & Steelhead: Our Valuable Natural Heritage. Higgins, Diane. Binder. Excellent curriculum. $20. Available locally, call 839-4987.

Field Manual for Global Low-Cost Water Quality Monitoring(. Stapp, William and Mark Mitchell.

Thomson-Shore Inc. 333 pg. Softcover. Put out by GREEN. Lots of information, nice section on how to

make how to make your own equipment.

Fish Eggs To Fry. Oregon Fish & Wildlife incubation manual. Can be downloaded from the internet.

(ODFW html below in websites section)

Hands On Save Our Streams, Teachers Manual. Izaak Walton League of America, Save Our Streams Program. Binder. Curriculum for grades 1-12. Available at little to no cost.

Kids In Creeks: An Interdisciplinary Creek Exploration Program. Alameda Clean Water Program. Binder. An excellent curriculum for K-8. You have to take a workshop to get the curriculum.

Project WILD and Project Aquatic WILD: Excellent lesson plans presented very clearly. Grades K-12. You need to take a workshop in order to get the books.

The Stream Scene: Watersheds, Wildlife and People. Oregon Fish and Wildlife. Binder. Curriculum for

grades 9-12. Excellent. Order from ODFW Attention Stream Scene POB 59 Portland, OR 97207 or

download from ODFW website (html below). Cost $32.00Oregon Fish and Wildlife. Binder.

Watershed Uplands Scene: Catching the Rain. Oregon Fish and Wildlife.Binder. Curriculum for grades

9-12. Excellent. Order from ODFW as above. Cost $20.00

WOW: The Wonders of Wetlands. Kesselheim, Alan & Britt Eckhardt Slattery. 1995. Environmental Concern, Inc. 330 pg. Softcover. Lessons about wetlands, laid out similar to the Project Wild curriculum.

Websites for downloadable curricula:

Adopt A Salmon Family:

An impressive curriculum from New England about Atlantic salmon. Very extensive, includes lessons and curriculum, copies of their newsletter, a coloring book, an incubation manual, and lots of activities all of which can be downloaded. Links to all kinds of information about Alaska wildlife and resources

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Resources for Teachers:

. Click on APower of Learning@ button to get to teacher and student resources. Tons of lessons and curricula, most of which are downloadable including Hydromania I, II and III, Kids In the Creek, and SOLD: Science Outreach Discovery Through Learning, a story, Journey of the Oncorynchus and the Northwest Power System Curriculum.

Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW)

- Download salmon incubation

curricula AFish Eggs To Fry@. VERY GOOD! Find out about STEP (Salmon Trout Education Program).

Other interesting websites:

Aquademics, Aquarium Education for Americas Schools.

- All about aquariums, set-up, maintenance, lessons plans,

resources and references. Very informative!

Environmental Protection Agency websites:

- For kids and adults

- The Kids Environmental Explorers Club site.

Renton Schl Dist: Salmon in the Classroom Program:

- From Oregon, check out their sections on the

Salmon Tank and The Field Trip. I especially liked the Problems & Solutions and the How to Feed

(Everything Was Fine Until I Started Feeding Them!) sections.

Salmon: Spirit of the Land and Sea: -

Website for grades 5-8 & 9-12

Salmon In the Classroom: Educational Resources from Washington.:

Salmon Links B Dialogue for Kids, from Idaho F&G.

Salmon - - Lots of interesting links

The Salmon Challenge Game

The Watershed Game:

River Quiz:

Up the Creek: The Salmon Survival Game -

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