![]() Printed in the United States of America TM Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005044250 ISBN: 1–59158–279–2 First published in 2005 Libraries Unlimited, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 A Member of the Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Copyright © 2005 by Kendall Haven All rights reserved. Wonders of nature (Libraries Unlimited) GC31.H38 2005 551.46-dc22 2005044250 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Ocean-Mythology-Study and teaching (Middle school) I. Ocean-Mythology-Study and teaching (Elementary) 4. Ocean-Study and teaching (Middle school) 3. cm.-(Wonders of nature) Includes bibliographical references and index. ![]() Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Haven, Kendall F. Wonders of Nature: Natural Phenomena in Science and Myth The book is to be used by teachers and librarians with students and by students in libraries and classrooms.Grades 4-8. Illustrations and diagrams enhance student interest. Included are bibliographies, recommended Web sites, student projects, and discussion and activity ideas. The book contains myths from several different cultures along with accompanying scientific explanations to use with students. Students will not only be encouraged to appreciate the magic in myth and science, but to understand the commonality of all human experience with nature over all time. Haven, bringing his knowledge of the science of oceanography, integrates various scientific fields of oceanic study-Physical Oceanography, Geologic Oceanography, Biological and Chemical Oceanography, etc.-to further integrate science curricular areas with the study of myth. It focuses on natural phenomena of the sea (tides, tsunamis, sea spouts, giant squid, killer whales) through the eyes of ancient myth and looks at the modern day science that explains each myth, using the interdisciplinary style of teaching. ![]() Renowned story teller, Kendall Haven brings his expertise as an oceanographer to the authorship of this third book in a four- book series intended for teachers to use with students in the upper elementary and middle school grades.
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