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The 2017 Indiana Science Trade Book Annual Reading List (IN-STAR) includes many
outstanding reads for elementary students that will help them explore science. The criteria and process to identify books has been previously described (Author, 2012). The selections meet the following criteria.
1. The book has substantial science content;
2. Information is clear, accurate, and up to date;
3. Theories and facts are clearly distinguished;
4. Facts are not oversimplified to the point where the information is misleading;
5. Generalizations are supported by facts and significant facts are not omitted;
6. Books are free of gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic bias;
7. Information can be connected to an Indiana Core Standard in Science for grades K-6;
8. Books are readily available in public libraries or bookstores; and
9. Books have received at least one positive review in one of the identified professional journals: Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Science and Children.
2017 Indiana Science Trade Book Annual Reading List (IN-STAR):
Blending Literature and Science to Engage Readers, K-5 by:
Jeff Thomas, Joyce Gulley, Kristin Rearden, & Amy Broemmel