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Oh no...she loves science things. We have a lot of non-fiction science  
books, kid oriented and not. I guess I didn't ask for help with those  
because Professor Flubber here has that nailed. ;  )

I bought a nice old Jules Verne "20,000 Leagues" at the library sale,  
and I just got the whole Magic School Bus series, too. I've never  
heard of Rama, I'll add that to the list.




On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:01 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> Moon, one book I loved as a kid and even now, is Thor Heyerdahl's
> Kontiki..  I love survival stuff, and his book encouraged me in
> anthropological reading as well as ocean exploration.
>
> I might also suggest some kind of anthology of science fiction for  
> children.
>
> Anything written by Jules Verne is good to capture the imagination.
>
> As the kids become teens, try Clark's Rendezvous with Rama series...I
> love those.
>
> There are so many good books-things for kids to read.
> I'd say don't forget about non-fiction books.  There are books about
> past presidents, how things work, biographies, science experiments.  
> etc.
>
> Look for a biography on Jacques Cousteau or even Steve Fossett or
> someone like Bill Gates or Oprah, whatever their interests are...
>
> I was really into stuff like Volcanoes(still am) and Weather..so don't
> just limit it to fiction.
>
> Bev