Literature Circle Reference List

Books used by Jean Craighead George

   "The Fire Bug Connection"

   "The Talking Earth"

Books used by Lynne Cherry

   "The Great Kapok Tree"

   "A River Ran Wild"

   "The Dragon and The Unicorn"

Book used by Verna Aardema

   "Bringing The Rain to Kapiti Plain"

Book used by Bill Peet

   "Farewell To Shady Glade"

Additional Resources for the Investigators

Big Cypress Reservation and Calusa:

http://kristis.net/calusa.htm

http://www.floridahistory.org/floridians/indian.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flhendry/bigcypress.htm         http://www.seminoletribe.com/

Pickerel Weed and Edible Plants:

http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Courses/environmental/leege/BOO/ghseontheweb/aquaticplants/aquatic3.html

http://www.sonic.net/~melissk/plants.html

Swamps:

http://www.acnatsci.org/education/skytosea/swamps.html

http://www.ficus.usf.edu/docs/fl_ecosystem/freshwat/fr-swamp.htm

Fahkahatchee Slough:

http://www.fossilexpeditions.com/slough.htm

http://www.fau.edu/divdept/science/envsci/fakahatchee.htm

Hurricanes:

http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm

Atmospheric Pressure:

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/barometer.html

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/index.html

Droughts:

http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/heat/drought.html

http://www.discovery.com/news/features/drought/larry.html

Spiders:

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/index.htm#9

http://www.discovery.com/exp/spiders/spiders.html