Are green goals and eco-sensitivity manifestations of delusional human exceptionalism? In this paper I grapple with the question of why/if humans should/must address environmental issues (both local and global) created or exacerbated by human activity. This question can be framed in terms of (a) whether human activity is as natural as that of…

Rahm sought to illuminate how children and youth make meaning of science in three out-of-school time programs, and the identity work that is done through the trajectory of their youth toward their young adulthood. Through using multisited ethnography, she asserts that we can learn more about what the youth say about their science learning and…

The chapters in this book reflect the work of science and mathematics educators who have worked for many years at the international level. As members of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education, their work provides readers with issues, models, practices, and research results that have applicability and…

The theme of this issue of "Every Child" is "Challenging Practice and Challenging Practices." It covers a range of issues challenging the images of a "traditional" children's service. Contents include an editorial by Alison Elliott, "Wise Vision, Workable Solutions and Early Childhood Action," a guest…

Many educators, librarians, and even some parents anticipate the publication of the Outstanding Science Trade Books (OSTB) for grades K-12 each year. wondered how Some wonder how the mountain of trade books out there gets evaluated or how books are chosen as "outstanding"? This list does not just magically appear but is the result of a careful…

Reviewed are the "New Junior Encyclopedia of Science" and the "AAAS Science Book List Supplement." (BB)

Many educators, librarians, and even some parents anticipate the publication of the Outstanding Science Trade Books (OSTB) for grades K-12 each year (page 23). Have you ever wondered how the mountain of trade books out there gets evaluated or how books are chosen as "outstanding"? This list doesn't just magically appear but is the result of a…

Defining Social Biology with respect to education is debated in this article. Most of the editorial examines a number of publications relevant to the topic. The book reviews summarize content and relate the books to the previous statements on Social Biology. References are included. (MA)

Presented is the index to the journal BioScience for 1976, Volume 26. Both an author and subject index are provided. (SL)

Reviews five new children's books on the topics of astronomy, energy, geology, mathematics, and physics. (GT)

A multitude of books with science and technology themes geared to younger readers are reviewed. Many of the documents discussed open paths for readers to further exploration of their subjects. (MP)

Reviews six new children's science books that deal with the following topics: home computers; probability; spaces, shapes, and sizes; water; machines; and the development of energy resources from the ocean. (GT)

Reviews six new children's books about various types of animals, genetic engineering, and sex and sexuality. (GT)

Reviews five new children's books on the topics of animals, evolution, human intelligence, and science experiments. (GT)

Reviews six new children's science books. Five of the reviewed books deal separately with the topics of the space shuttle project, cosmology and stellar evolution, space, forest fires, and the electromagnetic spectrum; one is a book of geography puzzles. (GT)