My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees, by Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon, by Jacqueline Davies and Melissa Sweet
“Let’s Read and Find Out Science” series
Adventures With A Hand Lens, by Richard Headstrom
Katya’s Book of Mushrooms by Katya Arnold
“My World of Science” series by Angela Royston
My World Science–science curriculum based on CM (living book approach)…No longer being produced, I linked to the archived website, since the site is no longer up. You may be able to find this curriculum used online somewhere.
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules, by Robert C. Mebane and Thomas R. Rybolt (“Adventures with Science” series…many other books in this series, search for the series name.)
Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series) by Anita, Ph.D. Brandolini and Michael P. Kline (many other books in this series on various subjects…do a search for the series to see more)
The Mystery of the Periodic Table (Living History Library–search for this series, there are more books) by Benjamin Wiker and Jeanne Bendick
Dawn Publications–book seller, secular, “Sharing Nature With Children Books”
Science Explorer series
Real Science 4 Kids–not entirely secular…the author is a believer in intelligent design, although most of her books are said to not reflect this…some secular CM’rs still choose to use this curriculum because of its actual science, which was more rigorous than some other programs.
Nature’s Building Blocks: An A-Z guide to the Elements, by John Emsley
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You (Paperback) by Clare Walker Leslie
The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess
Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library) by Jeanne Bendick
“A Science I Can Read Book” series
books by Millicent Selsam…
A Nest of Wood Ducks by Evelyn Shaw
Alligator by Evelyn Shaw, illustrated by Frances W. Zweifel
Elephant Seal Island by Evelyn Shaw, illustrated by Cherryl Pape
Woodchuck by Faith McNulty
The Day the Dinosaurs Died by Charlotte Lewis Brown and Phil Wilson; Dr. Brown is (was?) a paleontologist
Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish
Dinosaur Hunter by Elaine Marie Alphin
Emma’s Strange Pet [a lizard, if I recall correctly] by Jean Little
Catch a Whale By the Tail by Edward R. Ricciuti, illustrated by Geoffrey Moss; about beluga whales
An Animal for Alan by Edward R. Ricciuti
The Penguins Are Coming! by R.L. Penney (this one was written in 1969 by Penney who at the time was studying Adelie penguins at the NY Zoological Society/Bronx Zoo and had then made five trips to Antarctica.)
Barn Owl by Phyllis Flower
Steven and the Green Turtle by William J. Cromie
Hill of Fire by Thomas Lewis & Joan Sandin, about a volcano in Mexico
