Chatsworth Avenue School Library

The Chatsworth Avenue Library is the happy recipient of some new science books from the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation. Just a few are listed below. Give one a try!

A Day in the Salt Marsh
by Kevin Kurtz

Rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the salt marsh as the tide
comes and goes.

An Egg is Quiet
by Dianna Hutts Aston

Describes many different kinds of eggs and how they support the lives growing
inside of them. 

The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming  
by Laurie David

A collection of facts and information about global warming and its consequences, with suggestions on maintaining a healthy environment in the home, at school, and in the community. 

Wired
by Anastasia Suen

Describes how electricity is conducted and follows its route from a power plant to the home. 

Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale
by Peter Malone

Describes Francis Beaufort’s creation of the Beaufort wind force scale in 1810, includes fictional diary entries by a twelve-year-old nineteenth-century midshipman that describe conditions aboard ship at each of the scale’s twelve levels.