The following is a list of recommended books that provide a wide range of reading and research resources for this unit. Collect as many as you can for your classroom science library, or provide the list to your school or local public librarian.

If you have a budget for purchasing books, consider the following titles to supplement the Solids, Liquids, and Gases Module:

Elementary Physics series: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Ben Morgan. (2003, Blackbirch Press)

Written for elementary-age students, these three reference books offer clear, color photographs and straightforward text. For solids, liquids, and gases, respectively, each book provides a definition and description, different examples, and an explanation of how materials change between states.

Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It

Darlene Stille; illustrated by Sheree Boyd. (2004, Picture Window Books)

Full of colorful illustrations, this book does a great job discussing the properties of all matter, and matter in its three states.

Solids, Liquids and Gases (Starting with Science)

The Ontario Science Centre; photographs by Ray Boudreau. (1998, Kids Can Press)

Thirteen demonstrations help students explore the properties of the three common states of matter. A "What’s Happening?" section explains the science underlying each investigation. A section for parents and teachers extends the activities described in the book.

What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases

(Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

Kathleen Wiedner Zoehfeld; illustrated by Paul Meisel. (1998, HarperTrophy)

This beginning reader introduces children to the differences between solids, liquids, and gases with examples from everyday life.

Scott Foresman Science Leveled Readers

(2006, Pearson Education, Inc.)

The Leveled Readers collection is designed specifically for building strong reading skills and promoting literacy. Titles with content that support this unit include the following:

• Observing Matter (Grade 1, Below)
  
  Anna Schlecker.
• Matter (Grade 1, On-level)
  
  Arlene Block.
• Changing Shape (Grade 1, Advanced)
  
  Donna Foley.
• Properties of Matter (Grade 2, Below)
  
  Ann J. Jacobs.
• Matter (Grade 2, On-level)
  
  Kim Fields.
• Air Is Everywhere (Grade 2, Advanced)
  
  Megan McDonald.
• Matter and Its Properties (Grade 3, Below)
  
  Timothy Sandow.
• How Matter Works (Grade 3, On-level)
  
  Christian Downey.
• How Do Boats Float? (Grade 3, Advanced)
  
  Nairobi Toller.
• Changes in Matter (Grade 3, Below)
  
  Lorrie Oestreicher.
• Ways Matter Changes (Grade 3, On-level)
  
  Thea Feldman.
• Everyday Reactions (Grade 3, Advanced)
  
  Lisa Oram.