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Mammals – Mrs. Zecca’s 7th grade Science(Research Guide created by Mrs. Corson March 2012)

Spring 2012Mammal books may be found using the DC Library Catalog

http://10.0.0.95/ . Search for the specific mammal. Generally,

animal books can be found in the 590-599 sections, but “Mammal”

books may be found specifically in the 599’s.

Here are a few good choices:Encyclopedia of Mammals

REF 599.003 MammalsMacMillan’s Illustrated

EncyclopediaREF 590.3 AnimalsAnimal Fact File

REF 599 HARE (oversized)A Field Guide to the Mammals

599 BURTWildlife Explorer Series

(Fact Cards on over 100 mammals)

Database SourcesGo to your public library’s website

and follow the links to Power Library/Access PA :

Use your Public Library Card to access the following databases:

Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia

Science OnlineWorld Book Encyclopedia

Gale Student Resources in Context:

May be used at school or at home:http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/

delawarechristiaPWD: christian (NO CAPS)

Search for specific mammal

Other Good Websites:Internet Public Library www.ipl.org

Marine Mammals http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/Smithsonian Natl Museum of Natural History-Mammal Species of the

Worldhttp://www.vertebrates.si.edu/msw/mswcfapp/msw/index.cfm

Smithsonian Institute’s North American Mammalshttp://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/main.cfm?lang=_en

“About” search http://animals.about.com/cs/mammals/a/mam101aa.htmMammal pictures http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/fauna/com-Mammal.html

“Copyright-free” Pictures: http://www.pics4learning.com/National Geographic

-http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals.html

You must cite all your sources. If you get material (including information and pictures) from

any source you must give credit to the author/photographer. To get accurate citations, use a citation website like Knightcite (from Calvin College) www.knightcite.com

All these pictures found at http://pics4learning.com

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