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INSTAR Book List by Year

The INSTAR list includes recent, exemplary science trade books aligned to Indiana science indicators and utilizes nine criteria to evaluate books.

1.聽聽聽聽聽聽 The book has substantial science content;

2.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Information is clear, accurate, and up to date;

3.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Theories and facts are clearly distinguished;

4.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Facts are not oversimplified to the point where the information is misleading;

5.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Generalizations are supported by facts and significant facts are not omitted;

6.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Books are free of gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic bias;

7.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Information can be connected to an Indiana Core Standard in Science for grades K-6;

8.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Books are readily available in public libraries or bookstores; and

9.聽聽聽聽聽聽 Books have received at least one positive review in one of the identified professional journals:

• Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children鈥檚 Books
• Horn Book
• Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal
• Science and Children (NSTA)