May 2014
Dear AP Environmental Science Students:
I can’t wait to start AP Environmental Science (APES for short)! I’m glad you chose this class!
I am asking you to find and read two books this summer. Choose ones that you will enjoy. Do a 1-page summary for each – so two full typewrtten pages. Email both to me at jhchemistry@gmail.com before the first day of school. This will show me that you are truly interested in this class and we can proceed from there to do cool field trips and labs! I have a few books in my room that you can borrow.
Also, please fill out the Student Enrollment form and return to me before the end of May 2014.
PLEASE EMAIL ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN: SEND ME YOUR NAME, BIRTHDATE, EMAIL ADDRESS, CELL PHONE NUMBER, ACTIVITIES THAT YOU DO DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR (SPORTS, MUSIC, JOB, DRAMA, ETC), AND WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO FOR FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES FOR AP ENVIRONMENTAL THIS YEAR.
Thanks! I can’t wait to get started. Please email me with questions to jhchemistry@gmail.com.
-Mrs. Hubbard, APES
AP Environmental Science Suggested Reading List
Title Author
A Civil Action Jonathan Harr
A Fierce Green Fire Philip Shabecoff
A Green History of the World Clive Pointing
A reason for Hope Jane Goodall
Atmosphere, Climate and Change Thomas Graedel and Paul Crutzen
Biogeochemistry of a Forest Ecosystem Gene Likens
Cadillac Desert Marc Reisner
Changes in the Land William Cronon
Climate Change: The IPCC Scientific Assessment J.T. Houghton et al.
Deep Ecology Bill Devall
Degrees of Disaster: Prince William Sound Jeff Wheelwright
Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey
Digging Dinosaurs John Horner
Earth in Mind David Orr
Earth in the Balance Al Gore
Earth Under Siege Richard P. Turco
Ecology and the Politics of Scarcity William Ophuls
Ecology, Economics, Ethics: The Broken Circle Bonnann and Kellert
Eco-warriors Rick Scarce
Encounters with the Archdruid John McPhee
Endurance: Shackelton’s legendary Antarctic Expedition Caroline Alexander
Energy: From Nature to Man William C. Reynolds
Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck David Raup
Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking Tom Brown
Four Corners Kenneth Brown
Gorillas in the Mist Dianne Fossey
Green Delusions Martin Lewis
Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond
How Many People Can the Earth Support? Joel E. Cohen
In the Shadow of Man Jane Goodall
Into the Wild Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Mt Everest Disaster Jon Krakauer
Isaac's Storm Eric Larson
Ishmael Daniel Quinn
Last Refuge: Environmental Showdown in the American West Jim Robbins
Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis Niles Eldridge
Living Downstream: Cancer and the Environment Sandra Steingraber
No Turning Back Richard Ellis
Ocean’s End Colin Woodward
Of Wolves and Men Barry Lopez
On Human Nature E.O. Wilson
Our Common Future World Comm. On Env. and Devel.
Our Ecological Footprint Wackernagel and Rees
Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil David Goodstein
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Ann Dillard
Prisoner's Dilemma William Poundstone
Red Sky at Morning James Gustave Speth
Replenish the Earth Lewis Regebstein
Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold
Silent Spring Rachel Carson
Silent Snow Marla Cone
Sociobiology E.O. Wilson
Strange Encounters Daniel Botkin
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynmann? Richard Feynmann
Tales of the Shaman's Apprentice Mark Plotkins
The Burning Season Andrew Revkin
The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War Carl Sagan, Paul Ehrlich et al
The Coming Plague Laurie Garrett
The Condor’s Shadow David S. Wilcove
The Control of Nature John McPhee
The Cowboy Way David Mc Cumber
The Dinosaur Heresies Robert Bakker
The Diversity of Life E.O. Wilson
The End of Food Paul Roberts
The End of Nature Bill McKibben
The Future of Life E.O. Wilson
The Heat is On: Climate Crisis Ross Gelbspan
The Limits to Growth - 2nd Edition Donella Meadows
The Monkey Wrench Gang Edward Abbey
The Naturalist E.O. Wilson
The Night of the Grizzlies Jack Olsen
The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger
The Population Bomb Paul Ehrlich
The Population Explosion Paul and Anne Ehrlich
The Sand Dollar and the Slide Rule Delta Willis
The Sixth Extinction Richard Leakey
The Solace of Open Spaces Gretel Ehrlich
The Song of the Dodo David Quammen
The Stork and the Plow Paul Ehrlich
The Warning: The Accident at Three Mile Island Mike Gray and Ira Rosen
Three Scientists and Their Gods Robert Wright
Tinkering with Eden Kim Todd
Tracking the Vanishing Frogs Kathryn Phillips
Walden Pond Henry Thoreau
Why People Believe Weird Things Michael Shermer
Where Mountains are Nameless: ANWR Jonathon Waterman
Wolves of Isle Royale Rolk Peterson
Also:
Any natural history books by John McPhee. Any books by Carl Sagan,
Stephen J. Gould, E. O. Wilson and Edward Abbey