School and Group Programs
Recommended Book List
To continue students' outdoor education after their visits to Headlands Institute, the following book lists have been prepared by our field science educators. Book and DVD titles are linked directly to Amazon for your convenience. Roll over titles with your mouse to view more information.
For Grade School Students
- Come Back Salmon by Molly Cone
- Hoot (DVD)
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
- The Man Who Planted Trees (DVD)
- Pond Life Revised and Updated: A Golden Guide by George K. Reid
- A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry
- Seals & Sea Lions by John Bonnett Wexo
- Sharks by John Bonnett Wexo
- Whales by John Bonnett Wexo
For High School Students and Adults
- Botany Coloring Book by Paul Young
- A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America by J. Reese Voshell
- Marine Biology Coloring Book by Thomas M. Niesen
- National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
- A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
- The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson
- Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region by Harold Gilliam
- Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich
- Zodiac by Neal Stephenson
