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City of Boulder
All phone numbers require dialing 303 area code.

Water Resource Educator 413-7365
Water Conservation Specialist 413-7407
Stormwater Quality Office 413-7350
Drinking Water Program 413-7400
Open Space Education  441-4142
Mt. Parks Education 441-3408
Environmental Affairs Office 441-3090
Boulder Public Library 441-3100

Boulder Valley School District

Science Coordinator 447-5106
Talented & Gifted 447-5087
Science Fair 447-5067
Technology 447-5092

Places to Go on Tour (5th grade and above)

Boulder Wastewater Treatment Plant, Superintendent 413-7340
Boulder Drinking Water Treatment Plant, Superintendent 441-3248
Boulder Creek Path and Fish Observatory

Books

Available for checkout from Water Resource Educator

English Titles

E1. Bellamy, David, 1988. Our Changing World, The River. New York: Clarkson N. Potter,Inc., pp.1-24.

E2. Caduto, Michael, 1990. Pond and Brook. Hanover: University Press of New England, pp.iii-276.

E3. Cole, Joanna, 1986. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. New York: Scholastic Inc., pp.7- 39.

E4. Cooper, Ann, Ann Armstrong, & Carol Kampert, 1991. The Wildwatch Book: Ideas, Activities, and Projects for Exploring the Wildlife of Colorado's Front Range. Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, pp.1-96.

E5. Dewey, Jennifer Owings, 1987. At the Edge of the Pond. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, pp.1-45.

E6. Doan, Kenneth, Dr., 1987. Wilderness Album Series, FISH. Canada: Hyperion Press Limited, pp.2-40.

E7. Housby, Trevor, 1990. The Concise Illustrated Book of Freshwater Fish. New York: Gallery Books, pp.6-46.

E8. Jennings, Terry, 1985. The Young Scientist Investigates Pond Life. Chicago: Childrens Press, pp.2-34.

E9. Lyons, Janet, & Sandra Jordan, 1989. Walking the Wetlands. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp.vii-222.

E10. Parker, Steve, 1990. Eyewitness Books, FISH. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, pp.6-63.

E11. Reid, George, Dr., 1987. Pond Life. New York: Golden Press, pp.2-160.

E12. Robertson, Kayo, 1991. Signs Along the River: Learning to Read the Natural Landscape. Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, pp.1-64.

E13. Sabin, Francene, 1982. Wonders of the Pond. New Jersey: Troll Associates, pp.3-32.

E14. Schaffner, Herbert, 1989. Freshwater Game Fish of North America. New York: Gallery Books, pp.10-144.

E15. Schwartz, David, 1988. The Hidden Life of the Pond. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., pp.1- 38.

E16. Thompson, Peter, 1985. Thompson's Guide to Freshwater Fishes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, pp.ix-205.

E17. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1990. Saving Water: The Student's Resource Guide. Virginia: Public Eduaction Program of WPCF, pp.2-22.

E18. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1988. Surface Water: The Student's Resource Guide. Virginia: Public Education Program of WPCF, pp.3-30.

E19. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1987. Wastewater Treatment: The Student's Resource Guide. Virginia: Public Education Program of WPCF, pp.6-30.

E20. Wheeler, Alwyne, 1991. Uborne First Nature, FISHES. Oklahoma: EDC Publishing, pp.2-24.

E21. Cherry, Lynne, 1992. A River Ran Wild. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, pp. 1-26.

E22. Cole, Joanna, 1992. The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor. New York: Scholastic Inc., pp. 4-41.

E23. Ganeri, Anita, 1992. And Now... the Weather. New York: Aladin Books, pp. 2-29.

E24. Taylor, Barbara, 1992. River Life. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., pp. 8-29.

E25. Taylor, Kim, 1992. Water. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 4-32.

E26. Butterfield, Moira, 1991. Frog. New York: Little Simon, pp. 16.

E27. Goldman Koss, Amy, 1987. Where Fish Go in Winter. Los Angeles: Price Stern Sloan, pp. 30.

E28. Locker, Thomas, 1984. Where the River Begins. New York: Dial Books, pp. 26.

E29. Moorhead, Carol Ann, 1992. Colorado's Backyard Wildlife. Colorado: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, pp. 130.

E30. Schmidt, Gerald D., 1990. Let's Go Fishing! Colorado: Roberts Rinehard Publishers, pp. 85.

E31. Seixas, Judith, 1987. Water: What it is, What it Does. New York: Greenwillow Books, pp. 55.

E32. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1989. The Groundwater Adventure. Public Education Program of WPCF, pp. 30.

E33. Barrett, Norman, 1989. Rivers and Lakes. New York: Franklin Watts, pp. 32.

E34. Berry, Joy, 1984. What To Do When Your Mom or Dad Says... "Turn Off the Water & Lights!" Grolier Enterprises Corp, pp. 48.

E35. Liptak, Karen, 1991. Saving Our Wetlands and Their Wildlife. New York: Franklin Watts, pp. 61.

E36. Thompson-Hoffman, Susan, 1989. Delver's Danger. Smithsonian Wild Heritage Collection, pp. 31.

E37. Wheeler, Jill, 1990. The Water We Drink. Minnesotta: Abdo & Daughters, pp. 32.

E38. Peters, Lisa Westberg, 1991. Water's Way. New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., pp. 28.

E39. Bruchac, Joseph. Koluscap and the Water Monster; Native American Stories. Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, pp. 5.

E40. Kalman, Bobbie and Janine Schaub, 1992. Wonderful Water. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, pp. 31.

Spanish Titles

S1. Jennings, Terry, 1988. El Joven Investigador, El Agua. Madrid: Oxford University Press, pp.2- 32.

S2. Jennings, Terry, 1990. El Joven Investigador, Vida acuatica. Madrid: Oxford University Press, pp.2-32.

S3. George, Jean Craighead, 1983. La Tierra que Habla. Madrid: Ediciones Alfaguara, S.A., pp.11- 133.

S4. Gil, Fernando Martinez, 1980. El Rio de los Castores. Madrid: Editorial Noguer, S. A., pp.11- 122.

S5. Vendrell, Carme Sole, & Josep Mo Parramon, 1985. Senses, Seasons and Elements Series, El Agua. New York: Barron's, pp.1-26.

Videos

Available for checkout from Water Resource Educator

V1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, 1987. "America's Wetlands". Time 25:50.

V2. National Geographic Society, 1987. "Rocky Mountain Beaver Pond". Time 60:00.

V3. Tell Me Why, The Childrens Video Encyclopedia, 1987. "Fish, Shellfish, and Other Underwater Life". Time 30:00.

V4. Time Life Video, 1987. "The Living Planet, Sweet Fresh Water". Time 60:00.

V5. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1987. "Saving Water: The Conservation Video". Time 8:00.

V6. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1987. "H2O TV: The Wastewater Video". Time 10:48.

V7. City of Boulder, Channel 8, 1988. "The Boulder Water Story". Time 13:30.

V8. Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation, 1992. "Water Wonders". Time 24:30.

V9. 3-2-1 Contact, 1991. "Down the Drain." Time 30.

V10. Oregon State Extension Service, 1996. "We All Live Down Stream." Time 28:30

V11. National Geographic Special, 1993. "The Power of Water." Time 55

Filmstrips

Available for checkout from Water Resource Educator

F1. National Geographic Society, 1978. "Saving Our Planet- Saving Our Land & Saving Our Air and Water". Time 14:00 each.

F2. National Geographic Society, 1989. "A World of Water- Earth's Lifeline & Water, Water, Everywhere?". Time 14:00 each.

F3. National Geographic Society, 1985. "The Water's Edge: Life Along the Great Rivers- The Amazon, The Mississippi & The Nile". Time 16-18:00 each.

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