Thier (teacher education, UC Berkeley) and journalist Bennett Daviss provide clear guidance on linking science and language instruction to simultaneously strengthen students' mastery of both disciplines. Designed for science educators in grades four-through-ten, the manual contains specific strategies, techniques, sample classroom-based activities, and lists of student performance expectations to help educators fuse science and language experiences. The text seeks to enhance all aspects of literacy reading, writing, speaking, listening, and media analysis and places language literacy in the context of inquiry-based, activity-oriented science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)