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Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
c1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
34 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the solar system and its nine planets. Includes directions for making two models: one showing relative sizes of the planets and the other, their relative distances from the sun.
3) Comets
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains what comets are, how they are formed, and how their unusual orbits bring them into earth's view at predictable intervals, with a special focus on Halley's comet.
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
[1984]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.
8) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
1986, ©1985
Edition
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how volcanoes are formed and how they affect the earth when they erupt.
10) Dinosaur bones
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell
Pub. Date
[1988]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how scientists, studying fossil remains, provide information on how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
11) Tornado alert
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Describes the origin and nature of tornadoes and how to stay safe when threatened by one of these dangerous storms.
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
[1989]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how electricity is produced and transmitted, how to create electricity using an electrical wire and a magnet, how generators supply electricity for cities, and how electricity works in homes.
15) The Big Dipper
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages ; illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how fireflies make their light, tells how to catch and handle them, and notes several interesting uses for firefly light.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains how water flows from brooks, to streams, to rivers, over waterfalls, through canyons and dams, to eventually reach the ocean.
18) How a seed grows
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life cycle of an apple from its initial appearance as a spring bud to that point in time when it becomes a fully ripe fruit.
20) How you talk
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
Revised edition.
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the mechanics of speech: what body parts are used, and how different sounds are formed.
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