John Farndon
41) Remarkable Birds
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Meet some of the most interesting birds on Earth, and learn about their remarkable abilities-from elaborate nest-building and singing to logical thinking and language skills.
43) Great Scientists
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Language
English
Description
Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.
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English
Description
What's in Your Guts? Is one of four books in the Inquisitive kids guide to the human body series.
What's in Your Guts? is a fantastic introduction to the science behind the human digestive system for young kids. Hilarious, colorful illustrations and an engaging question and answer format makes this key subject fun and accessible for even the most reluctant readers. It's also packed with plenty of giggle-worthy gross bits, that kids love to read...
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Language
English
Description
The elements of the periodic table come alive in the first book in a stellar nonfiction comic series illustrated by Shiho Pate!
From oxygen to hydrogen, carbon to plutonium, Animated Science: Periodic Table makes chemistry come alive! In this book you'll meet the building blocks of you, the world, and the universe and see how they come together to make everything you see, do, and use every day.
With a narrative nonfiction text, kid-friendly...
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Language
English
Description
How do hurricanes form? Why does the moon change shape? What are tectonic plates? You'll discover the answer to these questions and many more when you step inside the inner workings of Planet Earth! From digging deep under the ground to floating to the highest layer of the atmosphere – you might be surprised where you end up.In this fascinating introduction to Planet Earth, large, colourful diagrams are brought to life by tiny people running around...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Explore the structures you encounter in your everyday life and around the world that exist because of engineering. Discover how the world's tallest building stays standing and more with full-color illustrations designed to keep young readers engaged and entertained while they learn.
Author
Language
English
Description
How Do Your Muscles Work? Is one of four books in the Inquisitive kids guide to the human body series.
How Do Your Muscles Work? is a fantastic introduction to the science behind how your body moves and what holds it together. The skeleton, muscles and skin are explained through hilarious, colorful illustrations and an engaging question and answer format, designed to appeal to even the most reluctant readers. Packed with plenty of giggle-worthy...
Author
Language
English
Description
How Does Your Brain Work? Is one of four books in the Inquisitive kids guide to the human body series.
How Does Your Brain Work? is a fantastic introduction to the science behind what goes on in your head. The brain, nervous system and senses are explained through hilarious, colorful illustrations and an engaging question and answer format, designed to appeal to even the most reluctant readers. Packed with plenty of giggle-worthy gross bits,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
From skyscrapers to jet aircraft, from mobile phones to computers, the products of modern science surround us on all sides. Perhaps the most significant product of science, however, is not the microwave, or the space station or the widescreen TV; it is the scientific method itself. Those societies that have actively embraced this method have flourished. The men and women who appear in The Great Scientists haver all excelled in their chosen field of...
59) Do not open
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the truth behind the known and the unknown and includes the weird and wonderful stuff they don't want you to know about, such as advertising tricks, additives and chemicals in a milkshake, conspiracy theories, secret societies, dangerous nuclear waste, and lots more.