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2) Plants
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Describes the appearance, life-cycle, pollination, food, and development of the amazing plants all around us.
3) Chemistry
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Presents information and instructions for activities related to chemical principles and their manifestations in daily life.
4) Heat
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Presents information and instructions for activities relating to principles of heat in everyday life.
5) Light
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Explores the nature and properties of light, discussing such topics as refraction, the electromagnetic spectrum, optical illusions, and photons. Includes related activities.
6) Matter
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Explains how everything on Earth can be grouped into four states of matter and how matter can change from one state to another by applying heat or pressure. Includes related activities.
8) Sound
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the principles of sound, how animals and human hear, the speed of sound, noise pollution, and the use of sound waves in medicine. Includes related activities.
10) Mapping Earth
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of maps, from the earliest maps used by astronomers to the astronauts who are mapping the earth from space.
11) Oceans
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Explores many mysteries of the ocean, such as the world's highest tides, the life cycle of eels, tsunamis, and the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio currents.
13) The universe
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Examines several aspects of the universe, including galaxies, the lifespan of a star, astronomers, and how the universe was viewed in the past.
14) Viruses
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Discusses viruses, including their physical characteristics and some of the diseases they can cause.
Series
Publisher
Science Channel
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Host Bill Nye explores the most important scientific breakthroughs leading to our understanding of life on Earth and why understanding biology may be our best protection against extinction. He explores the diversity of plant and animal life at Yellowstone National Park and then examines a book that championed the use of the microscope and set the stage for studying microorganisms, the accidental discovery of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. A dramatic re-creation...
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