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Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Questions and answers provide facts about some benefits of technology, such as diagnostic tools to help prevent surgery, genetic engineering to improve the health of plants and animals, and trains that float above their tracks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Covering topics such as animals, architecture, inventions, food, space, and dinosaurs, a book from the hosts of the popular children's podcast Wow in the World presents 250 of the most astounding, gross, and all-around weird scientific facts on Earth.
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This essential book is brimming with information about pretty much everything! Encyclopedic in scope but fresh and exciting in presentation, this is a great value, information packed book about the workings of the world. Detailed and eye catching illustrations are paired with succinct, to the point text that explains the phenomena, processes, and systems that affect our world and way of life. Parents will also find this book an invaluable tool when...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"How do refrigerators stay cold? How does water come out of the faucet? Answers to these questions and many more will help parents move beyond the stock answer "because" and give level-appropriate, fascinating, true answers. More than 300 photos bring a child's world to life while satisfying kids' curiosity and sense of fun. Questions in each chapter encourage interactivity, and parent tips extend the experience of the book."--
10) Discover secrets and science behind bounce houses, hovercraft, robotics, and everything in between
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ever wanted to take apart the microwave to see how it works? Crack open your computer and peek inside? Intrigued by how things work? So are we! That's why we're dissecting all kinds of things from rubber erasers to tractor beams! Read along as National Geographic Kids unplugs, unravels, and reveals how things do what they do,"--
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This essential title provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! Trustworthy and easy-to-follow text written by Clive Gifford is complemented by vibrant design and illustrations and explains how and why things happen. Covering a range of children's favorite subjects, including space, nature, wildlife, dinosaurs, volcanoes, technology and much more. Meet a meerkat mob, witness a volcanic eruption and discover how...
Author
Publisher
Highlights Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Focusing on numerous branches of science sprinkled throughout exciting chapters like Everyday Technology, Amazing Animals, Wild Weather and many others, kids keep entertained and excited as they flip through the highly visual, full-color pages of this how-to book that will elevate their collection of STEM books. Kids can enjoy hours of hands-on fun as they discover how things are made by creating clouds in jars, building model dinosaurs out of marshmallows,...