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1) Do whales have belly buttons?: questions and answers about whales and dolphins

Author

Berger, Melvin

Series

Scholastic question and answer series

Publisher

Scholastic Reference

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Provides answers to such questions about various species of whales and dolphins as "Do all whales have teeth?", "How long do most whales live?", "Why do dolphins whistle?", and "Can dolphins save humans?"

2) Do tornadoes really twist?: questions and answers about tornadoes and hurricanes

Author

Berger, Melvin

Series

Scholastic question and answer series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Provides answers to a variety of questions about tornadoes and hurricanes, including "Where do most tornadoes strike," and "How long do hurricanes last?"

3) The human body

Author

Parker, Steve

Series

Eyewitness books
100 Facts
What if

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Presents a photographic guide to the human body, examining the skeleton and bones, muscles, heart and lungs, and other systems and senses, including the brain.

4) What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions

Author

Munroe, Randall

Series

What If?

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...

5) 882 1/2 amazing answers to your questions about the Titanic

Author

Brewster, Hugh

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

1998.

Language

English

Description

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Questions and answers present information about the building, passengers, launching, sailing, sinking, and rediscovery of the Titanic. Includes illustrations, archival images, and step-by-step diagrams.