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Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Using microphotography to explore the hidden world inside the human body, this program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down the ice; and the ultimate event--the development of a new...
2) Kaboom
Series
Publisher
WGBH ; distributed by PBS Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Follow an explosive trail through the ages, starting in ninth- century China, and continuing through the discovery of the atomic bomb in the twentieth century.
Author
Publisher
Big Kid Science
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog’s friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they’ve probed the planet’s atmosphere,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kitanai the origami dog is new to this strange place called a garden. His papery feet are filthy, but he has no idea what dirt is. Follow Kitanai's trail as he goes diggin' in dirt and learns all about soil.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rudie the origami dinosaur explains the different kinds of rocks and how they are formed to her friend the stick man. Includes instructions for making an origami dinosaur.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...