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2) Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Two-Can
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Introduces basic facts about geography, weather, and the composition of the Earth with instructions for related experiments and projects.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Presents alphabetically arranged entries in rhyming text about characteristic features of the Earth, from H for hurricanes, to L for landforms, to R for rainforests, with sidebars containing more complete explanations about each topic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This title tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Geology field. Accompanying the main text are activities from agate coasters to an underwater eruption. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
8) Planet Earth
Author
Publisher
Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The latest in the hit Hello, World! board book series teaches toddlers all about our amazing planet Earth--with easy-to-understand facts about countries, continents, oceans, landforms, habitats, and Earth's place in the solar system.
Author
Series
I survived volume 23
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then the most powerful earthquake in American history--the Good...
11) What is erosion?
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Erosion has shaped the landscape all over the world. It occurs in small ways every day as wind and water move soil, rock, and other materials from place to place. Readers learn the specifics of how erosion happens and its place in the rock cycle. Full-color photographs showcase the amazing results of erosion from around the world, including waterfalls, canyons, and coastlines. Readers of all levels can use this volume to review or better understand...
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This browsable book explores the wind's role in our planet and its history, from carrying pollen to shaping sand dunes to pushing record-breaking ships across the ocean"--
"A browsable, appealing introduction to an important weather phenomenon.If your hair has ever blown back on a breezy day, you've noticed the wind at work. But what causes the wind? Are there different types of wind? How do we measure and name them? How does the wind shape our...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Step-by-step explanations and fun graphics make understanding Science, Technology, and Engineering as easy as ABC. Just follow the numbered steps to learn about everything from atoms and DNA to jet engines and vaccines. Supports STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education initiatives and curriculum"--Page 4 of cover
"With a visual approach to the STEM subjects, this book makes science easy to understand and shows kids how things...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Give[s] . . . policymakers and concerned citizens a more thorough understanding of climate science and renewed conviction . . . on leaving fossil fuels behind." —Tom Green, Senior Climate Policy Advisor, David Suzuki Foundation
A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global warming is different and much...
A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global warming is different and much...
Author
Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book will not only answer plenty of the questions that you knew you had but will also open your eyes to lots of things that you've probably never even thought about. It's an absorbing read that ranges wide-twelve chapters deal with both the very large (cosmology) and the very small (viruses). Each chapter consists of succinct question-led entries, along with a quiz and some speedy standalone facts for instant "Who knew?" reactions"--
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
""It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents." Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were not only legal, but openly celebrated. American physician...
Author
Publisher
AK Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Margaret Killjoy's stories have appeared for years in science fiction and fantasy magazines both major and indie. Here, we have collected the best previously published work along with brand new material. Ranging in theme and tone, these imaginative tales bring the reader on a wild and moving ride. They'll encounter a hacker who programs drones to troll CEOs into quitting; a group of LARPers who decide to live as orcs in the burned forests of Oregon;...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What defines who we are? For decades, the biological answer has been our genes. In The Master Builder, leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with decades of scientific and popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells. Drawing on new research from his lab and others, Martinez Arias reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and ultimately...
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling story of science, Nazi research, secret spy planes, and the space race, UFO traces the history of the U.S. government's hunt for 'unidentified aerial phenomena' here on Earth, as well as the group of forward-thinking scientists who launched the search for extraterrestrial intelligence far from Earth. Drawing on original archival research, declassified documents and interviews with intelligence and military officials, Graff's book traces...
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