Natural World category: 7079 books
by Michelle Mulder
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Did you know that cars can run on french-fry grease or that human poop can be used to provide power to classrooms? Kids in Mexico help light up their houses by playing soccer, and in the Philippines, pop-bottle skylights are improving the quality of life for thousands of families. Brilliant! is about...
The Brain
Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Why do we do and say the things we do and say? The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head introduces students to the fascinating world of the human brain and its effect on behavior. Readers learn about the main anatomy and functions of the brain while discovering the brain's role in...
Industrial Design
Why Smartphones Aren't Round and Other Mysteries with Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
What is industrial design? How does it affect our everyday lives?
Why do microwaves open with a swinging front door? Why aren't smartphones round? Why do drivers sit on the left in the United States?
Industrial design is the study of the design process behind the products we use every day,...
by Karen Patkau
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes...
by Frieda Wishinsky, Elizabeth MacLeod
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Don't be afraid to try! Make connections! Be persistent! Ask questions and never take no for an answer! Learn the secrets and amazing stories of successful inventors! How to Become an Accidental Genius is full of inspiring tales of famous and lesser-known inventors who have changed the world, from...
Micronations
Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers...
Garbage
Follow the Path of Your Trash with Environmental Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
That potato chip bag you tossed in your trash can this afternoon—where does it go when it leaves your house?
Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids invites middle graders to investigate the world of trash! The average American produces more than four pounds...
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 – 1923) was a famous American educator and author well known for children's stories. The highest rank of her literary experience became most notable classic children's novel named “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” which brought her the world recognition and popularity. “The...
by William B. Rice
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? Readers will learn the answer to that and much more in this fascinating informational text! Igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, geologists, and gemstones are some of the topics that are introduced through clear, stunning photos, interesting...
MAP and TOP
Advanced Manufacturing Communications
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Advances in technology are making the business and manufacturing environment increasingly complex. Standards can help us cope with this complexity. Given the strategic importance of computers in the economies of the industrial world, it is fitting that one of the most significant commercial stories...
by Richard R. Hobbs
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Throughout the history of warfare at sea, navigation has been an important basic determinant of victory. Occasionally, new members of the fraternity of the sea will look upon navigation as a chore to be tolerated only as long as it takes to find someone else to assume the responsibility. In my experience,...
by Jeannie Meekins
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Our sun is an average star in our galaxy. It is a sphere of burning gas that provides light and heat. It makes our plants grow and allows them to turn carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen.
If our sun were to shine a little less or a little more brightly, life as we knew it would not exist. A drop...
by Jeannette Aragones
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
I Am Oscar. I Am in Charge.
by Jeannette Aragones
Meet Oscar the ferret! He is fun-loving, curious, lovable, stubborn and smart. Oscar tells the story of his life with his friend Jetta. He loves to play and sometimes gets himself into mischief! In I Am Oscar. I Am in...
The Book of Chocolate
The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Chocolate . . .
- Its scientific name means “food of the gods.”
- The Aztecs mixed it with blood and gave it to sacrificial victims to drink.
- The entire town of Hershey, Pennsylvania was built by Milton Hershey to support his chocolate factory. Its streetlights are shaped like chocolate Kisses.
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