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Space and time are challenging concepts that can often seem hard to visualize, but this creative approach to science helps readers get the whole picture using accessible text and eye-catching images. Colorful illustrations, photographs, and infographics show readers the coolest things about space, and detailed diagrams give them a stronger understanding of the solar system and what lies beyond it. The focused text is broken down into bite-sized pieces...
5) X-rays
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In 1895, a German scientist named Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the existence of X-rays. His work led to the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics, and X-rays would come to play a prominent role in the research of Marie Curie, Henri Bequerel, Thomas Edison, and other towering figures in science and medicine. This edition examines how Roentgen used the scientific method to achieve his aims and the applications of his discovery. The book also explains how...
6) Animals
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Words, photos, charts, and illustrations combine to introduce students to the diversity of animal life on Earth. All these are arranged in short bursts of information that will ease comprehension for learners of all kinds.
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From ancient times until the early nineteenth century, many medical practitioners believed that the body contained four humors: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. Humoral doctrine stated that balancing these humors was the key to health. Then in the mid-1800s, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and Robert Koch shattered these misconceptions and established our modern understanding of germs. These scientists were pioneers, and their legacy is medical...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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It's surprising that insects as small as termites can create such huge earthen structures. Yet the hundreds of thousands of termites that can exist in a colony have a clearly defined biological order that allows them to be successful. Kids will learn about how termites live, the different roles termites fulfill, and how their colonies can become colossal.
9) Dolphins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Children might already know about dolphins' playful personalities, but they might not know as much about dolphins' daily efforts for survival. Dolphins migrate to find food and water temperatures suitable for them. This book will show kids things they didn't know about these intelligent and engaging mammals.
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The discovery of DNA in 1869 changed the world forever. Each subsequent discovery-such as DNA's double helix structure and the nucleotides it contains-dramatically increased humanity's understanding of our own bodies. Of course, the invention of the microscope was crucial to these discoveries. As technology advances and scientists develop more powerful instruments, their knowledge of DNA also increases. Age-accessible main text, augmented with vibrant...
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IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Hermit crabs do not grow their own shells, but instead use discarded shells from other animals such as snails. Of course, as the hermit crab grows, the shell does not. A hermit crab's life, then, is a succession of finding bigger and bigger shells to use as its home. This book will show kids that process through simple language and intriguing photographs.
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When Nicolaus Copernicus stated that Earth revolves around the sun, he initiated a centuries-long conflict between proponents of heliocentrism and those that maintained a geocentric view of the universe. The fight to establish the Copernican system, which began in 1543, would have very real consequences for astronomers like Galileo, Kepler, and Newton. This book provides an in-depth look at the development of Copernicus's theory, the effect it had...
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The genesis of our universe has captured the imagination of astronomers throughout history. The development of the big bang theory is a story of heated debates, a race to discovery, and persistent scientists who refused to give up. This book includes biographies of Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson, Ralph Alpher, and more. The book presents proven scientific facts about our universe alongside questions that today's astrophysicists work tirelessly to answer....
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Since the beginning of humanity, many people have supported the idea of spirits, ghosts, and an afterlife. This book explores some well-known and frightening real-life encounters and looks to what scientific approaches have been tested to prove or disprove the existence of these otherworldly presences. Complete with photographs, firsthand accounts, elaborate hoaxes, and scientific evidence, this book explores the otherworldly and is sure to enthrall...
18) American Bison
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Bison live in herds scattered across the Great Plains. Some children will be amazed that these huge animals roam free in the United States. Some herds live in mountainous regions and come to lower valleys for the winter, seeking grass and water. This book will show kids the annual movement patterns of these large animals, using simple language and strong supporting photographs.
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There are many more kinds of fungi and molds than just the mushrooms you find on pizza or the mold you discover if food goes bad. They're important parts of ecosystems around the world, but they can also cause diseases. Readers explore their harmful effects through objective text that aims to inform rather than intimidate. Sidebars add fun facts, and full-color photographs illustrate this important part of life science. Visual learners are aided by...
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