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Can You Feel the Force?
by Richard Hammond  Publisher Comments This addictive guide to how the Earth works uses brainteasers, puzzles, and off-the-wall experiments to explain everything from how ants walk up walls to why the moon doesn't fall out of the sky. Full color....
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Tree of Life
by Peter Sis Synopsis Drawing on the rich body of work that Darwin left, Peter Sis creates a fascinating picture of this remarkable man's life, from schoolboy to medical student and the world voyage which created Charles Darwin the naturalist....
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Cool Stuff and How It Works
by Chris Woodford Publisher Comments From microchips and iPods to robots in the human bloodstream, "Cool Stuff and How It Works" takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the world of modern technology. Full color....
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The way things work
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments From levers to lasers, from cameras to computers, this 384-page volume is a remarkable overview of the machines and inventions that shape our lives, amusingly presented with a large dose of Macaulay's wit and personality....
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Robots
by Clive Gifford Publisher Comments WHAT'S THAT STIRRING AND WHIRRING? Robots have left the lab and are on the move, discovering sunken treasure, traveling deep into space, and venturing inside raging infernos. Read about the real-life robots that are mowing our lawns, spying on us, saving...
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George's Secret Key to the Universe
by Lucy Hawking and Stephen Hawking and Gary Parsons Publisher Comments In his first book for children, the worlds preeminent theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time" teams with his daughter for a tale of a boy who befriends a computer that helps him to travel to other planets and a black hole. Includes...
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Physics: Why Matter Matters
by Dan Green Publisher Comments Imagine physics as a community full of wacky characters--the building blocks of the universe each with a unique personality. This book throws open the doors and welcomes you into their amazing world. From gravity to the theory of relativity, this unique...
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Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension
by Joy Hakim Synopsis Beginning with a journey through space and Albert Einstein riding on a light beam, Hakim takes a lively and accessible look at the theory of relativity, chaos theory, and string theory, showing throughout how the greatest scientific discoveries often...
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The Periodic Table: Elements with Style
by Adrian Dingle Publisher Comments The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements--complete with...
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Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless!
by Saul Griffith Publisher Comments Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets, and more–to teach kids the "Tools of Mass Construction"! Howtoons are...
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Pee-Yew!
by Mike Artell Publisher Comments Hold your nose as you learn about stinkbugs, skunk cabbage, turkey vultures, cockroaches, corpse plants, skunks and many more animals, insects and plants that just plain stink. You'll be amazed to learn why even the worst smells are important to life on...
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With a Little Bit of Luck: 11 Serendipitous Discoveries: Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries
by Dennis Fradin Publisher Comments From Isaac Newton's sudden grasp of gravity to Alexander Fleming's chance development of penicillin, this collection reveals the thrilling stories behind 11 monumental discoveries, as well as the tragedies and triumphs of the fascinating men and women...
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How Come?
by Kathy Wollard Publisher Comments For every kid who really wants to knowand#8212;and for every exasperated parent who simply doesn't knowand#8212;here is a lively omnium-gatherum of explanations to the most frequently asked questions about our world, from "Why do stars twinkle?" to "What...
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Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries: Body of Evidence
by Jeremy Brown Publisher Comments Four-minute forensic mysteries are solved by a cast of quirky but lovable characters. Their wisecracking leader is CSI Wes Burton who carries his evidence-gathering tools with him to each crime scene and loves his work solving problems. Crime scenes...
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DK Google E.Encyclopedia: Science (DK Google E.Encyclopedias)
by Dk Publisher Comments The e.encyclopedia science pulls out all the stops to tell-and show-readers everything about science. Packed with the very latest photographs, illustrations, and 3-D models, and enhanced by cutting-edge computer image manipulation, e.encyclopedia science...
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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
by Charlotte Fol Jones Publisher Comments Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake. <BR>Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice....
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The Way Science Works
by Robin Kerrod Publisher Comments Eye-opening experiments bring science to life for young readers in this title that explains everyday occurrences and the theories behind the technology in today's fast-moving world. Includes more than 100 hands-on projects. Full color....
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Story of Science Volume 1 Aristotle Leads TH
by Joy Hakim Publisher Comments In the first book of her three part series, Hakim invites readers of all ages to meet the forebears of modern science and share in their exciting discoveries in astronomy, math, and physics....
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Kingfisher Knowledge Genes and DNA (Kingfisher Knowledge)
by Richard Walker Publisher Comments KFK Genes & DNA explores the intricate mysteries of this exciting science. From the basics of genes and their function as the code for life, through variations in families and inheritance, to the wide-ranging applications of DNA technology, find out...
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The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead
by Donna Jacks Kallner Publisher Comments Explores the world of forensic anthropology and its applications in solving crimes....
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