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1) Electricity
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"Electricity powers many everyday objects. But what is it?" --Front cover. This comic-style volume overflows with important curricular content amid engaging text and appealing graphics. The animated design reflects the most interesting concepts and encourages young scientists to apply what they learn to the world around them. Questions and an answer key inspire readers to quiz themselves about their understanding.
2) Light
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Light is the fastest thing in the universe. It travels so quickly that to people on Earth it seems to just appear and disappear. Through fun fact boxes, colorful diagrams, and straightforward explanations, this book introduces readers to important science concepts having to do with light such as reflection, refraction, shadows, and how light moves through materials. Riddles, quiz questions, and hands-on experiments engage readers with each chapter's...
5) Plants
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"From root to stem to flower, learn all about different types of plants and how they grow." --Front cover. This comic-style volume overflows with important curricular content amid engaging text and appealing graphics. The animated design reflects the most interesting concepts and encourages young scientists to apply what they learn to the world around them. Questions and an answer key inspire readers to quiz themselves about their understanding.
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This book introduces young readers to the environmental impact of housing and building construction, the appliances we use, and the energy we consume. Through full-color photographs, dynamic spotlight facts, and Solve It! activities, students are exposed to the current problems with housing construction and are then encouraged to consider sustainable changes that can be made in the future. This volume will not only inform readers but ignite their...
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Introduce young readers to the ways we get energy from the environment, from oil and coal to hydropower and solar farming. Readers will learn that not all energy sources are created equal. Through full-color photographs, dynamic spotlight facts, and Solve It! activities, students will learn about the problems with each type of energy production, then think critically about potential eco-friendly solutions for the future. This volume informs readers...
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"Many kids already understand that recycling and not littering are ways to help cut down on waste and pollution. But many don't know how what they use and buy impact the environment. From vehicle emissions to agricultural runoff, the main content of this book explains many kinds of waste and pollution and how it can affect the planet. Age-appropriate details and tips teach young readers how to stand against the many ways human activities can harm...
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Young readers will learn about the hidden problems in our food supply, including the use of chemicals like preservatives and dyes, the poor living conditions for animals that enter the food supply, and the easy access to unhealthy options instead of healthy foods. After learning about these issues, students are encouraged by Test It! and Solve It! activities to think critically and consider potential environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions...
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Introduce your young readers to the environmental issues that come with the rise of the large and busy communities of the city landscape. After learning about problems like overcrowding, sewage, and pollution from factories and transportation, students are encouraged through 'Solve It!' activities to come up with sustainable solutions for the future
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Learn all about the water cycle, the amazing process that keeps water moving around our planet. Simple explanations and diagrams show how water evaporates from the ocean, gathers as clouds in the sky, and falls as rain. Read about the natural places on Earth where water collects and is stored, and how important the water cycle is to human life.
12) The stuff we buy
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Readers will gain an essential understanding about the consumer buying cycle and the problems that stem from it. Students realize that the ease of online shopping, reliance on machines in manufacturing, and access to cheap labor and materials in less developed countries create a dangerous cycle where money is more important than people and the environment. However, through Solve It! activities, readers are encouraged to address these issues and to...
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"Discover what earthquakes are and how they are caused. Find out how scientists measure earthquakes, and what makes some earthquakes so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most serious earthquake disasters in history, and how people can be better prepared in the future"--
14) Earth and space
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Earth can seem like a huge place when you think about all the great places you can visit, but in the scope of the universe, Earth is a fairly small planet. Understanding the makeup of Earth and its place in our solar system is an important part of the science curriculum. This book presents the most important information readers should know in an exciting layout full of exciting facts, real-life examples, and colorful diagrams. Riddles and pop quizzes...
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This engaging book presents current agricultural problems that could impact our world in the future. By learning about things like deforestation, soil erosion, and decreasing biodiversity, students will understand sustainability and climate change, and will recognize the importance of these issues. Through full-color photographs, dynamic spotlight facts, and activities like "Solve It!" and "Test It!," readers are encouraged to think critically about...
16) States of matter
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Explores the science behind states of matter.
17) Materials
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So many materials make up our world, such as wood, glass, metal, plastic, and water. They are each composed of different kinds of matter. Engaging curricular science meets a colorful comic-book design in this cool take on the science of materials. Readers will learn how substances combine to make familiar objects and how our world would be much different without them. Fun facts, puzzles, experiments, and quiz questions will keep young scientists
...18) Seasons
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Why is summer hot and winter cold? Why do leaves change color in autumn and blossoms appear on trees in spring? People can rely on certain changes to happen every year, during the periods we call the seasons, but many don't know why they occur. This comic-style volume overflows with important curricular content amid engaging text and appealing graphics. The animated design reflects the most interesting concepts about seasons and encourages young
...19) Human Body
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The human body is a bit like its own universe: each limb, organ, and body system is a remarkable world to explore. Everything functions in sync to make the body the most amazing and complex machine we know of. Fascinating facts about the body are clearly explained in this accessible and appealing narrative, which mirrors the pages of a comic book. Essential concepts are highlighted in inviting boxes and detailed diagrams. Young scientists can assess
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In this highly entertaining adventure, Kate, Eddie, and Angus travel back in time to see if they have what it takes to be a Roman soldier. Under the guidance of an ancient career counselor and one of the Roman Empire's most intimidating centurions, they are inducted as newbie legionaries and discover firsthand the highs (sacking a city!) and lows (sharing a bum sponge) of life in the Roman army. After passing their initial training challenges, our...
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