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1) Electricity
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English
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Explores the history of electricity, and contains full-color captioned photographs and text that explains such topics as the invention of electric motors, how electricity can transmit voices and images across an ocean, magneto-electric machines, and much more.
3) Light
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English
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A guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of light.
4) Matter
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Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.
5) Weather
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English
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Discusses such elements of weather as clouds, wet air, frost, ice, wind, and air pressure. Includes some projects.
6) Chemistry
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English
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Explores the world of chemical reactions and shows the role that chemistry plays in our world.
7) Ecology
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English
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Illustrations and text provide information about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and our changing understanding of life around us.
8) Electronics
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English
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Traces the history, discoveries, and devices of the science of electronics.
9) Energy
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English
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Surveys various sources of energy and the ways in which they have been harnessed.
10) Evolution
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English
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Text about and photography of experiments, animals, plants, bones, and fossils reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the natural world and how life began.
11) The human body
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English
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Text and illustrations present information on the parts of the body and how they work.
13) Astronomy
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English
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Looks at the history of astronomy, identifies important astronomers, and summarizes what is known about the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars.
14) Life
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English
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An exploration of animal, human, and plant life covers such diverse topics as DNA, cell division, and photosynthesis.
15) Time & space
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Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Text and full-color photographs and 3-D models present information about time and space.
18) Matter
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Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.
19) Earth
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English
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Explores the secrets of the Earth, answering questions about the what lies beneath the Earth's crust, why sea water is salty, what the ocean floor looks like, why Africa is splitting apart, and other topics.
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