Krakatoa: the day the world exploded August 27 1883

The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust …

Down by the cool of the pool

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9781841210988

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32 p. ; ill. ; 29,5 cm

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F MIT d

A brief history of everyone who ever lived: the human story retold through ou…

In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has blown the lid off what we thought we knew. Acclaimed science writ…

500 facts World War 2 history for kids

You don't need a long, boring textbook to learn about history! Starting with the events that set the stage for war and finishing with its aftermath

Fatty cat

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9781845394998

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unpaged ; ill. ; 25 cm

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F MON f

The teeny weeny tadpole

"Mum, why can't I jump like you?" asked Tadpole. "Oh but you will, Tadpole," said Mother Frog. "You will. Just keep splishing and splashing!" Every creature that the teeny weeny tadpole meets seems to be able to jump, except him. Then he meets the big bad fish, who can't jump — but he can swim very, very fast, and he eats little tadpoles . . . What is Tadpole going to do?

Quantum universe: and why anything that can happen does

In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible-and fascinating-to everyone.The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconne…

Seri Pengetahuan Keajaiban Alam : Waspada Gunung Berapi

Seri pengetahuan ini membantu adik-adik mengetahui dan mempersiapkan diri saat terjadi gunung meletus.

"Pardon?' said the giraffe

The frog wants to know what it's like up where the giraffe is, but the giraffe can't hear what the frog is saying. So the frog jumps onto the backs of larger and larger animals until...

Indonesian herbal healing: the science and lore of jamu herbal preparations a…

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Ed. 1

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9780804857734

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191 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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635 BEE I