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Burp!
The unique Mysterious You series explores the mysteries of the human body using an exciting mix of thoroughly researched information, amazing anecdotes and surprising try-it activities. In Burp!, kids discover all kinds of fascinating facts about food and eating, such as what food is made of, how your body breaks it down, why you have cravings, how sight and smell affect what you taste and lots…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0-439-30470-9
- Collation
- 40p; ill; col; pbk
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- SWA
Evacuation : In The War
Many British people were evacuated from their homes during World War II in order to escape the German bombing raids. Hundreds of thousands of child evacuees were sent from the towns and cities into the safety of the country.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-7502-6161-6
- Collation
- 32p; ill; col; pbk
- Series Title
- In The War
- Call Number
- 940-.5 ADA
The Blitz : In The War
British towns and cities were subjected to intense bombing in the Blitz that raged from 1940 until 1945. People endured years of wearing gas masks, constant air-raid sirens and the bombing of their homes, factories, schools and work places. Civilians spent countless hours sheltering from attacks in air-raid shelters while others helped on the streets as air-raid wardens or fire fighter.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-7502-6174-6
- Collation
- 32p; ill; col; pbk
- Series Title
- In The War
- Call Number
- 940.5 ADA
Food and Rations : In the War
People had to queue for food, petrol, clothing and many other household items after 1939. During the war and for some time after, the government ensured that people received equal amounts of good and other items with the creation of ration books. Shortages were eased with campaigns such as Dig for Victory and Make Do and Mend. New recipes and advice helped to make food go futher.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-7502-6160-9
- Collation
- 32p; ill; col; pbk
- Series Title
- In The War
- Call Number
- 941.084 HIC
School Life : In The War
Life for schoolchildren in Britain changed spectacularly after the war began in 1939. Hundreds of thousands of children were evacuated to the countryside where they experienced new schools, teachers, lessons, friends, homes, and new ways of doing things. The children that were left in the cities, endured years of intense bombing, which greatly affected their schooling and the way they spent the…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-7502-6176-0
- Collation
- 32p; ill; col; pbk
- Series Title
- In The War
- Call Number
- 370 HIC
Braving The Elements : The Stormy History of American Weather
American are fascinated by the weather--especially the kind of whether we are sunbathers or storm-chasers, commuters or vacationers, the weather outside affects each of us every day. This funny and captivating book is filled with unforgettabe stories from over the centuries of hurricanes, droughts storms, blizzards, dust bowls, and other extremes of weather that have afflicted different regions…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0-385-46956-X
- Collation
- 225p ; ill ; bw ; pbk
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.6973
Breathing: how we use air
The series uses microphotography to allow you to see right inside the human body. the camera acts as a microscope, looking at unseen parts of the body and zooming in on the body's cells at work.'
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 717292657
- Collation
- 48p., co., il., indx
- Series Title
- Under The Microscope
- Call Number
- 613.192 JOH
What will the weather be like today?
How is the weather where you are today?'
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 590450131
- Collation
- 25p., col.ill., pbk
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.5 ROG
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