National geographic kids why?: over 1,111 answers to everything

The concept is simple. Got a question? Well now you have an answer! 1,111 of them, in fact. Want to know why your snot is yellow? Flip to the human body chapter. What's on the inside of a turtle shell? The animal section's got you covered. What's in the deepest part of the ocean? Why doesn't Earth just float off into space? Check, check, and check. With hundreds of topics ranging from silly to …

Black holes: the key to understanding the universe

At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Today, across the universe, at the heart of every galaxy, and dotted throughout, mature black holes are creating chaos. And in a quiet part of the universe, the Swift sate…

Conditional citizens: on belonging in America

In this brilliantly argued and deeply personal work, Pulitzer Prize finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S.citizen, using her own story as a starting point for an exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship. Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she elucidates how accident…

Earth

From mountains to deserts, oceans to jungles, explore the landscapes, animals, and plants of Planet Earth.

Why Do Elephants Trumpet? : First Questions and Answers

Discover the answers to lots of brilliant questions about elephants!

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…

Science Experiments with Light And Mirrors

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9780746046623

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24 p. ; 15 cm

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Usborne Pocket Science

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535 WOO s

100 facts: earth

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9785480824599

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32 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm

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The greatest sci-fi books John W. Campbell

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Ed. 1

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9788027309207

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715 p. ; 22 cm

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