Books with author FRANKLYN BRANLEY

A brief introduction to the importance of oxygen in maintaining plant and animal life.

A basic book describing the size, temperature, and other important features of the nine planets that go around our sun.

From dust jacket flap: In this bright, straightforward book the authors have given detailed instructions for making a telephone that are so clear the very young can follow them by themselves: non readers can follow the illustrations; beginning readers can associate the words with the pictures. And a basic principle of sound is made clear.

Introduces the principles of the metric system through simple experiments.

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An astronomical exploration of the Star of Bethlehem against a background of the Christmas story.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explaining how the sun rotates completely in the course of one year, an informative picture book explains the importance of the sun in relation to the seasons around the world as well as to the maintenance of every living thing on the entire planet.

Describes the topography and motions of the planet Venus, explains theories about its origin and evolution, and presents recent discoveries made by the Magellan spacecraft

A simple explanation of the water cycle, clouds, water vapor, condensation, evaporation, rain, and hail.

Describes how accurate standards of measurements were determined for time, length and width, volume, temperature, and weight with emphasis on the advantages of the metric system.

Illustrations and text describe the tracks left by men, dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, snakes, and ants

1965 Thomas Y. Crowell Co. NY. Library Binding - hardcover with protective covering and dust jacket