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  • Find Out About Trees: With 18 projects and more than 250 pictures

    Peter Mellet

    Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)
    An engaging and accessible introduction to these amazing plants - discover the lifecycle of trees, their different parts and what they do. There are 18 easy-to-do projects to bring the subject to life - make a collection of bark rubbings and pressed leaves, germinate an acorn, and demonstrate how plants search out sources of light. This information and practical project book is ideal for 8 to 12 year-olds for home or school use.
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  • Flight: Informative Text and Practical Projects Reveal the Science of Flight

    Peter Mellet

    Hardcover (Anness, Nov. 1, 2000)
    How does a jumbo jet weighing 350 tonnes and carrying 500 people stay in the air? How does a hummingbird hover over a flower with pinpoint precision? Decode the mysteries and discover the scientific facts about natural flight and human aviation. Follow the history of flying from the many disastrous attempts to soar, to the creation of a supersonic airliner that flies faster than sound, and discover the techniques of nature's most skilled flyers from the prehistoric pterosaur, to the long distance albatross. There are 19 practical projects designed to reinforce learning.
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  • Learn About Trees

    Peter Mellett

    Hardcover (Lorenz Books, May 1, 1997)
    Provides an overview of trees, their component parts, how they grow, varieties of trees, and how we use trees and their products, with related experiments and projects
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  • Pyramids

    Peter Mellett

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Discusses the different kinds of pyramids, their structure, construction, purposes, and creators
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  • Pyramids

    Peter Mellett

    Hardcover (Lorenz Books, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Discusses the different kinds of pyramids, their structure, construction, purposes, and creators. Includes related projects exploring how pyramid shapes have many kinds of properties and uses.
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  • Trees

    Peter Mellett

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Provides an overview of trees, their component parts, how they grow, varieties of trees, and how we use trees and their products, with related experiments and projects
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  • Find Out About Pyramids: With 20 projects and more than 250 pictures

    Peter Mellett

    Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)
    The ancient pyramids contain some of the greatest mysteries of history; this fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself book unlocks the secrets of all kinds of pyramids from around the world, and hands-on projects include measuring the heights of pyramids, writing in hieroglyphs and growing your own pyramid crystals.
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  • Pyramids

    Peter Mellett

    Paperback (Southwater, Dec. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the different kinds of pyramids, their structure, construction, purposes, and creators, and suggests related projects exploring how pyramid shapes have many kinds of properties and uses.
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  • Find Out About Flight: With 18 projects and more than 240 pictures

    Peter Mellett

    Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)
    A fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. Features 18 hands-on experiments to help you really find out - make a miniature plane and a hot-air balloon, construct a kite, and build models that demonstrate how birds fly and how jets engines work. Ideal for 8-12 year-olds for home and school use.
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  • Trees

    Peter Mellett

    Paperback (Anness, Feb. 1, 2000)
    Fact file with 20 information sections on the different parts of a tree and their functions.
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  • Flight

    Peter Mellett

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Explains the concepts of flight and aeronautics while also suggesting experiments which further illustrate the information presented
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  • Aircraft and Flight: All About Series

    Peter Mellett

    Paperback (Anness, Feb. 5, 2004)
    Decode the mysteries and learn the scientific facts about natural flight and human aviation.
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