Books with author Vicki Cobb

Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce eatable results. Includes beef jerky, cottage cheese, synthetic cola, and pudding.

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Explains and demonstrates scientific principles by using them to create magic tricks

Focuses on the land, ecology, people, and animals of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, presenting it as an example of a place where there is so much water that some houses need to be built on stilts.

Experiments encourage readers to apply the principles and procedures of scientific investigation to food as they explore ripening and preservation processes, additives, and flavorings

Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text

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Demonstrations accompanied by explanations illustrate how and why the senses can be fooled.

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Oscar Arias Sanchez was awarded the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the civil unrest raging in several Central American countries at that time. This biography, which traces Sanchez's lifetime and his efforts to promote progress in his homeland, shows how hope and dedication can triumph in the face of uncertainty and conflict."

Describes the life and writing career of the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, as well as her victory over such obstacles as prejudice, poverty, and abuse.