Books in New True Books: Science series

Scientific explanations and experiments demonstrate the nature of heat, its sources, and how it travels and affects matter

Explains how and why the four seasons occur and examines the weather they bring.

A brief introduction to chemistry, discussing atoms, molecules, the periodic chart, chemical changes, and states of a matter. Includes simple experiments.

Introduces the system of measurement used by the rest of the world, explains why the metric system is more simple and logical, and briefly looks at the history of measurement

Mountain Lions (New True Books)

Describes the parts of a truck and their functions, and shows how tankers, tow trucks, buses, ambulances, dump trucks, garbage trucks, and moving vans are used

Discusses the ninth planet, how it was named, and the information astronomers have gathered about it

Describes what mountains are, how they are formed, what kinds of plants and animals live on them, and how they affect the surrounding weather.

Introduces elks, also called wapiti, describes their teeth, hooves, antlers, and feeding habits, and discusses the elk's life cycle and the effects of contact with humans

Briefly introduces different kinds of plants, their parts, how they grow, and their benefits to man.

Describes man's first landing on the moon, later moon walks in Project Apollo, and the importance of these missions to our exploration of space.

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