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Books in First Books - The Solar System Series series

  • Astronomy: From Copernicus to the Space Telescope

    Christopher Lampton

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1987)
    Surveys the history of discoveries and theories in astronomy and the sciences responsible for them, from Aristotle and Copernicus to Einstein
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  • Science in Ancient Greece

    Kathlyn Gay

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 16, 1988)
    Discusses the theories of ancient Greek philosopher-scientists such as Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, and Aristotle, and describes scientific discoveries and their applications in ancient Greece.
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  • The Moon

    Carmen Bredeson

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Describes what people have believed about the moon and what has been learned over time and presents an overview of the Apollo space program.
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  • Haiti

    Trudy J. Hanmer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988)
    Discusses the history of Haiti, its struggle for independence, and it's economy, culture, arts, religion, and people
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  • Comets

    Samantha Bonar

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Describes what has been learned about the composition, orbits, and the existence of several well-known comets
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  • Science in Ancient China

    George Beshore

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988)
    Surveys the achievements of Ancient Chinese in science, medicine, astronomy, and cosmology, and describes such innovations as rockets, wells, the compass, water wheels, and movable type
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  • Moon

    Carmen Bredeson

    School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, Sept. 1, 1998)
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  • Science in Ancient Egypt

    Geraldine Woods

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988)
    Discusses the achievements of the ancient Egyptians in science, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, agriculture, and technology
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  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Eden Force

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1987)
    A biography of the twenty-sixth President, who among other achievements transformed himself from a sickly youth into a hero of the Spanish-American War
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  • Nervous System

    Andrea Ring

    Paperback (Square Gorilla Press, Oct. 11, 2013)
    NERVOUS SYSTEM in Kindle format is now available in the box set titled DARK HUMANITY - https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Humanity-Gwynn-White-ebook/dp/B01MCYGPQM. At six months old, Thomas speaks in sentences. At one year old, he figures out how to stop his runny nose by shutting down his secretion glands. At two, he can tell when a cold is coming and head it off with the exact dose necessary of vitamin C. At three, he startles his parents with the memory of his birth. At four, Thomas discovers Crichton and Cornwell, and asks for medical texts for his birthday. At five, Thomas regulates his autonomic nervous system when he is anxious or frightened. He puts himself into a stupor several times before he figures out the proper balance for his body. At six, he discovers he can heal wounds by producing platelets and deliberately growing new skin cells. He calls up adrenaline and floods his body with it to win a race. He grows his hair back when his mom insists on a dreaded buzz cut that makes his ears stand out like flags waving in a breeze. But being able to control his entire body can’t help Thomas with everything. It can’t help his mom, who dies in a car crash two days before his dad is redeployed in the Navy. It can’t help him connect with his grandma, who he’s met twice in his life and comes to stay with him after the accident. It can’t help him make friends. Though he has the intellect of a man, Thomas has the yearnings of a six-year-old boy to bring his mother back to life. He has the power, but it’s trapped inside his own body. NERVOUS SYSTEM is a novel about how far we will go to get what we want, and just because we can, doesn’t always mean we should.
  • Tide Pools

    Carmen Bredeson

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Describes the physical characteristics of tide pools and the organisms that inhabit them
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  • Walt Disney

    Maxine P. Fisher, Michael Sporn, Jennie Rakos

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988)
    Follows the life and dreams of the Missouri boy who became a pioneer in the field of cartoon animation as well as bringing the world live-action films, wildlife documentaries, and amusement parks.
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