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Books in Science Concepts, Second Series series

  • Weather and Climate

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn, Ron Miller

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2007)
    Examines the changes in the atmosphere that produce various weather phenomena and how weather patterns over a period of time determine the climates of the Earth's various regions.
  • Gravity

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Launch, )
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  • Forces and Motion

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Oct. 1, 2008)
    Explains different types of forces, how forces and simple machines work, the laws of motion, and how the laws act in different substances.
  • Food Chains

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books (CT), Oct. 1, 2007)
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  • Symbiosis

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 1998)
    Discusses the three kinds of symbiosis: mutalism, commensalism, and parasitism and describes examples of these relationships
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  • Motion

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Launch!, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Motion is all around us. Learn how it is used in art, technology, and engineering. Five easy-to-read chapters explain the science behind motion, as well as its real-world applications. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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  • Photosynthesis

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 1998)
    Explains photosynthesis, the process responsible for providing the material and energy for all living things, and discusses such related issues as respiration, the carbon cycle, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect.
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  • Plate Tectonics

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (21st Century, Sept. 1, 1998)
    An informative addition to a science series discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
  • Cells

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.
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  • Food Chains

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 1998)
    Explains various components of a food chain and discusses the concepts of food webs, umbrella species, biogeochemical cycles, and more.
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  • Air

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Launch!, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Air is all around us. Learn how it is used in art, technology, and engineering. Five easy-to-read chapters explain the science behind air, as well as its real-world applications. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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  • Global Warming

    Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

    Library Binding (21st Century, Jan. 22, 2003)
    Examines global warming and the greenhouse effect, changes in earth's climate since its formation, the effects of these changes, and whether anything can be done to reverse them.
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