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  • How We Use Wood

    Chris Oxlade

    Library Binding (Raintree, March 29, 2004)
    ‘How We Use Wood’ will give you answers to these and many other questions: Why is wood a good material for building boats? How do we get paper from wood? Why don’t we use wood to make drain pipes?
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  • How We Use Metal

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 18, 2004)
    Oxlade, Chris
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  • Clay

    Mary Lynn Firestone

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Dec. 9, 2015)
    Discusses where the material clay comes from and some of its features and uses.
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  • How We Use Oil

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Raintree, May 12, 2005)
    Oxlade, Chris
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  • How We Use Soil

    Carol Ballard

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 18, 2004)
    Soil is an important part of agriculture, but what other uses does it have for our world? Find out as you read about some of the applications soil is used for. Don't Use It" boxes, describe how the material shouldn't be used and gives the series an especia
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  • How We Use Silk

    Carol Ballard

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 18, 2004)
    How is silk made and what are some of its uses? Find out in this title that uses the various applications of silk as a starting point for learning about its properties. Don't Use It” boxes, describe how the material shouldn’t be used and gives the series an especially unique perspective. The featured illustrations are as practical an imaginative as the text, while a dynamic layout with close-up photos help readers to connect to the material at hand.
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  • How We Use Coal

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Raintree, May 12, 2005)
    ‘How We Use Coal’ will give you answers to these and many other questions: Why do we make soap from coal tar? What makes coal a useful fuel? Why don’t we use coal in car engines?
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  • Rock

    Mary Lynn Firestone

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Discusses features of rock including how it is manufactured and made into useful products that are used everyday.
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  • How We Use Oil

    Chris Oxlade

    Library Binding (Raintree, March 29, 2004)
    ‘How We Use Oil’ will give you answers to these and many other questions: Which plants produce oil that we use for cooking? How can we get fabric form oil? Why don’t we use gasoline as a fuel for barbecues?
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  • How We Use Rubber

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 18, 2004)
    Oxlade, Chris
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  • How We Use Glass

    Chris Oxlade

    Library Binding (Raintree, March 29, 2004)
    ‘How We Use Glass’ will give you answers to these and many other questions: How do we make glass? What sort of glass do we use to send emails? Why don’t we make buildings out of glass?
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  • Paper

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 25, 2003)
    What is paper? Where do we get it? How is it made? How do we use paper? Learn the answers to the questions, as well as how we can recycle paper.
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