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Books published by publisher Contemporary Books, Inc.

  • 50 Nifty Science Experiments

    Lisa Taylor Melton, Eric Ladizinsky, Neal Yamamoto

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1992)
    Provides instructions, rated as to level of difficulty, for fifty experiments that explore gravity, aerodynamics, centrifugal force, energy, and other scientific principles
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  • Child's Play: Easy Art for Preschoolers

    Leslie Hamilton

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1998)
    For the budding artist, Child's Play is filled with fun art projects that preschoolers can create quickly and easily ... anywhere! This well-organized book is jampacked with unique ideas on topics ranging from color and shape to fingerpainting, stenciling, and playing with clay. All of the suggested materials needed to make these projects can be found around the house or are inexpensive to buy, such as food coloring, magazines, and poster paints. A blast for children and a breeze for parents and caregivers, Child's Play is a must-have book for every parenting library.
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  • Decimal Multiplication and Division

    Allan D. Suter

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, March 15, 2003)
    Contemporary's popular Number Sense mathematics series has been updated! Number Sense encourages students to explore number relationships to build a concrete understanding of mathematical operations, problem-solving strategies, and real-life applications. Each text uses a highly visual and active approach to introduce basic mathematics concepts. Each lesson is carefully designed to simultaneously build students' mastery and self-confidence. Each text illustrates a basic math skill with a step-by-step approach, and follows with lots of practice.
  • The Caterpillar

    Christina Georgina Rossetti, Debra Stine

    Board book (Contemporary Books, Inc., Oct. 1, 1988)
    A caterpillar makes his way slowly to the branch of a tree and undergoes a transformation
  • Alphabet Soup: A Feast of Letters

    Scott Gustafson

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1990)
    When Otter throws a housewarming party to celebrate his arrival in his new home, each of his friends comes to the party bearing a meal representing a different letter of the alphabet
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  • Contemporary's Number Power 8: Analyzing Data

    Ellen C. Frechette

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Oct. 15, 1992)
    Book by Frechette, Ellen C.
  • Cruising Guide to the Great Lakes and Their Connecting Waterways

    Marjorie Cahn Brazer

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, July 1, 1985)
    Provides information on water conditions, weather patterns, navigational aids, rescue services, marinas, anchorages, tourist attractions, and recreational activities along each of the five Great Lakes
  • Weight Training for Young Athletes

    Franco Columbu

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, May 1, 1979)
    Discusses the benefits of weight lifting in improving muscular fitness and strength and offers instruction in basic weight lifting techniques.
  • Miss Baba in the Doorknob of Destiny

    Winslow Pels, Richard Pels

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Miss Baba, a pedigreed poodle and amateur detective, journeys with an animal entourage to remote Mongolia to help a canine foundling discover the secret of her birthright
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  • The Truth Hurts

    Jimmy Piersall

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, March 15, 1986)
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  • Sewing Specialty Fabrics

    Singer Sewing Reference Library

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1996)
    Shows how to work with laces, corduroys, velvets, plaids, knits, vinyls, leathers, and synthetic furs, and gives advice on laying out, marking, cutting, and pressing specialty fabrics
  • Percent Applications

    Allan D. Suter, Kathy Osmus, Caren Van Slyke

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, May 1, 1991)
    Number Sense HIGH-VISUAL FORMAT Builds confidence in struggling readers with a high-graphics, low-text format. REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS Relate students to hundreds of real-life math problems and applications. SPECIFIC SKILL LEARNING Presents one skill per page to encourage a stress-free, success-oriented approach. CUSTOMIZED LESSONS Allows lessons to be tailored to meet individual student's needs.
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