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Find Out About Flight: With 18 projects and more than 240 pictures
Peter Mellett
Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)A fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. Features 18 hands-on experiments to help you really find out - make a miniature plane and a hot-air balloon, construct a kite, and build models that demonstrate how birds fly and how jets engines work. Ideal for 8-12 year-olds for home and school use.
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Ancient Japan
Fiona Macdonald
Paperback (Anness, March 1, 2001)Marvel at the secrets of Japan--a land of emperors and shoguns, tea ceremonies and martial arts.
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The Roman Empire: What Life was Like in the Ancient World
Philip Steele
Paperback (Anness, Jan. 1, 2000)Packed with more than 200 photographs, cross-sections, maps, and a pictorial timeline. Fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links with the present.
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St. Patrick's Day: Parades, Shamrocks, and Leprechauns
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2002)Presents the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day and explains the different ways the holiday is celebrated.
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Columbus Day: Celebrating a Famous Explorer
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2001)Provides information on Christopher Columbus and his journeys to the New World, and looks at how Columbus Day is celebrated around the country.
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Find Out About Insects: With 18 projects and more than 260 pictures
Jen Green
Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)Find out about butterflies, moths, ants, termites, bees, wasps, dragonflies and other fascinating minibeasts in this accessible and lively book. Combining facts, pictures and practical projects, children can learn how to make a pond net and a pooter to collect specimens, rear stick insects and watch a tortoiseshell butterfly emerge from its chrysalis.
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Earth Day: Keeping Our Planet Clean
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2002)Discusses the origins of Earth Day, its history, and how it is observed in the United States today.
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Desert Animals
Mark Carwardine, D. Twinney
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, )None
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Find Out About Machines: With 19 projects and more than 260 pictures
Chris Oxlade
Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)Discover what machines are, how they work, and how they have developed through history, in this fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. Includes 19 practical experiments - make a windmill, a hydraulic lifter and even a vacuum cleaner! An accessible and lively introduction to machines, ideal for home or school use for 8 to 12 year olds.
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Find Out About The Sea: With 20 projects and more than 260 pictures
Robin Kerrod
Hardcover (Armadillo, June 15, 2013)Explore the murky and mysterious ocean depths, the sweeping tides and currents, icy polar waters and warm, bright coral reefs with this fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself book. 20 amazing projects and experiments investigate the secrets of the sea - make waves in a tank, construct a rock-pool viewer, and build a sea-bird hide. Ideal for home or school use for 8 to 12 year-olds.
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Independence Day: Birthday of the United States
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2001)Offers information on how Americans celebrate Independence Day.
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Day Of The Dead: A Latino Celebration Of Family And Life
Carol Gnojewski
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2005)Presents the history and meaning of All Souls' Day, or the Day of the Dead, in Mexico, and discusses the Aztec and Spanish contributions to the celebration, holiday customs, decorations, and foods, and the skull as a holiday symbol.
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