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Books in In Focus series

  • In Focus: Rocks and Fossils

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Aug. 21, 2018)
    What is a meteorite? Why can you find seashell fossils on Mount Everest? What are gemstones made of? In Focus: Rocks and Fossils has the answers! In Focus is a cool information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Space

    Elizabeth Jenner, Maggie Chiang, Emma Jayne, Jessie Ford, Sol Linero

    Hardcover (360 Degrees, April 7, 2020)
    Ten illustrators journey into outer space, peeling back the layers of the Universe for adventurous readers to explore. Lift the gate-fold pages on every spread to take a closer look at the wonders of space.Discover all things intergalactic - from the Big Bang, stars and Solar System to astronauts, rockets and distant galaxies. Lift the gate-fold pages on every spread to take a closer look at the wonders of space.
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  • In Focus: Rocks and Fossils

    Chris Oxlade

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Aug. 21, 2018)
    What is a meteorite? Why can you find seashell fossils on Mount Everest? What are gemstones made of? In Focus: Rocks and Fossils has the answers! In Focus is a cool information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Reptiles

    Barbara Taylor

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 19, 2017)
    Which amazing animal can change the color of its skin? Which terrifying creature is so big it was confused for a dragon? Which tricksy reptile pretends to be a toad? In Focus: Reptiles has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fascinating facts and stats, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • School Shootings

    Jen Barton

    Hardcover (Brightpoint Press, Aug. 1, 2019)
    School shootings have claimed the lives of many people in the United States. Today, some activists argue for better gun control laws. They face opposition from people who want to protect their gun ownership rights. School Shootings explores the history of this issue and how it has evolved, including how people and laws are addressing it today.
  • Transgender Rights

    Marty Erickson

    Hardcover (Brightpoint Press, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Throughout history, transgender people have been largely ignored and discriminated against. They have sometimes faced violence. Today, some lawmakers and activists are working to change this. They are working to defend the rights of transgender people. Transgender Rights explores the history of this issue and how it has evolved, including how people and laws are addressing it today.
  • In Focus: Tropical Lands

    Clive Gifford

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 19, 2017)
    Where is the hottest place on Earth? Which animals love the hot weather? Where would you see a mirage? In Focus: Tropical Lands has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and punchy text, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end flaps on the cover.
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  • Refugees

    Marty Erickson

    Hardcover (Brightpoint Press, Aug. 1, 2019)
    "Explores the history of this refugees and the obstacles they face, and how the issue has evolved, including how people and laws are addressing it today"-- Provided by publisher.
  • Chemistry Calculations Explained

    Aleyamma Ninan

    Paperback (Studymates Ltd, Dec. 31, 2005)
    Not being able to calculate in chemistry is like not being able to spell. This book helps you to develop the skills to tackle the different types of calculation needed at A-level chemistry and first-year degree level. To be successful in chemistry, the student needs to calculate from theoretical situations and from practical experiments. This is where this book will help you master these important skills. Using the Studymates building block method, whereby topics are tackled in bite-sized chunks, Dr Ninan explains the various aspects of the calculation. These range from percentage yield and purity to Avogadro's constant: reactions in solids to structure determination. There are tutorials at the end of each chapter with practice questions, discussion points, practical assignments and study and revision tips to help you learn efficiently. This guide also includes a glossary, a guide to websites for chemists and a detailed index. the mole concept and Stoichiometry; gases: pressure, volume and temperature; relationships; enthalpy changes; equilibrium; rates of reactions, oxidation-reduction
  • In Focus: Big Beasts

    Steve Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Aug. 21, 2018)
    Which animal is the biggest on Earth? Where do the most big beasts live? Which big animal is the most dangerous in Africa? In Focus: Big Beasts has the answers! In Focus is a cool, information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • Everyone Wears His Name: A Biography of Levi Strauss

    Sondra Henry, Emily Taitz

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, May 1, 1990)
    Offering a look at life during the California Gold Rush, this biography tells the story of Levi Strauss, the German immigrant who created the world's largest clothing manufacturer
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  • Madam Prime Minister: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher

    Libby Hughes

    Paperback (iUniverse, Nov. 2, 2000)
    Margaret Thatcher was a strong-willed child and an iron-willed leader. Whatever she achieved was through hard work. This biography takes the reader through her youthful years into politics, marriage, law, children, and eventually to eleven years as Britain's prime minister.