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Books in Science Fun With Vicki Cobb series

  • Energy and Growth

    Rosie Harlow, Gareth Morgan

    Library Binding (Warwick, Dec. 1, 1991)
    Suggests experiments with which to investigate such aspects of life as food chains, hibernation, life cycles, and specialized food and habitats.
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  • Sound

    Terry Cash, Barbara Taylor

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books, Sept. 29, 1989)
    An introduction to the principles of sound in the FUN WITH SCIENCE series, containing simple, practical experiments and investigations to carry out at home or at school. Also looks at how animals use sound to communicate. Illustrated with full colour artworks.
  • More Fun with Science: Experiments, Tricks, Things To Make

    Steve Parker, Terry Cash, K.K. Chen, P. Bull

    Hardcover (Kingfisher Books Ltd, Oct. 16, 1990)
    Part of a series which explores sound, electricity, magnets, weather and simple chemistry. It is full of experiments, tricks and things to make and is designed to enable children to have fun finding out how things work and why things happen in the world around them.
  • I Get Wet

    Vicki Cobb, Julia Gorton

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Know the fastest way to cool off on a hot summer day? You get wet!Know what happens when you stay out in the rain? You get wet!But do you know how and why you get wet? You will!Renowned science author Vicki Cobb has concocted just the right formula for making scientific principles easy for even the youngest kids to understand. Follow this book with a young child who loves to play, just add water, and -- presto! -- you have a science discovery that will forever change the way your child looks at the world.Discover science, and the world will never look the same.Fun hands-on activities and irresistible illustrations by Julia Gorton make this book a perfect excuse to learn about science...just for the fun of it!
  • I See Myself

    Vicki Cobb, Julia Gorton

    Hardcover (Collins, Aug. 6, 2002)
    Look in a mirror. Who do you see? Your very own self, that's who!Now look in a shiny doorknob or in a puddle. Can you see yourself in them?How about in the pages of this book?You might not see yourself, but you will feel yourself getting smarter as you begin to understand how and why you can see yourself. Renowned science author Vicki Cobb illuminates the scientific principles of light and reflection in a way that even the youngest kids can understand. Follow this book with a young child who loves to play, and see the light in a whole new way.Discover science, and the world will never look the same.Fun hands-on activities and irresistible illustrations by Julia Gorton makethis book a perfect excuse to learn about science . . . just for the fun of it!
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  • Old Magic Meets Today's Science: A Look at Scientific Recreations from the 1890s

    Robert Friedhoffer, Linda Eisenberg

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, )
    None
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  • Electricity and Magnets

    Terry Cash, Barbara Taylor, Kuo Kang Chen, Peter Bull

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books, Dec. 30, 1989)
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  • Electric Power

    Ed Catherall, Ted Draper

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Oct. 1, 1982)
    Experiments designed to create an understanding of electric power.
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  • Science in Motion

    John Tabak

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Examines the scientific concept of motion and the work of such scientists as Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Goddard in this field.
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  • Electricity and Magnets

    Terry Cash, Barbara Taylor, Chen Kuo Kang, Peter Bull

    Library Binding (Warwick, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Describes the discovery of electricity, how it is generated, and the links between electricity and magnetism
    Z+
  • Electricity

    Neil Ardley, Jack Challoner

    Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, Oct. 9, 1998)
    This practical activity book on electricity features tricks and puzzles, toys and models to make, and simple experiments using everyday items. Instructions are accompanied by photographs showing each stage of the project. Suggestions for trying out new ideas are also offered.
  • Clocks and Time

    Ed Catherall, Chris Smithers

    Hardcover (Silver Burdett Pr, Dec. 1, 1982)
    Defines time and examines the many ways people have devised to measure its passage. Includes a variety of experiments that help explain the different aspects of time.
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