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Books in Shockwave Science series

  • Pills and Potions: A History of Remedies

    Mary Atkinson

    Library Binding
    None
  • The Water Planet

    Judy Kentor Schmauss

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Explains the importance of water to life on Earth.
    P
  • Harsh or Heroic?: The Middle Ages

    Karen Latchana Kenney

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Describes what life was like in Europe during the Middle Ages.
    X
  • Move Your Bones

    Lynette Evans

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    A basic introduction to human anatomy discusses how each system works, focusing on how muscles, joints, and bones help the body move and the importance of regular exercise and nutrition in keeping these particular parts healthy.
    G
  • Don't Try This at Home!: The Science of Extreme Behaviors

    Laura Layton Strom

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Discusses addiction and its five stages, the effects of smoking and alcohol on the body, the history of smoking, drinking legislation, and being healthy.
    T
  • Mirror Power

    Laura Layton Strom

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Explains how mirrors work and explores their use in modern society.
    T
  • The DNA Gave It Away!: Teens Solve Crime

    Yvonne Morrison

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Uses a fictional story and crime on one page to help illustrate different methods used to solve crimes using forensic science, which are explained on the facing page.
    R
  • Don't Try This at Home!: The Science of Extreme Behaviors

    Laura Layton Strom

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2007)
    Check it out! Shocker facts, word stunners, and bite-sized bits of seriously strange information shake up reading interest in the Shockwave - the exciting new series that serves up the world's most extreme science and history for readers to discover.
    T
  • Skiing in the Desert: Asian Innovation

    Ian Morrison

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Check it out! Shocker facts, word stunners, and bite-sized bits of seriously strange information shake up reading interest in the Shockwave - the exciting new series that serves up the world's most extreme science and history for readers to discover.
    W
  • Genius or Madman?: Sir Isaac Newton

    Mary Atkinson

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the seventeenth-century British physicist, discussing his early life; failure at farming; work on optics, calculus, alchemy, and gravity; rivals; and nervous breakdown.
    P
  • Mirror Power

    Laura Layton Strom

    Library Binding
    None
  • Dr. Medieval: Medicine in the Middle Ages

    Laura Layton Strom

    Library Binding
    None