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Books in Starting Point Science series

  • What Makes It Rain?

    Susan Mayes, Richard Deverell, Mike Pringle

    Hardcover (Usborne, Jan. 15, 1992)
    None
  • Why Are People Different?

    Susan Meredith

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Book by Meredith, Sue
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  • Earth and Space

    Susan Mayes, Sophie Tahta

    Paperback (Usborne Publishing Ltd, June 30, 1995)
    -- Introduces young children to fundamental aspects of nature, science and technology-- Inspired by the questions children ask about the world around them-- Simple text and detailed illustrations answer questions in clear, step-by-step stages
  • Where Does Electricity Come From?

    Susan Mayes

    Paperback (Edc Pub, June 1, 1989)
    -- Introduces young children to fundamental aspects of nature, science and technology-- Inspired by the questions children ask about the world around them-- Simple text and detailed illustrations answer questions in clear, step-by-step stages
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  • Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?

    Mike Unwin

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Rare Book
  • Plants

    Ontario Science Centre, Ray Boudreau

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Why do potatoes have eyes? Can a garden grow without dirt? What's that blue stuff that grows on bread? Children ask a lot of questions about the world and what it's made of. Plants contains 13 carefully chosen experiments from the Ontario Science Centre. With minimal supervision, children explore how plants grow and why they need water, sunlight and soil. The Starting with Science series combines easy-to-do experiments with easy-to-understand explanations.
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  • Simple Machines

    Deborah Hodge, Ray Boudreau

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, June 30, 1996)
    Thirteen experiments about the six simple machines -- the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw -- teach kids about basic science. Full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions clearly explain each activity, so that kids can make the most of the machines with minimal help from adults. Part of the Starting with Science series, Simple Machines encourages children to have fun as they learn basic science and fills a need for primary-level science resources.
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  • Who Were the First People?

    P. Roxbee-Cox

    Paperback (E.D.C. Publishing, March 1, 1995)
    -- Gives answers to the first questions children ask about history, provoking comparison with life as they know it today
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  • What's the Earth Made Of?

    Susan Mayes

    Paperback (Edc Pub, June 1, 1995)
    Book by Mayes, Susan
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  • How Does a Bird Fly?

    Susan Mayes

    Paperback (Edc Pub, Sept. 1, 1991)
    -- Introduces young children to fundamental aspects of nature, science and technology-- Inspired by the questions children ask about the world around them-- Simple text and detailed illustrations answer questions in clear, step-by-step stages
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  • Life on Earth

    Susan Mayes, Sophy Tahta

    Paperback (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Feb. 24, 1995)
    None
  • Solids, Liquids and Gases

    Ontario Science Centre, Ray Boudreau

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, June 30, 1995)
    Solids, Liquids and Gases has 13 experiments carefully chosen by the Ontario Science Centre. With minimal supervision, children can explore the three states of matter, what makes each state unique and how matter changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas through evaporation, condensation, melting and freezing. Filled with bright photographs, the Starting with Science series provides valuable lessons about basic science for five to eight year olds.
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