Books with title Sound, Light and Heat

An accessible new reference for students, The Young Oxford Library of Science is an 11-volume set that offers easy-to-find information on the physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Each volume explains its subject in language that is easy to understand and is written by its own expert author. Together, these volumes form a comprehensive library of basic knowledge on all aspects of science and how it applies to our daily lives.Volume 6: Light and SoundWithout an understanding of light and sound, wed have no cameras or compact discs. Light and Sound explains what brings rainbows to our eyes and music to our ears. Such events are described in 23 articles, including: * Electromagnetic spectrum * Fiber optics * Mirrors and lenses * Sound recording * Sound * Ultrasound

[Read by Michael Rahhal and Allyson Ryan]Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart -- a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families. Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then the mines closed, and the town wore away like a bar of soap. Now Bakerton has been granted a surprise third act: it sits squarely atop the Marcellus Shale, a massive deposit of natural gas. To drill or not to drill? Prison guard Rich Devlin leases his mineral rights to finance his dream of farming. He doesn't count on the truck traffic and nonstop noise, his brother's skepticism, or the paranoia of his wife, Shelby, who insists the water smells strange and is poisoning their frail daughter. Meanwhile his neighbors, organic dairy farmers Mack and Rena, hold out against the drilling -- until a passionate environmental activist disrupts their lives. Told through a cast of characters whose lives are increasingly bound by the opposing interests that underpin the national debate, Heat and Light

Beginning readers explore the important concept of comparing and contrasting objects by weight in a way that is both fun and educational. Bright illustrations featuring cartoon dinosaurs accompany easy-to-follow text that introduces early learners to the distinction between heavy and light. Readers will be drawn to the colorful pages featuring dinosaurs interacting with common objects and animals in a way that clearly shows the difference between those that are heavy and those that are light. This essential concept is reinforced in a concluding graphic organizer that highlights these antonyms as well as the other vocabulary words introduced throughout the book.