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Books in Lets Investigate series

  • Calculators

    Marion Smoothey, Ann Baum

    Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, )
    None
    V
  • Sunlight

    Sue Barraclough, Charlotte Guillain

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Sept. 26, 2008)
    Investigate's enquiry-based approach develops key skills such as how to ask and respond to geographical questions and recognize patterns. Uses fun, interactive puzzles to explain topics and sustain interest.
    G
  • Sunlight

    Sue Barraclough, Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, Sept. 26, 2008)
    Investigate's enquiry-based approach develops key skills such as how to ask and respond to geographical questions and recognize patterns. Uses fun, interactive puzzles to explain topics and sustain interest.
    G
  • The Military

    Jennifer Fandel

    Hardcover (CREAT, Aug. 31, 2004)
    Introduces the United States military forces, their purposes, and what it is like to serve in the military.
    Q
  • Let's Investigate Beautiful, Bouncy Balloons

    Madelyn Carlisle, Yvette Banek

    Paperback (B E S Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Traces the history of ballooning from the eighteenth century to the present and discusses different kinds of balloons and their uses in science, travel, and sports
    Y
  • Orchids

    Derek Fell

    Hardcover (Creative Education, Aug. 31, 2000)
    Describes the history of orchids, various types of this exotic flower, and how they are cultivated
    P
  • Motorcycles

    John Hudson Tiner

    Hardcover (Creative Co (Sd), Aug. 31, 2004)
    Provides information on riding a motorcycle, motorcycle engines, the various uses of motorcycles, and presents a relevant historical timeline.
    R
  • South America

    Whitecap Books

    Paperback (Whitecap Books Ltd., Jan. 1, 2010)
    Some of the most colorful and amazing creatures in the world make the continent of South America their home. The jaguar (the biggest cat on the continent), the anaconda (the biggest snake in the world), the sloth (often covered with green algae) and the toucan (a bird with an enormous beak and bright feathers) are just some of these. Find out about South America's jungles, Spanish past and lost cities. They're all in this book! User-friendly maps let you know exactly where everything is. You'll find each colorful flag displayed for each country. And look out for the page of removable stickers in the center and the interesting activity, useful glossary and index and the end of the book.
    P
  • Money

    Deborah J Short, Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Alfredo Schifini

    Paperback (National Geographic School Pub, Sept. 2, 2003)
    Provides a simple history of money as it replaced bartering, explains how some types of money are made, and shows how things such as checks and credit cards serve as invisible money
    T
  • Grains

    Ellen Hurwitz, Scott Wrobel

    Library Binding (Creative Co, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Describes how wheat, rice, corn, and other grains are grown and harvested and how they are processed into various foods, and discusses their nutritional value and the role of various cultivated grains in history.
    P
  • Let's Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps

    Madelyn Wood Carlisle

    Paperback (Demco Media, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Introduces all kinds of maps including weather, topographic, road, and undersea; and explains such terms as scale, projections, symbols, latitude, and longitude.
    Y
  • Learning to Ride

    None

    Hardcover (Peter Haddock Ltd, )
    None