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Books in Reading Essentials in Science: Exploring the Universe series

  • Bacteria and Viruses

    Michael Crumpton

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Bacteria are single-celled organisms with the ability to help and harm other living things. Viruses can reproduce only in host cells, often causing infections.
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  • Genetics

    Susan Glass

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Genes, chromosomes, and DNA are the keys to understanding the constantly evolving world of genetics.
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  • At Home in the Ocean

    M J Cosson

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2005)
    The ocean's shores, coral reefs, and zones are home to an amazing variety of plants and animals.
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  • What's Up with the Weather?: A Look at Climate

    Traci Steckel Pedersen

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2005)
    Find out what factors shape the weather and where in the world different climates are located.
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  • Under a Microscope: Small Life

    Helen Lepp Friesen, Perfection Learning Corporation

    Paperback (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Science: general issues
  • Matter Matters

    Vijaya Bodach

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2006)
    compares and contrasts the three states of matter and pure substances and mixtures.
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  • Robots

    Stanley Ling

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides information about the uses of robots in general and specific details about three current robots: Shear Magic, Meldog, and Robosaurus.
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  • The Nervous System

    Susan Glass

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)
    The brain, nerves, and spinal cord work together in the nervous system to form your experience of the world and lead the other body systems to success.
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  • At Home in the Tropical Rain Forest

    M J Cosson

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2005)
    The four layers of the tropical rain forest are filled with the sights and sounds of millions of plants and animal species.
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  • Growing a Pumpkin

    Helen Lepp Friesen

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, March 1, 2008)
    - Word Count: 150 to 350- Variable format with photos and text on every page- Nonfiction Features: tables of contents, chapter titles, introductions, diagrams, labels, photos, picture glossaries
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  • A Mountain Home

    M J Cosson

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2005)
    The five types of mountains provide a variety of habitats for plants and animals.
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  • Communities of Life: Deserts

    Jane Hurwitz (bu

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2005)
    Characterized by less than ten inches of precipitation a year, deserts can be hot and sandy or cold and snowy. Learn how plants, animals, and people adapt to the dry conditions found in the deserts of the world.
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