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Books in Amazing Science series

  • From Egg to Snake: Following the Life Cycle

    Suzanne Buckingham Slade, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    A digital solution for your classroom with features created with teachers and students in mind: • Perpetual license • 24 hour, 7 days a week access • No limit to the number of students accessing one title at a time • Provides a School to Home connection wherever internet is available • Easy to use • Ability to turn audio on and off • Words highlighted to match audio How big is a newborn snake? What does a snake eat? Slither through the pages of this book to learn about the life cycle of a smooth green snake.
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  • Armadillos and Other Unusual Animals

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Paperback (Julian Messner, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Brief introductions to thirty animals with unusual and bizarre habits, such as the hognose snake who plays dead as a defense mechanism and the sand skink who can see through windows in his eyelids
  • Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It

    Darlene R. Stille, Sheree Boyd

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, )
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  • Air: Outside, Inside, and All Around

    Darlene R. Stille, Sheree Boyd

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, )
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  • Dirt: The Scoop on Soil

    Natalie M. Rosinsky, Sheree Boyd

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, April 30, 2008)
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  • Energy: Heat, Light, and Fuel

    Darlene R. Stille, Sheree Boyd

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, April 30, 2008)
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  • Tidal Waves and Other Ocean Wonders

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Hardcover (Julian Messner, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Describes some of the biological and geological wonders found in the ocean depths, including electric creatures, poisonous fish, swimming reptiles, the longest mountain chain, and a river in the ocean.
  • Farthest from the Sun: The Planet Neptune

    Nancy Loewen, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Don't bother searching the night sky for Neptune without a telescope. It's the only planet that can't be seen with the naked eye. Explore the planet farthest from the sun in this book about Neptune.
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  • Brightest in the Sky: The Planet Venus

    Nancy Loewen, Jeff Yesh

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Not only is Venus the hottest planet in the solar system, it's also one of the brightest, most enchanting objects in the sky. Explore Earth's closest neighbor in this book about Venus.
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  • Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Charon, Ceres, and Eris

    Nancy Loewen, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2008)
    They're like major planets, but not quite. They circle around the sun. They're round. But they haven't cleared everything out of their path. Explore these unusual objects in this book about the dwarf planets.
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  • Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough

    Natalie M. Rosinsky, Matthew John

    Unknown Binding (Picture Window Books, June 30, 2003)
    The rocks you see everyday can be grouped into different types, like igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. Some rocks are actually minerals, and you can even find fossils in some types of rocks. Complete with activities and experiments, this nonfiction science book is perfect for introducing children to geology.
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  • Motion: Push and Pull, Fast and Slow

    Darlene R. Stille, Sheree Boyd

    Unknown Binding (Picture Window Books, June 30, 2004)
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