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Books in Amazing Science series

  • Amazing Materials

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Introduces the three states of matter and discusses how material objects can change and how such natural materials as wood can become such manufactured articles as paper.
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  • Quicksand and Other Earthly Wonders

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Library Binding (Julian Messner, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Presents "astonishing" features of our planet such as geysers, caves, salt lakes, peat bogs, carnivorous plants, creeping swamps, and autumn colors.
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  • Amazing Plants

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 15, 2007)
    Introduces the structure and life cycle of plants and discusses their use as food and for other purposes, and carnivorous and aquatic plants.
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  • Rising Waters: A Book About Floods

    Rick Thomas, Denise Shea

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the causes and the effects of flooding.
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  • Eye of the Storm: A Book About Hurricanes

    Rick Thomas, Denise Shea

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the process of how hurricanes can form. Also includes explanations of tropical storms and a storm surge.
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  • Twisters: A Book About Tornadoes

    Rick Thomas, Denise Shea

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the process of how tornadoes can form. Also includes explanations of updrafts, downdrafts, thunderstorms, rotation, and funnel clouds.
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  • Sound: Loud, Soft, High, and Low

    Natalie M. Rosinsky, Matthew John

    CD-ROM (Picture Window Books, April 30, 2008)
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  • Fun Experiments with Matter: Invisible Ink, Giant Bubbles, and More

    Rob Ives, Eva Sassin

    Hardcover (Hungry Tomato ®, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Make a giant fountain from a soda pop bottle, write messages in invisible ink, and blow monster bubbles! Use readily available items and simple step-by-step instructions to create these amazing science projects. Discover the science behind each experiment, and have fun sharing with your friends and family. It squeezes, it stretches, it flows, it makes crystals―it's matter!
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  • Shapes in the Sky: A Book About Clouds

    Josepha Sherman, Omarr Wesley

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Clouds come in all sorts of types, including cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, and cirrus. Learn how to tell each cloud type apart.
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  • Killer Whales and Other Frozen World Wonders

    Q. L. Pearce, Mary Ann Fraser

    Paperback (Julian Messner, May 1, 1991)
    Describes the earth's polar regions and the animals that live there, including the seal, penguin, musk ox, and polar bear
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  • Piranhas and other wonders of the jungle

    Q. L Pearce

    Hardcover (J. Messner, Aug. 16, 1990)
    Surveys the exotic species of plants and animals that live in the world's rain forests.
  • Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves

    Laura Purdie Salas, Jeff Yesh

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Why do maple and oak trees drop their leaves in the fall? What other animals share the forest with chipmunks, deer, and snakes? Hike through this book, and find out what makes temperate deciduous forests one of Earth’s treasures.
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