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Books in Beginner's Science series

  • Earthquakes and Tsunamis

    Emily Bone

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, June 1, 2012)
    What causes earthquakes? What do they feel like? What are tsunamis and why do they happen? An informative introduction to earthquakes and their effects for young readers. Features information on real-life earthquakes, accompanied by striking colour photographs and vivid illustrations. Developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. Includes carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more.
  • Understanding Your Brain

    Rebecca Treays, Christyan Fox

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 30, 2004)
    Explains the anatomy of the brain, how the brain works, and the numerous functions the brain performs.
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  • Trucks: Level 1

    Katie Daynes, Christyan Fox

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Discusses the various parts of a truck, how trucks are loaded, and the life of long-haul truckers, and describes such specialized vehicles as tanker trucks, dump trucks, and fire trucks.
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  • Understanding Your Body

    Rebecca Treays

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Introduces basic concepts about the human body, including how muscles make a skeleton move, how the brain works, and how blood flows to and from the heart.
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  • Understanding Your Body

    Rebecca Treays, Jane Chisholm, Christyan Fox

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2005)
    Introduces basic concepts about the human body, including how muscles make a skeleton move, how the brain works, and how blood flows to and from the heart.
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  • Magnetism

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This title explains what magnetism is, what materials are magnets, and what makes a material magnetic. Readers will even learn that Earth is a giant magnet! It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Gravity

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Aug. 1, 2018)
    This title will explain the force of gravity. Readers will learn about Isaac Newton and the falling apple, what gravity is, how it affects their daily lives and the entire universe! This title is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Heat

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Aug. 1, 2018)
    This title will explain what heat is and how it transfers in three ways through convection, conduction, and radiation. It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Light

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This title will explain what light is and how it travels in waves. It also explains how humans see light with their eyes as color! It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Sound

    Grace Hansen

    Library Binding (Abdo Kids Jumbo, Sept. 1, 2018)
    This title will explain what sound is and how it travels in waves. It will also explain what pitch and loudness is, and how humans hear it. It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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  • Trash & Recycling

    Stephanie Turnbull

    Library Binding (Usborne Books, June 1, 2006)
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  • Understanding Your Senses

    Rebecca Treays, Gillian Doherty, Emma Danes, Christyan Fox

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 30, 2004)
    Explains how the five senses work and provides fun facts including how illusions work and why feet are ticklish.
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