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Books in Extreme! series

  • Extreme Wildfire: Smoke Jumpers, High-Tech Gear, Survival Tactics, and the Extraordinary Science of Fire

    Mark Thiessen

    Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, Aug. 30, 2016)
    In one moment, thereโ€™s a simple spark, and then roaring flames surge 200 feet into the air, devouring forests. Trees, from root to canopy, are burned to the ground. Airtankers and helicopters hover above, executing an air attack. Brave firefighters, equipped with flame resistant suits, leap from helicopters onto the treetops and descend to the blazing forest floor. In this book, young readers will learn about the ecological impacts of wildfires, the ins and outs of fire science including tactics for prevention and containment, cutting-edge technology used to track wildfires and predict fire behavior, and about the impressive skill, survival tactics, and bravery required to control a wildfire. Also included are expert tips, fun facts, and breathtaking photos taken by the author.
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  • Frozen World: Polar Meltdown

    Sean Callery

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
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  • Body Bugs!: The Uninvited Guests on Your Body

    Trevor Day

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
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  • Frozen World: Polar Meltdown

    Sean Callery

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • Life in the Crusher: Mysteries of the Deep Oceans

    Trevor Day

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Life in the Crusher is a Capstone Press publication.
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  • Body Bugs!: Uninvited Guests on Your Body

    Trevor Day

    Paperback (Capstone Press, June 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • Secrets of Sport: The Technology That Makes Champions

    James de Winter

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • How to Catapult a Castle: Machines that Brought Down the Battlements

    James de Winter

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • Ocean in Motion: Surfing and the Science of Waves

    Paul Mason

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Oct. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • Ocean in Motion: Surfing and the Science of Waves

    Paul Mason

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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  • Extreme Photography: The Hottest, Coldest, Fastest, Slowest, Nearest, Farthest, Brightest, Darkest, Largest, Smallest, Weirdest Images in the Universe...and How They Were Taken

    Terry Hope

    Paperback (Rotovision, June 1, 2004)
    Photography is about much more than putting the camera to the eye and pressing the shutter. Sometimes what is being recorded is impossible to approach in a convetional way, for a number of reasons: it's too small, too large, far away, too hot, too cold or hidden away somewhere where the eye can't see. Extreme photography takes the medium to the limits of possibility and beyond human capability. Focusing on cutting-edge technology, Extreme Photography is a stunning showcase of what is photographically possible. From the invention of tiny spy cameras, and those that can take photographs of our internal organs, to space photography, x-rays, time-lapse, temperature-resistant and night vision cameras, as well as cameras that can reproduce image of the human aura, this is the definitive guide to alternative image making.
  • Fingerprint Wizards: The Secrets of Forensic Science

    Ross Piper

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Extreme From gravity defying athletes to the crime fighting properties of superglue science is behind all things extreme This action packed series presents incredible facts and stories behind how things work and why they happen Science has never been so extreme
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