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Books in Science World series

  • Cracking Up: A Story About Erosion

    Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A rocky cliff juts out toward the ocean, its rough face jagged and worn. In a process called erosion, water, ice, and wind wear away the rock and change its shape over time. From rivers cutting deep valleys to ocean waves crashing into the shore, erosion changes the face of the earth.
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  • The Rock Factory: The Story About the Rock Cycle

    Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Explains the formation of rocks and minerals, and includes information on volcanoes.
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  • Charged Up: The Story of Electricity

    Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Describes how electrical energy is generated in power stations and how it travels through pylons, power cables, and wires into people's homes. Includes activity.
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  • Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night

    Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Follows the sun from dawn to dusk to explain how light rays travel, how shadows are formed, how the moon lights up the night sky, and more. Includes activity.
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  • Transparent and Opaque

    Angela Royston

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 30, 2008)
    Readers will learn the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque materials and see how each is used in everyday life. Each book in the ‘My World of Science’ series explains science that you see in the world around you and use every day.
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  • Science, Grade 6

    HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS

    Hardcover (Harcourt, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Science, Grade 6 (View amazon detail page) ASIN: 0153609427
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  • Solids, Liquids, and Gases

    Angela Royston

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 28, 2008)
    What is matter? Is salt is a solid? Do gases have a shape? Read ‘Solids, Liquids, and Gases’ to find out! Learn about hardness and softness, changing shapes, gases and the air, and melting and freezing. Each book in the ‘My World of Science’ series explains science that you see in the world around you and use every day.
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  • Light and Lasers

    Kathryn Whyman

    Library Binding (Stargazer Books, May 1, 2004)
    A look at the principles behind the way in which eyes transform shades of light into vision also discusses the essential uses of concentrated light beams.
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  • Sunlight

    Samantha Bell, Jeff Bane

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Using the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the My World of Science series provides the earliest readers with background on key STEM concepts. Sunlight explores the sun's energy and how it affects the earth in a simple, engaging way that will help readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a glossary and index.
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  • The Science of Gravity

    John Stringer

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Introduces the force of gravity and discusses its effects and reasons for variations in its strength.
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  • Radiation

    Mark Pettigrew

    Library Binding (Stargazer Books, May 1, 2004)
    Looks at different types of radiation, where it comes from, why it is important, and how it can be extremely dangerous. Radiation is all around us-in the earth, in the air, and in space. We can see and feel some forms of radiation, such as light and heat. Other forms, such as radio waves, pass right through our bodies without us even knowing. This book looks at the many different types of radiation. Find out where radiation comes from, why it is important, and how it can be extremely dangerous.
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  • Up, Down, All Around: A Story of Gravity

    Jacqui Bailey, Matthew Lilly

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Explains the concept of gravity by taking a trip on the space shuttle.
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