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Books in The Random House Library of Knowledge series

  • Astronomy Today

    Dinah Moche Ph.D.

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1982)
    From the Random House Library of Knowledge comes a brand-new edition of the backlist favorite Astronomy Today. With a totally updated text, additional photos, and a fresh new cover, this beautiful, basic astronomy book incorporates the latest discoveries and ideas about our solar system and what lies beyond. The workings of telescopes, rockets, astronaut missions, and robot spacecraft are explained, and there are easy-to-read star maps for beginning stargazers.
  • EXPLORING THE SEA

    Carvel Hall Blair

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 12, 1986)
    An introduction to the science of oceanography discusses the characteristics, properties, and behavior of the oceans and their inhabitants and examines human exploration--and exploitation--of the ocean environment
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  • How birds behave

    Neil Ardley

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, March 15, 1971)
    Describes the different ways in which birds keep clean, find food, band together, communicate, mate, care for their young, and migrate.
  • LIFE ON EARTH

    Donald M. Silver

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1983)
    A basic explanation of how plants and animals function and relate to each other.
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  • Reptiles and their way of life

    George S Fichter

    Hardcover (Golden Press, March 15, 1960)
    he Golden Library of Knowledge. Informative, lively texts that are easy to read.
  • LIFE ON EARTH

    Donald M. Silver

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1983)
    A basic explanation of how plants and animals function and relate to each other.
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  • The Human Body

    Ruth Dowling Bruun, Bertel Bruun, Patricia J. Wynne

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1982)
    Take a trip through the human body as you explore its inner workings from cell communication to reproduction--made immediately accessible through a blend of brilliant illustrations and easily understood text. Middle graders will love this unique and interesting adventure through their own bodies.
  • THE ANIMAL WORLD

    Donald M. Silver

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 12, 1987)
    Discusses the anatomy, habitat, and behavior for all major animal groups--reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, insects, fishes, and others
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  • Astronomy Today:

    Dinah Moche Ph.D.

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1982)
    From the Random House Library of Knowledge comes a brand-new edition of the backlist favorite Astronomy Today. With a totally updated text, additional photos, and a fresh new cover, this beautiful, basic astronomy book incorporates the latest discoveries and ideas about our solar system and what lies beyond. The workings of telescopes, rockets, astronaut missions, and robot spacecraft are explained, and there are easy-to-read star maps for beginning stargazers. From the Trade Paperback edition.
  • RH LIB OF KNOWLEDGE 1ST SCIENC

    Grisewood & Dempsey LTD

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, July 27, 1993)
    Alphabetically arranged for easy access, a comprehensive reference of science and technology encompasses more than four hundred entries on black holes, atoms, volcanoes, viruses, and other topics in the physical and natural sciences.
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  • The Human Body

    Bertel Bruun, Ruth Dowling Bruun, Patricia J. Wynne

    Library Binding (Econo-Clad Books, Oct. 16, 1982)
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  • Dinosaurs and Other Archosaurs

    Peter Zallinger

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 12, 1986)
    Examines more than fifty families of dinosaurs and the changing environment in which they lived and probes current theories concerning their evolution and extinction
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