-
The life of a queen
Colette Portal, Marcia Nardi
Hardcover (G. Braziller, March 15, 1964)A large hardcover children picture book with a colorful dust jacket written and illustrated with beautiful watercolors by French children book's author Colette Portal. This 1964 American First edition has 24 (unmarked) pages and was translated from the German edition by the American Poet Marcia Nardi. Summary: This story chronicles the rise and fall of the blue ant kingdom, featuring nice creative touches of modern housing comfort such as a rocking chair, a bed, a few other amenities, and of course, a crown ! For children ages 7 to 9.
-
Science of Chaos
Christopher Lampton
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1992)A discussion of a new scientific theory, formed with the help of computers, which proposes the possibility of patterns and order in the chaos and unpredictability of both nature and also human aspects of the world
Z+
-
Toxic Cops
D. J. Arneson
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1991)Discusses several threats to the environment, laws that have been enacted to protect it, and the branch of the Environmental Protection Agency and other local groups that enforce such laws
U
-
Tuberculosis
Elaine Landau
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1995)Looks at the history of tuberculosis, describes how the disease was almost eradicated, and explains why it was able to make a comeback
-
Autoimmune Diseases
Nathan Aaseng
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1995)Explains how the immune system works, looks at autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile diabetes, and multiple sclerosis, and discusses theories about why these diseases occur
-
Hearing Loss
Karen N. Mango
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1991)Describes the conditions and varying degrees of hearing loss and deafness, and discusses methods by which the hearing-impaired can communicate with others
V
-
Head Injuries
Nathan Aaseng, Jay Aaseng
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1996)Provides information about traumatic brain injuries including causes, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, how to decrease their risk, and how to help people affected
V
-
The Virus Invaders
Alan Edward Nourse
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1992)Explores different viruses and our body's defenses against them.
U
-
Ramblin' Robots: Building a Breed of Mechanical Beasts
Ingrid Wickelgren
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1996)Examines the evolution of robotics and the efforts of scientists to develop robots with the abilities of various animals.
Q
-
Leukemia
Dorothy Schainman Siegel, David E. Newton
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1994)Looks at the history and symptoms of leukemia, describes how it is treated, and discusses living with the disease and current research
-
Experimenting With Science in Sports
Robert Gardner
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1993)Discusses how such principles of physics as force, gravity, and momentum apply to a variety of athletic actions, with experiments for the reader to try
-
Planetology: Comparing Other Worlds to Our Own
Fred Schaaf
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1996)Discusses the planets, with particular emphasis on comparing them to each other and especially to Earth