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Books in Whiz Kids series

  • Tell Me Why Planes Have Wings

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Text and simple illustrations provide explanations of the principles of flight
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  • Tell Me Why the Moon Changes Shape

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Explains in simple words various aspects of the moon, such as its rotation, orbit, composition, age, temperature, and location, as well as lunar eclipses, the moon's pull on the ocean, lunar landings, and surface features.
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  • Tell Me How Fast It Goes

    Shirley Willis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 1999)
    A simple introduction to the concepts of speed, resistance, and friction, the different measurements of speed and distance, and machines that can increase speed, such as jet engines and roller skates.
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  • Tell Me How Ships Float

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Uses simple experiments and activities to explore concepts such as density, upthrust, and water displacement and to explain why objects float or sink.
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  • Tell Me Why Rain Is Wet

    Shirley Willis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 1999)
    Questions and answers explain water, the water cycle, and such aspects of weather as rain, clouds, ice, and snow
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  • Tell Me How Fast It Goes

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    A simple introduction to the concepts of speed, resistance, and friction, the different measurements of speed and distance, and machines that can increase speed, such as jet engines and roller skates.
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  • Tell Me How Ships Float

    Shirley Willis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 1999)
    Uses simple experiments and activities to explore concepts such as density, upthrust, and water displacement and to explain why objects float or sink.
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  • Tell Me What the Time Is

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Simple text and activities explain the nature of time, its importance, and its measurement, exploring days of the week, seasons, months of the year, the concepts of past, present, and future, and more.
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  • Tell Me How Much It Weighs

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Introduces the concept of weight, discussing units of weight, methods of measuring weight, and the importance of weight measurement for a variety of uses
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  • Tell Me How Far It Is

    Shirley Willis

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Introduces the concepts of distance and length, discussing how they are measured, why measuring is important, units of measure, perspective, and the reasons for measuring a variety of objects and distances.
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  • Tell Me What the Time Is

    Shirley Willis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 1999)
    Simple text and activities explain the nature of time, its importance, and its measurement, exploring days of the week, seasons, months of the year, the concepts of past, present, and future, and more.
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  • Whiz Kids: Tell Me Why Volume 1

    Shirley Willis

    Hardcover (Book House, )
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