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Books in Young Discoverers series

  • Solids and Liquids

    David Glover

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 1993)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Examines the composition and strength of materials, both solid and liquid, and features experiments, including chemical reactions.
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  • The Kingfisher Young Discoverer's Encyclopedia of Facts and Experiments

    Editors of Kingfisher

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 15, 2000)
    The Kingfisher Young Discoverers Encyclopedia provides a hands-on approach to science and nature. Each subject area - geography, biology, science, and the environment - is presented in clear language with full-color illustrations and photographs. Safe, easy-to-do experiments and activities add an extra dimension to each subject, and allow children to practice what they've learned.
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  • Energy and Power: Environmental Facts and Experiments

    Rosie Harlow, Sally Morgan

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 15, 2002)
    Energy and Power explains what energy is and how we use it. It covers our use of both renewable and non-renewable resources, as well as various forms of alternative energy. Activies include making a solar heater and building a simple waterwheel.
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  • Pollution and Waste: Environmental Facts and Experiments

    Rosie Harlow, Sally Morgan

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 15, 2002)
    Pollution and Waste (Young Discovers) by Rosie Harlow and Sally MorganThis book provides an overview of the many varied sources of pollution -- from smog and acid rain to chemical pesticides and everyday litter. It also covers the greenhouse effect, the hole in the ozone layer, and water and noise pollution, and suggests ways of dealing with them.
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  • Young Discoverers: Sound and Light: Science Facts and Experiments

    David Glover

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 15, 2002)
    Making a periscope, a rainbow, a sound cannon, and musical instruments can be both fun and educational as children explore the properties of light and sound.
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  • Butterflies, Bugs, and Worms

    Sally Morgan

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 1996)
    Provides basic information about the structure and habits of a host of minibeasts, accompanied by a variety of experiments.
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  • Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires

    David Glover

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Feb. 28, 1995)
    Uses activities and projects to introduce how electricity and magnets work at home and in the everyday world.
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  • Maps and mapping

    Barbara Taylor

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Aug. 16, 1999)
    This absorbing book covers the elements found on maps, including scales, contour lines, and the use of color and symbols.
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  • Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires: Science Facts and Experiments

    David Glover

    Hardcover (Kingfisher Books, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Uses activities and projects to introduce how electricity and magnets work at home and in the everyday world
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  • Energy and Power

    Rosie Harlow

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 1995)
    Uses activities and projects to introduce the uses of energy in everyday life and its role in pollution, alternative sources of energy, and ways of conserving energy
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  • Maps and Mapping: Geography Facts and Experiments

    Barbara Taylor

    Hardcover (Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, March 16, 1993)
    Featuring safe simple experiments, colorful photographs, and clear visuals, an activity-based introduction to geography covers the basics of mapping, including scales, contour lines, and the use of color and symbols.
  • Energy and Power: Environmental Facts and Experiments

    Rosie Harlow, Sally Morgan

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 1995)
    Each book in this highly-visual, activity-based series starts off with basic information and gradually introduces more complex principles. Children can prove to themselves the hows and whys iof science and get plenty of ideas for school projects from each book's step-by-step experiment instructions and suggestions. Full-color illustrations.
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