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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Soap

    Professor Alex Woolf

    Paperback (Book House, Aug. 13, 2015)
    Many dangerous diseases are carried by bacteria - tiny organisms that can get into the body and multiply inside it. Bacteria breed in unhygienic environments, but soap can be used to keep our surroundings and bodies clean and healthy, keeping bacteria at bay. This book tells the story of how soap was invented, and its impact on our quality of life. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Soap! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series, created and designed by David Salariya.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Antibiotics!

    Anne Rooney, David Antram

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Sept. 1, 2014)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how antibiotics were developed and what methods were used to fight infections and disease before antibiotics were available.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Fire!

    Alex Woolf, Mark Bergin

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Feb. 1, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Each title in this new series takes readers on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Vegetables!

    Professor Alex Woolf

    Paperback (Salariya Book Company Ltd, Jan. 7, 2016)
    The world would be much better without yucky vegetables, right? Wrong! Vegetables provide us with vitamins that make us healthier and are used to make things like dyes and adhesives. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Vegetables! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Vaccinations!

    Anne Rooney, David Antram

    Library Binding (Turtleback, )
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Bacteria!

    Roger Canavan, Mark Bergin

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 1, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Each title in this new series takes readers on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Electricity!

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Could you get by if the lights went out? What would you do if your TV, computer, and phone all stopped working? How would you get about if trains, buses, and cars didnt run any more? You might not think about it, but without electricity, our lives would be colder, darker, and much harder work. With this book as your guide, youll discover the wonders of this essential source, exploring everything from how electricity works, to the ingenious ways that people have controlled and used it throughout the ages. With its informative timeline, helpful you can do it tips and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations, this title in the fantastic new You Wouldnt Want to Live Without series is a must-have nonfiction text, perfect for home or school. The well-organized text in this title allows readers to explore relationships between historic scientific events. Grade-appropriate contexts help readers determine the meaning of academic words and phrases while the vivid illustrations and text features help navigate the text and locate answers to questions.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Gravity!

    Anne Rooney, Mark Bergin

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 1, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Learn how gravity was discovered and why it helps us to understand everything from how toothpaste comes out of the tube to the movements of the planets.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees!

    Professor Alex Woolf

    Paperback (Salariya Book Company Ltd, Aug. 18, 2016)
    What would happen if there were no bees in the world? It would be a disaster! Without bees, we would, of course, have no honey. But we'd also lose a lot of other foods and useful products like cotton produced by plants that bees pollinate. We would also lose the animals that eat these plants, and the animals that eat those animals! As far as important species are concerned, bees are at the top of the list - you really wouldn't want to live without them! You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Writing!

    Roger Canavan, Mark Bergin

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 1, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It is so integral to our everyday lives that you probably never stop to think. What would it be like to live in a world without writing? It's all around us, in the text we get from a friend, the homework we have to do after school, and our favorite book
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Glass!

    Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Ian Graham

    Paperback (Salariya Book Company Ltd, Aug. 18, 2016)
    Can you imagine what your life would be like without glass? You use glass every day, from the mirror you look in when you wash your face in the morning to the bulbs that light up your home after dark. All sorts of foods are stored in glass bottles and jars. Many of your electronic gadgets have glass screens. And the signals that carry your texts and let you surf the web make part of their journey along glass communications cables. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Glass! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Vegetables!

    Alex Woolf, David Antram

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 1, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. You might think you'd be happier in a world without vegetables, but you'd be wrong! Vegetables provides us with essential vitamins and minerals that make our bodies healthier and stop us from getting sick. Read about how vegetables are grown, and learn about the innovations that have been made with such humble vegetable as the potato and the carrot.
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