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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Glass!

    Ian Graham, Mark Bergin

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Can you imagine what your world and your life would be like if there was no glass?This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) 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.You use glass from morning to night 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 and drinks are stored in glass bottles and jars. Many of your electronic gadgets have glass screens. Cameras and spectacles, or eyeglasses, have glass lenses. The signals that carry your phone calls and texts, and Web pages when you're online, make part of their journey along glass communications cables. And every home, school and workplace has glass windows. You wouldn't want to live without glass.
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  • You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Glass!

    Ian Graham

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 1, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Glass!

    Ian Graham, Mark Bergin

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Can you imagine what your world and your life would be like if there was no glass?This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) 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.You use glass from morning to night 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 and drinks are stored in glass bottles and jars. Many of your electronic gadgets have glass screens. Cameras and spectacles, or eyeglasses, have glass lenses. The signals that carry your phone calls and texts, and Web pages when you're online, make part of their journey along glass communications cables. And every home, school and workplace has glass windows. You wouldn't want to live without glass.
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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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