Discusses the scientific and technological principles involved in the manufacture of such school supplies as paper, ink, pencils, chalk, glue, and erasers. Includes experiments and formulas for making your own supplies....
With this collection of irresistible bets, you can team up with science and be a winner every time. Stump your family, friends, or favorite enemy with these deceptively simple dares. They're all impossible to perform thanks to principles of gravit...
Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction...
Boldly decorative, full-color paintings and cheerful, informative texts introduce aspects of intriguing cultures. Accompanied by well thought-out maps, each book shows a display of facts designed to pique readers interests. Written in English....
Gr 3-5-- This entry in the series looks at the isolated outback area of Australia. The rich earth-toned illustrations provide a sense of the remoteness there, although some pictures are too stylized to depict accurately the unique animals of the regi...
Can you imagine living in a place that is so high you have trouble breathing because the air has less oxygen? Or where the most common farm animal spits and has tassels in his ears? In this book you will find out all sorts of things about what it ...