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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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A perfect pick for budding volcanologists - or any child who can't resist a good kaboom! Here's a step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption - told from the volcano's point of view! Readers meet the volcano as it placidly slumbers, which it's been doing for thousands of years. Then things begin to stir to life deep inside. First come the hisses, as hot magma moves into a chamber beneath the volcano. Then, steam, gas and ash start to gurgle and sputter...
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Chronicle Books
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English
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How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Why do star-shaped snow crystals usually have six arms? Are no two snow crystals alike?These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity.
4) Laperouse
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Laperouse by Ernest Scott
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by K. Langloh Parker. Introduction by Andrew Lang
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English
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"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90° F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...
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English
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Neither an occult book nor a work of fantasy, this 1882 classic offers an erudite blend of evidence from geologic, oceanographic, and anthropologic studies and remains a captivating work of enthusiasm and imaginative thought. 128 illustrations. Introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
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English
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"Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish between those who didn't believe in the science of global warming and those who said they accepted the science but failed to change their lives...
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English
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"In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a mountain pond. Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. But under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, tadpoles growing. These and many other secrets are waiting to be discovered"--
13) Bugs for lunch
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
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Rhyming text introduces bug-eating animals such as geckos, trout, or even people. Includes additional facts about each creature.
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Publisher
Triangle Interactive, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
Description
Explore how volcanoes are formed and what causes an eruption in this fascinating Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring bright, vivid photos, explanatory diagrams, informational text, and stimulating facts, this fascinating title engages readers in the scientific and natural causes behind volcanoes and their eruptions.
16) Deep-sea dive
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Dorothy Ann accidentally loses Jyoti's high-tech locket in the ocean, Ms. Frizzle's class travels down through the layers of the sea to retrieve it. Includes glossary.
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Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
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Saltando en las hojas, celebrando el Día de Acción de Gracias, viendo animales, ¿qué te gusta hacer en otoño? Lea acerca de las actividades de otoño y conozca el ciclo de estaciones en esta edición en español. Las fotografías vívidas y las preguntas de pensamiento crítico involucran a los lectores a descubrir los cambios que trae esta colorida temporada. Este texto cuidadosamente nivelado es una divertida introducción a la lectura de no...
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Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Bizarre creatures are floating around in our oceans—squishy, slimy, spiky-headed monsters. And they're not even grown up yet! These kids have to go through some drastic changes before they get to be adults. Everyone knows that caterpillars and tadpoles go through metamorphosis, but so do some of the most monstrous creatures under the sea. Take the spiky-headed zoea, somersaulting through the water on her way to becoming a blue crab. Or the gnathiid...
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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First Lessons In Geography is a popular book by James Monteith.
This volume is a classic book for kids that explores the countries, terrains, and cultures of our fascinating planet
Readers ages 9 to 12 will travel around the globe, from Greenland to Tasmania, learning the locations and characteristics of continents, countries, and states and provinces in this lively introduction to our world.
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