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Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's. Money is covered with germs that can make you sick. The germs in a sneeze travel only an arm's length. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the microscopic world and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether...
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It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm. Flushing the toilet sprays water around the bathroom. Freezers can burn your food. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the kitchen and home to find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the smell...
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I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a young reader and an adult. Rocks and minerals are all around us, but they're not all the same. Discover fossils and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and what they tell us about the past. Learn about some fabulous fossils found around the world, such as Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Attention agents: our spy needs your help! Read along and explore a vast desert with hidden treasures. If you can help our spy discover all the things that are yellow, there might even be a reward waiting for you! I Spy Yellow in the Desert uses easy-to-read sentences and colorful illustrations to help early readers practice their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests engaging reading and writing...
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Why do people yawn? Is it because we need oxygen? Or do we yawn to cool off our brain? The answer is, scientists aren't totally sure just yet, but they have many great theories. The vibrant photographs and diagrams in this book help demonstrate what happens in the body when we yawn. The scientific yet accessible text was designed to both interest and enlighten readers of all ages.
7) Les aimants
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The perfect, low-level book for introducing magnets and how they work. Kids will be able to identify many magnetic objects after reading this book, as well as what materials are NOT magnetic.
8) Energy
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Energy, including these breaking headlines: Science: Whats the Future of Nuclear Power? Technology: Green Plants Turn Into Green Power Engineering: Solar-Powered Airplane Sets World Record Math: New Equations Build Better Power Networks...
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Spiders may be creepy, but they know amazing tricks. Some species have learned to fly. Others like to hangout underwater. Spider silk is strong and flexible. Spiders use it for more than just webs. Scientists keep trying to mimic spider silk. Once they succeed, people will find many awesome uses.
10) Sound
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There are so many concepts to discover when studying sound: frequency, pitch, the speed of sound, decibels, and more! Readers explore these topics in this colorful, illustrated volume. Activities and questions throughout engage readers with important science-curriculum topics such as echo and reflection of sound waves as well as fun, everyday information about how wind and string instruments work and comparing the volume of lawn mowers, people talking,...
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Whales are the world's largest animals. They roam the ocean in search of food, calling to each other with song. Humans nearly hunted whales to extinction. Now we learn from them, making better wind turbines and water filters. Whales may also help with medicine and climate change. They are awesome.
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¡Cinco y contando! Hasta ahora, los astrónomos han descubierto cinco planetas enanos en nuestro sistema solar. Plutón, que alguna vez fue considerado el noveno planeta, hoy está clasificado como un planeta enano. Este libro analiza los planetas enanos actuales, sus características, tamaño y patrones orbitales, así como las tres reglas que siguen los científicos para caracterizar estos pequeños y redondos objetos espaciales. Cada día se hacen...
16) Building Bridges
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Bridges have helped people cross, large bodies of water for millennia. Readers discover the engineering behind bridges.
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Think you know everything about space?
Space holds some of the universe's biggest mysteries. For years, scientists have been learning new and amazing things about outer space. Blast off into the unknown with stunning photographs and gentle introductions to new vocabulary. Discover incredible facts about moon missions, black holes, planets, stars, and more in this entertaining, high-interest book.
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Sharks are perfect predators. These toothy fish have super senses for finding prey. We fear sharks but we also learn from them. The study of shark skin has led to many new inventions. Some species can even glow in the dark. New undersea drones swim like sharks. More discoveries await in the awesome world of sharks.
19) Day and Night
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Beginning readers will learn about the basic patterns of the Sun and Earth and what causes day and night.
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