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Destination, Jupiter: Jupiter
Par Seymour Simon. 1998
Discovering the iceman: what was it like to find a 5,300-year-old mummy? (I was there)
Par Shelley Tanaka. 1996
In 1991, two hikers discovered the remains of a Stone Age Man over 5,000 years old in the Alps. Be…
transported back to the Iceman's ancient world - find out who he was, how he lived, and how he died on a mountain ridge. Grades 3-6. 1996.Comets (Let's-read-and-find-out science book)
Par Franklyn Mansfield Branley. 1984
Clocks and rhythms (Science Concepts Ser. #8)
Par Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn. 1999
Discusses the concept of time and its relationship to biological cycles, including phases of the moon, internal clocks of plants…
and animals, seasonal rhythms, and the aging process. Includes a glossary and a list of Internet resources. Grades 5-8. c1999.Cloning (Exploring science and medical discoveries)
Par Nancy Harris. 2004
The issue of cloning gets in-depth treatment, with essays on early efforts at cloning and the creation and significance of…
Dolly the sheep. Current controversies are discussed, including the overriding question of whether humans should be cloned, to the pros and cons of regulating cloning technologies, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, and whether animals should be used in research. The future of cloning is also discussed. Some descriptions of sex and violence. For senior high readers. 2004.Automobiles (A New true book)
Par Sylvia Wilkinson. 1982
Arctic adventures: tales from the lives of Inuit artists
Par Raquel Rivera. 2007
Describes true dramatized events in the lives of four modern Inuit artists. The stories range from a boy's survival adventure…
with his dog on shifting ice and a hunter's close-up encounter with a polar bear, to a shaman's dangerous journey to appease the sea-goddess at the bottom of the stormy ocean. Also includes a brief biography of each artist, a bibliography and glossary. Grades 3-6. 2007.Are we alone?: scientists search for life in space
Par Gloria Skurzynski. 2004
Discusses the possibilities of identifying and communicating with another life-form in our vast universe. Describes the interconnectedness of research in…
many scientific disciplines to investigate hospitable planets. Includes profiles of scientists dedicated to seeking extraterrestrial intelligence. Grades 5-8. 2004.Albertosaurus: death of a predator (Discoveries in palaeontology, #1)
Par Monique Keiran. 1999
Some 75 million years ago, one dinosaur ended its life. The dinosaur was an Albertosaurus -- distant cousin to the…
ferocious, meat-eating predator Tyrannosaurus Rex. But its death was also a beginning -- the start of its transformation into a fossil, which lay undiscovered for millennia until the forces of erosion brought the young dinosaur, once again, to light. Grades 4-7. 1999.A really short history of nearly everything
Par Bill Bryson. 2008
In this new edition for younger readers, Bill Bryson covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently…
bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home. Abridged. Grades 3-6. 2008.50 poisonous questions: a book with bite (50 questions series ; #2)
Par Tanya Lloyd Kyi. 2011
Why was the Mad Hatter mad? From working with mercury nitrate. It's a toxic world out there: poisonous snakes, toxic…
herbicides, noxious fumes - poisons in one form or another are all around us. An innocent-looking flower may be lethal, smog can make it impossible to breathe, poisons can be the death of us, but they can also cure disease. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2013 Hackmatack Award for non-fiction. Grades 3-6. 2011. (50 questions series ; 2)101 things every kid should know about science
Par Samantha Beres. 1998
Beres presents 101 facts about science on topics such as the human body, botany, chemistry, physics, evolution, zoology, and technology.…
Includes brief biographies, fun facts, and hands-on experiments, some of which need adult supervision. Grades 4-7. 1998.The planet hunters: the search for other worlds
Par Dennis B Fradin. 1997
A history of astronomy from the earliest civilizations, when man observed the stars with only the naked eye, to 1997,…
when the Hubble Space Telescope orbited the earth. Describes the discovery of planets and other contributions by early and recent scientists. Grades 5-8. c1997.Space stories that really happened (Stories That Really Happened Ser.)
Par Andrew Donkin. 1999
In this collection of real-life space adventures, the reader can find out about the first astronaut ever to set out…
into the unknown; what it's like to walk on the surface of the moon; and the terrifying journey of Apollo 13. Grades 2-4.Future sources (World about us)
Par Clint Twist. 1993
The world needs energy. In the world of tomorrow, the energy for heating, lighting and cooking will come from a…
very different source to those used today - mainly fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and nuclear power. Fossil fuels are being used up very quickly, and cleaner alternative sources of energy must be developed to meet the increasing energy needs of the future. Grades 3-6. 1993.Nuclear waste disposal (Save our earth)
Par Tony Hare. 1990
Nuclear energy is the energy released by the powerful forces that hold atoms together. This energy is used to produce…
electricity in nuclear power stations. But during nuclear reactions a type of pollution, called radioactivity is produced. Radioactivity can be dangerous to living things, and remains harmful for thousands of years. The nuclear waste that is produced now, needs to be stored very safely. Grades 3-6.La vie d'une étoile ((Les minipommes ; 12).)
Par Alain Bouquet. 2006
"Comment naît une étoile? Les étoiles ont-elles une famille? Comment vit une étoile? Comment meurt une étoile? Où sont les…
cendres des étoiles? Mais finalement, les étoiles sont-elles vivantes ? Jade, Aziz, Ambre et Alex vont effectuer un drôle de voyage... dans les étoiles! Et c'est Proxima du Centaure " en personne" qui va leur raconter comment se déroule la " vie " des astres... Des réponses sérieuses et drôles aux questions que les enfants se posent sur le monde". -- 4e de couv.Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why do cows moo? The answer to these and many other…
fascinating questions are answered in this book. Information is grouped into topics like the supermarket, nighttime, and food and eating. Grades 2-4. 2001.The Water Walker
Par Joanne Robertson. 2017
This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis…
walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine inspires and challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water and our planet for all generations. Grades 3-6. 2017.Turtle Island: the story of North America's first people
Par Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger. 2017
Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using…
that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time. A wide variety of topics are featured, from the animals that came and disappeared over time, to what people ate, how they expressed themselves through art, and how they adapted to their surroundings. The importance of story-telling among the Native peoples is always present to shed light on how they explained their world. The end of the book takes us to modern times when the story of the Native peoples is both tragic and hopeful. Grades 5-8. 2017.