Weather

Early in the 17th century, Francis Bacon decided that the best way to learn about the world was to discover things for oneself. Since then, science has been a marriage of observation and experimentation. The experiments contained in each chapter allow young scientists to investigate basic principles using common household materials and easy-to-follow instructions. The titles are filled with doz…

Earth's changing deserts

This series allows readers to see how earth's landforms have developed over millions of years. This exciting new geography series introduces some of the earths major landforms, including all key characteristics of their physical geography and how they have come to look the way they do. An examination through case studies, maps, and aerial photographs, illustrates the affects humans have had on …

Earth's changing environment

Earth’s Changing Environment pulls together several article titles from Compton’s Encyclopedia that have some relationship to the topic of climate change. These articles have been expanded and given new treatment expressly for the purposes of this book. Several of the title are new and do not yet appear within Compton’s Encyclopedia. The material is presented in four parts with each part …

Climate change

DK Eyewitness Climate Change is an exciting and informative guide to the facts and figures behind one of the most controversial topics. Stunning real-life photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the dramatic changes that are affecting the weather, the environment and the way we lead our lives. Show your child what's being done to stop pollution harming life on earth and why rising se…

The innovator's mindset : empower learning, unleash talent, and lead a cultur…

Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students’ natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future. The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum. But our job as educators is to provide new and better…

Earth's changing continents

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

1410901793

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 27 cm

Series Title

Landscapes and People

Call Number

910 MOR

She persisted around the world : 13 women who changed history

The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world. Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told to be quiet.…

Earth's changing mountains

What are rock strata? How do people grow food in mountain areas? How does mining change mountain landscapes? Landscapes and People explores the landforms that make up the world around us. This title explores mountains and explains how the landscape is formed and changed, as well as how people and settlements change and are changed by the landscape. Finally, each title looks at how change in the…

Earth's changing islands

What are coral islands? How do people live on the island of St. Lucia? Why might some islands disappear under the sea? Landscapes and People explores the landforms that make up the world around us. This title explores islands and explains how the landscape is formed and changed, as well as how people and settlements change and are changed by the landscape. Finally, each title looks at how chang…

The chewing-gum kid

Simon Bright has a feeling that this week is going to be different. And he's right! After the discovery of the Super-Gum, his life changes.