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Life on earth-- and beyond : an astrobiologist's quest
Is there life beyond Earth? NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments on his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, hi…
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- 9781580891349
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- 107 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 571 TUR
The new joy of knowledge encyclopedia
The wonder of evolution has created the vast diversity of animals and plants in the world around us. In Volume 11 of THE NEW JOY OF KNOWLEDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA you can begin your exploration of the animal kingdom.
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- 600 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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- 576 ORI
Guilty by a hair! : real-life DNA matches
- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases - Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner - Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources - Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Te…
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- 9780531118214
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Forensic files
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- 572.8 PRO
Sea & shore birds and marine life
Full-colour guide to the sea and shore birds and marine life to be seen on the shores around the Isles of Scilly.
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- On the shores of the isles of scilly
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- 578.7 GIB
GERM'S JOURNEY : dirty hands! clean hands!
This delightful board book follows the journey of a germ using unique heat-sensitive pages and combining interaction, play and learning, showing pre-schoolers the importance of clean hands. The journey, from the toilet seat to the tummy (and out again!), explores the concepts of germs being invisible to the naked eye, multiplying and causing illness. By placing their warm hands on the thermochr…
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- 9781909339934
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- 20 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- 579.3 LAI
Coral reefs : cities of the ocean
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, the…
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- 9781626721463
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- 119 pages : illustration ; 22cm
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- Get to know your universe!
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- 577.789 WIC
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is important for children to learn and understand at an early age. This title will introduce readers to what forgiveness is through everyday and relatable examples that they are sure to experience. Inviting covers and fun images throughout will keep readers engaged.Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jr. is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a divisio…
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- 9781532100093
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Abdo Kids Character Education
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- 179.9 MUR
Kindness
Kindness is important for children to learn and understand at an early age. This title will introduce readers to what kindness is through everyday and relatable examples that they are sure to experience. Inviting covers and fun images throughout will keep readers engaged.Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jr. is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of A…
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- 9781532100109
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Abdo Kids Character Education
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- 179.9 MUR
Living in the world
Uses case histories to discuss a person's place in the world and his or her relationship with other people and the environment.
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- 9780749624057
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Life Education
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- 158 CAN
A culture of respect
Providing useful definitions of respect in terms that are easily understood by youngsters, this picture book expresses the importance of valuing adults and classmates alike. Combining cheerful illustrations with simple language, this useful guide explains the basics of respectful behavior to young children. It emphasizes the value of a climate of mutual respect among teachers and classmates an…
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- 9781934155066
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 179 KUN
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