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Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
320 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Little scientists will understand science in seconds with this essential homework-helping guide. Learn about everything from molecules and magnetism to rockets and radio waves and find out how a hot-air balloon rises, how erosion flattens mountains, how light waves zip through space, and how the human eye sees colours! With STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) subjects ever more important in today's technological world, How to be Good...
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Language
English
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America has been steadily sliding in global education rankings for decades. In particular, our students are increasingly unable to compete globally in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. One Nation Under Taught provides a blueprint for helping students fall in love with, succeed in, and further pursue studies in STEM subjects. The book challenges educators and policy-makers at all levels to work together to make our schools places...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
Author
Publisher
Persnickety Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The true story of Beauty the eagle's rescue and rehabilitation. Beauty has been featured on Nat Geo WILD TV's Unlikely Animal Friends, in the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine, and on the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) EngineerGirl website.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 324 pages : illustrations (some colored), portraits (some colored) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
More than 400 articles culled from the archives of The New York Times newspaper.
This book captures the history, culture, and personalities of the decade through hundreds of articles and original commentary.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 340 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For at least forty years, Calvin Trillin has commiteed blatant acts of funniness all over the place"--Jacket flap. A collection of Trillin's writings, arranged roughly by category.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 523 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of the most famous secret military installation in the world, assembled from interviews with the people who served there and formerly classified information.
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Series
Language
English
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Learn how the study of STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering, and math-- can lead to thrilling and meaningful careers. Imagine developing new ways to feed the world, creating new forms of engery, fighting cybercrime, and even designing replacement body parts!
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
174 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
To get the most out of your college education, you need to choose your classes wisely -- and increasingly, that means choosing STEM. Today's job seekers should have at least a basic understanding of trigonometry and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 1.3 million job openings in math and computer-related fields by 2022. The purpose of this book is not to push you into...
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Language
English
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"Kids can plunge into the science and history of poop (and pee) in this well-researched, hilarious book about their favourite subject. Award-winning author Edward Kay gives a load of fun facts, including how our bodies produce poop, the ways ancient civilizations weaponized it, why some animals eat poop, and how our waste could fuel the future. The engrossing content, which covers a range of curricula, including life science, technology, health and...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021].
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"For as long as people have stared up to the stars, we've wondered if there could be life on other planets. But the truth is that life can't survive anywhere else in our solar system. Venus is way too hot. Neptune is w-a-a-a-ay too cold. And don't even get us started on Uranus. But there's more to Earth than just having the perfect temperature that makes it the best place in the known universe to live. What makes Earth so special? Join Goldilocks...
14) Control freaks
Author
Language
English
Description
"The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive. The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win. But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best subjects... With only a week to go, Doug launches a quest...
15) UFOs and aliens
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (3.5 hrs.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches.
Language
English
Description
Scientists and astronomers around the world are gathering evidence to prove our existence is not unique, while there are more and more close encounters and abductions being reported. Explore these extraordinary cases and interviews with top experts in science, technology and UFOology. .
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Language
English
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Description
"From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet. The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever...
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Series
Language
English
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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Full of art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known...
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Language
English
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"Music is an outlet for self-expression. It has the power to influence your feelings, connect you to others and break down barriers ... And believe it or not, it's science -- a LOT of science! The tunes that move us are a blend of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, plus passion and emotion. In this book, you'll find out when humans began making music, the early history of recording and playing back, how things we use every day like...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xlvii, 696 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A magnificent biography of Queen Victoria by International New York Times columnist Julia Baird. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, 'Victoria: The Queen' is a stunning new portrait of the real woman behind the myth--a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience. When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution would begin to threaten many of Europe's monarchies in the coming...
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