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4) Greedy dog
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Dog is hungry - he wants a juicy bone to eat. But will one bone be enough? A charming retelling of a classic Aesop fable.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Contains 14 Christmas scenes featuring Santa and his helpers, full of things to spot and count. Each scene includes small pictures that tell readers what to look for in the big picture and corresponding numbers that tell how often objects can be found.
10) Forensic science
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
This book describes how different evidence--from blood to blowflies--is used to solve crimes and presents true-crime comic strips that show how scientists have foiled criminals.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations, lift-up flaps, and brief text describe what goes on under the ground, looking at the Earth's interior, and peeking beneath a neighborhood street, the city, the soil, and in caves, and discusses what buried items reveal about the past.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Many people will disagree when discussing politics in polite conversation. But understanding it is essential if you're going to understand the world around you. Politics help people decide how to run cities and countries, and how even the simplest decisions in society get made. There are politics involved in almost every aspect of your daily life."
14) Fighter planes
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.
16) Drones
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Where can drones fly that no human would dare? Why do engineers turn to nature to design new flying machines? Could a drone space rover reveal the secrets of distant planets? How can a fire rescue drone save lives? Fast, agile and cheap to build, drones offer all the benefits of flight with no risk to any pilot. Already vital tools for the world's armed forces, drones in our towns and cities could transform the way we live, work, and play." -- Back...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
[First American edition].
Language
English
Description
When was the webcam invented and why? Do imaginary numbers exist? What is fuzzy logic? Find the answers these questions about the amazing world of numbers, computers and coding, along with loads of other curious, amazing and mind-boggling facts, in this eye-catching book that is absolutely bursting with information.
Author
Language
English
Description
A lively, accessible, graphic novel that takes us on a highly entertaining and fascinating tour through the wonders and mysteries of the human brain - from a renowned husband-and-wife team of cognitive neuroscientists.
Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in Two Heads, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they...
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Do fish wear pajamas? What's the sound of an iceberg melting? How many sheep did it take to launch a Viking longship? Which is faster - a tsunami or a bullet train? Find the answers to these and many more questions in a book that explores the history, science, environment and art of our planet's seas and oceans. Richly illustrated and perfect for broadening children's knowledge of an essential subject, away from the classroom.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Highly original and brilliantly illustrated, this entertaining and accessible graphic novel draws upon the authors' nearly fifty-year career to share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition.
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