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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Description
"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
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Language
English
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"Move over, Jeopardy, Family Feud, and The Price Is Right - this book will be your new favorite laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts family game! In Butt or Face, weird animals are introduced with a close-up photo. Kids must guess: are they seeing seeing...um...err... the bottom or the top? Readers will learn about animals like Cuban Dwarf Frogs, whose backsides look like a pair of eyes, and the Mary River Turtle, which not only has a unique face, but even...
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fully revised and updated version of the classic is based on the theme of the Blue Planet, with an emphasis on the natural world, as well as the latest record-breaking successes in music, TV, and sports.
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The world's most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting greats via Instagram, fidget spinners and all manner of human marvels. Inside you'll find hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and countless facts, figures, stats and trivia waiting for you on every action-packed page. Guinness World Records 2019 is the ultimate snapshot of our world today."--Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
Book House
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
50 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Follow the tracks... and learn all about the animals that made them! This eye-opening guide features to-scale representations of the prints left by mammals and reptiles from across the globe--and a foldout picture of an elephant, too. Accompanied by fascinating tidbits of information, the lifelike illustrations help kids identify creatures by their tracks, and encourage budding naturalists to explore and appreciate their local wildlife.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Poetic nonfiction text describes a child's sensory experience of various kinds of outdoor space. On each spread, facts related to observation center on a particular theme, including rain, animal homes, fruit, soil, flowers, seeds, water, roots, leaves, vegetables, pollinators, and the benefits of spending time outdoors."--
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In this big, bold annual compendium, readers will discover a whole wide world of wacky, wild, and weird wonders on planet Earth, from the troll dog bug of Suriname to a Technicolor village in Indonesia.
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