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Adventures With How Things Work

Author : Karen Kwek

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 80 pages

File Size : 47,20 MB

Release : 2021-08-23

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9811241619

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Adventures with How Things Work is an immersive exploration of more than 15 scientific concepts and applications that make a difference to our lives. How do we see the world in so many colours? How does the polygraph show that you are telling a lie? Is blasting off to space really rocket science? Skydive with parachuters. Be transported by the cleverness of the escalator. And experience some cool science at work in your very own home. From everyday hacks to the technology that catches criminals, understand how things work as never before!



Adventures with How Things Work

Author : Karen Kwek

Publisher : World of Science

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 44,95 MB

Release : 2022

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9789811241598

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Adventures with How Things Work is an immersive exploration of more than 15 scientific concepts and applications that make a difference to our lives. How do we see the world in so many colours? How does the polygraph show that you are telling a lie? Is blasting off to space really rocket science? Skydive with parachuters. Be transported by the cleverness of the escalator. And experience some cool science at work in your very own home. From everyday hacks to the technology that catches criminals, understand how things work as never before!



Adventures With How More Things Work

Author : Karen Kwek

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 82 pages

File Size : 15,80 MB

Release : 2022-11-14

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9811266840

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Hot on the heels of our bestselling Adventures with How Things Work comes Adventures with How More Things Work, an immersive exploration of at least 15 additional scientific concepts and applications that make a difference to our lives. How can mirrors help you see around obstacles? Who first thought of using microwaves to cook food? Why doesn't your paper hot pot bowl catch fire? Travel undersea in a submarine. Watch a movie come alive in 3-D. And experience living in a house made of ice! From the transfer of heat to the uses of sound, and from kitchen conveniences to the science of spycraft, understand how more things work as never before!The World of Science comics series engages, educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturing the love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics. All topics covered are in line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed to stretch inquiring young minds.



Adventures in the World Around Me Level K

Author : CARRIE. LINDQUIST

Publisher : Master Books

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 47,91 MB

Release : 2021-11-10

Category :

ISBN : 9781683442653

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In Level K young students will learn about the world they can see and experience around them as the course lays the groundwork for future learning with lots of fun.Includes a helpful vocabulary component as well as activities and worksheets to apply their knowledgeEncourages students to actively work in their Science Notebook, and offers extended learning opportunities through Digging DeeperHidden Treasures focus on biblical connections and a relationship with God



Adventures in Science: Human Body

Author : Courtney Acampora

Publisher : Silver Dolphin Books

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 22,60 MB

Release : 2020-08-04

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1684126053

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Learn about the human body—from head to toe! Take a trip inside the human body and discover the amazing systems that allow us to move, breathe, and speak. Adventures in Science: The Human Body is the perfect primer for learning about how the human body works. After reading the included book, children can assemble their own 12-inch plastic skeleton, use the 30+ stickers to put the organs and bones in the proper places on the double-sided poster, and test their knowledge with the included 20 fact cards.



The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

Author : Christina Uss

Publisher : Holiday House

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 46,80 MB

Release : 2018-06-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0823441083

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A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp where she will learn to make friends, Bicycle says no way and sets off on her bike for San Francisco to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, certain he will be her first true friend. Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, a bike-loving horse, bike-crushing pigs, and a mysterious lady dressed in black. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.



The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

Author : R. A. Spratt

Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 41,17 MB

Release : 2012-10-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0316230987

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Three children and their hilariously subversive nanny pig embark on zany adventures in this award-winning middle grade debut illustrated by Caldecott winnter Dan Santat. The three Green children are cared for by a nanny pig. Yes, a pig--a fabulously sassy and impeccably dressed pig, as a matter of fact! With her insatiable urge to eat chocolate (and feed chocolate to everyone she loves), her high-flying spirit, and her unending sense of fun, Nanny Piggins takes Derrick, Samantha, and Michael on a year of surprises, yummy treats, and adventures they'll never forget. It's no surprise that Booklist proclaimed, "Mary Poppins, move over--or get shoved out of the way." Nanny Piggins is a refreshing and dynamic addition to favorite classic nannies: Amelia Bedelia, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, and, of course, Mary Poppins. Read more books in the series: Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan and Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion.



World Of Science (Set 2)

Author : Karen Kwek

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 27,5 MB

Release : 2021-08-23

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9811242623

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The World of Science series engages, educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturing the love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics enriched by Augmented Reality. All topics covered are in line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed to stretch inquiring young minds. In this set of five books, the titles are:



World of Science (Set 1)

Author : Karen Kwek

Publisher : World of Science

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 41,92 MB

Release : 2021-04-29

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9789811233678

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Our close relationship with plants goes back hundreds of thousands of years -- plants give us food, in addition to countless materials useful for building, decorating, curing illnesses and keeping us clothed and protected. Which plants have tasty, edible leaves? Why do some plants adopt 'disguises'? And which ones set 'traps' for tiny animals? From the 'bearded' banyan to the African baobab, get ready to branch out into our eye-opening world of plants!



Terrific Technology

Author : Claire Sipi

Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 33,67 MB

Release : 2018-10

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9781438012520

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"Do you love gadgets? Are you fascinated by how things work, the history of inventions, and new products? Then technology is for you!"--