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Leon Gray
The periodic table of elements is a simple chart, but it can be seen as a dictionary for the elements that make up everything in the universe! Students will learn…
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Readers will find out how layers of glass, metal, and LEDs work together to make a touch screen work. Full-color images augment explanations of different kinds of touch screens. –
This guide to the wiki phenomenon narrates the history of wikis, explains how they work, and projects the future of these collaborative, content-driven sites based on developments already under way.
The cane toad is so big that it can grow to be the size of a soccer ball! To satisfy its huge appetite, it pounces on and devours almost anything…
How large is the worlds biggest bunny? A Flemish giant rabbit weighs 20 pounds (9 kg)as much as two cats. The supersized rabbits were first raised in a region called…
Just how large is the worlds largest octopus? With its arms outstretched, an adult giant Pacific octopus is about as long as a minivan. On top of that, it can…
This book describes for beginning readers the natural habit, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior of the king cobra snake.
Readers learn about walking sticks, the world’s longest insects, including what they eat, where they live and the surprising defenses they have against larger animals.
The widespread use of blogging today has made understanding how to read and write these online journals an essential skill for digital literacy at any age. In these pages, the…
With the continued growth of social networking as a pervasive presence in our day-to-day lives, the need is greater than ever for a guide for young readers that helps them…
This handy guide to search engines allows readers to learn the tricks to using these Internet-indexing services to their maximum potential. With an informative history of the development of search…
The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes, but this was a time before many labor laws, and many children had to work from sunup to sundown. The poor had to…
Readers will learn the history of the Internet and computer servers leading to the modern technology of the cloud.
Describes what GPS is, its beginnings as a military system, and its many modern uses, such as catching criminals, predicting earthquakes, and creating maps.
Readers explore basic concepts of cellular biology, including DNA and genes. Then they are guided though the differing sides of the genetics debate and encouraged to take their own informed…
A series that explores the most pressing issues facing humankind today through the opinions of leading experts.
Tsunamis can involve waves that move as fast as passenger jets and grow to heights taller than skyscrapers. As astonishing as these huge waves might be, they’re also a deadly…
Whether a tiny pea plant or a vulture that snacks on carrion, all living things have a place in their habitats food web. Readers will learn the basics of food…
Young readers will discover how plants and animals survive living in places as extreme as the bottom of an ocean, the edge of a cliff, and the slopes of a…
Readers get an up-close and colorful look at the diversity of plant life on our planet. Readers also learn what makes each kind of plant unique, such as how some…
Explains the many areas of cybercrime, including worms, viruses, fraud, hacking, and cyberbullying.
Vivid photographs and additional fact boxes make learning about science simply electrifying!
Readers will learn all about gravity, friction, and more through explanations using both familiar and extraordinary situations.
Introduces light, covering such topics as the nature of light, how it is produced artificially, the different types of light, light waves, how light travels, colors, how it is perceived…
An introduction to magnetism and how magnets and electromagnets work.
Explores the world’s rivers, discussing formation, the plants and animals that live there, and how they are used by people.
Spam, hacking, and identity theft are all kinds of cybercrimes being committed on the Internet. Learn about computer forensics and the people who use the latest technology to figure out…
