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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Dr Franklyn M Branley
For use in schools and libraries only. Describes snow’s physical qualities and how quantities of it can be fun as well as dangerous.
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Japanese edition of What Makes a Magnet? The master of bringing science down to a child’s level makes a supurb book on magnets. In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books…
In a clear and nonthreatening way, Franklyn M. Branley discusses where, when, and how a tornado develops and what happens during one, and outlines measuresreaders can take to keep themselves…
Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
As the earth makes one complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on the earth change–from winter to spring to summer to fall and back to winter again…
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Explains the phases of the moon– the changes that happen to it as it goes around Earth.
Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.
Franklyn M. Branley
Describes how magnets work and includes instructions for making a magnet and a compass.
Describes the planets and other bodies of the solar system– includes directions for making models showing the size of the planets and their distance from the sun.
For use in schools and libraries only. Explains the phases of the moon–the changes that seem to happen to it as it goes around Earth.
Read and find out how sunshine makes the seasons.
For use in schools and libraries only. This book defines gravity and discusses how our knowledge of the natural force has broadened and evolved.
Young stargazers learn about different star colors and brightness, how to locate major constellations, and how to make mini planetariums by using coffee cans and flashlights.
Branley gives young readers an explanation of how volcanoes are caused by magma pushing up between–or through–moving plates in the Earth’s crust. A pair of colorful maps denote the Pacific…
The veteran science team of Branley and Kelley lets readers see what they would experience if they could walk on the moon. The Find Out More page show readers how…
An excellent introduction to the night sky and star gazing, The Big Dipper will have children yearning to know more about astronomy.
