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it's so interesting
I have always been interested in genetic engineering but i thought the books that were written about it were so boring. Well i am just a layman and also a teen and this book it's the best ever. i read it easily in 3 days. I am doing an essay at school and i needed it. I's full of usefulinformation about genetic engineering and devided into small sections inorder to be easy readable. so i recoment it! it's a great book ... Read more

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When did life on earth begin? and What killed the dinosaurs? are some of the tricky questions answered in this new addition to a popular series.With its unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons I Wonder Why Fish Grew Legs will amaze, amuse, and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading. ... Read more

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Watch Me Grow, a groundbreaking series from DK, brings readers ages 5 and up into the fascinating world of animal development. Close-up photographs give children an animal's eye-view of growing up, while simple, first-person text and fact boxes explain what is happening at each stage in the lives of different kinds of animals. Watch Me Grow introduces beginners to the cycle of life with gorgeous photography and accessible information. It's the next big thing in first natural history books. ... Read more

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The most astonishing and complex organism on Earth—the human body—is explored in this dynamic new series. A dazzling array of specialized photography and state-of-the-art digital illustrations reveals the secrets of human biology in breathtaking detail. Incorporating the very latest medical research, this groundbreaking series provides a compelling guide to what makes us work, from our heartbeat to brain cells. Feature spreads take an in-depth look at a wide range of subjects, including the invisible creatures that call our skin home and the amazing scanning techniques doctors use to peer inside the body. Each book includes a comprehensive glossary, together with key website links.

Bones, muscles, and joints give the human body shape and structure. They also enable us to perform a wide range of movements, from smiling to dancing. Movers and Shapers peels away our outer layers and reveals how the musculoskeletal system works so efficiently and effectively. Along the way, the reader is shown how limbs move, why exercise is vital to keep our muscles and joints in good working order, and how bones heal. ... Read more

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frog life cycle
Hop Frog tells us all about the life cycle of the leopardfrog. We follow him from egg, to tadpole to tadpole with legs them into a young frog.Asa frog he has a lot to learn.He has to hunt for food and look out for predators.

This picture book teaches kids about science in a fun and entertaining way.It's done in picture book style while giving kids all the information they need on the life cycle of a frog.


This book would be helpful to elementary students when learning about the life cycle of frogs.

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The interesting and fun activities in this teachers guide meet the challenge of relating tiny, microscopic organisms to the lives of children. Discover and explore answers to some strange questions. What is the recipe for Sea Soup? Are those tiny critters plants or animals, or maybe something else? Why do they look more like creatures from outer space than the organisms we know on land? What do giant clams, corals, whales, penguins, and humans have in common? How does the Sea Soup grow? What if it stops growing?

The inquiry-based activities range from designing and making a phytoplankter and collecting phytoplankton to designing an experiment for exploring what factors influence the growth of phytoplankton. The emphasis is on science, but where appropriate math, geography, language arts, and art are included. Each unit includes background information, objectives, a statement of how it addresses the National Science Education Standards, materials, procedures, references, and suggested websites.This book is the accompanying teacher's guide to two volumes: Sea Soup: Phytoplankton and Sea Soup: Zooplankton ... Read more

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‘Children and adults of various ages, races, and physical abilities tour a public aquarium to look at many of the world's marine creatures. The language is almost lyrical…[and] the story is alive with color and action.''SLJ. ‘A versatile author at her best.… In the large, cheerful illustrations, action-filled spreads are varied with portrait vignettes, and underwater scenes with the visitors' enthusiastic responses.''K.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1994 (NSTA/CBC)
1993 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
1996 Garden State (NJ) Children's Nonfiction Award ... Read more