Everything you need to know about science
Goldsmith, Mike2009
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Readers imaginations will be fired on every page with this single-volume science encyclopedia. The book is arranged thematically into five core topics: Numbers and Shapes; The Way the World Works; The World of Materials; Living Things and Space.
Main title:
Everything you need to know about science / by Mike Goldsmith
Author:
Imprint:
New York Kingfisher 2009
Collation:
160 p. colour illustrations
Audience:
Lower primaryUpper primary
Contents:
Numbers and Shapes: Numbers -- Using numbers -- Fractions -- Measuring -- Charts and graphs -- Shapes and angles -- Solid shapes -- Time -- Computers -- Robots -- The internet -- Now you know! -- How the World Works: Colour -- Light and dark -- Sound -- Music and noise -- Hot and cold -- Pushes and pulls -- Motion -- Machines -- Floating and flying -- Electricity -- Magnetism -- Telecommunications -- Energy -- Wind and temperature -- Clouds and rain -- Now you know! -- The World of Materials: Solids -- Liquids -- Gases -- Elements -- Chemical reactions -- Air -- Rock -- Bricks and building -- Metals -- Wood and paper -- Glass --Oil and fuel -- Plastic and rubber -- Fibres and dyes -- Engineering -- Now you know! -- Living Things: What is life? -- The five kingdoms -- Animals -- Plants -- Eating and breathing -- Moving -- Reproduction -- Growth -- Evolution -- Animal senses -- Brains and control -- Attack and defence -- Medicine -- Habitats and homes -- Conservation -- Now you know! -- Space: The Universe -- The Solar System -- The Sun -- The Earth -- The Moon -- The planets -- Space rubble -- Stars and nebulae -- Looking at the stars -- Space travellers -- Machines in orbit -- Space robots -- Now you know!
ISBN:
9780753417881 (hbk)
Dewey class:
503 EVE
Local class:
503
Language:
English
BRN:
3093
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 503 EVE | Available |
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 503 EVE | Available |