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A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose seventy-five of today's hottest artists onto life's vast questions, from how we got here to where we are going. Inside these pages, some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries of the natural world are explained in essays by real working scientists, which are then illustrated by artists given free rein to be as literal or as imaginative as they like. The result is a celebration...
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English
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Science educator, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects-physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, global warming, and more-this profusely illustrated book covers the basic principles of each science, key discoveries, recent revolutionary advances, and the problems that science still needs to solve for...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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English
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The creator of the webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
10) How come?
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Workman Pub
Pub. Date
1993
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English
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Answers over 100 of the questions most frequently asked about the world around us.
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Lothrop
Pub. Date
1992, c1991
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English
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Examines in text and special, detailed photographs how popcorn pops, how a ball bounces, how a phonograph needle "reads" the sound on a record, what happens in the brain when one is listening to words and music, and many other things.
16) Ask a scientist
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science."--
19) That's sneaky!
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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A treasury of facts about strange science, masked history, and amazing phenomena includes entries ranging from hidden treasure stories and dangers in the animal world to the secret work of spies and tips for spotting forgeries.
20) Why?
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Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1985
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English
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Answers questions on a variety of scientific topics, including "Why do birds sing?" and "Why doesn't ocean water spill over into space?"