Who was Galileo?
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo c…
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- 9780448479859
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- 105 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 920 DEM
Mistakes that worked
The greatest discoveries are made outside the classroom! Learn all about mistakes that changed the world with this collection of the strange stories behind everyday inventions! It's no accident tha…
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- 9780385320436
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- 78 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 609 JON
Air is all around you
Read and find out about how to discover more about the air that's all around you in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. What weighs 5 quadrillion tons but can't knock you down? …
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- 9780060594152
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- 33 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 533 BRA
Who was Ben Franklin?
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied …
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- 0448424959
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- 105 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 925 FRA
Red, white, blue, and Uncle who? : the stories behind some of America's patri…
If you have ever wondered how it is that the American flag is made up of stars and stripes or where Uncle Sam came from, you finally have a way to find the answers to these questions. In fact, this…
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- 0823412857
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 929.9 BAT
Who was Harry Houdini?
Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a…
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- 9780439574662
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- 105 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 927 HOU
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