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Publisher
Nine Films and Television
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 312 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Mount Everest, Jordan's Dead Sea, Rotorua's boiling mud pools, Indonesia's archipelago, Sossusvlei's dunes, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, the Amazon, Antarctica, and more. Throughout six episodes, we travel worldwide, exploring. The icons are as different as...
24) Water Can Be
Author
Language
English
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Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Water is water, puddle, pond, sea. But now can you guess what else it can be?
Water can be a . . .thirst quencher, kid drencher, cloud fluffer, fire snuffer. Find out about the many roles water plays in this poetic exploration of water throughout the year.
Laura Purdie Salas's lyrical, rhyming text and Violeta Dabija's...
25) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction primer on all thing volcanoes, including the different types of volcanoes, the work of volcanologists, and more"--
27) Minerals
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Minerals, beginning readers are introduced to Earth's minerals, where they can be found, and how people use them in everyday life. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn what makes minerals building blocks to many materials on Earth.
A picture diagram shows where minerals can be found in many everyday items, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about minerals...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Ed Conway's Material World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The fiber-optic cables that weave the World Wide Web, the copper veins of our electric grids, the silicon chips and lithium batteries that power our phones and cars: though it can feel like we now live in a weightless world of information-what Ed Conway calls "the ethereal world"-our twenty-first-century...
Author
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that rain sometimes falls red? Or that the equivalent of one truckload of plastic is dumped in our oceans every minute? This visually stunning book is filled with 100 fascinating facts, bright, infographic illustrations, information on ways we can help our planet and links to specially selected websites to find out more"--
30) Rocks & minerals
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Language
English
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Description
Describes types of rocks and minerals, looking as such stones as granite, emerald, sandstone, basalt, quartz, and crystal.
Author
Language
English
Description
The sun, moon, stars, and planets have been a source of wonder for as long as humans have lived on earth.
In this highly visual guide to observing the sky with the naked eye, kids aged 9–14 will delve into the science behind what they see. This captivating book offers a tour of our solar system and deep space, explaining how objects like Earth's moon were formed and introducing the "why" behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Earth is changing every day. Erosion makes giant mountains smaller and rivers wider, but it happens so slowly most people don't even notice. Do you know what erosion is? Or what causes it? Explore the amazing eroding world in this book.
34) Volcanoes
Author
Language
English
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Description
As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Volcanoes! Did you know that scientists that study volcanoes are called volcanologists? Learn about the three main types of volcanoes: cinder cone, shield volcanoes and composite volcanoes. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes, filled with interesting facts, make this 24-page book fun and exciting...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Teeter on the edge of outer space with the Stickmen. Then fly down, down, down to atmospheric layers that wrap around Earth. Follow the Stickmen to view the galaxies through the Hubble Space Telescope and stop by the International Space Station. The Stickmen will take you on a tour of satellites in orbit, aircraft riding jet streams, and storms in the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. With phenomenal facts, cool diagrams, and photos from space,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze! You're showered with details about extreme temperatures (Earth's record high is 134°F and record low is -129°F), crazy heights (our atmosphere extends 6,200 miles above Earth), and even huger mysteries (how predictions in weather and climate work). How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this...
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Language
English
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Description
The journey to the center of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Our planet appears tranquil from outer space. And yet the arcs of volcanoes, the earthquake zones, and the auroral glow rippling above our heads are testimony to the remarkable happenings within the earth's core. For thousands of years these phenomena were explained in legend and myth. Only in recent times has the brave new science of seismology emerged. One hundred and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Invaluable for engineers and scientists whose projects require a knowledge of the theory. Part I reviews basic fluid mechanics. Part II introduces concepts, theories, and equations specific to rotating fluids, and Part III presents numerous practical applications of the theory, in fields ranging from centrifuges to aerodynamics.
Author
Language
Español
Description
El libro desarrolla una reflexión en torno a la problemática ambiental a partir de las discusiones y articulaciones del pensamiento ambiental desde diferentes perspectivas disciplinares: la filosofía, la sociología, la educación, la política y la tecnología. Aborda de manera profunda y estructurada los ciclos y estratos que la sociedad ha marcado sobre el planeta, y que aparecen en forma de geopolítica, biopolítica, desarrollo sostenible,...
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