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“frances durkin”

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  • What is Technology?

    The Who, Where, Why, and How

    by Frances Durkin ...
    Illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond ...
    Fact-filled non-fiction that uncovers the who where why and how of amazing technological inventions throughout history.From the magic of making music to lightbulb moments and tiny technology the contents focus on the people behind the inventions and the history happening at the time. There is a contents list at the front of the book and a glossary at the back plus a "take it further" activity on ... Read more

    $10.14 CAD

  • What is Science?

    The Who, Where, Why, and How

    by Frances Durkin ...
    Illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond ...
    Fact-filled non-fiction that uncovers the who, where, why, and how of amazing scientific discoveries throughout history.From the explosion at the start of the universe to atomic energy and the impact of immunization the contents focus on the people behind the science and the history happening at the time. Included within the book is a contents list at the front and a glossary at the back plus a ... Read more

    $10.14 CAD

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    15-Minute Books, #133

    by Jeannie Meekins ...
    Series Book 133 - 15-Minute Books
    Our sun is an average star in our galaxy. It is a sphere of burning gas that provides light and heat. It makes our plants grow and allows them to turn carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen.If our sun were to shine a little less or a little more brightly, life as we knew it would not exist. A drop of less than 2% of the sun's energy output would turn Earth into an ice-covered planet.So how much do ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • DKfindout! Science

    by DK ...
    Series series DK findout!
    A fantastic resource to teach kids everything they would want to know about the exciting world of science.Perfect for budding scientists who want a highly visual STEM book to increase their science know-how. This introduction to science for kids is full of photographs and illustrations, fascinating facts, and engaging challenges. It's sure to inspire the next amazing science fair project.A ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Weather and Climate

    by Britannica Educational Publishing ...
    Series series Let's Find Out! Our Dynamic Earth
    This book invites young readers to explore the science behind weather and climate and to discover how these forces shape the world around them. With the aid of visuals and age-appropriate language, readers will learn how the combination of different elements, such as temperature and wind, create Earth's weather. They will also learn the importance of understanding weather patterns and how they ... Read more

    $26.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is Weather?

    by Hope Killcoyne ...
    Series series Let's Find Out! Earth Science
    This all-inclusive book takes a wide range of meteorological phenomena—including clouds, rain, snow, and fog—and examines their relationship to each other in order to explain how weather works in an easy-to-grasp way. Important scientific concepts such as energy, temperature, and electricity are described in the context of the weather cycle as well as the various climates on Earth, and how we as ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Genius Optical Inventions

    From the X-Ray to the Telescope

    by Matt Turner ...
    Illustrated by Sarah Conner ...
    Series series Incredible Inventions
    Before magnifying glasses, how did people make objects look larger? The ancient Romans filled glass bowls with water. Then microscopes and telescopes came along. But optical innovation didn't stop there. Learn how many lightbulb designs Thomas Edison tested, how spies used microfilm to carry secret messages, how satellites let us look at Earth from space, and more! Fact-packed text and fun ... Read more

    $6.19 CAD

  • Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth

    by Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm ...
    Illustrated by Molly Bang ...
    Acclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fossil fuels.What are fossil fuels, and how did they come to exist? This engaging, stunning book explains how coal, oil, and gas are really "buried sunlight," trapped beneath the surface of our planet for millions and millions of years.Now, in a very short ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • iOpener: The Mystery of Magnets

    by Deborah Kekewich ...
    Series series iOpeners
    This book explains the science behind magnets--as well as providing a lot of fun activities and games to do with them! This title contains a glossary of terms and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 3Subject: Physical ScienceGenre: Procedural TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: Identify Cause and EffectDiagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA/EDL): 38/34<... ... Read more

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  • Energy and Waves through Infographics

    by Rebecca Rowell ...
    Illustrated by Alex Sciuto ...
    Series series Super Science Infographics
    The supercharged facts about energy and waves can set your brain buzzing! You learn about huge rates of consumption (like the 35.3 quadrillion BTUs of petroleum used in the United States in 2011), huge timelines (it took 300 million years for our greatest source of energy, fossil fuels, to be created), and even huger mysteries (how long it will be before fossil fuels run out).How can all these big ... Read more

    $6.19 CAD

  • One Day a Dot

    The Story of You, The Universe, and Everything

    by Ian Lendler ...
    Illustrated by Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb ...
    One Day a Dot explores the age-old question: Where did we come from? Where did everything come from?Starting with one tiny dot and continuing through the Big Bang to the rise of human societies, the story of our universe is told in simple and vivid terms. But the biggest question of all cannot be answered: Where did that one dot come from?One Day a Dot is a beautiful and vibrant picture book that ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Explore Light and Optics!

    With 25 Great Projects

    by Anita Yasuda ...
    Illustrated by Bryan Stone ...
    Series series Explore Your World
    Imagine a world without light. What would it be like? Dark, cold, and lifeless! In Explore Light and Optics! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 find out why light is so important to our world. We use light to communicate. Because of light, there are natural phenomena such as rainbows and the auroras. And it's light that provides living things with the energy they need to exist.In ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus