Physical Science
Books about PHYSICS are shelved under call numbers 530 and 531.
Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid by Call Number: 530 VanCleave Janice 1991ISBN: 0471525057Publication Date: 1991RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 241
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Physics Experiments
Summary: This presents 101 experiments relating to physics using materials readily available around the house. Now you can learn your answers basic physics questions through activities that can be performed at home or in the classroom.
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Physics by Call Number: 530 Green Dan 2008ISBN: 9780753462140Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Basic Physics Concepts
Summary: Mixes science and art to bring the world of physics to life, with a gaggle of wacky characters to explain the building blocks of our universe. From gravity to the theory of relativity, this unique book provides visual interpretations of complex concepts, designed to make learning physics easier.
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General Relativity for Babies by Call Number: 530.11 Ferrie Chris 2017ISBN: 9781492656265Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Theory of Relativity
Summary: Presents simple illustrations of the concepts of mass, space, and black holes that make up the theory of relativity.
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Can You Feel the Force? by Call Number: 530 Hammond Richard 2006ISBN: 0756620333Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Everyday Physics
Summary: This is a fun, quirky look at the weird and wonderful side of physics. It explores the physics of everyday things -- from how balloons stretch and stick to walls, to why the sky is blue, to why stars twinkle. It's interactive with activities and experiments to try at home.
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Quantum Physics for Babies by Call Number: 530.12 Ferrie Chris 2017ISBN: 9781492656227Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Quantum Physics
Summary: It provides an introduction to quantum physics, presenting such topics as energy and atoms with simple text and illustrations.
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Think Like a Scientist in the Gym by Call Number: 507.8 Taylor-Butler Christine 2012ISBN: 9781610801638Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Physics & Sports, Experiments
Summary: A book about the connection between science and gym activities, such as running, throwing, and jumping.
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Gut-Wrenching Gravity and Other Fatal Forces by Call Number: 531 Claybourne Anna 2013ISBN: 9780778709503Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Force of Gravity
Summary: From blackouts caused by g-forces to toilet-troubles in space, this book is full of yucky, painful and fascinating facts. You can get your hands dirty too with some easy (and painless!) experiments.
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Forces and Motion by Call Number: 531 Cooper Christopher 2003ISBN: 140340951XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Physics Experiments, Forces & Motion
Summary: Investigate the curious world of physical science and find out about forces and motion through experiments. This book shows readers how to investigate and understanding the physical world around them.
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Motion, Magnets and More by Call Number: 500.2 Mason Adrienne 2011ISBN: 9781554537075Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 127
Format: Curricular Resource, Reference Book
Genre: Educational
Topics: Physics Concepts & Experiments
Summary: This introduces young readers to the physical sciences with an easy-to-understand overview of such concepts as materials, forces, structures, solids, liquids and gases. Explanations are accompanied by simple, fun activities, including building a structure out of dried spaghetti and inflating a balloon with a gas made by combining vinegar and baking soda. Parents and teachers will find more explanations, activity ideas and a helpful glossary in the back.
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Pushes by Call Number: 531 Shannon Sarah 2009bISBN: 9781432926533Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Physics Forces - Pushing
Summary: Examines how pushing an object can cause it to start or stop moving. Children will learn about things that we commonly push, why things are hard or easy to push, and the effects of big and small pushes.
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Pulls by Call Number: 531 Shannon Sarah 2009ISBN: 9781432926540Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Physics Forces - Pulling
Summary: It examines how pulling an object can cause it to start or stop moving. Children learn about things that we commonly pull, why things are hard or easy to pull, and the effects of big and small pulls.
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Forces Make Things Move by Call Number: 531 Bradley Kimberly 2005ISBN: 0060289066Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Physics Forces - Motion
Summary: This book shows how forces make things move, prevent them from starting to move, and stop them from moving.
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Give It a Push! Give It a Pull! by Call Number: 531 Boothroyd Jennifer 2011ISBN: 9780761354314Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Physics Forces
Summary: An introduction to forces that discusses pushes, pulls, motion, direction, speed, and friction, and provides everyday examples and instructions for an activity.
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Forces and Motion by Call Number: 530.078 Halls Kelly 2007ISBN: 9781403479105Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Educational
Topics: Physics Projects
Summary: Learn the answers to scientific questions by following step-by-step instructions to create science projects. Each project contains helpful suggestions for creating an eye-catching science fair display.
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Sports Science Projects by Call Number: 530 Goodstein Madeline 1999ISBN: 0766011747Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Physics Projects - Sports Balls
Summary: This presents experiments and science fair projects that demonstrate the differences between kinds of sports balls and the relationship between their design and performance.
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Oscar and the Cricket by Call Number: EZ Waring Geoff Oscar2ISBN: 9780763640293Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 27
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fantasy
Topics: Forces - Pushing & Pulling
Summary: Cricket shows Oscar the kitten how various objects need a push or a pull to move but animals can move themselves by using their muscles.
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Books about MATTER are shelved under call numbers 530 and 530.4.
Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Call Number: 530.4 Spilsbury Richard 2014ISBN: 9781432981518Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Physical Properties, Changing States
Summary: This book explores solids, liquids, and gases, looking at their properties and the processes involved in changing state. It includes three experiments to try.
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Solids, Liquids and Gases by Call Number: 530.4 Oborne Louise 1998ISBN: 1550741950Publication Date: 1995Grades K - 4
Pages: 31
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: States of Matter, Experiments
Summary: 13 hands-on activities encourage children aged five to nine to explore the three states of matter and their characteristics.
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Looking at Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Call Number: 530.4 Gaff Jackie 2008ISBN: 9780766030923Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: States of Matter
Summary: This book introduces different states of matter and explains how factors such as temperature and pressure can change solids to liquids to gases and back again. Explains freezing, melting, evaporation, and condensation.
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All about Matter by Call Number: 530 Schuh Mari 2012ISBN: 9781429660686Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Properties of Matter
Summary: This introduces properties and states of Is it a solid, a liquid, or a gas? Read more to find out the facts on matter.
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What Is the World Made Of? by Call Number: 530.4 Zoehfeld Kathleen 1998ISBN: 0060271434Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: States of Matter
Summary: This book introduces young readers to an important science concept: the differences between solids, liquids, and gases. Any child who wants to know why he can't walk through a wall will enjoy Kathleen Zoehfeld's simple text and Paul Meisel's playful illustrations.
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Materials by Call Number: 530 Gifford Clive 2005ISBN: 9780753458679Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 47
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Material Properties
Summary: It describes the properties of different types of natural and manufactured matter, including elastic, marble, wood, silk, and gold. This answers questions about the matter and materials that make up the physical world around us.
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Books about ENERGY are shelved under call numbers 333.79, 531, and 621.042.
Energy Properties
Energy Makes Things Happen by Call Number: 531 Bradley Kimberly 2003ISBN: 0060289082Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Energy Sources, Energy Transfer
Summary: In this book, readers can find out all the ways everyone on earth needs energy to make things happen. Readers learn how energy comes from the sun and is transferred from one thing to another.
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Energy by Call Number: 621.042 Webster Christine 2005ISBN: 0736826165Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Energy Forms, Measuring Energy
Summary: It introduces energy, and explains how most energy comes from the sun. It includes an activity, and information on James Prescott Joule who invented a way to measure energy.
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The Shocking Truth about Energy by Call Number: 333.79 Leedy Loreen 2010ISBN: 9780823422203Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 34
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Power Sources
Summary: This high-voltage introduction to energy combines physical science and environmental science with fun. Comical characters explain the basics, including the many forms energy can take. Readers can learn how energy changes from one from to another so that the Sun's energy can end up in a lunch box and eventually in people's muscles. Easy-to-follow diagrams show different ways energy can be harnessed. For a green look at the topic, the pros and cons of each form of energy are outline, and tips on how to use energy sensibly are included.
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Renewable Energy
Brilliant! by Call Number: 333.79 Mulder Michelle 2013ISBN: 9781459802216Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Multicultural
Topics: Global Power Sources, Sustainable Power
Summary: This book is about how children around the world are harnessing the power of imagination and innovation. It is full of examples of unusual (and often peculiar) power sources. It encourages kids to look for new and sustainable ways to light up the world.
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Energy by Call Number: 621.042 Reilly Kathleen 2009ISBN: 9781934670354Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 122
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Energy Sources, Renewable & Non-renewable
Summary: In this book, readers will learn about the history and science of the world's energy sources, from nonrenewable fossil fuels, such as oil and natural gas, to renewable sources such as solar and wind power. Hands-on projects encourage active learning. By exploring the advantages and disadvantages of each energy source, kids will gain insight into the future of energy and its impact on our planet.
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Cutting Edge Energy Technology by Call Number: 621.042 Kallen Stuart 2017ISBN: 9781682820384Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Renewable Energy
Summary: Scientists and researchers are racing to reshape the future with cutting-edge technologies meant to harvest power from new sources, improve energy efficiency, and slow climate change. This book covers breakthroughs in battery technology, new developments in green building construction, and the expansion of "smart" houses, roads, and cities based on the Internet of Things.
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Using Energy by Call Number: 333.79 Hewitt Sally 2009ISBN: 9780778740964Publication Date: 2008-09-15RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Kinds of Energy
Summary: It looks at the different kinds of energy that people, machines and nature use. It also introduces different types of energy and how to save energy at home, school, and in transportation.
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Chemical Elements
Discovering Atoms by Call Number: 539.7 Campbell Margaret 2012ISBN: 9781448847006Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 112
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Atoms, Atomic Structure, Chemical Properties
Summary: It describes the search for answers that would lead to generations of thinkers, philosophers, and scientists on the quest to discover the most basic building block of matter, the atom. Provides a history of atoms, explores the properties and laws of chemicals, and discusses the new subatomic particles.
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Atoms and Molecules by Call Number: 530.4 Spilsbury Louise 2007ISBN: 9781403493361Publication Date: 2007-01-19RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Atoms, Molecules
Summary: Readers will learn what atoms and molecules are and what's inside them - nucleus, protons, electrons; how we measure matter; what solids, liquids, and gases are; when matter changes state; melting and boiling points; and the water cycle.
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Older Than the Stars by Call Number: 523.1 Fox Karen 2011ISBN: 9781570917882Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Big Bang Theory, Elementary Particles
Summary: It introduces the big bang theory, describing how the universe began and how elementary particles combined to form our solar system and eventually Earth's simplest organisms, which in turn evolved to becomes complex forms of life and human beings.
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Molecules by Call Number: 540 VanCleave Janice 1993ISBN: 0585304068Publication Date: 1993RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 88
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Experiments about Molecules
Summary: This is a collection of science experiments and projects exploring molecules.
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The Elements by Call Number: 546 Green Dan 2012ISBN: 9780545330190Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 105
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Chemical Elements
Summary: Everything we are, and see around us, and create, is made up of a little over 90 elements, many of which have existed since the beginning of time and space. This book walks through the periodic table, but also explains the tremendous forces of star birth and death that create these elements. It chronicles the history of their discovery and the impact of their science on every aspect of our daily lives.
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Super Gear by Call Number: 688.7 Swanson Jennifer 2016ISBN: 9781580897204Publication Date: 2016-06-07RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Nanotechnology
Summary: This looks at the uses of nanotechnology in sports. It discusses how this science, which manipulates objects at the atomic level, is being used to create high-tech swimsuits, tennis rackets, golf clubs, running shoes, and other sporting equipment.
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Fizz, Bubble and Flash! by Call Number: 546 Brandolini Anita 2003ISBN: 188559383XPublication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Picture Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Chemical Elements
Summary: This book has instructions for a variety of experiments that examine the characteristics of some of the common elements around us. Example projects will show readers how to "Break" a water molecule, produce fluorescent light (without using a switch!), enjoy a half-life snack, compare antiperspirants, and separate the iron from breakfast cereal!
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Mixing Chemical Elements
Mixtures, Compounds and Solutions by Call Number: 546 Baldwin Carol 2005ISBN: 1410916774Publication Date: 2005-10-10RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mixtures, Compounds, Solutions
Summary: This presents a study of mixtures, compounds, and solutions, and describes the physical properties of matter, chemical properties and changes, and properties of compounds.
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Cool Chemistry Concoctions by Call Number: 540 Rhatigan Joe 2005ISBN: 1579906206Publication Date: 2005-03-01RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: 50 experiments related to chemistry show how enjoyable science can be. Most of the experiments use ordinary household materials, and they provide some surprising visual and tactile effects.
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Chemical Reactions by Call Number: 541 Baldwin Carol 2006ISBN: 141091674XPublication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Types of Chemical Reactions
Summary: This book tells you everything you need to know about chemical reactions. It describes the different types of chemical reactions and how temperature, concentration, particle size, and catalysts affect the reaction rate.
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Crazy Concoctions by Call Number: 540.76 Brown Jordan 2011ISBN: 9781936140510Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 79
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Chemistry Experiments, Viscosity
Summary: This presents simple chemical reaction science experiments and recipes for mixtures of varying viscosity. These are experiments that children can do at home.
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Science Projects about Chemistry by Call Number: 540 Gardner Robert 1994ISBN: 0894905317Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Curricular Resource, Reference
Genre: Educational
Topics: Chemistry Experiments
Summary: This collection of chemistry experiments explores the fundamental properties of matter and of chemical reactions. Some of the investigations include finding what fraction of air is oxygen, and changing the speed of a chemical reaction.
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The Basics of Biochemistry by Call Number: 574.192 Kirkland Kyle 2014ISBN: 9781477727072Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Biochemistry
Summary: This comprehensive volume not only explores the history and study of biochemistry and how it stands today but also the many scientists who devoted their lives and careers to the field. It includes charts, photos, diagrams, and informative sidebars that help create an accessible text that can be used for research or an entertaining read.
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Books about ELECTRICITY are shelved under the call number 537
Oscar and the Bird by Call Number: EZ Waring Geoff Oscar3ISBN: 9780763640323Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 27
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Electricity
Summary: Oscar the kitten finds a tractor in a field and, when he accidentally turns on the windshield wipers, Bird flies over to answer all his questions about electricity.
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Understanding Electricity by Call Number: 537 Tomecek Steve 2002ISBN: 9780792288824Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: History of Electricity
Summary: This traces the history of electricity and technology from early experiments with static electricity to the huge power grids we use today. It defines electricity, discusses how it can produce heat and light, and tells of the many scientists who have contributed to our understanding of electricity.
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Flick a Switch by Call Number: 621.31 Seuling Barbara 2003ISBN: 0823417298Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Discovery & Uses of Electricity
Summary: This book describes how electricity was discovered, how early devices were invented to make use of it, how it is generated in power plants and then distributed for many different uses.
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When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Call Number: EZ Collins Suzanne WhenISBN: 0399240004Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: A boy who likes nothing but playing computer games is in trouble when the power goes out and his little sister has all of the batteries in the house.
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Science Fair Projects with Electricity and Electronics by Call Number: QC527.2 .B66 1996ISBN: 0806913002Publication Date: 1996Grades 1-6
Pages: 95
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Electricity Projects
Summary: This book contains nearly fifty projects on electricity and electronics, designed for science fair competition.
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What Are Insulators and Conductors? by Call Number: 537.6 Pegis Jessica 2012ISBN: 9780778720782Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Electrical Properties
Summary: This text introduces readers to the electrical properties of different materials. Readers will learn that conductors are materials that allow the flow of electricity, while insulators are materials that do not allow the flow of electricity. Readers will see how conductors and insulators react to electric current. Readers will also learn how to perform simple tests to identify materials that are conductors and insulators.
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Science Projects about Electricity and Magnets by Call Number: 537 Gardner Robert 1994ISBN: 0894905309Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 126
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Electricity Experiments
Summary: The author shows how electricity and magnetism relate to each other, what makes an electric circuit, and how to make devices such as an electric motor, a light bulb, a fuse, and a battery.
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Electricity by Call Number: 537 Wyborny Sheila 2003ISBN: 0737715359Publication Date: 2003-03-21RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Electricity in Nature, Electrical Power
Summary: It explains some examples of electricity in nature, early experiments with electricity, the development of use of electric power, and possibilities for the future.
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Books about LIGHT are shelved under the call number 535. Books about SOUND are shelved under 534.
Light, Sound, and Waves Science Fair Projects by Call Number: 507 Gardner Robert 2004ISBN: 0766021262Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Educational
Topics: Light and Sound Waves, Projects
Summary: Simple experiments show the properties of light and sound waves. Readers can discover discover why dogs hear things humans don't, why flames give off light, and why some mirrors distort the reflection. There are additional ideas for science fair projects in every chapter. The instructions are easy to follow and most of the experiments require items that can be found in the home or at school.
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Light and Sound by Call Number: 535 Goldsmith Michael 2007ISBN: 9780753460368Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 47
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Uses of Light and Sound
Summary: Readers are introduced to the science behind light and sound, including how light and sound are used. Light can be used to create laser technology, while ultrasound enables doctors to see inside the human body.
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Light
The Light Bulb by Call Number: 621.32 Nobleman Marc 2004ISBN: 073682216XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Development of Light Bulbs
Summary: This introduces the history and development of the light bulb and explains how a light bulb works. Includes information on Thomas Edison and other inventors who were influential of the invention of the light bulb.
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Science Projects about Light by Call Number: 535 Gardner Robert 1994ISBN: 0894905295Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Experiments about Light
Summary: Educational projects about many aspects of light are covered in this book. Some show how to change light paths, how light and heat are absorbed, how the human eye works, what causes mirages, and how colors are formed. These projects make good ideas for science fairs.
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Light by Call Number: 535 Olien Rebecca 2003ISBN: 0736814051Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Principles of Light
Summary: This introduces the principles of light, along with information about how light travels, reflects, bends, and creates rainbows. Includes an activity, plus information about Thomas Edison.
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Light Action! by Call Number: 535 Cobb Vicki 1993ISBN: 0060214368Publication Date: 1993RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 198
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Optics, Experiments with Light
Summary: This explains what light is and explores the basic principles of optics through experiments.
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Sound
Sound by Call Number: 534 Bayrock Fiona 2006ISBN: 0736854495Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sound Waves, How Sound Works
Summary: This introduces the concepts of sound and sound waves, vibration, and energy. It presents how humans perceive and produce different sounds.
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What Is Sound? by Call Number: 534 Guillain Charlotte 2009ISBN: 9781432931995Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sound Waves, Hearing
Summary: This introduce sound and hearing. Children will learn how sounds are produced by sound waves. It shows how sound waves work, and what causes echoes and vibrations.
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Experiments with Sound by Call Number: 534.078 Oxlade Chris 2009ISBN: 9781432923112Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Properties of Sound, Experiments, Sound Recording
Summary: This presents experiments that demonstrate the properties of sound, including how sound waves work, the speed of sound, and modern sound recording.
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Sounds All Around by Call Number: 534 Pfeffer Wendy 1999ISBN: 0060277114Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Making Sounds, The Purpose of Sound
Summary: This explains how sounds are made and the purposes they serve for both humans and other animals.
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What Makes Different Sounds? by Call Number: QC225.5 .L684 2013ISBN: 9781936959440Publication Date: 2012-10-01Grades K-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Types of Sounds, Hearing
Summary: Readers will be introduced to the roles vibration, pitch, and volume play in how rustles, rumbles, and rat-a-tat-tats are made and transferred to their own ears. Included in this book is a Parent/Teacher handbook with coordinating activities.
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Oscar and the Bat by Call Number: EZ Waring Geoff OscarISBN: 9780763640255Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 27
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Animal Sounds
Summary: Bat teaches Oscar the kitten to hear and identify the sounds around him, whether they are made by animals and birds or by a passing thunderstorm.
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The Science of Sound and Music by Call Number: 534 Levine Shar 2000ISBN: 0806971835Publication Date: 2000RL:
Pages:
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Sound Experiments, Making Sounds
Summary: This provides information about sound and a variety of simple experiments investigating the science behind sound. Photographs, drawings, and cartoons show how to use ordinary materials to teach fabulous facts about the bangs, slaps, whistles, claps, and harmonies in our world. Study sound waves; play with changes in pitch; confuse the brain into thinking you're hearing something when you're not; and test out your vocal chords.
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Science Projects about Temperature and Heat by Call Number: 536 Gardner Robert 1994ISBN: 0894905341Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Temperature and Heat Experiments
Summary: This book contains science projects to help children learn about temperature and heat, many of which make excellent science fair ideas.
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Books about ENGINEERING are shelved under the call numbers 624 and 720
EGFI Kids' Book by Call Number: 624 If 2011ISBN: 9780878232284Publication Date: 2011-01-05RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Engineers
Summary: This book helps guide readers to know more about engineering careers.
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Built to Last by Call Number: 624 Sullivan George 2005ISBN: 0439517370Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: American Engineering Projects
Summary: This tells stories of how America's most magnificent canals, highways, dams, bridges, and skyscrapers were built. It profiles 17 architectural and engineering marvels, from the Erie Canal to Boston's Big Dig.
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Towers and Bridges by Call Number: 624.1 Simon Seymour 2003ISBN: 068982923XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Structural Engineering, Bridges
Summary: This contains engineering activities for children that use familiar and safe objects found in their homes or classrooms to make observations about how things work. Whether building a sturdy tower of blocks, creating a solid foundation with clay, or making a paper bridge span short and long distances without falling down, children will have fun while they begin to learn important and basic science concepts.
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Extreme Structures by Call Number: 624.1 Jefferis David 2006ISBN: 9780778728580Publication Date: 2006-03-15RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Extreme Engineering, Future Designs
Summary: This shows at how the coolest buildings and structures in the world were built, and what other kinds of structures are being planned for the future. Exciting color images and illustrations explain what the future of the designed world will look like.
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Fantastic Feats and Failures by Call Number: 624.1 Fantastic 2004ISBN: 1553376331Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 52
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Engineering Feats
Summary: It discusses different engineering feats and challenges showing ones that succeeded and ones that failed.
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Skyscrapers by Call Number: 720.483 Lathan Donna 2013ISBN: 9781619301894Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 122
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Skyscrapers
Summary: This book has 25 Projects for children to explore the behind these towering structures. Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity. Readers will learn about how our modern, building techniques and materials have evolved over time. Activities and projects encourage children to explore the engineering design process.
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Those Building Men by Call Number: EZ Johnson Angela ThoseISBN: 0590665219Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: American Builders
Summary: This recalls the unheralded men whose labor built the canals, roads, railroads, bridges, and towering buildings of the United States.
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The Story of Buildings by Call Number: 720.9 Dillon Patrick 2014ISBN: 0763669903Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 95
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Engineering Through History
Summary: Aspiring architects can explore this illustrated narrative history of buildings for young readers, an amazing construction in itself. The illustrations go inside famous buildings throughout history and demonstrate just how these marvelous structures fit together.
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The Longest Bridge by Call Number: 624 Johnson Darv 2003ISBN: 0737714166Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bridge in Japan
Summary: The center span of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan -- the longest suspension bridge in the world -- stretches more than a mile between two giant towers, each taller than a 100-story building. This book describes the bridge and the unique challenges its builders faced.
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Pop's Bridge by Call Number: EZ Bunting Eve Pop'sISBN: 0152047735Publication Date: 2006-05-01RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge
Summary: Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers, who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Eve Bunting's story salutes the ingenuity and courage of every person who helped raise this majestic American icon. It includes an author's note about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing by Call Number: EZ Prince April Twenty-oneISBN: 061844887XPublication Date: 2005RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
Summary: Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.
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Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More by Call Number: 720 Kaner Etta 2012ISBN: 9781554535705Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Green Designs
Summary: This is a scrapbook by 12-year-old Corry Lapont who documents his research into green designs. It explains the engineering behind some cutting edge structures. Readers can also explore the environmental impact of structures, such as the pros and cons of dam construction and how rainwater can be used to cool buildings.
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Bridges! by Call Number: 624 Johmann Carol 1999ISBN: 1885593309Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bridge Construction and Uses
Summary: It describes different kinds of bridges, their history, design, construction, and effects on populations, environmental dilemmas, and safety.
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Into the Sky by Call Number: 720 Hunter Ryan 1998ISBN: 0823413721Publication Date: 1998RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Skyscrapers
Summary: The insides, outsides, up sides and down sides of skyscrapers. It describes the history and construction of these tall buildings.
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Books about SIMPLE MACHINES are shelved under the call number 621.8.
Explore Simple Machines! by Call Number: 621.8 Yasuda Anita 2011ISBN: 9781936313822Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 92
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Simple Machines, Physics in Objects
Summary: Using only discarded items from the recycling bin, a guide to six simple machines harnesses kid power by inviting young readers to build gadgets of their own design while encouraging them to look differently at objects in everyday life.
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Water Projects by Call Number: 532 Williams John 1998ISBN: 0817248900Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Machines Using Water
Summary: This guide provides instructions for a variety of machines that use water, including a water clock, a flood alarm, and a dredger.
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Simple Machines by Call Number: 621.8 Hodge Deborah 1998ISBN: 1550743112Publication Date: 1996RL: Grades 2-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Experiments with Simple Machines
Summary: This book has 13 hands-on activities that encourage children to explore simple machines (the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw and wedge) and how they make work easier.
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Janice VanCleave's Machines by Call Number: 621.8 VanCleave Janice 1993ISBN: 0585302243Publication Date: 1993-01-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 87
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Projects about Simple Machines
Summary: This is a collection of science projects and experiments exploring simple machines such as levers and screw
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How Machines Work by Call Number: 621.8 Macaulay David 2015ISBN: 9781465440129Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Pull-outs, Flaps, Pop-ups)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Zoo Escape, Using Simple Machines
Summary: Sloth and Sengi are friends at the zoo. They plan to escape with the help of some simple machines, such as levers, gears, planes, and pulleys. Their efforts are brought to life through elements including pop-ups, pull-outs, and lift-the-flaps, allowing readers to explore in greater depth how and why machines work. Spreads highlight the use of simple machines in everyday objects.
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C Is for Construction by Call Number: 624 C 2003ISBN: 081184028XPublication Date: 2003RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Alphabet
Topics: Earth-moving Machines
Summary: This looks at real machines at work digging, hauling, dumping, and lifting. Exciting photographs are paired with cool facts and simple explanations in this earth-moving ABC book.
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Demolition by Call Number: EZ Sutton Sally DemolitionISBN: 9780763658304Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Construction Machines, Building a Playground
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines that are used to demolish a building so that a playground can be built.
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Roadwork by Call Number: 625.7 Sutton Sally 2008ISBN: 9780763639129Publication Date: 2008-06-24RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Road Construction Machines
Summary: There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this picture book, with its rambunctious rhymes and noisy fun, follow them every step of the way, from clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end.
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Machines Go to Work in the City by Call Number: 621.8 Low William 2012ISBN: 9780805090505Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational
Topics: City Machines
Summary: This book provides illustrations and fold-out pictures of machines that are used in a city. There are interactive gate-folds which extend some original picture to three pages, revealing something new about each city situation. Diagrams give more information about each machine.
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Books about ASTRONOMY are shelved under call numbers 520, 522, 523, 576.
The World of Astronomy by Call Number: 520 Stott Carole 2006ISBN: 9780753460061Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Discoveries in Astronomy
Summary: This book is a comprehensive guide to facts about planets, moons, stars, and galaxies. It explores discoveries of astronomers through the ages and examines the high-tech equipment that allows today's scientists to see farther into space than ever before.
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Looking for Life in the Universe by Call Number: 576.839 Jackson, Ellen 2002ISBN: 0618128948Publication Date: 2002-09-30RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 57
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Summary: Investigates how scientists, particularly Jill Tarter, Director of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, use twenty-first century technology to investigate whether life exists on other planets.
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Seven Wonders of Space Technology by Call Number: 629.4 Bortz Alfred 2011ISBN: 9780761354536Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Space Technology
Summary: This book explores seven wonders of space technology from vehicles and equipment built to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system to orbiting satellites and telescopes. International teams have built an orbiting space laboratory and are working on plans for human lunar settlements and missions to other planets. Learn about the people and the science behind these amazing advances in space technology.
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Space by Call Number: 520 Arnold Tedd 2013ISBN: 9780545564922Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Visiting a Space Museum
Summary: During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets)!
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Destination - Space by Call Number: 520 Simon Seymour 2006ISBN: 9780060877231Publication Date: 2006-05-23RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Hubble Telescope Discoveries
Summary: This explains new discoveries about the universe made possible by the Hubble Telescope.
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Space by Call Number: 520 Space 2002ISBN: 1567116965Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 31
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Zoom in from Outer Space
Summary: Describes increasingly smaller parts of the universe from nebula to star to Earth to rock to atom. Start in the farthest reaches of the universe and zoom through galaxies, stars, and into our solar system. Then continue to planet Earth, down through land and rocks, until you reach the level of atoms!
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Black Holes by Call Number: 523.8 Nardo Don 2003ISBN: 0737713666Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Black Holes
Summary: This explains what a black hole is, how it is formed and whether it can be predicted. The latest evidence for these bizarre objects are presented in this book, including how black holes were first predicted, how they form, their physical properties, and how scientists detect them.
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Mysterious Universe by Call Number: 523.8 Jackson Ellen 2008ISBN: 9780618563258Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 60
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Super Novas, Black Holes, Expansion of the Universe
Summary: Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes with his robotic telescope and studies the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.
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The Kingfisher Space Encyclopedia by Call Number: 520.3 Goldsmith Mike 2012ISBN: 9780753468050Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 159
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: This encyclopedia has photographs and artwork which illustrate the informative and accessible text. It presents facts about space under five themes - Observing Space, The Solar System, Stars and galaxies, Space Exploration, and Space in the Future. Visual features include digital cutaways, step-by-step sequences, and call-outs featuring key scientific ideas.
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A Black Hole Is Not a Hole by Call Number: 523.8 DeCristofano Carolyn 2012ISBN: 9781570917837Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 74
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Black Holes, Formation of Galaxies
Summary: This book takes readers on a ride through the galaxies, answering space questions including about the phenomenon known as a black hole. It explains gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black holes.
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Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Call Number: 811 Florian Douglas 2007bISBN: 9780152053727Publication Date: 2007-04-01RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 45
Format: Poetry Collection
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Objects and Places in Space
Summary: This book contains twenty poems about space, including the universe, galaxies, solar system, planets, and black holes. It includes die-cut pages and a glossary of space terms.
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Stars! Stars! Stars! by Call Number: 520 Barner Bob 2002ISBN: 0811831590Publication Date: 2002RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Stars, Planets, Solar system
Summary: Simple rhyming text describes stars and the planets of our solar system.
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Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time by Call Number: 522 Scott Elaine 2011ISBN: 9780547241890Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 66
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Hubble Telescope Discoveries
Summary: The Hubble telescope has allowed scientists to travel back in time, visit distant galaxies, and see stars being born. The Hubble's dazzling images have transformed astronomy, shedding light on the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, sparking new discoveries and turning speculation into fact. This book guides readers along the evolution of our universe, investigating a question that was once unanswerable: "Where did we come from?"
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The Milky Way and Other Galaxies by Call Number: 523.1 Vogt Gregory 2001ISBN: 0739831070Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Milky Way, Galaxies, Formation of the Universe
Summary: In this book, readers can unravel the mysteries of space. A complex universe becomes amazingly clear through examining different parts of the universe, how they are formed, and their physical and chemical compositions.
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Are We Alone? by Call Number: 576.8 Skurzynski Gloria 2004ISBN: 0792269675Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 92
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Extraterrestrial Life
Summary: Could there really be life beyond Earth? Readers visit scientists the world over who ambitiously seek to answer that question. The author demonstrates how the quest for extraterrestrial life is real, widespread, and growing.
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The Solar System
Our Solar System by Call Number: 523.2 Simon Seymour 2014ISBN: 9780062333797Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Solar System - Planet, Moons, Sun
Summary: Readers take an interplanetary tour from the sun to the ever-mysterious Mars, and then, thanks to the Voyager missions, to the planets beyond. It describes the origins, characteristics, and future of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
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Boy, Were We Wrong about the Solar System! by Call Number: 523.2 Kudlinski Kathleen 2008ISBN: 9780525469797Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Solar System Theories
Summary: This looks at how scientific theories have changed over time concerning the solar system. Some people used to think that Earth was smack-dab in the middle of the universe, with all the stars and planets held in the sky by giant glass balls.
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The Planets in Our Solar System by Call Number: 523.4 Branley Franklyn 1998ISBN: 0060277696Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Planets and Objects in Solar System
Summary: It describes the nine planets and other bodies of the solar system. It includes some hands-on activities and directions for making models showing the size of the planets and their distance from the sun.
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The Magic School Bus: Lost in Our Solar System by Call Number: 523.3 Cole Joanna 1990ISBN: 9780590414289Publication Date: 1990RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Planets and Tour of Solar System
Summary: On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the solar system.
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Impact! by Call Number: 523.44 Rusch Elizabeth 2017ISBN: 9780544671591Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 76
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Asteroids, Meteorites
Summary: Learn more about asteroids and meteorites. Follow scientists searching for dangerous asteroids, studying asteroids that have smashed into the ground, and making plans to prevent an asteroid from striking Earth.
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Planets by Call Number: 523.4 Arlon Penelope 2012ISBN: 9780545330282Publication Date: 2012-01-01RL: Grades 2-6
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Objects that Orbit the Sun
Summary: This book presents a tour of the major planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other rocks and gas that orbit the sun. Track Venus at night, create alien life, and interact with the brave men and women of the International Space Station to unlock the secrets of the Milky Way. Data boxes, maps, and stats encourage related numeracy and science skills.
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Planet Hunter by Call Number: 523.2 Wittenstein Vicki 2010ISBN: 9781590785928Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Discovering New Planets
Summary: This is the story of the astronomer, Geoff Marcy, and how he has made major planetary discoveries. He looks for planets outside of our solar system which are not are easy to find. Since 1995, he and his colleagues have discovered nearly half of the 380 known "extrasolar" planets.
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Specific Planets
The Birth of the Earth by Call Number: 523.1 Bailey Jacqui 2001ISBN: 1553370716Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 31
Format: Reference Book, Comic Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Origins of Planet Earth, The Big Bang
Summary: It describes the Big Bang that started the universe, and shows how it led to the growth of stars, the Solar System, and the planet Earth, and how Earth became a place where life could develop.
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Mercury by Call Number: 523.41 Boekhoff P. 2003ISBN: 0737710004Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mercury
Summary: This book discusses the mysteries of the planet Mercury, its relationship with the sun and other planets, its geography and climate, and the physical properties of the planet.
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Why Isn't Pluto a Planet? by Call Number: 523.4 Kortenkamp Steve 2007ISBN: 9780736867535Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Pluto, Dwarf Planets
Summary: What is a planet anyway? How come Pluto isn't one? Are there any more planets? Scientists are learning more about these questions every day. Look inside to discover more about the mysteries of the planets in our solar system.
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Pluto Visits Earth! by Call Number: EZ Metzger Steve PlutoISBN: 9780545249348Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fantasy
Topics: Pluto
Summary: Pluto visits Earth in a truly out-of-this-world adventure! Pluto is not pleased when he learns that astronomers have downgraded him from planet to dwarf planet. He embarks on a fun and out-of-this-world adventure across the solar system to visit Earth and reclaim his planetary status.
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Uranus and Neptune by Call Number: 523.47 Miller Ron 2003ISBN: 0761323570Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Gas Planets
Summary: This describes the origin and discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and their moons and discusses explorations and composition of these distant gas giants.
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Mars and the Search for Life by Call Number: 576.8 Scott Elaine 2008ISBN: 9780618766956Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 60
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life on Mars, Colonization of Mars
Summary: This explores the possibility that life may have existed on Mars, and looks at evidence that water was present on the planet at one time. If that is true then human habitation within the next 30 years may be possible.
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Destination by Call Number: 523.45 Simon Seymour 1998ISBN: 0688156207Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Jupiter and Moons
Summary: It describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons, as revealed by photographs sent back by unmanned spaceships.
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Welcome to Mars by Call Number: 523.43 Aldrin Buzz 2015ISBN: 9781426322068Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mars, Mars Colonization
Summary: The Apollo 11 astronaut invites young people to evaluate Mars as a potential planet for human colonization, and describes what Mars residents might experience while traveling to and living on the Red Planet.
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Books about SPACE TRAVEL and ASTRONAUTS are shelved under call numbers 629.
Space Station
Rockets & Space Vehicles
Astronauts
Path to the Stars by Call Number: 921 Acevedo Sylvia Acevedo 2018ISBN: 9781328809568Publication Date: 2018RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 309
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography, Multicultural
Topics: Becoming a Rocket Scientist
Summary: This is an inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. She became one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University and went on to become a rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Sally Ride by Call Number: TL789.85.R53 S54 2014ISBN: 9781476725765Publication Date: 2014-06-03RL: Grades 7-12
Pages: 374
Format: Young Adult Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Astronauts
Summary: This is the definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space.
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Sally Ride by Call Number: 921 Ride Sally O'Shaughnessy 2015ISBN: 9781596439948Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 153
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women in Space
Summary: A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward.
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Who Was Neil Armstrong? by Call Number: 921 Armstrong Neil Edwards 2012ISBN: 9780448449074Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 105
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Moon Mission
Summary: This biography introduces readers to Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the Moon. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life.
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Ellen Ochoa by Call Number: 921 Ochoa Ellen Latham 2006ISBN: 1597160768Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women in Space
Summary: This biography explores the life and career that made astronaut Ellen Ochoa reach for the stars. She was the first Hispanic woman to travel in space.
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Space Heroes by Call Number: 629.45 Buckley James 2004ISBN: 0789498952Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Famous Astronauts
Summary: A collection of biographies about all the brave and daring astronauts of the world, including Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, and many more.
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Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition by Call Number: 921 Melvin Leland Melvin 2017bISBN: 9780062665928Publication Date: 2017-05-23RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 226
Format: Young Reader's Edition
Genre: Biography
Topics: Space Careers and Challenges
Summary: Leland Marvin joined NASA after retiring from football, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. The creative and scientific challenges he had to deal with in space and will encourage the next generation of can-do scientists to dare to follow their dreams.
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Ron's Big Mission by Call Number: EZ Blue Rose Ron'sISBN: 9780525478492Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Multicultural
Topics: African American Astronauts, Civil Right Movement
Summary: One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut. Here is an inspiring story, based on Ron McNair's life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance.
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Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! by Call Number: EZ Mayo Margaret ZoomISBN: 9780802727909Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Rocket Journey through Space
Summary: Rhythmic text depicts astronauts exploring outer space. Readers will take a ride on a rocket ship, explore the stars, watch for satellites, and make a moon landing.
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Astronauts by Call Number: 629.45 Wyborny Sheila 2001ISBN: 1560066482Publication Date: 2001-06-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 112
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Biographies
Topics: Famous Astronauts, Space Flights
Summary: This book includes profiles of famous astronauts, such as Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, Christa McAuliffe, and Mae Jemison. It discusses the first flights into space, landing on the moon, and the Challenger explosion.
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Almost Astronauts by Call Number: 629.450092 Stone Tanya 2009ISBN: 9780763636111Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 133
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Mercury 13 Astronauts, Women Astronauts
Summary: This book profiles the women of "Mercury 13." They were the first women let into the NASA program, but were never allowed to go into space. Their passage to space was blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and a note scrawled by one of the most powerful men in Washington. But in the end, their inspiring example empowered young women to take the rightful place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules.
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Reaching for the Moon by Call Number: 921 Aldrin Buzz Aldrin 2005ISBN: 0060554452Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: First Moon Landing
Summary: This book is Buzz Aldrin's story, in his words. Wendell Minor's gorgeous paintings evoke the wonder of space exploration for young readers. Becoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal was possible--from riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the moon. This is the story of how Buzz's came true.
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Astronaut Living in Space, Level 2 by Call Number: 629.45 Hayden Kate 2012ISBN: 9781465402417Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Living in Space, Preparing a Space mission
Summary: This book explores the fascinating world of an astronaut and what it is like to live in space. It describes the steps necessary for an astronaut to prepare for a flight into space and follows astronaut Linda Gardner as she trains for her space shuttle mission.
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How Astronauts Use Math by Call Number: 510.24 Hense Mary 2010ISBN: 9781604136104Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Using Math in Space
Summary: To link up with a space station, repair an orbiting satellite. get ready for a spacewalk, or just figure out when it's time to sleep, astronauts use math before, during, and after a mission.
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The Amazing International Space Station by Call Number: 629.442 Amazing 2003ISBN: 1553373804Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: International Space Station
Summary: Describes the origins of the International Space Station, explains how it was built, and details the lives and training of the astronauts aboard and some of the experiments they perform.
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Moonshot by Call Number: 629.45 Floca Brian 2009ISBN: 9781416950462Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Apollo Moon Mission
Summary: Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.
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To Burp or Not to Burp by Call Number: 612 Williams Dave 2016ISBN: 9781554518548Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 3-5
Pages: 49
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Space Flight, Humans in Space
Summary: Of all the questions astronauts are asked by kids, the most frequent one is "How do you go to the toilet in space?" This book not only answers that question, but many others about the effect of zero gravity on the human body: How do you brush your hair in space? What happens when you sweat? What does food taste like? The best thing is that the answers are provided by a NASA astronaut .
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Space Tourism by Call Number: 629.47 McMahon Peter 2011ISBN: 9781554533688Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 40
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Space Vehicles, Future Technology
Summary: It introduces recent technological advances in vehicles for space travel. Future possibilities are described, such as an Earth-space elevator and a space station with grassy valleys, streams and trees. It also features hands-on activities and experiments for children to try.
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Racing the Moon by Call Number: JUV Armstrong Alan RacingISBN: 9780375858895Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 214
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Building Rockets
Summary: In 1947, eleven-year-old Alex and her impulsive, older brother Chuck befriend an army scientist who shares their interest in rockets and outer space travel. They work on building their own rocket which starts a series of adventures.
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Rocket Boys by Call Number: TL789.85.H53 A3 1998ISBN: 038533320XPublication Date: 1998RL: Grades 9-12
Pages: 368
Format: Young Adult Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Aerospace Engineering, Rocket Building, Space Race
Summary: This is about the early life of aerospace engineer Home Hickman and his friends growing up in Big Creek, West Virginia. in 1957, after the Soviet satellite Sputnik shot across the Appalachian sky, they decided to do their bit for the U.S. space race by building their own rockets which started Homer's career in rocket science.
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Mission to Mars by Call Number: 629.45 Branley Franklyn 2002ISBN: 0060298073Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mars Mission
Summary: In this book, readers will find out how humans will get to Mars, how they will explore the planet, and what they might discover there. Landing on Mars will be the great adventure of the twenty-first century.
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You Are the First Kid on Mars by Call Number: 919.9 O'Brien Patrick 2009ISBN: 9780399246340Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mars Base, Mars Exploration
Summary: This is a unique look at humans' first trip to Mars. Using the most up-to- date designs and theories of what it will take to establish a base on Mars, you are off on an incredible journey, over 35 million miles to the red planet. Filled with details, and vividly brought to life, this is an adventure that readers are never going to forget.
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The Mighty Mars Rovers by Call Number: 523.43 Rusch Elizabeth 2012ISBN: 9780547478814Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 79
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mars Rovers, Mars Exploration
Summary: The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
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If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Call Number: 629.45 McNulty Faith 2005ISBN: 0590483595Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Going to the Moon
Summary: This book tells readers in second-person they how to get to the moon, what to do after they land, and how to get home. Reader participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing to liftoff to traveling through space. The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing.
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Space Boy by Call Number: EZ Landry Leo SpaceISBN: 9780618605682Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Topics: Going to the Moon
Summary: Having decided not to go to bed because his home is too noisy, Nicholas flies his spaceship to the Moon, where he enjoys a snack, takes a moonwalk, and enjoys the quiet--until he realizes what he is missing at home.
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Spacebusters by Call Number: 629.45 Wilkinson Philip 2012ISBN: 9780756690854Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Space Race, Moon Mission
Summary: This is the story of how Americans sent men to the moon. In 1961 the President of the United States made a pledge that America would send a man to the Moon before the end of the 1960s.
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Footprints on the Moon by Call Number: EZ Haddon Mark FootprintsISBN: 9780763644406Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Moon Landing
Summary: Author Mark Haddon recalls his boyhood fascination with the moon and his pure wonder at witnessing the first lunar landing. In this lyrical, transporting tale, Mark Haddon -- the boy in the story -- conveys the thrill of one moment in history through a child's eyes.
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Space Travel by Call Number: PE1126.A4 H45 level B SpaceISBN: 1413018017Publication Date: 2005-02-21RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Space Explorations, Colonization of Planets
Summary: It examines the history of people's interest in space travel, the development of efforts to leave Earth, and possibilities for colonization and exploration of outer space.
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Books about STARS and CONSTELLATIONS are shelved under call numbers 520 and 523.8.
Starry Sky by Call Number: 523.8 Hayden Kate 2006ISBN: 0756619602Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Stars, Constellations
Summary: It Discusses the night sky and stars. Themes include constellations, the sun, stargazing and facts about stars.
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Night Sky by Call Number: 520 Mechler Gary 1999ISBN: 0590640852Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 159
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Viewing Constellations, Planets, Stars
Summary: A field guide to the night sky, explaining through text and maps how to locate and identify stars, planets, meteors, comets, and constellations.
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Zoo in the Sky by Call Number: 523.8 Mitton Jacqueline 1998ISBN: 079227069XPublication Date: 1998RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Constellations
Summary: Brilliantly colored paintings illustrate this introduction to constellations and the animals which ancient stargazers imagined as they made their observations of the night sky.
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Stars! Stars! Stars! by Call Number: EZ Wallace Nancy Stars!ISBN: 9780761456124Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Star Gazing, Star Parties
Summary: When Minna expresses an interest in stars, her mother suggests she invite a few friends to a star party, including a special dinner, a trip to the new Star Space at the Children's Museum, and star-gazing.
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See the Stars by Call Number: 523.8 Croswell Ken 2000ISBN: 1563977575Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Star Gazing, Constellations
Summary: This book has twelve star-gazing activities, one for each month of the year. All readers need are the binoculars. On a clear night, young astronomers can compare color photographs of constellations with those in the night sky. Readers will learn about the life and death of stars, black holes, why stars are different colors, and more.
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Enchanted Lions by Call Number: EZ Greenberg David EnchantedISBN: 0525479384Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Constellations
Summary: One evening, Rose climbs on the back of an enchanted lion who takes her on a tour of outer space, where they race with Monoceros the unicorn, pass by Pegasus and Pisces, and are rescued from a black hole by Cetus the whale.
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Super Stars by Call Number: 523.8 Aguilar David 2010ISBN: 9781426306013Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Galaxies of Stars
Summary: This book expands the knowledge and fires the imaginations of stargazers everywhere. Readers are guided through a galaxy of stars, including the biggest, wariest, and most explosive, not to mention star day-cares and "diamonds in the sky".
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Stars by Call Number: 523.8 Tomecek Steve 2006ISBN: 079225581XPublication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Stars
Summary: Introduces stars and what they are made of, how they shine, their positions with relation to earth, and more.
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The Lives of Stars by Call Number: 523.8 Croswell Ken 2009ISBN: 9781590785829Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Birth and Death of Stars
Summary: Scientists have discovered a tremendous variety of star types, each with a fascinating biography and a strange fate in store. Using the most beautiful photos of space objects available, Harvard-trained astronomer Ken Croswell leads a tour of the stars the young, the aging, and the dead but still active.
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Stars by Call Number: EZ Ray Mary StarsISBN: 9781442422490Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Star Objects, Stars in Nature
Summary: It explores the wonder of stars, whether they are in the night sky, on a plant as a promise of fruit to come, or in one's pocket for those days when one does not feel shiny.
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Children's Night Sky Atlas by Call Number: 522 Scagell Robin 2004ISBN: 075660284XPublication Date: 2004-04-26RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book (Atlas)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Stars, Planets, Visible Features at Night
Summary: Featuring the latest discoveries and state-of-the-art space photography, this atlas illustrates all that science has revealed about constellations, the evolution of stars and galaxies, and the planets in the solar system. Acetate overlays highlight special points of interest to show even more about what we see in the night sky.
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Out and about at the Planetarium by Call Number: 520 Alberti Theresa 2004ISBN: 1404802991Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Stars, Planetariums
Summary: Director Solomon gives a guided tour of Star City Planetarium, where he explains such things as what equipment is used in a planetarium show and what some of the different objects in the night sky are. Includes an activity and other learning resources.
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Books about the SUN are shelved under the call number 523.7.
Books about DAY and NIGHT are shelved under the call number 525.
Books about SOLAR ENERGY are shelved under the call number 621.
The Sun by Call Number: 523.7 James Lincoln 2011ISBN: 9781433938498Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: The Sun
Summary: This presents general information about the Sun, including its place in the solar system, what it is made of, why it produces light and heat, and what its surface is like.
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Sun by Call Number: 523.7 Tomecek Steve 2006ISBN: 0792255828Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Importance of the Sun
Summary: This book provides information about the sun, explaining what it is, how far it is from Earth, what it is made of, why it appears to move across the sky, and its importance to life on Earth.
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The Sun Is My Favorite Star by Call Number: 523.7 Asch Frank 2000ISBN: 0152021272Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Favorite Qualities of the Sun
Summary: Celebrates a child's love of the sun and the wondrous ways in which it helps the earth and the life upon it. The sun wakes us in the morning, helps us to grow, plays hide-and-seek behind the clouds, and paints pretty pictures in the evening sky.
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Day and Night
Day and Night by Call Number: 525 Nelson Robin 2011ISBN: 9780761345763Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 23
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Day & Night, Earth's Orbit around the Sun
Summary: Photographs and simple text explain night and day and why the changes occur. Beginning readers will learn about the basic patterns of the Sun and Earth and what causes day and night.
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Next Time You See a Sunset by Call Number: 525 Morgan Emily 2013ISBN: 9781936959167Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 31
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Night and Day
Summary: Discusses the spinning of the Earth, the progress of day into night, and the reasons for the spectacular colors and shadows that accompany sunrise and sunset.
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While You Are Sleeping by Call Number: 389 Bernhard Durga 2011ISBN: 9781570914737Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational, Multicultural
Topics: Time around the World
Summary: This shows how day in one part of the world is night in another place. Open the book to a child reading before bed in Alaska, then lift the flap on the opposite page to see someone in Nigeria getting dressed to start her day. With each page turn, readers see the same moment in time in nine different countries- the United States, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, India, Thailand, Haiti, England, and Brazil.
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Solar Energy
The Sun by Call Number: 523.7 Branley Franklyn 2002ISBN: 0060285346Publication Date: 2002RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 25
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sunlight, Energy from the Sun
Summary: It describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant and animal life to exist on the earth.
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Solar Power by Call Number: 621.47 Petersen Christine 2004ISBN: 0516228072Publication Date: 2004-03-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 47
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Solar Power
Summary: This describes how the sun's energy supports all living things on Earth and how it is used as a power resource to create electricity.
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My Light by Call Number: 621.47 Bang Molly 200ISBN: 043948961XPublication Date: 2004RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Solar Energy, Light
Summary: The sun narrates an explanation of light and energy in which the generation of electricity can be traced back to it. Tiny yellow dots represent the sun's power as it streams from light, water, wind, and electricity.
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Books about the MOON are shelved under the call number 523.3.
The Moon by Call Number: 523.3 Nardo Don 2003ISBN: 0737712910Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Origins of the Moon, Moon Exploration
Summary: It discusses the birth of the moon, moon exploration, its physical qualities, and what it would be like without a moon.
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Where Does the Moon Go? by Call Number: 523.3 Rosen Sidney 1992ISBN: 087614685XPublication Date: 1992RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Phases of the Moon
Summary: This follows the moon through its twenty-eight-day trip around the Earth and identifies its different phases. Cartoon characters present concepts in a fun and easy-to-understand format.
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Moon by Call Number: 523.3 Tomecek Steve 2005ISBN: 0792251237Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Moon Myths and Facts
Summary: A cartoon cat and bug explain myths and facts about the Earth's moon, including its changing appearance, composition, comparisons to Earth and the sun, and astronauts visits. A project gives instructions on how to make craters on the moon.
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The Moon by Call Number: 559.9 Simon Seymour 2003ISBN: 0689835639Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Moon & Earth Relationship
Summary: This contains information about the Earth's only natural satellite, with photographs to provide a close-up look at the Moon. From Apollo 11's first landing to the mystery of moonquakes and the genesis of craters, this describes the moon and its all-important relationship to Earth.
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The Dog Who Loved the Moon by Call Number: EZ Garcia Cristina DogISBN: 9781416918363Publication Date: 2008Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Multicultural
Topics: Moon Wishes, Cuba
Summary: When her dog becomes lovesick for the moon, a young Cuban girl and her uncle call the moon down to give the dog a kiss, with surprising results.
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Earth and the Moon by Call Number: 525 Miller Ron 2003ISBN: 0761323589Publication Date: 2003-04-21RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth & Moon Relationship
Summary: This chronicles the origin, evolution, and exploration of the Earth and the Moon, and discusses their composition, and their place in our solar system.
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Moon Dreams by Call Number: EZ Martin Ruth MoonISBN: 9780763650124Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Topics: Night and Day
Summary: Luna, who loves to look at the moon, wonders where it goes during the day.
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The Moon and You by Call Number: 523.3 Krupp E. 2000ISBN: 9780688178185Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 46
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Role of the Moon, Moon Myths
Summary: Provides information about the moon, describing its phases, rotation, effect on our tides, and some of the myths and legends about the Earth's nearest neighbor in space.
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What Is the Future of Artificial Intelligence? by Call Number: 006.3 Allen John 2017ISBN: 9781682820605Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Artificial Intelligence
Summary: This book describes the development of artificial intelligence technologies, it's uses, and future applications. Computer networks, guided by artificial intelligence, promise to bring huge changes to business, marketing, medicine, transportation, warfare, and other areas of modern life.
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Robotics by Call Number: 629.8 Domaine Helena 2006ISBN: 0822521121Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Robotic Technologies
Summary: This offers a brief history of efforts to create machines that can perform functions in place of humans, and brings readers up-to-date on applications of robotic technology in exploration, industry, and medicine.
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Celia's Robot by Call Number: JUV Chang Margaret Celia'sISBN: 9780823421817Publication Date: 2009-10-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 211
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Science Fiction, Multicultural, Mystery
Topics: Robots at Home, Friendship, Birthday Presents
Summary: Surprised by her scientist father's gift of a robot for her birthday, ten-year-old Celia comes to appreciate its help in organizing her chaotic day-to-day life until it suddenly mysteriously disappears.
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My Brother, the Robot by Call Number: JUV Becker Bonny MyISBN: 0525467920Publication Date: 2001-10-15RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 136
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Science Fiction
Topics: Family Robots
Summary: When his father buys a SIMON Robot, advertised as "the perfect son," Chip decides that he can't compete with his new brother, but in the end, the whole family learns that perfection may not be so great after all.
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Robert and the Robot by Call Number: EZ Schwab Eva RobertISBN: 1886910596Publication Date: 2000-11-15RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Science Fiction
Topics: Robot Helpers, Messy Rooms
Summary: Robert finds a robot from the planet Gobi and uses it to clean up his messy room.
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Books about INVENTIONS are shelved under the call number 609.
Inventions
What a Great Idea! by Call Number: 609 Tomecek Steve 2003ISBN: 0590681443Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 112
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Technological Innovations
Summary: This book discusses 45 technological inventions that transformed society. These ideas inspired many other inventions and illuminate the changes that technology has made throughout time. This explains who invented each technology, how the idea developed and how it works, the immediate impact of the idea, and the technological 'children' of the idea.
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Imaginative Inventions by Call Number: 609 Harper Charise 2001ISBN: 0316347256Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Origins of Inventions
Summary: Find out the stories behind some of our favorite foods and possessions, such as roller skates, potato chips, eyeglasses, and vacuum cleaners.
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Eureka! by Call Number: 609 Platt Richard 2003ISBN: 0753455803Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 95
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Historic Moments of Inspiration, Problem-Solving
Summary: This looks at instances in which the world"s greatest inventions were conceived and explains how creative genius enabled some to solve elusive problems. From the excitement of Newton"s historic discovery of the laws of gravity to the more recent creation of Teflon, this book illuminates an amazing variety of inventions and the inspiration behind them.
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1,000 Inventions and Discoveries by Call Number: 609 Bridgman Roger 2002ISBN: 0789488264Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 256
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Notable Inventions
Summary: This summarizes 100 notable inventions and discoveries of ancient and modern times, from 3,000,000 B.C. to the beginning of the twenty-first century A.D.
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Inventions and Investigations by Call Number: 600 Solway Andrew 2010ISBN: 9781410933799Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Scientific Investigations, Invention Process
Summary: This explores the scientific processes used by inventors that explain how a number of inventions were created, such as light bulbs, electronics, the Internet, and plastics.
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Inventors & Innovators
Girls Think of Everything by Call Number: 609.2 Thimmesh Catherine 2000ISBN: 0395937442Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 57
Format: Biography Collection, Reference
Genre: Biography, Informational
Topics: Women Inventors
Summary: This tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
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Brainstorm! by Call Number: 609.2 Tucker Tom 1998ISBN: 0374409285Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 150
Format: Biography Collection, Reference
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Child Inventors
Summary: Reveals some of the amazing inventions of the past and present that have come from young Americans, ages eight to nineteen.
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Design It! by Call Number: 745.2 Arato Rona 2010ISBN: 9780887768460Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 71
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Design Principles, Industrial Design Careers
Summary: It introduces aspects of a career in industrial design, explains how design principles are applied to everyday objects, shares historical information, and invites readers to develop awareness about how to evaluate the things they use for functionality, user-friendliness, and aesthetics.
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Rosie Revere, Engineer by Call Number: EZ Beaty Andrea RosieISBN: 9781419708459Publication Date: 2013RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Format: Women Inventors, Success and Failure
Summary: Where some people see rubbish, Rosie Revere sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends, like hot dog dispensers, helium pants, python-repelling cheese hats. Rosie's gizmos would astound - if she ever let anyone see them. Afraid of failure, she hides them away under her bed. Until a fateful visit from her great-great-aunt Rose who shows her that a first flop isn't something to fear - it's something to celebrate.
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Hooray for Inventors! by Call Number: 609.2 Williams Marcia 2005ISBN: 0763627607Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 37
Format: Biography Collection, Reference, Comic Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Important Inventors
Summary: Learn about inventors and their amazing inventions through this comic-style book. This book honors the people who brought us the printing press, the steam condenser, the steam train, the electric light, all of them stepping stones to ever more awesome inventions to come. Interspersed are brief snapshots of more than a hundred other inventions, from toothpaste to toilet paper rolls, the World Wide Web to, yes, sliced bread. There's also a tribute to women inventors.
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The Inventor's Secret by Call Number: 921 Edison Thomas Slade 2015ISBN: 9781580896672Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Friendship
Summary: This describes the friendship between the two inventors and how Thomas Edison's advice to the young Henry Ford inspired Ford to work on his automobiles until he came up with an inexpensive, reliable version which became the Model T.
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Listen Up! by Call Number: 921 Bell Alexander Kulling 207ISBN: 9780375931154Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Inventing the Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell
Summary: This tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented his talking machine.He called it the telephone and demonstrated it at the World's Fair in Philadelphia in 1876.
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Marvelous Mattie by Call Number: 921 Knight Margaret McCully 2006ISBN: 0374348103Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Inventors
Summary: Mattie Knight loved to make things ranging from a foot warmer for her mother or toys for her older brothers. Or, when she was 12, a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off looms and hurting workers. Later, Mattie invented a machine that could cut and glue the square-bottomed paper bags we still use today. Meet the woman known as "the Lady Edison."
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The Boy Who Invented TV by Call Number: 921 Farnsworth Philo Krull 2009ISBN: 9780375945618Publication Date: 2009-09-08RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Invention of Television
Summary: In 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy named Philo Farnsworth saw in rows of overturned earth a way to make pictures fly through the air. Eight years later he turned his idea into reality by transmitting the world's first television image. This picture-book biography explains how Farnsworth held on to his dream to develop television and the scientific concepts behind it.
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What Color Is My World? by Call Number: JUV Abdul-Jabbar Kareem WhatISBN: 9780763645649Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 36
Format: Reference Book, Biography Collection
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: African American Inventors
Summary: This book highlights black inventors and innovators, unsung heroes who shared a desire to improve people's lives. Profiles of each inventor are framed by a story featuring two feisty twins. This inventors created the gamma electric cell, the ice-cream scoop, improvements to traffic lights, open-heart surgery. Their ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter. Paper flaps contain historical facts about how African-American inventors changed the way we live.
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Amazing Leonardo Da Vinci Inventions by Call Number: 620 Anderson Maxine 2006ISBN: 0974934429Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 122
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
Summary: This introduces readers to the work of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on projects that explore his invention. Most of Leonardo's inventions were never made in his lifetime. Readers can bring these ideas to life using common household supplies. Step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project are combined with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies and trivia about the real-life models for each project.
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Neo Leo by Call Number: 609.2 Barretta Gene 2009ISBN: 9780805087031Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Informational
Topics: Leonardo da Vinci Inventions
Summary: This is an introduction to Leonardo da Vinci's genius focusing on his famous notebook sketches. It shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, and robots.
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Computer Technology
Cutting Edge Internet Technology by Call Number: 303.48 Steffens Bradley 2017ISBN: 9781682820902Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 7-9
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Web 3.0 Tools
Summary: The Internet of the future, sometimes called Web 3.0, will feature machines communicating with machines to create immersive computing experiences. Cutting Edge Internet Technology describes current technologies that will make Web 3.0 possible, including cloud computing, the Internet of Things, Big Data, the Semantic Web, and cybersecurity.
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Girl Code by Call Number: 005.1 Gonzales Andrea 201ISBN: 9780062472502Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades 7-12
Pages: 264
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Computer Coding, Women in Technology
Summary: The teenage phenoms behind the viral video game Tampon Run share the story of their experience at Girls Who Code and their rise to fame, plus a look at starts-ups, women in tech, and the power of coding. This book includes bonus content to help you get started coding.
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The Story of Apple by Call Number: 338.7 Gilbert Sara 2012ISBN: 9781608180615Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 46
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Computer Innovations
Summary: A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and products of Apple, the consumer electronics company that was founded in 1976 and today manufactures some of the world's most popular computer products.
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Beyond Jupiter by Call Number: 921 Hammel Heidi Bortz 2005ISBN: 0531167755Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 110
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Planetary Astronomer
Summary: This details the life and career of planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel, who studies both Jupiter and Neptune.
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Caroline's Comets by Call Number: 921 Herschel Caroline McCully 2017ISBN: 9780823436644Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Woman Astronomer
Summary: Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet and the first woman to be paid as a scientist.
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Albert Einstein by Call Number: 921 Einstein Albert Krull 2009ISBN: 9780670063321Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 141
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Albert Einstein, Physicist
Summary: This biography profiles the life and times of German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose contributions to the field earned him a Nobel Prize.
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Enrico Fermi by Call Number: 921 Fermi Enrico Stux 2004ISBN: 0766021777Publication Date: 2004-01-01RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 128
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography
Topics: Nuclear Physicist
Summary: This profiles the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who dominated the field of physics, made important discoveries in the fields of atomic behavior leading to the use of nuclear power as a new source of energy, as well as the development of the first atomic bomb.
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Marie Curie by Call Number: 921 Curie Marie MacLeod 2004ISBN: 155337570XPublication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Female Scientist, Discovery of Radiation
Summary: The life of a fascinating scientist, Marie Curie, is explored through pictures and text. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her discoveries in radiation changed the world. She became one of the most important women in science and her research is still important to scientists and doctors today.
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Manya's Dream by Call Number: 921 Curie Marie Wishinsky 2003ISBN: 1894379535Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Marie Curie
Summary: When Tonia has trouble fitting in at school after moving from Poland, her mother tells her the story of Marie Curie and how she came from Poland and became a famous scientist.
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Chien-Shiung Wu by Call Number: 921 Wu C.S. Wheeler 2013ISBN: 9781617834516Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Multicultural
Topics: Nuclear Physicist
Summary: A biography of physicist Chien-Shiung Wu who participated in the Manhattan project
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Strong Force by Call Number: 921 Jackson Shirley O'Connell 2005ISBN: 0531167844Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 110
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Biography, Multicultural
Topics: African American Physicist
Summary: This describes the life and career of African American Shirley Ann Jackson, theoretical physicist, who studies the subatomic world.
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I, Galileo by Call Number: 921 Galilei Galileo Christensen 2012ISBN: 9780375867538Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Galileo
Summary: This examines the life of the Italian scientist from a first-person perspective that surveys his achievements while covering his world-changing ideas about a heliocentric solar system and his imprisonment for heresy.
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Odd Boy Out by Call Number: 921 Einstein Albert Brown 2004ISBN: 0618492984Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Albert Einstein
Summary: An introduction for young readers to the work and early life of the twentieth-century physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.
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Star Stuff by Call Number: 921 Sagan Carl Sisson 2014ISBN: 9781596439603Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Carl Sagan, Astronomer
Summary: For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, "What are they?" comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering: Carl Sagan. This focuses on his childhood and culminates in his work on the Voyager missions which explored the farthest reaches of space.
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Maria's Comet by Call Number: EZ Hopkinson Deborah Maria'sISBN: 0689815018Publication Date: 1999-09-01RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Astronomers
Summary: This book is about the 19th Century astronomer, Maria Mitchell. As a young girl, she dreams of searching the night sky and some day finding a new comet.
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Look Up! by Call Number: 921 Leavitt Henrietta Burleigh 2013ISBN: 9781416958192Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Astronomers
Summary: This is an illustrated portrait of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. It traces the years she spent measuring stars from her position at the Harvard College Observatory and her important discoveries that enabled the scientific community to gain a fuller understanding of the universe's vast size.
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Finding Wonders by Call Number: JUV Atkins Jeannine FindingISBN: 9781481465656Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 195
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers),
Genre: Biography, Fiction, Poetry (Novel in Verse)
Topics: Women Scientists
Summary: A biographical novel in verse of three different girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists. Poems are about scientists Maria Mitchell, Maria Sibylla Merian, and Mary Anning.
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Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids by Call Number: 921 Einstein Albert Pohlen 2012ISBN: 9781613740286Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 126
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Summary: Best known for his general theory of relativity and the famous equation linking mass and energy, E=mc2, Albert Einstein had a lasting impact on the world of science, the extent of which is illuminated - along with his fascinating life and unique personality - in this lively history.
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On a Beam of Light by Call Number: 921 Einstein Albert Berne 2013ISBN: 9780811872355Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Albert Einstein's Life
Summary: This follows the life of the famous physicist, from his early ideas to his groundbreaking theories.
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The Girl with a Mind for Math by Call Number: 921 Montague Raye Mosca 2018ISBN: 9781943147427Publication Date: 2018RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Poetry (Rhyming Text), Multicultural
Topics: African American/Women Engineers
Summary: This is the story of Raye
Montague. After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye wanted to be an engineer. Sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. But the gifted mathematician persisted-- finally gaining her well-deserved title in history: a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever.
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Books about AIRPLANES and FLIGHT are shelved under the call number 629.
Wings and Rockets by Call Number: 629.13 Atkins Jeannine 2003ISBN: 0374384509Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 197
Format: Biography Collection, Reference
Genre: Biography, Informational
Topics: Women Pilots and Astronauts
Summary: This book celebrates 100 years of flight. It tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins.
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The Airplane by Call Number: 629.133 Sinclair Julie 2004ISBN: 0736822135Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Invention of Airplanes, History of Flight
Summary: Provides an introduction to the history and development of the airplane and explains how an airplane works. Includes information on Orville and Wilbur Wright and other inventors who helped influence the invention of the airplane.
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To Fly by Call Number: 921 Wright Orville Old 2002ISBN: 061813347XPublication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Wright Brothers, First Flight
Summary: This traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft.
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My Brothers' Flying Machine by Call Number: 629.13 Yolen Jane 2003ISBN: 0316971596Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fictional Biography
Topics: Wright Brothers
Summary: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight, this story is told from the point of view of their sister, Katherine, who watched her brothers play with a toy flying machine, which was the beginning of their remarkable collaboration.
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How People Learned to Fly by Call Number: 629.13 Hodgkins Fran 2007ISBN: 9780060295585Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Inventing Airplanes, Flight
Summary: This looks at the trials and errors that led to the development of the airplane. People have taken dangerous risks trying to fly. Some inventors built wings for their arms and flapped them like birds. Others tried to fly with balloons or tried to glide with the wind. This book describes the creative, fascinating, and wacky experiments that people tried before the airplane was invented.
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Airplane by Call Number: 629.133 Bingham Caroline 2003ISBN: 0789492229Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 30
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Airplanes and Flying Machines, Airports
Summary: This allows readers to visit a busy airport and create their own fold-out scene full of airport action. Assorted airplanes and other flying machines, including gliders, helicopters, and space shuttles, are introduced.
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Take Off! by Call Number: 629.13 Hunter Ryan 2000ISBN: 0823414663Publication Date: 2000-03-01RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: History of Aviation, Achievements of Flight
Summary: This book highlights the history, achievements, activities, and technology of aviation.
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Flight by Call Number: 629.13 Graham Ian 2001ISBN: 0753453266Publication Date: 2001-09-15RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: History of Flight, Types of Aircraft, Aeronautics
Summary: This book chronicles the history of flight and describe different kinds of aircraft that have been used throughout history.
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