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Butterfly (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925222
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: This book brought back wonderful memories of watching butterflies in the park as a child. It's filled with good science information about a topic young children will love. My favorite section focused on the Monarch butterfly's migration from North America to the mountains of Mexico—as far as 200 miles a day. The author covers facts including names, geographic range, and life cycles.
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Apple (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925215
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: When I was young, I enjoyed books about snakes, lions, bears, sharks, and other fascinating creatures. They had wonderful pictures and interesting facts. After reading Life Cycle of an Apple, I wish that our school had bought more books about plants.
The short chapters are filled with information that children between the ages of 5 and 10 will find fascinating. The author b...
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Chicken (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925239
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: As I child I enjoyed reading about birds; there were books about eagles, hawks, falcons, and other raptors in our school library, with wonderful pictures and interesting facts. After reading this book, I wish I had read more about more familiar birds.
The author begins by providing facts and details about a chicken's life cycle. My favorite section included amazing pictures of chick...
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The Lives of Ants
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Author: Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9780199541867
Grade Level: College
Reviewer: Rita Hoots
Review: Those ubiquitous ants, always around, especially when you least appreciate them. Not only do they outnumber humans but their total mass closely matches ours. Beautifully translated from the original French, the myrmecological descriptions of the amazing characteristics of ant civilizations will captivate students of all ages as well as general readers.
In the order Hymenoptera and t...
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Climate Change
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Author: Andrew Solway
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781599203768
Grade Level: 7-12
Reviewer: Jean Worsley
Review: The front cover of this book begins with an intriguing clause: What causes global warming and how we deal with it. This is surrounded by a photograph of the world showing melting icebergs, droughts, and fires. Readers are immediately focused on this environmental crisis.
The format of each chapter consists of a brief introduction followed by subtopics with precise details i...
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Rebuilding the Body: Organ Transplantation
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Author: Ann Fullick
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 1432924524
Grade Level: 6-8
Reviewer: Eloise Farmer
Review: This series by prolific author Sally Morgan has been revised and updated to highlight the latest developments and theories in science that are popularized in the press, and that are often considered to be controversial. Each book focuses on how science works, giving recent applications and examples. Each book also includes an explanation of a controversy, along with data and evidence as well as an...
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Super Foods: Genetic Modification of Food
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Author: Sally Morgan
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 1432924559
Grade Level: 6-8
Reviewer: Eloise Farmer
Review: This series by prolific author Sally Morgan has been revised and updated to highlight the latest developments and theories in science, which are popularized in the press and are often considered to be controversial. Each book focuses on how science works, giving recent applications and examples. Each book also includes an explanation of a controversy, data and evidence, and the author's analysis o...
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Test Tube Babies: In Vitro Fertilization
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Author: Ann Fullick
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 1432924532
Grade Level: 6-8
Reviewer: Eloise Farmer
Review: This series by prolific author Sally Morgan has been revised and updated to highlight the latest developments and theories in science that are popularized in the press, and which are often considered to be controversial. Each book focuses on how science works, giving recent applications and examples. Each book explains a controversy, gives data and evidence, analyzes the issues and opinions involv...
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Germ Killers: Fighting Disease
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Author: Sally Morgan
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 1432924567
Grade Level: 6-8
Reviewer: Eloise Farmer
Review: This series by prolific author Sally Morgan has been revised and updated to highlight the latest developments and theories in science that are popularized in the press, and that are often considered to be controversial. Each book focuses on how science works, giving recent applications and examples. Each book also includes an explanation of a controversy, along with data and evidence as well as an...
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Feeding the World
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Author: Anne Rooney
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781599203775
Grade Level: 7-12
Reviewer: Jean Worsley
Review: This volume in the World at Risk series presents the challenges faced in feeding a population that is exploding exponentially. Supported by compelling data, the author discusses factors contributing to this crisis and lists suggestions to help insure a sustainable supply of food for future generations.
Each chapter begins with a brief introduction followed by subtopics. Pr...
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