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Cloning : frontiers of genetic engineering
The Megatech Series introduces children to the exciting world of cutting-edge science and technology. The ground-breaking history of computers, the internet, cloning, and life beyond our own planet is explored along with: -- developments for the future -- potential problems that come with the advancement of technology -- consequences for society and the environment -- glossary explaining sc…
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- 9781856055505
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Megatech
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- 571.8 JEF
Ecology
Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of ecology. Superb color photographs of animals, plants, and ecosystems reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of life around us. See how plants store their food supply, how dung enriches the soil, how biodiversity is measured, the damage caused by acid rain, and a field…
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- 9780329578251
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book
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- 577 POL
Habitats
Following on from the hugely successful "Start-Up Science", "Step-Up Science" has been created specifically to support the schemes of work in the Science Curriculum at KS2 - the next step up! Highly illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams, this series is designed to encourage investigative skills and covers a wide range of living things, materials and phenomena.
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- 0237532085
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Step - Up Science
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- 577 SPI
What do you know about food chains and food webs?
Provides information about food chains and food webs using a question and answer format, discussing such topics as the roles and functions of herbivores, predators, and scavengers.
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- 9781404242029
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 577 SLA
Oceans
The oceans are teeming with life of all kinds. Providing an overview of the ecosystem that exists in these bodies of water, this book examines the coastal wetlands, the deep ocean waters, the geography, geology, chemistry, and physics of oceans. It also looks at the ways to manage the oceans, as well as the future of this ecosystem.
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- 9780816053278
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- 252 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Biomas of the earth
- Call Number
- 577.7 DAY
Tropical oceans
This work is suitable for children aged 7-14. Teeming with life, the world's tropical oceans are fascinating habitats! This book takes kids beneath the surface of these clear, warm waters to explore the diversity of animals, their food chains, and how tropical oceans are interconnected with other seas and oceans. Stunning photos and vivid text also bring to life and talks about: the colourful, …
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- 9780778713005
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 577.7 MAC
Frog heaven : ecology of a vernal pool
Journey to frog heaven. If you're walking in the woods, you can tell that winter is changing into spring by the riot of sound that fills the air. The quacking, piping, and creaking that you hear are the sounds of frogs singing their love songs. Follow those sounds and they may lead you to a vernal pool. A vernal pool is a special pond that's just right for frogs, salamanders, and other animals.…
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- 9781590782538
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 577.6 WEC
Life on earth-- and beyond : an astrobiologist's quest
Is there life beyond Earth? NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments on his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, hi…
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- 9781580891349
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- 107 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 571 TUR
The new joy of knowledge encyclopedia
The wonder of evolution has created the vast diversity of animals and plants in the world around us. In Volume 11 of THE NEW JOY OF KNOWLEDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA you can begin your exploration of the animal kingdom.
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- 600 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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- 576 ORI
Guilty by a hair! : real-life DNA matches
- Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases - Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner - Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources - Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Te…
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- 9780531118214
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Forensic files
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- 572.8 PRO
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