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Stephen Biesty's incredible cross-sections
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781465483898
- Collation
- 48 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- Call Number
- 620 BIE
Arms & Armor
See the very first weapons ever made, the armor worn by medieval knights, the battledress of a Japanese samurai, the guns used by the soldiers, frontiersmen, and outlaws of the Wild West. Discover what weapons were carried by the first police officers, how sword and pistol duels were fought, when the first firearms were invented and how they worked, and much, much more!
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780329554941
- Collation
- 72 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
- Series Title
- Dorling kindersley eyewitness books
- Call Number
- 623.4 BYA
Dig a tunnel
Learn about the history and engineering of tunnels, how they are used, and the machines that build them. Simply describes a variety of tunnels, how they are built and how they are used.
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- 0439176727
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 624 HUN
Big wonders of the world
This guide provides an insight into the wonders of the world and includes a fold-out frieze. Temple of Angkor Wat, Easter Is., Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Niagara Falls, Stonehenge, Temple of Ramesses, City of Testihuacan. Fold out page. Index. Illus. 24p. 7-10 yrs.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780721496597
- Collation
- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 624 ELL
Cross a bridge
Offers young readers a fact-filled book on the many types of bridges that are built, including information on draw bridges, pontoon bridges, trestle bridges, and more.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780439108355
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 624.2 HUN
How do hot air balloons work?
Hot air balloons are huge and colorful. They're lots of fun to watch. But how do they fly? And how do people control where the hot air balloon goes? Read this book to find out!
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780761389699
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
- Series Title
- Lightning Bolt Books
- Call Number
- 629 SIL
Astronaut handbook
DO YOU HAVE what it takes to be an astronaut? Meghan McCarthy blasts readers off to astronaut school in her new, young, nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the "Vomit Comet" and learn how it feels to be weightless. Have your measurements taken—100 to be exact—for your very own space suit. Meghan McCarthy has created the perfect book to share with children who want to be astronauts when …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780399555466
- Collation
- 40 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Call Number
- 629.45 MCC
Up, up & away! : the science of flight
When is a paper clip just like a light switch? What can you learn from upside-down water and seeds that spin? How can you blow up a balloon with a slice of bread? Find out in Step into Science Books - a colorful New hands-on series for beginning scientists.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0679820396
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
- Series Title
- Step Into Science
- Call Number
- 629 TAY
Rip it, tear it : paper
Can a brown book be green? Find out how old paper can be turned into a new brown book.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780545152303
- Collation
- 28 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- Investigate materials
- Call Number
- 620.1 NEL
Bend it, stretch it : rubber
All about rubber. Contents include: Investigate rubber; Think about rubber; The rubber tyre; Reusing tyres; Connect with rubber. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780545152297
- Collation
- 28 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- Investigate materials
- Call Number
- 620.1 NEL
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