Thomas Canavan
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"Ever wonder how astronauts are able to breathe a continuous supply of oxygen in space? This hands-on approach to electricity and magnetism lets readers conduct experiments to answer this and other fascinating questions. Readers will love learning that the scientific principles they're applying at home have real-world applications. For example, they'll rock out on their own ""electric drums"" while learning about technological advances in professional...
3) Table Magic
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Master a number of magic tricks with this manual of the mysterious! The illusions-made accessible with step-by-step instructions and amusing illustrations-will have young magicians defying the laws of physics, reading minds, and much more in no time.
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Hold on to your lab goggles! From a homemade lava lamp to a potato-powered battery, this book is bursting with fantastic experiments to impress your friends and bring science to life.
The fun projects have easy-to-follow instructions, and clear explanations of why each one works.
Science has never been so much fun!
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Plastic milk? Carbon dragons? Readers will explore these and other whacky experiments in this awesome book on the science of materials! Accessible language breaks down complex concepts, and hands-on activities allow readers to experience science firsthand. Using supplies from around the house, they'll stack liquids, slice ice, and build a tower on a base of eggshells! Readers will love learning about the real-life applications of scientific principles....
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Were there cannibals in Anglo-Saxon times? What's the stinkiest fruit you can eat? To find out the revolting answers to these questions, and many more, just look inside! Discover gruesome facts about foul food, horrid history, grotty bodies, scary science and appalling animals.
Big Ideas! is a dynamic, high-energy "fun fact" series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats,...
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All of the 50 fun and engaging puzzles in this book are carefully designed to help young readers make connections between and among different kinds of math skills and types of mathematical reasoning as well as to increase their speed, confidence, and ability in solving mathematical problems--both in the classroom and in the real world--that require the use of several distinct skills to arrive at a solution. Each page of the book features a different...
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The 50 fun and engaging puzzles in this book will help students to hone their computation abilities. All of the puzzles are written in easy-to-follow language and carefully designed to help young readers increase their speed, confidence, and ability in solving computation problems both in the classroom and in real life. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary computational skills. The book's...
10) Mental Math
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All 50 of the fun and engaging puzzles in this book are carefully designed to help young readers hone their mental math problem solving abilities, increase their speed, confidence, accuracy, and ability in solving mental math problems both in the classroom and in real life. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary mental math problem solving skills. The book's content and methods correlate...
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Why does popcorn pop? What makes you hiccup? Why do zebras have stripes? The answers to these and many other brain-teasing questions can be found in this fact-packed book. The clear explanations will help readers aged 8 and up make sense of the world's most weird and wonderful things and build up their scientific knowledge.
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This book will help students to hone their algebra problem solving abilities with 50 fun and engaging puzzles. All of the puzzles are carefully designed to help young readers increase their speed, confidence, accuracy, and ability in solving math problems that involve algebra and other symbol systems-both in the classroom and in the real world. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary algebraic...
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Did you know that in a room of 23 people, it's more likely than not that two people share a birthday? And that everything from rock music to code-breaking is based on maths?
This book is packed full of 101 eye-opening and extraordinary maths-based facts that kids will love to discover and share. Each fact hooks readers into a discussion of some of the most fascinating areas of mathematics.
Perfect for children aged 8+.
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Reading about heat and cold is just the tip of the iceberg – this book lets readers create their own icebergs! Hands-on activities make learning about heat and cold both tangible and fun. Simple explanations help readers grasp complex concepts while step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs ensure they will master each experiment. Helpful tips keep readers safe and offer suggestions for improvements! Aspiring young scientists will enjoy...
16) Magical Escapes
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Keep your possessions close! This book teaches the magically inclined how to make things-from coins to a thimble to a wristwatch and beyond-disappear. The tricks are broken into simple steps accompanied by colorful illustrations. Your junior magicians' dexterity and self-confidence will improve as they practice these sleights of hand.
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Why are black holes black? Why can't you tickle yourself? For the answers to these, and many more science questions, just look inside!
Young readers will be blown away by this book of crazy science facts. Illustrated throughout with hilarious cartoons, What Does the Moon Taste Like? will introduce children to the basics of biology, chemistry and physics, in a fun and accessible way.
18) Mental Magic
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Unlock the power of young readers' brains with this mystifying book of tricks. Magicians will learn how to read others' minds, develop X-ray vision, and even will hearts to stop as tricks are explained step by step with accompanying illustrations. The quick-to-learn, zany feats of magic will have budding illusionists using their minds in ways like never before!
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For junior magicians, this magic instruction manual will quickly have them sawing (paper) people in half, turning oranges into lemons, and bending spoons with their minds. Laid out in simple and fully-illustrated steps, these tricks will be just the beginning of a magical career.
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Yeast can burp? Plants can solve mazes? Readers won't believe the amazing results of these fantastic experiments! This book introduces readers to the science behind plants and other living things through fun hands-on activities. Simple language explains complex concepts, and step-by-step instructions with accompanying photographs make experiments accessible. Nifty tips help readers safely reach the best results. They'll love trying recommended tweaks...