FOOD (Experimenting with Everyday Science)
'Food' explores some of the scientific principles involved in the production, preparation and preservation of food. Hands-on activities help bring the science of food to life, with topics ranging from why food tastes the way it does to how acids and bases produce chemical changes in food as you make cheese and marinate meat.
Why Why Why Can't Penguins Fly? (Why Why Why? Q and A Encyclopedia S.)
Plains Indian Wars (America at War) (America at War (Chelsea House))
by Sherry Marker
Greed, misunderstanding, and resentment characterized the relationship between early white settlers moving west and the Native American peoples of the Great Plains. As whites delved further into western territory, the U.S. government attempted to quell Native Americans' fears by signing treaties with various tribes, guaranteeing their rights and freedoms. However, almost every treaty was eventually broken by the settlers and the army, leading to distrust. The series of bloody confrontations tha...
Jhango Primary General Studies: Book 7
As the son of a single father, Apolo Anton Ohno showed a lot of spunk and energy. To keep out of trouble, Ohno got involved in sports like swimming and inline skating. But everything changed when he saw the short-track speed skating during the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. His natural talent for the sport quickly became apparent, and soon he moved, reluctantly, from Seattle to Salt Lake City for serious training. After both triumphs and disappointments, Ohno's hard work and determination paid off w...
Introducing Physical Geography and Map Reading provides a solid grounding in physical Geography and employs the full range of geographical methods of analysis and interpretation. Students discover what makes a good map and simple instructions guide them through section drawing, finding distance and bearing. The main elements of the physical environment are covered, with the use of maps where appropriate and the implications of human activity on the physical world are examined in detail.
Biographical Dictionary of African Americans
by Rachel Kranz and Philip Koslow
The Usborne Internet-Linked Atlas of Dinosaurs
by Susanna Davidson
A detailed look at the science and discovery of dinosaurs for older children covering dinosaurs by continent and including detailed reconstructions of what dinosaurs and the earth looked like in prehistoric times. This book includes information about the largest-ever dinosaur expedition, feathered dinosaurs, dinosaurs in England, famous dinosaur hunters, dinosaur reconstructions, a dinosaur quiz and a detailed A-Z of dinosaurs.