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Horrible Science: Chemical Chaos
Nick Arnold*****"Horrible Science" is getting a make-over! With a fantastic new cover look and a extra horrible bits at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of "Horrible Science" readers.
Horrible Science: Fatal Forces
Nick Arnold*****Continuing our "Horrible Science" paperback bind-up programme, this title brings together two popular subjects in the physics strad of the series. In "Fatal Forces" readers will find out what keeps the moon in the sky and what happens when an apple smacks a scientist on the bonce! In "The Fight for Flight" you'll laugh at some seriously silly flying
Horrible Science: Fatal Forces
Nick Arnold*****Continuing our "Horrible Science" paperback bind-up programme, this title brings together two popular subjects in the physics strad of the series. In "Fatal Forces" readers will find out what keeps the moon in the sky and what happens when an apple smacks a scientist on the bonce! In "The Fight for Flight" you'll laugh at some seriously silly flying
Horrible Science: Sounds Dreadful
Nick Arnold*****If you think that you can stomach the sick side of science, then read on as the world of rumbling resonance, shocking sound waves and sonic boom gets a sound check. Find out how sound waves make your ear drums tremble and why listening to church bells might give you a nose bleed!
Horrible Science: The Terrible Truth About Time
Nick Arnold*****Find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time! With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.
Pushes and Pulls
Joe Baron*****This science reader explores how pushes and pulls make objects move, stop, speed up, slow down, or change direction. Everyday examples help show that forces act whenever someone kicks a ball, opens a door, pulls a wagon, or moves a toy. The book encourages readers to observe motion, compare what happens with different amounts of force, and think like scientists while testing simple questions.
The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!
Simon Basher, Adrian Dingle*****The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements — complete with witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves, plus a personally chosen picture.
Pushes and Pulls
Linda Ward Beech*****This early science reader uses familiar actions to show how pushes and pulls affect motion. Children observe objects starting, stopping, speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction. Photographs and simple explanations connect force with toys, doors, swings, balls, and other everyday examples. The book encourages readers to compare results and notice that the strength and direction of a push or pull change what happens next.
Acids and Bases
Lisa Benjamin*****Acids and bases are everywhere. They are found in our homes, our cars, our food, and even out bodies. They take many different forms and are called by many different names. Learn about how we use acids and bases in our everyday lives, how they affect our environment, and what happens when they come together.
Bridge Building: Bridge Designs and How They Work
Diana Briscoe*****Discusses the history of bridges, improvements that have made them safer, and bridge disasters
Wild Wings: Planes, Rockets, and Spacecraft to Build and Fly!
Peter Clemens, Shari Cohen*****This hands-on activity book shows readers how to build and fly simple planes, rockets, and other model spacecraft. Projects use accessible materials and explain the basic ideas that keep each design in the air, including lift, thrust, balance, and air resistance. Readers can test different shapes, make adjustments, and compare results, turning each model into both a craft project and a small experiment in flight.
The Magic School Bus: The Electric Field Trip
Joanna Cole, Bruce Degan*****To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!

Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle's class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an electric motor. Fans of the Magic School Bus won't be left behind by this simple and informative introduction to the generation and distribution of electricity.
Electricity
Alan Cooper, Hoel Cooper*****This introductory science book explains electricity through circuits, current, conductors, insulators, batteries, and common electrical devices. Clear examples show how electricity travels and how switches control a circuit. It also introduces safe behavior around outlets and wires. The focus is on helping readers connect an invisible force with familiar results such as light, heat, sound, and motion.
Science Encyclopedia
Annabel Craig, Cliff Rosney*****Arranged thematically, this encyclopedia con tains explanations which, as much as possible, link basic sc ientific principles to everyday life in order to aid underst anding. Cartoons, quizzes and experiments show that science is fun as well as useful. '
Forest Fire
Dougal Dixon, Neil Morris*****A fierce fire is rapidly spreading through a rural area in North America. Follow a young journalist as she joins a team of firefighters that is working to control and prevent devastating fires. Will the team survive the blazes that are sweeping through the area?

The exciting and innovative Expedition Earth series leads readers on up-close and personal adventures to natural disasters. Young readers experience the action first-hand through diary entries. Real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. The unique journal format brings together fact and fiction to create an explosive story that readers won't soon forget.

Following a young journalist on search and rescue missions around the world, the reader will investigate the natural processes behind major phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and see first hand the devastating consequences for people living in the disaster areas. At every stage of the expedition the reader sees what the experts are seeing and learns what they are learning, using scientific methods. A fictional story unwraps through diary entries, while real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. An index and glossary are included. This series supplements school curriculum in science and social studies.
Toy Designer: Technology and Energy
David Drew*****TOPICS: Technology and Energy
Roller Coaster
Marla Frazee*****Clickity, clackity.

Clickity, clackity.

The roller coaster car is going up, up, up to the highest spot. And at least one of the people in the car has never ridden on a roller coaster before . . . ever. Wheeeeeeee!
Big Digs
Meish Goldish*****The Panama Canal shortens the trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for thousands of ships each year. Hoover Dam controls one of the world's most powerful rivers. In Boston, the Big Dig has changed how traffic flows through this busy city. Read about the problems faced and solved in each of these important construction projects.
How Things Work Encyclopedia
Carrie Love, Penny Smith*****Looking at the technology all around us-and then explaining how it works, the How Things Work Encyclopedia lifts the hood of a car engine, gets inside a TV set, and discovers the power of invisible microwaves. With close-ups, cutaways, and diagrams bringing the technology to life, and timelines illustrating the development of inventions, challenging curiosity quizzes and fascinating facts, the How Things Work Encyclopedia lets children really see and understand what's going on inside.
Oh, Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
Joy Masoff*****Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases—especially the gases!—or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty brings together, in one book, all the good things about some of the baddest things on Earth.

Exhaustively researched and impeccably scientific, yet written with a lively lack of earnestness, Oh, Yuck! is an ants to zits encyclopedic compendium covering people, animals, insects, plants, foods, and more. Here are vampire bats, which sip blood and pee at the same time so that they'll always be light enough to fly away; and slime eels, wreathed in mucus and eating fellow fish from the inside out. Oh, Yuck! explains why vomit smells; where dandruff comes from; what pus is all about; and why maggots adore rotting meant. Other features include gross recipes, putrid projects, 10 foods that make you airborne, and more.

With hundreds of cartoon illustrations and real-life photographs, Oh, Yuck! is the complete guide to the irresistible—at least to an 8-to-12 year old—underbelly of life.
Fun with Physics
Susan McGrath*****Explains how physics is involved in all aspects of our lives—through chapters on physics in fun, nature, home, and sports—and presents activities to demonstrate physical principles.
Energy: The Driving Force
Peter McGregor*****This book explains how energy makes things work, explains the energy sources which power our modern world), and describes how these sources have been used in the past, how they are used today and where our energy supplies are likely to come from in the future.
What's Happening?: A Book of Explanations
Patricia Relf*****A "tell-all" book of how everyday things work Have you ever wondered — what makes a car go? — how an image appears on your TV? — how a jet plane stays in the air? — how your e-mail travels? What's Happening? explains all this and much more. With clear, concise, step-by-step descriptions and full-color, easy-to-understand illustrations, this book describes how everyday objects work.
What's Happening?: A Book of Explanations
Patricia Relf*****A "tell-all" book of how everyday things work. Have you ever wondered: What makes a car go? How an image appears on your TV? How a jet plane stays in the air? How your e-mail travels? What's Happening? explains all this and much more with clear, concise, step-by-step descriptions and full-color, easy-to-understand illustrations.
A Silly Science Experiment
Timothy Roland*****Guy has a chance to become a television star if he can successfully perform an experiment on The Super Science Show. Told with a lively mix of prose and comic-style scenes, his scientific adventure shows just how quickly an experiment can become silly—and complicated.
Light: Shadows, Mirrors, and Rainbows
Rosinsky, Natalie Myra*****This science book explains how light travels, reflects, bends, and creates shadows and colors. Mirrors demonstrate reflection, lenses show refraction, and droplets reveal how rainbows separate white light into a spectrum. Simple experiments let readers change angles, compare transparent and opaque materials, and observe everyday optical effects. The book connects familiar sights with the behavior of light rather than treating shadows and rainbows as unrelated phenomena.
Forces, Energy & Motion
Alastair Smith*****Detailing lessons on forces, energy, and motion.
Mixtures & Compounds
Alastair Smith, Phillip Clarke*****This science book explains the difference between mixtures and compounds and shows how substances can be combined or separated. Everyday examples include solutions, suspensions, gases, metals, and foods. Simple demonstrations help readers observe dissolving, filtering, evaporation, and chemical change. The book emphasizes how scientists identify materials by their properties and why combining ingredients sometimes creates a mixture that can be undone and sometimes produces a new substance.
Star Wars Science Adventures: Emergency in Escape Pod Four
Jude Watson, K. D. Burkett*****Meet Stuart Zissu, a 12-year-old Rebel, and 4B-X, a super-smart droid who can answer almost every scientific question. They join the famous droids R2-D2 and C-3PO on a top secret mission for the Rebellion. After stormtroopers attack their ship, Stuart and the droids must use 4B-X's scientific knowledge in order to pilot and land their runaway escape pod—or else.