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Battling for Victory: The Coolest Robot Competitions
Gr 2–4—These very quick looks at many of the tasks that robots have already or may soon take over from humans are likely to leave even emergent readers unsatisfied...
The Double Helix Structure of DNA: James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin
Gr 6–8—Though these tales of scientific discovery can easily be found elsewhere, here they are presented in lucid but nontechnical language, placed into historical and scientific context, and enhanced with detailed biographies of the scientists associated with them...
Space Voyages
Gr 4–6—Celebrating NASA's first 50 years of sending people off-planet, these five 46-minute episodes use a combination of stock footage, digital animation, and sound bites from astronauts and current and former NASA employees, both to highlight past milestones and to forecast future developments in space...
Measuring Length
Gr 1–3—These hands-on guides urge young children to grab a ruler, a thermometer, some empty bottles, and other such useful items—and get measuring! Along with instructions for several safe, simple projects and activities, each volume introduces relevant units of measure in different systems such as Fahrenheit and Celsius...
Suzuki: Built for Speed
Gr 5–8—Readers after more horsepower than the plethora of one-volume motorcycle galleries can deliver will really be revved up by these high-octane tributes to most of the more famous makes...
Cones
Gr 2–4—Though neatly designed and kitted out with big, bright color photos, these simplistic introductions to solid shapes are likely to sow more confusion than enlightenment...
How Big Were Dinosaurs?
Gr 1–3—From a cowering Microraptor, who "would barely be able to look a chicken in the eye," to an Argentinosaurus towering over a squirming pile of surprised-looking elephants (17, all told), Judge poses 12 prehistoric creatures with modern people or animals in compelling support of the observation that dinos came in a great range of sizes...
Ranking America's Fifty States: A Comparison in Graphic Detail
Gr 5–8—With the laudable goal of providing "maximum knowledge with minimum effort on the part of the reader," Dulberger presents approximately 175 infographic bar charts that compare the 50 states according to a vast array of areas from demographics, health, and lifestyle characteristics to natural resources and Federal aid...
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
Gr 4–6—An expanded index and the introduction of color illustrations boost both the user appeal and the usability of this resource...
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