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Nye, Bill.
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Science -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
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Nye, Bill.
Science -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
MARC Display
Bill
Nye
's
great
big
world
of
science
/
Bill
Nye
and Gregory Mone.
by
Nye
,
Bill
.
Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2020.
Call #:
500 N994b
Subjects
Science
-- Juvenile literature.
Science
-- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Science
-- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781419746765
1419746766
Alternate title:
Great
big
world
of
science
Description:
257 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"Includes over 30 absurdly profound
science
experiments"--Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Ch. 1.You are an amazing machine -- Ch. 2. Adventures in zoology: The how and why of running, swimming, soaring, and slithering -- Ch. 3. The essential
science
of plants: They don't dance, but they've got moves -- Ch. 4 orld: How the other two-thirds lives -- Ch. 5. Evolution: The fact of life -- Ch. 6. Move! How everythign that happens...happens -- Ch. 7. Heat: Natural laws you need to know -- Ch. 8. Chemicals and their reactions -- Ch ht: Secrets of sunlight, starlight, and our friend Roy -- Ch. 10. Tiny particles: What it'
s
all made of -- Ch. 11. The four fundamental forces of nature -- Ch. 12. Astrobiologists: The alien hunters -- Ch. 13. There'
s
no place like Earth -- Ch. 14. What you need to know about climate change and why -- Ch. 15. Water: Why it'
s
hard to find on our very wet
world
-- Ch. 17. Interesting places to visit in the solar system-if you could -- Ch. 18. Huge cosmology, astrophysics, and a few unsolved mysteries of the universe -- The
big
finish.
Summary:
The must-have, everything-you-need-to-know
science
book from every kid'
s
favorite
science
educator,
Bill
Nye
.
Science
educator, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author
Bill
Nye
is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the
science
that makes our
world
work. Featuring a range of subjects-physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, global warming, and more-this profusely illustrated book covers the basic principles of each
science
, key discoveries, recent revolutionary advances, and the problems that
science
still needs to solve for our Earth.
Nye
and coauthor Gregory Mone present the most difficult theories and facts in an easy-to-comprehend, humorous way. They interviewed numerous specialists from around the
world
, in each of the fields discussed, whose insights are included throughout. Also included are experiments kids can do themselves to bring
science
to life! Features photographs, illustrations, diagrams, glossary, bibliography, and index.
Audience:
Ages 10 and up.
Other authors:
Mone, Gregory.
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Children's Nonfiction
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Children's Nonfiction
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