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How Many Planets Circle the Sun? (Good Question!) by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Good Question!
Why is there life on earth? How did Saturn get its rings? Which planet is biggest, which one's hottest--and which has a cloud named Scooter? Take a trip into outer space to learn about the asteroid belt, Martian volcanoes, dwarf planets, and other fascinating facts about our universe.
How many planets circle the sun?: And other questions about our solar system by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Good Question!
This book offers fascinating facts about our universe from award-winner Mary Kay Carson. Kids will learn about the asteroid belt, Martian volcanoes, dwarf planets, how did Saturn got its rings and more. It is suitable for children aged 7 and over. Why is there life on earth? How did Saturn get its rings ...Show more
Inside Biosphere 2 - Earth Science under Glass by Mary Kay Carson; Tom Uhlman (By (photographer))
Category: Education | Series: Scientists in the Field Ser.
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass is an incredible look inside a giant, three-acre laboratory greenhouse in the vast Arizona desert that is home to an artificial ocean, rainforest, marshland, and rock structures, where scientists do large-scale studies and experiments to better understand ou ...Show more
Inside Tornadoes by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Children's | Series: Inside...
This title features dramatic photographs and gatefold images that vividly portray these most violent of storms. It is suitable for children aged 9 to 12 years. Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet, as these dramatic photographs and gatefold images vividly reveal. Young readers will get th ...Show more
Mission to Mars by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Beyond Planet Earth Ser.
"An easy-to-follow and alluring narrative . . . instructive and captivating."--School Library Journal What would it be like to travel to Mars? Find out, in this incredible book, written in coordination with the world-famous American Museum of Natural History. Perhaps no planet has stirred our imaginatio ...Show more
Mission to Pluto - The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt by Mary Kay Carson; Tom Uhlman (By (photographer))
Category: Science | Series: Scientists in the Field Ser.
In July of 2015, a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-a-half-year journey. Explore with New Horizons in this new-to-paperback book about the first mission to Pluto, which revealed the ice dwarf and its five moons as they had never been seen before. Images from the mission show a reddish s ...Show more
Outdoor School: Animal Watching - The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide by Odd Dot; Emily Dahl (Illustrator); Mary Kay Carson
Category: Educational | Series: Outdoor School Ser.
Rewild your life with Odd Dot's series of Outdoor School activity books, perfect for young explorers and nature lovers With its metal corners and over 400 full-color, highly-illustrated pages by Emily Dahl, Mary Kay Carson's Outdoor School: Animal Watching is your indispensable guide to the wildern ...Show more
Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting - The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide by Mary Kay Carson; John D. Dawson (Illustrator)
Category: Animals and Nature | Series: Outdoor School Ser.
With 448 full-color, highly-illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: - Immersive activities to get you exploring- Write-in sections to journal about experiences- Next-level adventures to chall ...Show more
The Bat Scientists by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Accessories
“Rich with fascinating information and photographs.”—Horn Book Dr. Merlin Tuttle is fascinated by bats, with good reason. Bats fly the night skies the world over, but are the least studied of all mammals. As the major predator of night-flying insects, bats eat many pests. But bats are facing many probl ...Show more
The Tornado Scientist - Seeing Inside Severe Storms (HB) by Mary Kay Carson; Tom Uhlman (By (photographer))
Category: Science | Series: Scientists in the Field Ser.
In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to save countless lives across America's heartland, chasing one tornado at a time. Robin Tanamachi has been captivated by tornadoes and extreme weather her entire life. When she ...Show more
Weird Animals by Mary Kay Carson
Category: Animals & Nature
Slime-oozing slugs, red-lipped fish, spine-covered bugs, and tubed-nosed bats. There animals are weird--and AWESOME But have you ever wondered why they look so strange? Find out Axolotl, sea pig, mirror spider. These are some crazy-looking critters But no matter how bizarre or wacky, there's a reason ...Show more