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Series
Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 29
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Description
When a special autographed basketball is stolen, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to identify the thief.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An apple floats in a tub of water, but a ball of aluminum foil sinks to the bottom. But wait. If that same ball of foil is flattened out and shaped into a boat, it floats! How can that be? David A. Adler's clear, concise text and Anna Raff's delightful illustrations explain the basic principles of flotation and density in a way that will really sink in"--Front dust jacket flap.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
We can't see magnetism, but it's everywhere around us - even the Earth is a giant magnet! Adler covers the basics of magnetism, explaining terms such as attraction, pole, electromagnetism and force.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Kids use simple machines every day without realizing it. Teeth are wedges and so are knives, forks, and thumbtacks. Many toys such as slides, which are inclined planes, and seesaws, which are levers, are also simple machines. Two appealing kids and their comical cat introduce levers, wheels, pulleys, inclined planes, and more, and explain how they work. This lively introduction to physics will get kids excited about how simple machines simplify our...
8) Circles
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The characteristics of circles as well as how to find the radius, diameter, circumference, and area of a circle are explained and illustrated in this geometry picture book"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Sometimes prices go up and up and up. Then they suddenly crash. Why? In simple language and with colorful graphics and amusing characters, this picture book explains the basic laws of supply and demand, using examples kids will understand, such as dueling lemonade stands on the same block. Terms such as "fixed costs" and "variable costs" are clearly explained, and a glossary as well as a helpful graphic summary are included.
11) Light waves
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to the physics of light for young readers, with an overview of photons, transparency, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the mechanics of reflection"--
Author
Series
Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 28
Language
English
Formats
Description
On Green Day, Cam and her classmates discuss ways to protect the environment, but when money collected for the the school's new skylights disappears, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.
15) Place value
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The mathematical concept of place value is explained using a place value chart, descriptions of how money is notated, and humorous examples from a recipe that a group of monkeys is using to make a gigantic banana muffin"--
18) Get a hit, Mo!
Author
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Baseball season has arrived and Mo Jackson is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field-- and no balls ever come to right field. Mo wants to get a home run, but he keeps striking out. His team is losing! Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win?
Author
Series
Cam Jansen volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Cam's grandparents are robbed on their way to her parents' surprise birthday party, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.
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