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Summary: Describes the function of money in an economic system.
By Vicki Cobb and Olivia H. H. Cole (illustrator)

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9780819304391, titled "Making Sense of Money" | Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 1971, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A simple introduction to sound principles of money management

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Explains the principles of measurement and describes various measuring instruments.

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9780819306289 | Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 1973, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explains the principles of measurement and describes various measuring instruments.

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Teaches children about the importance of good health habits and the procedures involved in a regular physical examination

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9780397312405 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, November 1, 1973, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Explains what happens during a physical examination by the doctor.

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Instructions for creating such artistic cuisine as mosaic salad, cheese intaglio, carved chocolate, pasta mobile, and peach pit ring.

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9780397314911, titled "Arts and Crafts You Can Eat" | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1974, cover price $9.30 | About this edition: Encourages youngsters to use their imaginations in making art works and treats from various foods

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Describes the dangers to the human body presented by severe cold and heat, undersea activities, high altitudes, and space travel, and actual and experimental special protective clothing appropriate to each condition or place
By Vicki Cobb and Peter J. Lippman (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780397315598 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1975, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes severe environment conditions that require special clothing for survival--conditions involving freezing cold, fire, underwater work, and thin or non-existent air.

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Reveals that for centuries people believed the earth was the center of the universe until Galileo proved otherwise, for which he was imprisoned, humiliated, and put on trial for the rest of his life

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9780698307094 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1979, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A biography of the 16th-century Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who questioned the accepted scientific theories of his time and was tried by the Inquisition for his ideas.

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Examines in vivid illustrations the various processes of decay, including the work of bacteria, molds, and mildew, and gives instructions for easy experiments

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9780397319381 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1981, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses what causes rot and the role it plays in the cycle of living things and presents facts about mold, bacteria, and mildew.

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9780397319398 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1981, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Discusses what causes rot and the role it plays in the cycle of living things and presents facts about mold, bacteria, and mildew.

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Many do-it-yourself experiments and demonstrations help explain how our senses can deceive us and why we perceive such illusions as a pencil bending in a glass of water

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9780397319077 | 2 edition (Harpercollins, May 1, 1981), cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Demonstrations accompanied by explanations illustrate how and why the senses can be fooled.

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Technological explanations about school supplies discuss their physical properties as well as many related scientific principles and properties

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9780397319251 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1981, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Discusses the scientific and technological principles involved in the manufacture of such school supplies as paper, ink, pencils, chalk, glue, and erasers.

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Examines all types of fuzz, from the fuzz on animals to the fuzz on carpets, and also discusses how a silkworm spins its cocoon

Hardcover:

9780397319756 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes plant and animal fibers and how they are used to create a variety of textiles.

Paperback:

9780397319770 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1982, cover price $4.75 | About this edition: Describes plant and animal fibers and how they are used to create a variety of textiles.

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Explains why things work and how they were invented and provides experiments and activities to help readers discover the scientific principles behind the inventory in hardware stores

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9780397319992 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, October 1, 1982, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Examines the inventory of a hardware store from the tools to glues and suggests experiments which demonstrate the scientific principles and legends behind these items.

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A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities--cracking knuckles consecutively, blowing paper upwards--whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

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9780688419059, titled "Bet You Can't!: Science Impossibilities to Fool You" | William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1980, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

Paperback:

9780380545025, titled "Bet You Can't!: Science Impossibilities to Fool You" | Reissue edition (Avon Books, February 1, 1983), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities--cracking knuckles consecutively, blowing paper upwards--whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

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9780688519056, titled "Bet You Can't!: Science Impossibilities to Fool You" | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, April 1, 1980, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

Reinforced:

9780606027663, titled "Bet You Can't!: Science Impossibilities to Fool You" | Demco Media, February 1, 1983, cover price $12.37 | About this edition: A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities--cracking knuckles consecutively, blowing paper upwards--whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

Prebinding:

9780881032956, titled "Bet You Can'T! Science Impossibilities to Fool You" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.10 | About this edition: A collection of deceptively simple dares suggests activities--cracking knuckles consecutively, blowing paper upwards--whose impossibility reveals basic scientific principles

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Discusses the methods used by paleontologists to decipher clues found in ancient bones and fossils which provide our only means of learning how dinosaurs lived and then became extinct.

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9780698205710 | Coward Mc Cann, March 1, 1983, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A presentation of up-to-date scientific knowledge on the question of why dinosaurs disappeared from the face of the earth

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Describes various types of sticky substances and shows how they are made and used in everyday life.

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9780397320219 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1983, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the qualities of fats and oils, sugars, starches, waxes, and plastics, and explains why these substances are important

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9780397320226 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1983, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Describes the qualities of fats and oils, sugars, starches, waxes, and plastics, and explains why these substances are important

Paperback:

9780914771005 | Pinwheel Pub, November 1, 1983, cover price $8.95

The history of a pair of sneakers takes children on a tour of the places where the materials have been gathered and the factories where the sneakers are finally assembled

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9780316148962 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1985, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Follows the familiar materials of rubber, cotton, nylon and leather through the steps of manufacturing and marketing them as sneakers.

Paperback:

9780316148986 | Little Brown & Co, December 1, 1986, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Follows the familiar materials of rubber, cotton, nylon and leather through the steps of manufacturing and marketing them as sneakers.

Uncovers little-known details about the production of ice cream and includes an at-home taste test and a recipe for homemade ice cream

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9780316148955 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1985, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Outlines the ingredients and making of ice cream and the role played by the manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers of this popular dessert.

Paperback:

9780316148979 | Little Brown & Co, December 1, 1986, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Outlines the ingredients and making of ice cream and the role played by the manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers of this popular dessert.

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By following easy experiments, children will discover interesting facts about cosmetics, soaps, and lotions while learning about their hair and skin as well

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9780397321216 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, November 1, 1985, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Briefly discusses the history of cosmetics and gives instructions for experiments which show how and why cosmetics such as shampoo, toothpaste, soap, and nail polish work.

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9780397321223 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1985, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Briefly discusses the history of cosmetics and gives instructions for experiments which show how and why cosmetics such as shampoo, toothpaste, soap, and nail polish work.

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Traces the journey water makes from, to, and through our homes.

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9780316149006 | Little Brown & Co, May 1, 1986, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: In an informative, behind-the-scenes look at the human use of running water, explains how water is collected and delivered to the home

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Explains electric power and other forms of power, answering such questions as 'How does electric power make a light turn on?' Includes experiments and tricks.

Hardcover:

9780316148993 | Little Brown & Co, May 1, 1986, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: An introduction to the world of electricity explains the technology behind the generation and delivery of electricity to the home

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Inspector Bodyguard's responses to a splinter in the foot, attack by cold germs, and overeating introduce the human body's defense system and other natural mechanisms by which it functions.

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9780671603069 | Julian Messner, October 1, 1986, cover price $13.79 | About this edition: Inspector Bodyguard's response to a splinter in the foot and attack by cold germs introduces the human body's defense system

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Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction

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9780690045253 | Pop edition (Ty Crowell Co, September 1, 1987), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction

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Blending humor with scientific information, this detailed study of the laws of motion answers questions about gravity, inertia, time and other puzzling topics
By Vicki Cobb and Ted Enik (illustrator)

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9780525672531 | Lodestar Books, December 1, 1988, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Answers nine questions about motion, explaining Newton's Laws of Motion, gravity, centrifugal force, and other principles of movement.

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Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments featured in the text

Hardcover:

9780688098650 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, September 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments featured in the text

Paperback:

9780380821808 | Reissue edition (Avon Books, February 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text

Reinforced:

9780606027656 | Demco Media, February 1, 1989, cover price $12.37 | About this edition: Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text

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