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Product Description: Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models.

Hardcover:

9789583018633 | Panamericana Pub Llc, September 1, 2008, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models.

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Product Description: Offers middle readers an illustrated, comprehensive look at various water vehicles, from boats to jet skis, through facts about their power, design and function, complete with diagrams, glossary, index and more.

Hardcover:

9789583018640 | Panamericana Pub Llc, September 1, 2008, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Offers middle readers an illustrated, comprehensive look at various water vehicles, from boats to jet skis, through facts about their power, design and function, complete with diagrams, glossary, index and more.

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Presents how boats, planes, space vehicles, and cars work through an examination of the mechanical principles, complete with cutaway artwork, diagrams, and photos. Original.
By Nigel Hawkes, Mark Jackson (editor) and Jim Pipe (editor)

Paperback:

9780761322788 | Copper Beech Books, April 1, 2001, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Introduces the scientific principles behind the construction and operation of such working machines as submarines, trains, trucks, helicopters, and rockets, and includes instructions for building model vehicles.

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Examines the problems associated with using so much of the worldÆs natural resources while discussing the benefits of using alternative energy sources, such as wind and water power. (view table of contents)

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9780761312123 | Copper Beech Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $22.90 | About this edition: Explores some alternate ways of meeting energy needs, including increasing the efficency of current sources, making greater use of solar, water, wind, biomass, and nuclear power, and other possibilities.

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Discusses the pros and cons of mass producing modified foods while offering an examination of how these products are made, the specific genes that are altered, and the types of modified food that are in the market today.

School and Library:

9780761311546 | Copper Beech Books, April 1, 2000, cover price $22.90 | About this edition: Looks at the science behind new ways of producing crops and discusses the environmental effects, including what genes are, how they are altered, and what genetically modified foods are currently produced.

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Complete with illustration, glossary, and index, this recent addition to the Saving Our World series provides an informative look at the happenings in the worldÆs environment in relation to the modern day changes in local and global weather patterns.

School and Library:

9780761311553 | Copper Beech Books, April 1, 2000, cover price $22.90 | About this edition: Examines changes in local and global weather patterns, the causes and effects of these changes, and what can be done to slow the harm being done to the environment.

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Offers middle readers an illustrated, comprehensive look at various water vehicles, from boats to jet skis, through facts about their power, design and function, complete with diagrams, glossary, index and more. Simultaneous.

Paperback:

9780761308270 | Copper Beech Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Explains how ships, sailboats, jet skis, and other water vehicles work, what keeps them afloat, and how they are constructed

School and Library:

9780761332619 | Copper Beech Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Explains how ships, sailboats, jet skis, and other water vehicles work, what keeps them afloat, and how they are constructed

Prebinding:

9780613269223 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $15.65 | About this edition: Explains how ships, sailboats, jet skis, and other water vehicles work, what keeps them afloat, and how they are constructed

Product Description: The Fascinating Stories Behind the World's Most Extraordinary Feats of Building "Informative, enlightening, [with] brisk prose and striking color photos and diagrams." —Parade Magazine From the ancient to the modern, from the bizarre to the noble, the world's man-made structures stand as unsurpassed examples of the ingenuity and muscle required to transform a vision into miraculous reality...read more

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9780020005100 | Reprint edition (Macmillan General Reference, October 1, 1993), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A study of the world's greatest engineering feats illuminates the personal stories and technical genius behind such wonders as the Great Wall of China, Mount Rushmore, and the Trans-Siberian Railroad

Prebinding:

9780785728337 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $36.20 | About this edition: The Fascinating Stories Behind the World's Most Extraordinary Feats of Building "Informative, enlightening, [with] brisk prose and striking color photos and diagrams.

Product Description: Cutaway illustrations and text reveal how the space shuttle and other spacecraft work and what astronauts do in space. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Nigel Hawkes and Alex Pang (illustrator)

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9781562949358 | Copper Beech Books, December 1, 1995, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Cutaway illustrations and text reveal how the space shuttle and other spacecraft work and what astronauts do in space

School and Library:

9781562949037 | Copper Beech Books, October 1, 1995, cover price $24.90 | About this edition: Cutaway illustrations and text reveal how the space shuttle and other spacecraft work and what astronauts do in space

Prebinding:

9780613094764 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.10 | About this edition: Cutaway illustrations and text reveal how the space shuttle and other spacecraft work and what astronauts do in space.

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Provides middle readers with an illustrated look at planes, helicopters, balloons and gliders while exploring their design, engines and more, complete with index, model plans and glossary. Simultaneous.

Paperback:

9780761308263 | Copper Beech Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models

School and Library:

9780761332602 | Copper Beech Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $23.90 | About this edition: Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models

Prebinding:

9780613266093 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $15.45 | About this edition: Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design, and includes instructions for making aircraft models

Explores the features of the Red Planet, presenting information about the various Pathfinder missions that have explored this planetary neighbor

Paperback:

9780761307310, titled "The New Book of Mars" | Copper Beech Books, April 1, 1998, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explores the features of the Red Planet, presenting information about the various Pathfinder missions that have explored this planetary neighbor

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9780761308119, titled "The New Book of Mars" | Copper Beech Books, April 1, 1998, cover price $25.90 | About this edition: Explores the features of the Red Planet, presenting information about the various Pathfinder missions that have explored this planetary neighbor

Reinforced:

9780606182966 | Demco Media, April 1, 1998, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Explores the features of the Red Planet, presenting information about the various Pathfinder missions that have explored this planetary neighbor

Prebinding:

9780613084260 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.75 | About this edition: Explores the features of the Red Planet, presenting information about the various Pathfinder missions that have explored this planetary neighbor

Explores natural and man-made mysteries of the past in the light of the latest technology, including the Egyptian pyramids, the dinosaurs, and lost civilizations

Hardcover:

9780761305187 | Copper Beech Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Explores natural and man-made mysteries of the past in the light of the latest technology, including the Egyptian pyramids, the dinosaurs, and lost civilizations

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Product Description: Book by Hawkes, Nigel (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Hardcover:

9781571450388 | Thunder Bay Pr, June 1, 1996, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Book by Hawkes, Nigel

Recounts the exploration of outer space and how people's views of the universe have changed, describes what is known about the solar system and the stars, and discusses space exploration and the possiblitiy of extraterrestrial life

Paperback:

9781562941956 | Copper Beech Books, September 1, 1995, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Recounts the exploration of outer space and how people's views of the universe have changed, describes what is known about the solar system and the stars, and discusses space exploration and the possiblitiy of extraterrestrial life

School and Library:

9781562949396 | Copper Beech Books, September 1, 1995, cover price $24.90 | About this edition: Recounts the exploration of outer space and how people's views of the universe have changed, describes what is known about the solar system and the stars, and discusses space exploration and the possiblitiy of extraterrestrial life

Reinforced:

9780606096614 | Demco Media, September 1, 1995, cover price $14.35 | About this edition: Recounts the exploration of outer space and how people's views of the universe have changed, describes what is known about the solar system and the stars, and discusses space exploration and the possiblitiy of extraterrestrial life

Prebinding:

9780785777212 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.25 | About this edition: Recounts the exploration of outer space and how people's views of the universe have changed, describes what is known about the solar system and the stars, and discusses space exploration and the possiblitiy of extraterrestrial life

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Explaining how ideas can be developed into useful technology through the application of science to everyday needs, this study examines the possibilities for technological advancement in the rapidly growing computer-based communications field.

School and Library:

9780805034202 | Twenty First Century Books, December 1, 1994, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Covers optical fiber, satellites, telephones, CD-ROM, television, cameras, printing, language, computers, networks, and virtual reality

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Examines the various ways in which the rapid growth in the field of medical technology has led to remarkable strides in diagnosing and treating illnesses.

School and Library:

9780805034172 | Twenty First Century Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Examines the various ways in which the rapid growth in the field of medical technology has led to remarkable strides in diagnosing and treating illnesses

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Examines the ways in which the growing need for new, more efficient energy sources has led to research in such areas as solar power, fusion, wave machines, wind turbine farms, and tidal barrages.

Library:

9780805034196 | Twenty First Century Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $18.60 | About this edition: Discusses the latest ideas on how we can use the many forms of energy available to us, and what kinds of energy supplies we will be using in the future

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An exploration of potential aviation technology, from massive jumbo jets to international space stations, traces the development of ideas into technology through the application of science to everyday needs.

School and Library:

9780805034165 | Twenty First Century Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: An exploration of potential aviation technology, from massive jumbo jets to international space stations, traces the development of ideas into technology through the application of science to everyday needs

Explains how fundamental scientific principles have been applied to everyday human needs to transform construction and make such once-impossible structures as the English Channel tunnel a reality.

School and Library:

9780805034189 | Twenty First Century Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Takes a look at the leading edge of new technology in architecture and civil engineering, and the structures that will make up our future

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Non-polluting cars, 'intelligent' traffic-guiding roads, and magnetic propulsion boats are proposed in a study that explains how ideas can be transformed into technology through the application of science to everyday human needs.

School and Library:

9780805034158 | Twenty First Century Books, June 1, 1994, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Discusses means of transportation being developed for the future, examining the latest ideas in cars, buses, ships and trains

Library:

9780805034561 | Twenty First Century Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $83.88

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Examines the scientific technology involved in space exploration and how it has affected our day-to-day lives

Library:

9780531174166 | Gloucester Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Examines the scientific technology involved in space exploration and how it has affected our day-to-day lives

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Hardcover:

9780831791636 | Smithmark Pub, March 1, 1993, cover price $14.98

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