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Shows the science behind the movies--from the basic steps in movie-making to making hair-raising sound effects to creating ghostly images--with the help of more than forty projects using materials easily found around the house.
By Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9780471389415 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, July 2, 2001, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Shows the science behind the movies--from the basic steps in movie-making to making hair-raising sound effects to creating ghostly images--with the help of more than forty projects using materials easily found around the house.

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9781439522660 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $21.95

Describes the science behind such amusements as roller coasters, swings, bumper cars, hot dogs, curve balls, and more

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9780471594048 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, February 9, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Describes the science behind such amusements as roller coasters, swings, bumper cars, hot dogs, curve balls, and more

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9781435280717 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $22.95
9780613267809 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $25.70 | About this edition: Describes the science behind such amusements as roller coasters, swings, bumper cars, hot dogs, curve balls, and more

Product Description: Blast off into the wacky world of gadgets! Have you ever wondered what makes airplanes fly, how boats float, or why your doorbell works? * Would you like to build your own flying, floating, diving, spinning, howling, scooting objects? * Are you looking for a terrific science project that moves? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then Rocket Science is for you...read more

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9780471113577 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, October 1, 1995, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Describes the science behind levers and pulleys, air and water power, electricity and magnetism, chemistry, acoustics, and optics, with ideas for experiments to do

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9781435279001 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Blast off into the wacky world of gadgets!

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects.

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9780471332039 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 23, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects.

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9781435278929 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Product Description: Experience the force of liftoff * Create your own constellations * Write a postcard from another planet * Make a club-soda comet, and more! From rocketing out of Earth's gravity and orbiting our planet to probing other planets and walking on the Moon, Cosmic Science makes exploring space a blast! More than 40 easy, safe--and fun--activities show how rockets work, why the shape of the Moon seems to change, just how much power the Sun has, what it's like to live and work in space, and much more...read more

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9780471158523 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 24, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Provides instructions for activities exploring gravity, moon craters, the planets of our solar system, and other aspects of outer space

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9781435279018 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 16, 2008), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Experience the force of liftoff * Create your own constellations * Write a postcard from another planet * Make a club-soda comet, and more!
9780613246958 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Provides instructions for activities exploring gravity, moon craters, the planets of our solar system, and other aspects of outer space

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Shows the science behind the movies--from the basic steps in movie-making to making hair-raising sound effects to creating ghostly images--with the help of more than forty projects using materials easily found around the house.
By Maria Garcia Arroyo (trans), Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9789681864743 | Editorial Limusa S.A. De C.V., June 30, 2004, cover price $3.19 | About this edition: Shows the science behind the movies--from the basic steps in movie-making to making hair-raising sound effects to creating ghostly images--with the help of more than forty projects using materials easily found around the house.

Explores such ancient scientific discoveries as Chinese kites, Mesopotamian soap, and the wheel, discussing the people who made the discoveries and providing experiments and activities to help learn more about the topics.
By Maria Garcia Arroyo (trans), Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9789681864736 | Editorial Limusa S.A. De C.V., June 30, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Explores such ancient scientific discoveries as Chinese kites, Mesopotamian soap, and the wheel, discussing the people who made the discoveries and providing experiments and activities to help learn more about the topics.

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Presents science experiments related to different sports, examining such topics as gravity, friction, force, and velocity.
By Rodolfo Pina Garcia (trans), Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9789681864750 | Act tra edition (Editorial Limusa S.A. De C.V., June 30, 2004), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Presents science experiments related to different sports, examining such topics as gravity, friction, force, and velocity.

Presents unusual scientific facts about substances, plants and animals, and simple experiments that young readers can do to demonstrate those facts.
By Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9780471462293 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 23, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Presents unusual scientific facts about substances, plants and animals, and simple experiments that young readers can do to demonstrate those facts.

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9780471650522, titled "Weird Science: 40 Strange-acting Bizarre-looking And Barely Believable Activities For Kids" | John Wiley & Sons Inc, May 3, 2004, cover price $12.95

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Provides instructions for science projects and experiments that can be performed as magic tricks and which require materials readily found in the house or neighborhood.

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9789681862114 | Editorial Limusa S.A. De C.V., January 1, 2004, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Provides instructions for science projects and experiments that can be performed as magic tricks and which require materials readily found in the house or neighborhood.

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Combining history, culture, and science to focus on the milestones of science developed by ancient cultures, an activity book with more than thirty activities includes fascinating facts and clever tips on how to turn an experiment into a science fair project. Original. (view table of contents)
By Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9780471215950 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, January 28, 2003, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Explores ancient scientific discoveries such as Chinese kites, Mesopotamian soap, and the wheel, discussing the people who made the discoveries and providing experiments and activities to help learn more about the topics.

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9780471460374, titled "Ancient Science: 40 Time-traveling, World-exploring, History-making Activities for Kids" | John Wiley & Sons Inc, April 15, 2003, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Combining history, culture, and science to focus on the milestones of science developed by ancient cultures, an activity book with more than thirty activities includes fascinating facts and clever tips on how to turn an experiment into a science fair project.

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Explores ancient scientific discoveries such as Chinese kites, Mesopotamian soap, and the wheel, discussing the people who made the discoveries and providing experiments and activities to help learn more about the topics.

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9780613892520 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2003, cover price $24.45 | About this edition: Explores ancient scientific discoveries such as Chinese kites, Mesopotamian soap, and the wheel, discussing the people who made the discoveries and providing experiments and activities to help learn more about the topics.

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Numerous activities, sidebars, and facts teach kids the science that lies beneath the games, from how the body performs, to what makes a curveball curve, to why a Frisbee flies. Original. (view table of contents)

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9780471442585 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 11, 2002, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Presents science experiments related to different sports, examining such topics as gravity, friction, force, and velocity.

Miscellaneous:

9780471220978, titled "Sports Science: 40 Goal-scoring, High-flying, Medal-winning Experiments for Kids" | John Wiley & Sons Inc, October 16, 2002, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Numerous activities, sidebars, and facts teach kids the science that lies beneath the games, from how the body performs, to what makes a curveball curve, to why a Frisbee flies.

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Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects. (view table of contents)

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9780613254724 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $24.45 | About this edition: Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects.

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Describes the skills, equipment, and techniques that spies use, and includes activities and experiments

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9780471146209 | Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, September 21, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes the skills, equipment, and techniques that spies use, and includes activities and experiments

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9780613270496 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $24.45 | About this edition: Describes the skills, equipment, and techniques that spies use, and includes activities and experiments

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Describes the science behind levers and pulleys, air and water power, electricity and magnetism, chemistry, acoustics, and optics, with ideas for experiments to do

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9780613267724 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $24.45 | About this edition: Describes the science behind levers and pulleys, air and water power, electricity and magnetism, chemistry, acoustics, and optics, with ideas for experiments to do

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Shows how detectives and forensic experts use science to do their jobs and presents experiments which explore the world of forensic science and criminal investigation (view table of contents)
By Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9780613248235 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Shows how detectives and forensic experts use science to do their jobs and presents experiments which explore the world of forensic science and criminal investigation

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Drawing from chemistry to biology, gravity to electricity, a science teacher shows kids how to use the amazing powers of science to perform fifty dazzling, easy-to-perform illusions using everyday things found around the house. Original. (view table of contents)

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9780471182399 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 6, 1998, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Provides instructions for science projects and experiments that can be performed as magic tricks and which require materials readily found in the house or neighborhood

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Provides instructions for science projects and experiments that can be performed as magic tricks and which require materials readily found in the house or neighborhood

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9780613892568 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 1998, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Provides instructions for science projects and experiments that can be performed as magic tricks and which require materials readily found in the house or neighborhood

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Shows how detectives and forensic experts use science to do their jobs and presents experiments which explore the world of forensic science and criminal investigation (view table of contents)
By Ed Shems (illustrator) and Jim Wiese

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9780471119807 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, February 20, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Shows how detectives and forensic experts use science to do their jobs and presents experiments which explore the world of forensic science and criminal investigation

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