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1) Airplanes
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
A basic introduction to many kinds of airplanes and some of the jobs they do.
3) Conservation
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Explains how people have disrupted ecological chains, and what should be done now to protect our natural resources.
5) Deserts
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Describes the climatic conditions, flora, and fauna of the desert, and explains that some people find it habitable and others profitable for its mineral riches.
6) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the earth's interior, the forces and stresses that sometimes cause the ground to shake, and the effects of such movement.
7) Japan
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text present the physical geography, history, and culture of the "land of the rising sun."
8) Reptiles
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
A brief introduction to the cold-blooded backboned, lung-breathing, scaled animals known as reptiles, which include turtles, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and snakes.
9) Spiders
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Introduces spiders and their habits: where they live, what they eat, how they move and protect themselves, how they help and harm us, and why they are called engineers.
10) Time
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
Presents various methods of telling time by using such instruments as the shadow stick, sundial, candle clock, rope clock, water clock, hourglass, and the modern clock.
12) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Explains how the remains of an animal or plant fossilize over millions of years, where fossils may be found, and what we can learn from them.
13) Helicopters
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Highlights basic information about the history of helicopters, their parts and how they function, and the types and uses of whirlybirds.
14) Penguins
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Describes the habits, behavior and life cycle of a number of the seventeen species of penguins, which in nature are found only south of the equator.
16) Tropical fish
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the different kinds of tropical fish and explains how to care for fish in an aquarium.
17) Aztec Indians
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
Discusses the Aztec Indians, their history, religion, language, customs, and final days.
19) The Inca
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1985
Language
English
Description
Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.
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