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Curious comparisons : a life-size look at the world around you / by Doneiger, Jorge.; Chouela, Guido.; Sisso, David.; Setton, Marcelo.; Iturralde, Iraida.;
Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up against something big? Accompanied by fascinating facts and figures, the life-size photographs in this book answer "What if?" and "How many?" for all kinds of creatures and objects. If you unravel all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times will that thread wrap around a city block? How many flowers does a hive of bees have to visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of honey? The answers might surprise you!LSC
Subjects: Science; Curiosities and wonders; Size perception; Picture books for children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wonders of the world : natural and man-made majesties / by Dumont-Le Cornec, Elizabeth; Topalian, Laureen.; Riethmuller, Kristel.;
Profiles over seventy natural and man-made wonders from around the world.
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Antiquities; Architecture; Natural monuments; Natural history; Landscape; Civilization;
© 2007., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to avoid being eaten by sharks... : and other advice / by Larkin, John,1963-; Krebs, Chrissie.;
"There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks. Don't go in the ocean. How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to 'skateboard' someone? Is there a chance you could be abducted by aliens? Are there zombies hiding under your brother's bed? In this hilarious guide, John Larkin relates his tried and tested advice for navigating the mysteries of life, with a sprinkling of some the facts and history he's discovered along the way"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Wit and humor; Curiosities and wonders; Animals; Nature; Questions and answers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Does a bulldozer have a butt? / by Wilder, Derick.; Steele, K-Fai.;
"Over the course of a long walk across a city, one curious kid needs to know: 'Does it have a butt?' Everything from sheep to ghosts to dinosaurs is subjected to this all-important question, and Dad is a never-ending source of answers."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Buttocks; Father and child; Curiosity;
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Wonders of the world / by Steele, Philip,1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22, 54), Internet addresses and index.An introduction to the seven ancient wonders as well as modern wonders of the world.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient; Civilization, Modern; Curiosities and wonders; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Antiquities; Architecture; Seven Wonders of the World;
© 2007., Houghton Mifflin,
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UFOs / by Higgins, Nadia,author.; Container of (expression):Higgins, Nadia.UFOs.Spoken word (Myles); Myles, Jonathan(Voice actor),narrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Read by Jonathan Myles."Engaging images accompany information about UFOs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... flying saucer? Explanations of unidentified flying objects range from alien aircraft to balloons and everything in between. This informative title will make every young reader wonder: will we ever identify these objects?Ages 7-12.3-7.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Unidentified flying objects; Curiosities and wonders; VOX books.;
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Wonders of the night sky you must see before you die : the guide to extraordinary curiosities of our universe / by King, Bob(Astronomer),author.;
Subjects: Astronomy; Astronomy;
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The one impossible labyrinth / by Reilly, Matthew,author.;
The End Is Here. Jack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth. Now he faces one last race - against multiple rivals, against time, against the collapse of the universe itself - a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth. An Impossible Maze. But the road will be hard. For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes. Uncompromising and complex. Demanding and deadly. A Cataclysmic Conclusion. It all comes down to this. For it ends here - now - in the most lethal and dangerous place Jack has encountered in all of his many adventures. And in the face of this indescribable peril, with everything on the line, there is only one thing he can do. Attempt the impossible.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Architecture, Ancient; Curiosities and wonders; End of the world; Labyrinths; Quests (Expeditions); Secret societies;
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Do you wonder? / by Edwards, Wallace.;
Do You Wonder? is a witty but profound match-up of gorgeous art to open-ended questions. Questions range from funny, everyday observations to big questions of the universe. It is a collection of endless possibilities that can be read again and again with new discoveries each time.LSC
Subjects: Wonder; Curiosity; Questions and answers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the elephant got his trunk / by Milbourne, Anna.; Joven, John.; Kipling, Rudyard,1865-1936.;
According to this much-loved fable, elephants didn't always have long trunks, that is, until one day when the elephant's child could contain his curiosity no longer, stepping closer than he should have to the crocodile.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Elephants; Curiosity; Crocodiles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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