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Extreme: Outer Space
By Paul Beck. 2012
Hope and Honor
By Sidney Shachnow, Jann Robbins. 2004
Major General Sid Shachnow was more than a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran--receiving two silver and three bronze stars with…
V for Valor. He survived a crucible far crueler than the jungles of Vietnam: Nazi occupied Eastern Europe. As a child, he spent three years in the notorious Kovno Concentration Camp. But his next journey took him to America, where he worked his way through school and eventually enlisted in the US Army. He volunteered for U.S. Special Forces, and served proudly for 32 years. His driving dream was to save others from the indignities he had endured and the deadly fate he so narrowly escaped.From Vietnam to the Mideast, to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sid Shachow served in Special Operations. He grew as Special Forces grew, rising to major-general--responsible for American Special Forces everywhere--but the lessons of Kovno stayed with him, wherever he turned, wherever he soldiered. Hope and Honor is a powerful and dramatic memoir that shows how the will to live---so painfully refined in the fires of that long-ago death camp---was forged, at last, into truth of soul and wisdom of the heart.Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics
By Michael Guillen. 1999
A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good…
Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor at Harvard University, Dr. Michael Guillen has earned the respect of millions as a clear and entertaining guide to the exhilarating world of science and mathematics. Now Dr. Guillen unravels the equations that have led to the inventions and events that characterize the modern world, one of which -- Albert Einstein's famous energy equation, E=mc2 -- enabled the creation of the nuclear bomb. Also revealed are the mathematical foundations for the moon landing, airplane travel, the electric generator -- and even life itself. Praised by Publishers Weekly as "a wholly accessible, beautifully written exploration of the potent mathematical imagination," and named a Best Nonfiction Book of 1995, the stories behind The Five Equations That Changed the World, as told by Dr. Guillen, are not only chronicles of science, but also gripping dramas of jealousy, fame, war, and discovery.Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics
By Michael Guillen. 1999
A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good…
Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor at Harvard University, Dr. Michael Guillen has earned the respect of millions as a clear and entertaining guide to the exhilarating world of science and mathematics. Now Dr. Guillen unravels the equations that have led to the inventions and events that characterize the modern world, one of which -- Albert Einstein's famous energy equation, E=mc2 -- enabled the creation of the nuclear bomb. Also revealed are the mathematical foundations for the moon landing, airplane travel, the electric generator -- and even life itself. Praised by Publishers Weekly as "a wholly accessible, beautifully written exploration of the potent mathematical imagination," and named a Best Nonfiction Book of 1995, the stories behind The Five Equations That Changed the World, as told by Dr. Guillen, are not only chronicles of science, but also gripping dramas of jealousy, fame, war, and discovery.What Makes Day and Night
By Franklyn M. Branley. 1986
You're on a Roller Coaster!
By Amy Tao. 2018
Have you ever ridden a roller coaster? They’re a lot of fun, but a lot of physics is involved in…
making those rides work. The momentum built up by energy and speed keep those trains on their tracks and riders in their seats, even when they’re upside-down!Let's Find Wheels and Axles (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Did you ride a bike today? Then you’ve used wheels and axles! These simple machines are all around. Take a…
look inside and discover 13 different ways we use wheels and axles.Discover Magnets (Discover Physical Science)
By Tammy Enz. 2021
What would our world be like without magnets? Computers, radios, phones, and TVs wouldn't work correctly. And many other modern…
machines wouldn't exist. With this basic introduction to magnets, young readers will learn how magnets work and how useful they are our world today.Discover Gravity (Discover Physical Science)
By Tammy Enz. 2021
What would happen if gravity didn't exist? People and objects would float into space! With this basic introduction to gravity,…
young readers will discover how gravity works and how it affects everything in our world and beyond.Let's Find Pulleys (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Let's Find Wedges (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Discover Forces (Discover Physical Science)
By Tammy Enz. 2021
How do you get something to move? You use force to move it with a push or a pull. With…
this basic introduction to forces, young readers will learn about physical forces and how they are at work in our world every day.Radio Waves (Waves in Motion)
By Julia Garstecki-Derkovitz. 2021
Radio waves aren't just for listening to your favorite radio station! They are used to make GPS receivers and wireless…
internet work. Scientists use radio telescopes to help them study space. With engaging, at-level text and colorful images, readers learn about radio waves and how we use them every day.Discover Motion (Discover Physical Science)
By Tammy Enz. 2021
Take a look out the window. What do you see? People, cars, bikes, birds, and more are all on the…
move. With this basic introduction to motion, young readers will discover the three laws of motion, what they mean, and how they affect our lives every day.Let's Find Levers (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Light Waves (Waves in Motion)
By Julia Garstecki-Derkovitz. 2021
You see your shadow outside on a sunny day. A rainbow appears in the sky after a storm. Light waves…
are all around us, even when it's dark. With engaging, at-level text and colorful images, readers will learn about light waves and how we use them every day.Let's Find Screws (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Did you put the cap on the toothpaste tube today? Then you’ve used a screw! These simple machines are all…
around. Take a look inside and discover 13 different ways we use screws.Sound Waves (Waves in Motion)
By Michael Dahl. 2021
Birds chirp. A dog barks. Thunder claps. We hear sounds all around us. But how? Sound waves travel through the…
air, but we don't see them. With engaging, at-level text and colorful images, readers will learn about sound waves and how we use them every day.Microwaves (Waves in Motion)
By Tracy Vonder Brink. 2021
Microwaves heat our food. They carry messages from phone to phone. They help detect the weather. Microwaves are all around…
us, even if we don't see them. With engaging, at-level text and colorful images, readers will learn about microwaves and how we use them every day.Let's Find Inclined Planes (Let's Find Simple Machines)
By Wiley Blevins. 2021
Did you walk up a ramp today? Then you’ve used an inclined plane! These simple machines are all around. Take…
a look inside and discover 13 ways we use inclined planes.