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The field of medicine is fascinating. But some medical conditions,
treatments and experiments are almost unbelievable! Did you know
workers test medications and medical equipment for bacteria by
using a chemical from horseshoe crab blood? Have you ever heard of
freezing people's bodies in the hopes of bringing them back to life
in the future? Check out these fascinating findings and even more
unusual medicine!
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One Day
(Paperback)
Suma Din; Illustrated by Christiane Engel
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R220
R185
Discovery Miles 1 850
Save R35 (16%)
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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One Day follows fifteen different children from around the world
through a 24 hour period. Not only will readers learn about their
different lives and cultures, but they will also discover how time
zones work, and what's happening on one side of the world while the
other sleeps. This is a fantastic and accessible introduction to
the concept of time and time zones for a younger audience. It also
containing extra material exploring how time is measured and why.
My Big World is a first look at geography and science for children
aged 4+ to enjoy with their parents. Throughout the book a little
girl called Koko and a little boy called Alex ask questions about
the world while intrepid explorers go on adventures to find out how
and where we live. Starting from inside the home, Koko and Alex
move on to explore the wider world. Step by step the reader
encounters different plants and animals, exploring various
locations around the world and even visiting outer space! Children
explore each topic by playing and learning. Activities, which
include things to do on and off the page such as games, recipes and
craft activities, are announced by a graphic symbol of a pair of
hands. Adults will probably help children with all the activities,
but more complicated procedures, involving cutting and baking, are
flagged as requiring adult supervision.
Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School!
Did you know that the biggest dinosaur was probably six stories high and half a football field long? Did you know that Utah is the only place in the world where it’s legal to hunt dinosaurs?!
Learn more weird-but-true dinosaur facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations.
Whether you're a kid who wants to learn more about dinosaurs or simply someone who wants to know the name for fossilized dinosaur poop, this is the book for you!
With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!
The first edition of "Ultimate Weird But True" was an instant hit
in Fall 2011. Now the second edition has even more zany fun
"Ultimate Weird But True 2" has a fun cover with lots of sparkle,
is packed with cool photos, and features the same dynamic design
that made the first book such a hit. Content is all-new, with new
chapter titles and even more too-strange-to-believe stories, such
as: the world's most expensive hamburger, which breaks the bank at
$295; the world's largest chocolate sculpture; duck fashion models;
and many more oddities.
Travel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do! Along the way, you'll learn why candy floss is so fluffy, how scientists built a spacesuit for Mars, and what goes into animating your favorite cartoons.
Look inside, take it apart, turn it over and figure out how things work! Quippy descriptions, full-color diagrams, and brilliant photographs make even the most intimidating subjects totally fun! (We're looking at you, space robots.) For every explanation, we touch on basic principles and then dive deeper. (Just want to know what terraforming is? We've got you covered. Want to know how to terraform, say, Mars? We'll explain that, too.)
But this book isn't just for explaining things. We'll also introduce you to the dreamers, scientists, and innovators who create this stuff. You'll meet a NASA engineer, an underwater archaeologist, and a chocolate scientist. You'll learn what it's like to fly a plane into the eye of a hurricane – on purpose.
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