New Releases by Jeanne Bendick

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Best-selling author Jeanne Bendick takes us for another informative—and amusing—journey into places and events of long ago. Herodotus and the Road to History, written in the first person, details the investigative journeys of Herodotus—a contemporary of the Old Testament prophet Malachi—as he takes ship from Greece and voyages to the limits of his own ancient world. His persistence, amidst disbelief and ridicule, in the self-appointed task of recording his discoveries as “histories” (the Greek word meaning “inquiry”), means that today we can still follow his expeditions into the wonder and mystery of Syria, Persia, Egypt and the “barbaric” north. Jeanne Bendick's lucid text, humorous illustrations and helpful maps entertain and instruct as they open the way for readers young and old to once again join Herodotus . . . on the road to history.

We know about Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. But we owe nearly as much to Galen, a physician born in 129 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Galen's acute diagnoses of patients, botanical wisdom, and studies of physiology were recorded in numerous books, handed down through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Not least, Galen passed on the medical tradition of respect for life. In this fascinating biography for young people, Jeanne Bendick brings Galen's Roman world to life with the clarity, humor, and outstanding content we enjoyed in Archimedes and the Door to Science. An excellent addition to the home, school and to libraries. Illustrated by the Author.

Story of a man who had the courage to ask questions.

Discusses how a television works and the history of its development.

Discusses how a telephone works and the history of its development.

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Describes the development of the automobile and some of the inventions that have made it a popular mode of transportation.

Describes the development of the airplane and some of the inventions that have made it a more common means of transportation.

A simple introduction to each of the planets.

A simple introduction to the sun, its characteristics, and its importance.

A dictionary of mathematical terms from abacus to zone. Includes a section of tables, symbols, abbreviations, and formulas.

Discusses different kinds of cars and trucks, how they are designed and built, how they operate, and their varied uses.

Describes the space that is our universe, the planets in our solar system, and what it would be like to travel and live in space.

An introduction to airplanes, discussing principles of flight, airplane engines, air safety, airplane history, and various kinds of airplanes including the space shuttle.

Considers the existence of human beings endowed with super senses, such as ESP, the implications of creating human-like androids with super powers, and the possibility that intelligent machines could take over the world.

Discusses many aspects of astronomy, including early astronomers, origin of the universe, the solar system, stars, galaxies, and UFO's.

Discusses the qualifications and tools needed by explorers--whether they go to the bottom of the sea or look through a microscope.

Describes simply the process of evolution and how it resulted in the plants and animals of the world today.