Most Popular Books by Luann Colombo

Provides facts about different kinds of ants, their anatomy, way of life, and ecological importance.

Discover how the amazing and impressive human body works with this innovative fact-filled book that includes a layered 3-D model built right into the pages! Informative text and illustrations accompany the unique 3-D model that can be deconstructed and rebuilt layer by layer, system by system, just by turning the page. This makes it easy for children to understand how all the major systems of the body work together to enable us to breathe, move, and interact with the world around us. Learning has never been so much fun! Kids who love to explore hidden worlds will also enjoy Uncover a Shark (9781684125500), Uncover a T.rex (9781684125517), and Uncover an Egyptian Mummy (9781684122950).

Explains to young readers the essentials of how a computer works and includes twenty entertaining and educational projects that demonstrate basic concepts with the use of the Fun with Electronics workbench kit.

Alexander Graham Bell: dead. Madame Curie: dead. Galileo Galilei: dead. In this fun and fact-filled book, Beakman explains the accomplishments of 14 notable scientists from history. Along with a timeline of each life -- including significant personal and professional dates -- the book tells readers how each inventor made his or her discovery. The easy-to-read narrative also explains why the invention is important in an engaging style.

Kids of all ages will be fascinated by these inventive kits that combine the fun of creating a model, the instruction of a fact-filled book, and the pride of displaying that final product. In these revealing kits, kids will learn fun and interesting facts about bats and ants. They''ll discover the bats importance to ecology by controlling insect pests, that bats are mammals, and how bats use echolocation to navigate and find food. They''ll learn about the social intricacies of life as an ant. Of course, they''ll also learn all about the bat''s and ants anatomy as they assemble their very own specimens.

Kids love their pets like family members, and this unique science kit allows kids to learn fascinating facts about their dog or cat. The book provides little-known information about dogs and cats, such as a dog''s ability to hear thunder from a hundred miles away and a cat''s knack for communicating using its tail. The kit includes cat/dog vision glasses, a whistle only dogs can hear, a ball-and-string cat toy, and a bone-shaped cookie cutter.

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Kids discover the wonders of electricity with this great kit containing everything they need to build a real doorbell without using any tools. It includes a transistor, resistors, a transducer, an Led, connector wires and springs, and a push button. All parents need to provide is a 9-volt battery.

Sex in the woods is not as simple as it sounds. Sure, you know the basics (after all, if you don''t, you probably shouldn''t try it in the wilderness), but what about all the little details that should be considered before embarking on an alfresco rendezvous that can make the difference between love under the moon and stars and love on the cold, hard ground? For example, what sex essentials should be part of your first-aid kit? What kind of camping equipment provides particular comfort for two? What are the effects of the elements on condoms, spermicides, and other contraceptives? How do you find that perfect spot for your love den? And how about foreplay, personal hygiene, and protection from pesky plants or adverse weather conditions while you''re exposed? How to Have Sex in the Woods answers these and other questions for the millions of hikers, backpackers, and campers who know that there''s more than one way to commune with nature and that a campfire is good for more than just roasting marshmallows. How to Have Sex in the Woods is full of useful, factual information, covering all the practical how-tos that every amorous camper should know but may have been afraid to ask. It is a must for anyone looking forward to his or her next outing a deux.

Pages of cardboard die-cuts reveal human body parts as text explains their functions.

A fascinating three-dimensional presentation provides the reader with an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the human body. In Explore the Human Body, a fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows in-depth, hands-on exploration of the most amazing machine in the world—you. This unique “model” can be deconstructed and rebuilt layer by layer, system by system, just by turning the page, so the reader can see how each part of the body is connected to the others. The complexities of the human body can be daunting, particularly for children, so by combining a 3-D model with informative text and pictures, Explore the Human Body helps children understand how all the major systems of the body work together to enable us to breathe, move, and interact with the world around us.

An accompanying plastic bubble contains "a super-slimy slug that sticks to the wall."

Eeew, gross! With the supplied tools and instructions, kids learn how to scrounge samples from between their toes and grow it into something suitable for show-and-tell, as Beakman explains the disgusting and educational basic process of life. Includes a 24-page color book and parts necessary for five bacteria cultures.

OK, whiz kids, see if you know the answers to these tricky questions. How long can a tapeworm grow? How much spit does a human produce in a lifetime? What is the longest recorded flight by a chicken? You don''t know, do you? That''s why you need Beakman''s Gear Up Your Gray Matter quiz cards, 50 amazing and amusing cards that teach kids all kinds of interesting facts about our natural world.