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New Releases by Robert Snedden

Robert Snedden is the author of The Diversity of Life (2007), Material World Set (2007), Science and Society (2007), Materials Technology (2007), A World of Microorganisms (2007).

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The Diversity of Life

release date: Aug 25, 2007
The Diversity of Life
Explores all aspects of cells, including brief overviews of important scientific achievements in the field.

Material World Set

release date: Jul 01, 2007
Material World Set
This series, available for the first time in paperback, explores aspects of change in materials, including material characteristics and states of matter. It also covers uses, material processes, and the technology used to make or alter materials. Experiment boxes, activities, and profiles of famous scientists and discoveries round out each book.

Science and Society

release date: Jan 12, 2007
Science and Society
Explores how scientists practice science, covering the scientific method, famous experiments, how science has improved health and technology, and the moral and ethical aspects of some research.

Materials Technology

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Materials Technology
This series, available for the first time in paperback, explores aspects of change in materials, including material characteristics and states of matter. It also covers uses, material processes, and the technology used to make or alter materials. Experiment boxes, activities, and profiles of famous scientists and discoveries round out each book.

A World of Microorganisms

release date: Jan 01, 2007
A World of Microorganisms
Revised and updated version that looks at the ways in which bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms affect our bodies and our world.

Forces and Motion

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Forces and Motion
In Forces and Motion readers will discover how, from moving our bodies in the simplest ways to performing feats of athleticism to moving huge objects across vast distances at great speed, we harness forces and motion to improve our lives and explore our Universe. Special topics and areas of interest include the following: Explanations of terms and concepts such as acceleration, velocity, gravity, and buoyancy; Different forces or motions, including speed, friction, pressure, and projectile motion; How scientists investigate forces and motion; How we use various forces and motion in our everyday lives.

Who Eats Who in City Habitats?

release date: Aug 01, 2006
Who Eats Who in City Habitats?
Examines the food chain in the city.

Nuclear Energy

release date: Jan 01, 2006
Nuclear Energy
The science of energy is at the root of many of the biggest challenges facing the future of our planet. This book uses everyday examples and the latest figures to show how we use nuclear energy. Learn where nuclear energy comes from. Find out what happened at Chernobyl in 1986 and what nuclear waste is doing to the environment.

Energy from Fossil Fuels

release date: Jan 01, 2006
Energy from Fossil Fuels
The science of energy is at the root of many of the biggest challenges facing the future of our planet. This book uses everyday examples and the latest figures to show how we use energy from fossil fuels. Find out about fossil fuels and why they are used to generate energy. Learn where the oil we use comes from. Discover how burning fossil fuels affects the environment.

Protecting Mountain Habitats

release date: Dec 15, 2005
Protecting Mountain Habitats
Discusses where mountains are located, the plants, animals, and people that live in mountains, how climate and population changes are threatening mountain ecologies, and how these threats are being addressed.

South America

release date: Jul 01, 2003
South America
A brief introduction to the geography, various regions, natural resources, people, and wildlife of South America.

Africa

release date: Jul 01, 2003
Africa
Provides an introduction to the geography, various regions, natural resources, people, and wildlife of Africa, the world''s second largest continent. Includes a map activity.

Animals Protecting Us

release date: Mar 01, 2000
Animals Protecting Us
Kids are fascinated with animals, and these smart, attractive books examine the many different ways animals help us at home and in the workplace. Children will be amazed to discover just how much we rely on animals.

Animals in the Police

release date: Jan 01, 1999

Explor-a-maze

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Explor-a-maze
Stunning illustrations by a variety of artists bring to life 10 of the greatest voyages of discovery. Each maze teaches children about the voyages of Marco Polo, Magellan, Lewis & Clark, and others.

What Is a Bird?

release date: Jan 01, 1997
What Is a Bird?
From Horn Book reviews: "Large full-color photographs illustrate a simple, straightforward, explanatory text describing the physical characteristics of birds. Close-up drawings are also used to diagram such anatomical features as the tiny hooks that hold a bird''s outer feathers together." A glossary extends the information found in the text.

What Is an Insect?

release date: Jan 01, 1997
What Is an Insect?
From a review by Horn Book: "The physical characteristics of insects are described in a simple, straightforward, explanatory text, illustrated by large color photographs. Drawings are used to diagram anatomical features and to show details, such as how insects walk with six legs."

What Is a Reptile?

release date: Jan 01, 1997
What Is a Reptile?
From Horn Book reviews: "The four main types of reptiles and their physical characteristics are described; double-page entries are amplified by clear color photographs with relevant captions. Diagrams illustrate physiological characteristics in detail, and text boxes highlight especially interesting facts." This book makes answering questions about reptiles fascinating and fun.

What Is an Amphibian?

release date: Jan 01, 1997
What Is an Amphibian?
Defines amphibians and describes their lives, including their maturation, mating, sense perception, and feeding.

What Is a Fish?

release date: Jan 01, 1997
What Is a Fish?
Describes different types of fish, their breathing, movement, senses, food, defences, and birth.

Kaj je plazilec?

release date: Jan 01, 1996

Kaj je žuželka?

release date: Jan 01, 1993

Qu'est-ce qu'un insecte ?

release date: Jan 01, 1993
Qu'est-ce qu'un insecte ?
Une documentation succincte, structurée, abondamment illustrée. Chaque aspect abordé fait l''objet d''une double page que se partagent un texte court à caractère didactique, aux termes justes et des illustrations. De bonnes photographies en couleurs. Mise en pages variée.
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