What's in a battery? How hard is iron? What are the parts of a plant called? Is a lever the same as a fulcrum? All these and hundreds more answers are provided in this new visual presentation of essential science information. Each book concentrates on a specific area of science so that students can quickly find all the chemistry, physics, geology, technology and other answers they seek. Each book defines the main concepts and terms and explains what each science is about. And since the books are, in fact, visual encyclopedia of science, they also help students build crucial reading and vocabulary kills as well as understand how science operates and is written about. The books contain simple clear text, with hundreds of full-colour illustrations used forcefully to provide additional information and insight. Abundant cross references and other pointers help students to see how the main terms and devices fit together into larger concepts and procedures, thus helping the processes of scientific thinking, independent investigation and rigorous writing. SAMPLE ENTRIES: VOLUME 2: ELEMENTS Abundance of the elements, alchemy, aluminium, atom, compound, half-life, Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent, Periodic Table, proton, rubidium, unnilhexium
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Woodroffe, David; Hardy, David A. (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95. Seller Inventory # G0717275728I3N00
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Woodroffe, David; Hardy, David A. (illustrator). Each volume carefully presents characteristics, behavior, occurrence, isolation, and uses of the most important elements and their compounds. Laboratory demonstrations are illustrated with step-by-step photographs. Former library book. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123707329
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Condition: Good. Woodroffe, David; Hardy, David A. (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00040049460
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Woodroffe, David; Hardy, David A. (illustrator). Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3415741-6
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