Explore Transportation!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Full details for this title
| ISBN-13 |
9781619300927 |
| ISBN-10 |
1619300923 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Wheelers ePlatform |
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| Publisher |
Independent Publishers Group |
| Imprint |
Nomad Press |
| Publication Date |
1 October 2009
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| Publication Country |
 United States |
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| Format |
EPUB ebook – Adobe PDF |
| Edition |
Adobe PDF |
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| Author(s) |
By Morano Kjelle, Marylou
Illustrated by Stone, Bryan |
| Series |
Explore Your World series |
| Category |
Non-Fiction (Child/Teen)
Science
Technology & Applied Sciences
Natural History, Dinosaurs & Pets
Quizzes & Games and Hobbies
Puzzle / Maze Books & Quizzes
Inventions
Inventors, Engineers & Medical Figures
Zoos & Wildlife Parks
The Countryside, Country Life
Trees & Wildflowers
Fungi, Mushrooms, Toadstools
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
Models & Model-Making
Collecting
Indoor Games
Magic Tricks
Parties & Fancy Dress
Clubs & Societies
Toys
Adventure Game-Books / Choose Your Own Adventure
Psychology
Radio-Controlled Models
Stamp Collecting
Collecting Coins & Banknotes
Card Games
Board Games
Chess
Snooker, Billiards, Pool
Role-Playing & War Games
Spying & Detection Games
Soft Toys, Teddy Bears & Dolls
Reference, Information And Interdisciplinary Subjects
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| Interest Age |
7-9 years |
| Reading Age |
7-9 years |
| NBS Text |
School Textbooks & Study Guides: Maths, Science & Technical |
| ONIX Text |
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school |
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| Number of Pages |
96 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 254mm
Height: 203mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 0g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
278170 |
Description of this Electronic Book
Allowing kids to travel through time and around the globe, this entertaining guide summarizes the history and science of transportation. From camelsand jet engines to pigeonsand submarines, this handbook examines the unusual and exciting ways that civilizations old and new have moved people, information, and objects from place to place.Twenty-five easy-to-follow projects are included, requiring minimal adult supervision and primarily using common household products and recycled supplies. Activities range from making a homemade compass and flying a mini-parachute to deciphering Morse code and locating the North Star. Combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and cartoons, this all-inclusiveactivity bookjourneys from the evolution of the wheel to the invention of the spaceship, demonstrating that imagination can spark major changes in the world and beyond.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
This overview of transportation, with its easy-to-read print and cheerful, cartoon-style artwork, will have immediate appeal. Once they delve more deeply, readers will find a book thats broadly well organized ... plenty of hits, and with so much information and ideas to pore through, readers should find something to interest them. Booklist |
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