Stickmen's Guide to Aircraft

Stickmen's Guide to Aircraft

Author: John Farndon

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512406910

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How do planes stay in the air? What is vertical takeoff? How does a pilot control altitude in a hot-air balloon? Join the Stickmen to find out how mechanisms work. Get an insider's view of these airborne wonders!


Stickmen's Guide to Earth's Atmosphere in Layers

Stickmen's Guide to Earth's Atmosphere in Layers

Author: Catherine Chambers

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1512419966

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Teeter on the edge of outer space with the Stickmen. Then fly down, down, down to atmospheric layers that wrap around Earth. Follow the Stickmen to view the galaxies through the Hubble Space Telescope and stop by the International Space Station. The Stickmen will take you on a tour of satellites in orbit, aircraft riding jet streams, and storms in the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. With phenomenal facts, cool diagrams, and photos from space, this will be a dizzy, action-packed ride!


Stickmen's Guide to Science

Stickmen's Guide to Science

Author: John Farndon

Publisher: Hungry Tomato (R)

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1541500598

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"Illustrated spreads designed to engage young readers and keep them captivated as they learn accessible, fun facts."--


Stickmen's Guide to Your Beating Heart

Stickmen's Guide to Your Beating Heart

Author: John Farndon

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1512474185

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Ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom . . . your incredible heart beats more than once every second, no matter what you're doing. And your lungs pull in up to 145 gallons of oxygen each day. So how are your heart and lungs connected, and what do they do? Join the Stickmen as they explore your body to find out how your heart pumps blood, how oxygen travels through your body, and how your body fights off germs. You'll discover why you need two trillion red blood cells, how exercise affects the body, and what exactly is inside your lungs. Colorful diagrams and fascinating text show how your circulatory system works to keep you fit, warm, and alive!


Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition

Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition

Author: Timothy L. Hubbard

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-23

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1107154987

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Numerous spatial biases influence navigation, interactions, and preferences in our environment. This volume considers their influences on perception and memory.


Blood River

Blood River

Author: Tim Butcher

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0099494280

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'Blood River' is a readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and what is perhaps one of the most daring and adventurous journeys a journalist has made.


Carolina Starwatch

Carolina Starwatch

Author: Mike Lynch

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780760328453

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With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of the night sky over North and South Carolina. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at the Carolinas' latitude. With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for Carolina skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.


Southern California Starwatch

Southern California Starwatch

Author: Mike Lynch

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781610605069

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With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of southern California's night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, southern Californian stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their region's latitude. With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for southern California skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.