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The Everything Kids' Science Bundle

The Everything® Kids' Astronomy Book; The Everything® Kids' Human Body Book; The Everything® Kids' Science Experiments Book; The Everything® Kids' Weather Book

Sheri Amsel Sheryl Racine Tom Robinson Joseph Snedeker Kathi Wagner(Author)

Everything (Publisher)

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Published on 14. November 2017

592 pages

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Intro
Everything Kids' Astronomy Book
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Universe and Beyond
More Than Meets the Eye
Countless Galaxies
Round and Round They Go
Observing Other Worlds
What Goes Up.
You'll Get a "Bang" Out of This
Chapter 2: The Sun, the Center of Our Solar System
Too Hot to Handle
A Source of Energy
The Air You Breathe
Sunrise, Sunset
Keeping Track of Time
Are You Scared of the Dark?
Chapter 3: Home Sweet Home, Planet Earth
You Get a Line and I'll Get a Pole
Our Living Planet
There's No Place Like It
What Time Is It Anyway?
Predicting the Unpredictable
Chapter 4: Our Neighbor the Moon
The Man in the Moon
Rings and Craters
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Making Waves
By the Light of the Moon
On the Far Side of the Moon
What Is a Satellite?
Blast Off
Chapter 5: Closest to the Sun
Mercury, a Planet Baked by the Sun
Venus, Lost in the Clouds
Mars, the Bright Red Planet
Giant Jupiter
What You See Is What You Get
What's in a Name?
Chapter 6: The Outer Limits
Saturn's Fascinating Rings
Uranus, the Tilted Planet
Stormy Neptune
The Mystery of Pluto
Planet X
Making It Clear!
Chapter 7: Space Oddities
In the Blink of an Eye
The Sky Is Falling
Seeing in the Dark
Misplaced in Space
Showers from the Sky
A Tale of a Tail
Chapter 8: Starry, Starry, Night
Diamonds in the Sky
Connecting the Dots
What's a Planetarium?
Naming Your Own Star
The First Star I See Tonight!
Happy Birthday to You
Mapping the Stars
Chapter 9: Is There Anybody Out There?
Phone Calls to Outer Space
Unidentified Flying Objects
Unsolved Alien Mysteries Here on Earth
Cool Jobs
If They Won't Come to Us, We'll Go to Them!
Home Away from Home
An Endless Mission
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Resources
Appendix C: Puzzle Answers
Copyright
Everything Kids' Human Body Book
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Amazing Human Body
A Balancing Act-How Does Your Body Work?
From Head to Toe-Your Body Regions
The Body's Building Blocks-Cells
You Are Your DNA
Your Body's Systems
Chapter 2: Your Skin Is Keeping You In
Your Skinniest Organ
Your Own Body Armor-The Protective Skin Layers
What Your Skin Does for You
Skin Sensors
Hair and Nails Are Skin!
Cuts and Scrapes-How Your Skin Heals
Chapter 3: Bone Up on Your Bones
All about Bones
Your Skull Is Full of Holes
Have a Little Backbone-The Vertebral Column
What's Locked in Your Ribcage?
Your Arms and Legs
Joints Help You Move
Sticks and Stones Can Break Your Bones.
Chapter 4: Muscle Your Way Through Life
What Is a Muscle?
How Muscles Work
The Muscles You Tell to Move-The Voluntary Muscles
The Muscles You Don't Think About-The Involuntary Muscles
Your Heart Is a Muscle
Your Face Muscles
The Tiny Muscles
Chapter 5: You've Got Some Nerve!-The Nervous System
A Job That Takes Nerve
What Is a Nerve?
The Nerves That Run the Show
Who's the Brains of This Operation?
The Message Highway-The Spinal Cord
The Ins and Outs of the Peripheral Nervous System
It Takes Nerve
The Special Senses
Chapter 6: Keeping the Balance-The Endocrine System
What Is a Hormone?
The Master Glands
Other Glands and Their Jobs
How Hormone Levels Are Controlled in the Body
When Good Glands Go Bad-Gland Problems
Chapter 7: Let's Circulate-The Circulatory System
What Is Blood?
Why Do You Have Blood?
Blood Cells at Work
You Gotta Have Heart
The Blood Vessels
Stop Bleeding! Why You Scab
Heart Troubles
Chapter 8: A Breath of Fresh Air
Why You Need Air
The Breathing Pathway
How Oxygen Gets Into Your Blood
How Breathing Works
Breathing Troubles
Chapter 9: I'm Hungry! The Digestive System
The Long and Winding Road-Your Digestive Tract
Chew Your Food-Digestion Begins in Your Mouth
Your Rumbling Tummy-The Stomach
Where Food Really Feeds You-The Small Intestine
Don't Waste Water! The Job of the Large Intestine
Tummy Troubles
Chapter 10: The Dormant System-Reproduction
Waking Up the Reproductive System
Boys' Bodies
Puberty in Boys
Girls' Bodies
Puberty in Girls
Pregnancy and the Body
It's a Baby!
Chapter 11: An Owner's Manual for Your Body
Aging and Your Body
You Are What You Eat-The Right Food for a Healthy Life
Use It or Lose It-Getting Active to Stay Healthy
Taking Care of Your Body
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Web Resources
Appendix C: Puzzle Answers
Copyright
Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book
Introduction
Biology
Try This: Water Colors
Try This: Falling Leaves
Try This: Hole-y Walls
ANIMALS
Try This: Light Fright
Try This: Animal Camouflage
Science Fair Project: Biology
Chemistry
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Try This: Boiling Ice
Try This: Floating Grape
Try This: Floating Water
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Try This: Red Cabbage Indicator
Try This: Raw Egg Peeler
Try This: Foaming at the Mouth
Try This: Cleaning Pennies
Science Fair Project: Chemistry
Physics
MOTION
Try This: Seesaw
Try This: Water Balloon Toss
Try This: Corners
Try This: Balloon Rocket
ENERGY
Try This: Magnetic Electricity
Try This: Bird Cage
Try This: Colors of Light
Science Fair Project: Physics
THE PLANET EARTH
Try This: Acid Rain
Try This: Mini Volcano
Try This: Land Warmer
THE SKY ABOVE US
Try This: Space of Air
Try This: Seasons in the Sun
Science Fair Project: Earth Science
THE HUMAN BODY
THE FIVE SENSES
Try This: Hot and Cold
Try This: Tasteless Medicine
Try This: Cyan, Black, and Yellow
HUMAN MACHINE
Try This: Deep Breath
Try This: Action-Reaction
Try This: Blind Balance
Science Fair Project: Human Body
Final Thoughts
Notes
Puzzle Answers
Copyright
Everything Kids' Weather Book
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: Weather, Weather Everywhere?
What Is Weather?
How Earth Got Its Air
What Is Air?
A Meteorologist's Playground
Weather on Other Planets
Earth's Changing Weather and Global Warming
Chapter 2: Under Pressure
Air Has Weight
Air: Heavier Than an Elephant, Lighter Than a Feather
Air Moves, Just Watch the Wind
Measuring the Weight of the Air
The Highs and Lows of Weather Maps
Chapter 3: Water in the Air and Clouds in the Sky
How Water Changes Form
Dew, Frost, and Fog
The Making of Clouds
Clouds and More Clouds
Chapter 4: Earth's Weather, from the Equator to the Poles
What Goes Up Must Come Down
Rainforests, Deserts, and Earth's Weather Zones
Winds Across the Earth
Battle Zones over the United States
Jet Stream Dips and Dives
Chapter 5: You Can't Get Away from Them: Fronts
Why Fronts Are Important
The Cold Front
The Warm Front
Occluded and Stationary Fronts
The Perfect Storm
You Tilted What?
Chapter 6: Weather Maps and Forecasting: Do It Yourself
How a Meteorologist Predicts the Weather
Weather Stations and Observations
Weather Maps: What You See Is What You Get
Jet Stream Maps: What You Don't See Is What You Get
The Magic of the Green Screen
Chapter 7: Severe Weather
The Ingredients of Severe Weather
Hurricanes: Large and in Charge
Tornadoes: Small and Out of Control
Thunderstorms: The Electricity Is Out!
Snowstorms: School Is Out!
Chapter 8: Light Shows in the Sky
Why Is the Sky Blue and Red?
Rainbows and Snowbows?
There's a Ring Around the Sun!
What's a Puddle Doing on the Highway? Mirages
Northern Lights and Meteor Showers
Chapter 9: What Does a Meteorologist Do?
Weather Stations
Computers, Satellites, and Forecasting Tools
Careers in Meteorology
Behind the Scenes of a TV Meteorologist
From a Weather Hobby to a Meteorologist
About the Author
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Puzzle Answers
Index
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