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1) What is my shadow made of?: questions kids ask about everyday science

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2) Where do ants live?: questions kids ask about backyard nature

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3) Fish, shellfish & underwater life: Insects

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Presents and answers questions about fish, shellfish, underwater life and insects.

4) A healthy body: Medicine

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Presents questions and answers concerning health and medicine.

5) Lifeforms, animals & oddities: Mammals

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Presents and answers questions about lifeforms, animals and mammals.

6) How do birds fly?

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Stewart, Melissa

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An examination of the phenomena and scientific principles behind bird flight.

7) How do fish breathe underwater?

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Stewart, Melissa

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An examination of the phenomena of scientific principles behind the ability of fish to extract oxygen from water.

8) How do plants grow?

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Stewart, Melissa

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An examination of the phenomena and scientific principles behind plant growth.

9) How does the wind blow?

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Murphy, Patricia J

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An examination of the phenomena and scientific principles behind wind.

10) Water & weather: Ecosystems & environment

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Learn why we have different seasons, what a rainbow is, why thunder follows lightning, what water is, how oceans were formed, what an ecosystem is and how we benefit from them, what a biosphere is, and much more.

11) Why do seasons change?

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Stewart, Melissa

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An examination of the phenomena and scientific principles behind the changing of the seasons.

12) Why is the sky blue?

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An examination of the phenomena and scientific principles behind why the sky appears blue.

13) How do bats fly in the dark?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on bats and the process of how they use their sensory system to find their way in the dark"--Provided by publisher.

14) How do bees make honey?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on bees and the process of how they make honey"--Provided by publisher.

15) How do chameleons change color?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on chameleons and explains how and why they change color"--Provided by publisher.

16) How do spiders make webs?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on spiders and the process of how they make webs"--Provided by publisher.

17) Why do we see rainbows?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on how the human eye sees color"--Provided by publisher.

18) Why does the moon change shape?

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Stewart, Melissa

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"Provides comprehensive information on the moon and the phases it goes through in a month"--Provided by publisher.

19) How do caterpillars become butterflies?

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"Provides comprehensive information on the process of caterpillars changing into butterflies"--Provided by publisher.

20) How do mountains form?

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Hicks, Terry Allan

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An introduction to the way in which all mountains form and change.