Jorge Cham
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Oliver's great big universe volume 1
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English
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"Oliver has a lot going on starting his first year of middle school--new friends, new classes, new everything. But at least there's one thing that still makes sense: science! Determined to be an astrophysicist one day, Oliver explains everything he learns--like how the sun burps, how ghost particles fly through you, the uncanny similarities between Mercury and cafeteria meatballs, and most important, how the Big Bang is basically just like a fart...
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English
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"Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps--huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have team up to explore everything we don't know about the universe. Armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and entertaining and lucid explanations of science, they give us the best answers currently available for questions that are still perplexing...
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English
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Cosmos meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in this new illustrated middle-grade fiction series that blends science with narrative
I know what youâre thinking. What makes an average 11-year-old kid qualified to tell you anything about the universe?
Am I famous scientist? No.
Am I a super-genius at everything? Not really.
I know what youâre thinking. What makes an average 11-year-old kid qualified to tell you anything about the universe?
Am I famous scientist? No.
Am I a super-genius at everything? Not really.
Oliver has a lot going on starting his first year of middle school: new friends, new classes,
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English
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Elinor and her friends solve a "sticky" mystery, in this latest title in the series.
Ari's cool new watch makes a skrrrrtch sound when he opens the strap, and then he can just press it closed again. Neither part of the strap is sticky, so how does it work? Elinor, Ari and Olive decide to investigate, starting with determining what else the material sticks to. While they're searching outside, some spiky seeds get stuck on Ari's sweater. Hmm, they...
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English
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Elinor and her friends become plant detectives in this first Elinor Wonders Why picture book!
When Elinor and Olive check on their class plants before leaving school for the weekend, everything looks good. But when the friends get back on Monday, they discover one of the plants has grown in a zigzag - up, then to the side, then up again. Their teacher said most plants only grow up, toward the sun. So, what happened to this one? Could it have something...
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and your odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here. As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing brings us all together: a need to know. We all wonder, and deep down we all have the same big questions. Why can't I travel back in time? Where did the universe come from? What's inside a black hole? Can I rearrange the particles in my cat and turn...
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Elinor Rabbit and her best friends Ari (a bat) and Olive (an elephant) are playing hide-and-seek in the school yard at recess. No matter where they hide, the Goat twins always seem to find them. The trio are getting discouraged, when suddenly a hopping leaf makes them all jump! But it's not a leaf at all; it's a camouflaged katydid! Intrigued by their discovery, the three friends go in search of more hidden animals. They find that all sorts of animals...
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Ari is determined to build the tallest block tower in the world, even though his towering creations keep toppling over. But falling blocks can't dampen his spirits today -- it's field trip day! And the class is off to see another towering sight: giant sequoia trees. Ms. Mole leads Ari, Elinor, Olive and the rest of the class deep into the sequoia forest to find the tallest trees. When the finally reach the giant sequoias, they are astounded! How...
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Elinor wonders why volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Insect Day is coming up at school and Elinor is excited to work on her homemade butterfly costume. Elinor knows a lot about butterflies - how many wings they have, how many antennae they have - but she can't remember how many legs a butterfly has. She wants her costume to look just like a real butterfly, so she and her dad take a magnifying glass out to the garden to observe some up close. After finding the answers to her questions, Elinor puts the...
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Ms. Mole's birthday is tomorrow and Elinor, Ari and Olive want to do something nice for her. Olive offers to bring in a cupcake -- nothing says happy birthday like a cupcake! But what if it gets squished in her backpack? The friends needs to figure out a way to keep the cupcake safe. Luckily, an evenful walk home from school provides some inspiration. First they watch as a stray ball from the playground lands on a turtle and bounces right off its...
