Juvenile Nonfiction

SHAKE UP YOUR SCIENCE FAIRWITH THESE CUTTING-EDGE,ATTENTION-GRABBING PROJECTS!. Want to win first place in the next science fair? 46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius has everything you need to create amazing, sophisticated projects that will wow the judges and keep everyone talking long after the awards are handed out. Using inexpensive, easy-to-find parts and tools, and following standard science fair requirements, these creative new projects test 46 theories from various disciplines, including physics, astronomy, energy, environmental science, and economics. Each project begins with an intriguing hypothesis that leaves plenty of room for you to add your own tweaks, making the project entirely different and new-the only limit is your imagination! 46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius: Features instructions and plans for 46 inventive, winning projects, complete with 100 how-to illustrations; Shows you how to assemble, design, and build devices to test the hypotheses offered for each project; Leaves room for you to customize your project and create several variations, so the experiment is entirely your own!; Removes the frustration-factor-all the parts you need are listed, along with sources. Regardless of your skill level, 46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with all the parts lists and tools you need to test the hypotheses and complete projects with ease, such as: Water, Water, Everywhere-the effect of salt water flooding a lawn; “Vlip!”-dogs respond to sounds, not the meaning of words; Web Crawler-the effectiveness of Internet search engines; M&M Ring around the World-the validity of sample size; “Commercial” TV-comparison of programming to advertising content; Sounds fishy-do goldfish have a water temperature preference?; Split and Dip-strategy for making money in the stock market; High-Tech Times-the willingness of people of different ages to adapt to new technology; Not Just Lemonade-is adding lemon more...

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Lily has settled into life in Connecticut after her parent's divorce but it's been harder on her eight-year-old brother Michael. After their mother remarries, her brother chooses to go live with his father in Washington, D.C., until the day he calls home from the Baltimore-Washington Airport where his father has abandoned him. more...

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A Mathematical Jamboree contains 114 puzzles and activities to challenge people of all ages. more...

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Following the excitement of nationals in "Brunettes Strike Back," the star of "I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader" is back and just as entertaining as ever. more...

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World War I was a bloodletting so vast and unprecedented that for a generation it was known simply as the Great War. Casualty lists reached unimagined proportions as the same ground -- places like Ypres and the Somme -- was fought over again and again. Other major bloody battles remain vivid in memory to this day: Gallipoli and the Battle of Jutland are but two examples. Europe was at war with itself, and the effect on Western civilization was profound, its repercussions felt even today. World War I saw the introduction of modern technology into the military arena: The tank, airplane, machine gun, submarine, and -- most lethal of all -- poison gas, all received their first widespread use. Professor Stokesbury analyzes these technological innovations and the war's complex military campaigns in lucid detail. At the same time he discusses the great political events that unfolded during the war, such as the Russian Revolution and the end of the Hapsburg dynasty, putting the social and political side of the war into the context of modern European history. A Short History of World War I is the first history of this war to be written in twenty years. It incorporates recent research and current thinking about the war in a highly readable and lively style. more...

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