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Becoming Bionic and Other Ways Science Is Making Us Super

Take a tour of the science of superpowers and see how science fiction is becoming science fact

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Fly like Shazam? Turn invisible like Violet Parr? Or maybe ...

Lights Day and Night

A charming and captivating introduction to the science of light. Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? A girl and her cat find answers to these questions on a summertime journey ...

Trains

Super Explorers bring you interesting facts and full-colour photos all about big and fast trains.
• Trains can move freight and goods or people across the city or country.
• Early trains were pulled ...

Trash Revolution

Where did all our “stuff” come from? And where does it go when we’re done with it? Kids find out by tracking the life cycles of typical items in a school backpack—water, food, clothing, paper, ...

How?

When Oma arrives to stay with Jake, Lizzie, and their parents, they want to make her visit extra special — so off the family goes to Jake's birthday party, the library, the beach, and many other places! ...

Why?

Everyday childhood activities, such as an excursion to the park, splashing in the bathtub, or fixing a snack in the kitchen, can arouse many questions in young children. Why is the sky blue? Why does ...

Transformed

By (author) Bill Slavin
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

CDs start out as sand. Blackboard chalk comes from tiny sea creatures. The objects all around us -- every single product in the world -- is made from elements found in nature. Discover how nature is transformed ...

Car Smarts

Phil Edmonston, author of the Lemon-Aid guides to car buying, is one of North America’s leading consumer advocates. He and Maureen Sawa, a well-known children’s librarian, have written a book jammed ...