| Description |
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Science behind |
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Brasch, Nicolas.
Science behind
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Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2011
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| Contents |
Understanding our world through science -- The science behind theme parks, playgrounds and toys -- How do roller-coasters work? -- Why do I move forward when my bumper car is hit from the front? -- Why do I look so silly in fairground mirrors? -- Do heavier people go down slides faster than lighter people? -- Why does moving my legs help me swing higher? -- How can two people of difference weight make a seesaw stay level? -- Why does a spinning top keep turning around? -- How do yoyos come back up? -- Why are bubbles always round? -- How do remote control toys receive their signals? -- Why do super balls bounce so high? -- How do kites stay up? -- How do magnets work? |
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Understanding our world through science -- The science behind theme parks, playgrounds and toys -- How do roller-coasters work? -- Why do I move forward when my bumper car is hit from the front? -- Why do I look so silly in fairground mirrors? -- Do heavier people go down slides faster than lighter people? -- Why does moving my legs help me swing higher? -- How can two people of different weight make a seesaw stay level? -- Why does a spinning top keep turning around? -- How do yoyos come back up? -- Why are bubbles always round? -- How do remote control toys receive their signals? -- Why do super balls bounce so high? -- How do kites stay up? -- How do magnets work? |
| Summary |
Focusing on theme parks, playgrounds and toys, this book presents information via 13 engaging 'question-and-answer' spreads. The pages are highly visual and engaging, to assist understanding of sometimes quite complex concepts and processes. Each question is posed on a double-page spread and maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, annotated photos and illustrations, and timelines are used to answer the questions |
| Analysis |
juvenile Nonfiction |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For primary school age |
| Notes |
The Children's Book Council of Australia : Short-listed book |
| Subject |
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (shortlisted)
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Fairground activities -- Science aspects -- Juvenilem literature
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Physical sciences -- Juvenile literature.
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Physical sciences -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
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Physical sciences.
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Physics -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
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Science -- Juvenile literature.
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Science -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
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Physics.
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Questions and answers.
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| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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| ISBN |
9781420268942 (hbk.) |
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9781420279177 (paperback) |
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