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Everything you need to know, an encyclopedia for inquiring young minds, Deborah Chancellor [and others]

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Everything you need to know

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Deborah Chancellor [and others]

an encyclopedia for inquiring young minds

Explores science-related topics, including dinosaurs, machines, space, and the human body, and features story boxes, glossary words, web links, and interactive activities

Our earth -- Our planet -- Life on Earth -- Beneath the surface -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Mountains and caves -- Rivers and lakes -- Oceans -- Air and wind -- Weather and climate -- Seasons -- Saving our planet -- Now you know! -- Plants -- What are plants? -- Seedless plants -- Fungi -- Seed plants -- Plants with cones -- Flowering plants -- How seeds spread -- Broad-leaved trees -- Rainforest plants -- Water plants -- Desert plants -- Meat-eating plants -- Useful plants -- Unusual plants -- Plants in danger -- Plants at home -- Now you know! -- Animals -- What is an animal? -- Soft bodies, hard shells -- Insects -- Spiders -- Scorpions -- Fish -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds -- What is a mammal? -- Meat-eating mammals -- Plant-eating mammals -- Marsupials -- Bats -- Ocean mammals -- Apes and monkeys -- Animals in danger -- Now you know! -- Dinosaurs -- What are dinosaurs? -- Dinosaur timeline -- Types of dinosaurs -- Finding fossils -- Meat-eating dinosaurs -- Dinosaur weapons -- Fiercest of all -- Plant-eating dinosaurs -- Dinosaur giants -- Self-defense -- Dinosaur babies -- Reptiles of the oceans -- Reptiles of the air -- The first birds -- End of the dinosaurs -- Now you know! -- People and places -- Our world -- North America -- South America -- Europe -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia -- Languages -- Homes -- Clothes -- Food and farming -- Traditions -- Religions -- Arts and music -- Sports -- Now you know! -- People through time -- Prehistory -- First civilizations -- The Egyptians -- The ancient East -- The Greeks -- The Romans -- The Vikings -- The Middle Ages -- Knights and castles -- Explorers -- The Inca -- The Aztecs -- Age of empires -- Age of industry -- Modern world -- Now you know! -- My body -- The human body -- Skin -- Hair -- Nails -- Teeth -- Bones -- Muscles -- The body organs -- Lungs and breathing -- Heart and blood -- Food and digestion -- Senses -- Brain and nerves -- A new life -- Growing older -- Health and fitness -- Fighting disease -- Now you know! -- Science -- What is science? -- Materials -- Solids, liquids, and gases -- Mixing and reacting -- Energy -- Heat and temperature -- Changing states -- Electricity -- Magnets -- Forces -- Floating and sinking -- Gravity and weight -- Light and color -- Sound -- Changing our lives -- Now you know! -- Space -- Our universe -- The sun -- The solar system -- Galaxies -- Rocky planets -- Gas giants -- Earth and moon -- Asteroids and comets -- Life of a star -- Looking into space -- Constellations -- Space travel -- Astronauts -- Space stations -- Satellites and probes -- Now you know! -- Machines -- What is a machine? -- Simple machines -- Bikes and motorcycles -- Cars, buses, and trucks -- Building machines -- Trains -- Ships and boats -- Aircraft -- Machines at work -- Machines in the home -- Hospitals and health -- Now you know!

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Encyclopedia for inquiring young minds