Richards, Jon
Summary: Where do the objects in our lives come from? Everything has a source, and that origin might be surprising. Readers will learn about how chemists study the building blocks of our world, and how materials can be changed by applying different chemical and physical reactions. By utilizing colorful pictographs, icons, and graphics, readers will become immersed in the wonderful world of science....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620 RICPloszajski, Anna
Summary: "From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or sculpt stone into all kinds of shapes, or know how it feels to blow up a balloon of glass. Handmade is the story of materials through making and doing....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 620 PLOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620.1 PLOClaybourne, Anna
Summary: "Where does water go when it dries? Why do eggs go solid when you cook them? Why is ice slippery? answers all these intriguing questions about the science of materials, and much more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021