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(c) David Macaulay (c) Robie H. Harris (c) Babette Cole |
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| Built to Last: This new book - inspired by four classic, award-winning books - reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created. Macaulay has revised texts based on new research, created gorgeous new drawings in black and sepia inks, in some cases wholly re-imagined scenes from the books - bringing City, Castle, and Cathedral to life in full-color for the very first time. The resulting illustrations add to the reader's understanding of these various buildings, capturing intriguing new perspectives and a depth of detail in structure and atmosphere. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 9 & up. Built to Last HM2405 $24.99 |
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| New Way Things Work: The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 12 & up. New Way Things Work HM8478 $35.00 |
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| Way We Work: The seven sections within the book take us from the cells that form our foundation to the individual systems they build. Each beautifully illustrated spread details different aspects of our complex structure, explaining the function of each and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way. This one-of-a-kind book can serve as a reference for children, families, teachers, and anyone who has questions about how his or her body works. When readers see how David Macaulay builds a body and explains the way it works, they will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside them. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 9 & up. Way We Work HM3786 $35.00 |
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| It's So Amazing: How does a baby begin? What makes a baby female or male? How is a baby born? How is a baby adopted? Children have lots of questions about reproduction and babies - and about sex and sexuality too. This book provides the fascinating answers - with fun, accurate, comic-book style artwork, and a clear, lively text that reflects an elementary-school child's interest in science and how things work. In a reassuring and age-appropriate way, it addresses topics such as love, sex, gender, families, heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual abuse, and HIV and AIDS - while giving children a healthy understanding of their bodies. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 7 & up. It's So Amazing CW0518 $21.99 |
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| Hair in Funny Places: When a little girl ask her teddy bear about growing up, she gets the WHOLE answer. The true story about growing up is all about Mr. and Mrs. Hormone and the changes they make in everyone's body. Told with lighthearted frankness, this hilarious picture book takes the mystry out of puberty, and the fear out of an often embarrassing subject. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 7 & up. Hair in Funny Places RH5907 $15.99 |
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| City, A Story of Roman Planning and Construction: In his creation of an imaginary ancient Roman city, the author demonstrates that the Romans were successful in the realms of urban planning and construction of their cities for the people who lived within them. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 9 & up. City HM4928 $18.00 |
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| Pyramid: Text and drawings describe the program stages of and purposes for the construction of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and its connected temples, causeway, and mastaba tombs.Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt. Hardcover Illustrated Book. Ages 12 & up. Pyramid HM4077 $20.00 |
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