Chris Oxlade
1) Volcanoes
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Lists one hundred facts about the world's volcanoes, such as how volcanoes form, how lava flow creates islands, and which were the largest eruptions in the historical record.
2) Olympics
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Surveys the history and traditions of the Olympics, highlighting memorable events from ancient Greece to the present day.
3) Mountains
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Text and photographs introduce readers to mountains, including information about explorers and volcanoes.
5) Bridges
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Describes bridges throughout the world, discussing materials and building technologies, functions and locations of important bridges, and examples of famous bridges in history.
6) Water
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This book looks at water, and examines how we use it, how it gets to our homes, what happens to dirty water, and environmental issues.
9) Soil
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"This book provides a simple and fun introduction to soil, discussing what soil is, how it is made and what we use it for. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing soil can be: from making houses with mud bricks and how crops grow in volcanic soil to how tree roots can break up rock"--From the publisher's web site.
11) Acids and bases
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This book discusses what gives acids and bases their properties, how acids and bases react with each other, and how we use them in our everyday lives.
12) States of matter
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This book describes how elements change from one state to another, how the water cycle works, and how changes of state are used in our everyday lives.
14) Explorers
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Profiles different explorers throughout history and their discoveries around the world, from expeditions in ancient times to new advances in modern exploration. Includes fact boxes, an index, and a glossary.
15) The moon
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Presents facts about the moon, and describes what it would be like to visit there.
17) Metals
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Provides an introduction to metals, including their physical properties, their place in the periodic table, their uses in everyday life, and how they react with other substances. Includes experiments.
19) Mars
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Presents facts about the planet Mars, and discusses what it would be like to take a trip there.
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