ilość książek w kategorii: 698
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
ISBN: 9780020418207 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics of childhood have been praised by parents, teachers, and libraries. The lively, inspiring, and believable biographies sweep today's young readers right into history. Illustrated throughout.
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics of childhood have been praised by parents, teachers, and libraries. ...
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Albert Einstein: Young Thinker
ISBN: 9780020418603 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) All children know who Albert Einstein grew up to be--but what was he like as a child? The clear text in this book is enhanced by illustrations and paintings, documents and photographs from the Smithsonian and the National Gallery.
All children know who Albert Einstein grew up to be--but what was he like as a child? The clear text in this book is enhanced by illustrations and pai...
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34,15 zł |
Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers
ISBN: 9780020421702 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This lively, inspiring, and believable biography for younger readers looks at the childhood of the two men who pioneered modern aviation. Illustrations.
This lively, inspiring, and believable biography for younger readers looks at the childhood of the two men who pioneered modern aviation. Illustration...
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38,42 zł |
The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets
ISBN: 9780064462013 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised three children and 173 wild pets. On any given day there might be a bat in the refrigerator, an owl in the shower, or a crow at the kitchen table. Jean Craighead George's respect for nature and its many creatures is evident in all of her writing. Here, she offers a personal, firsthand account of the many animals that made their way into her life and her books.
1996 'Pick of the Lists' (ABA) Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised ...
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42,69 zł |
Rachel Carson
ISBN: 9780142410462 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Rachel Carson combined her love of science and writing in her award-winning and controversial book Silent Spring. Revealing the dangers of pesticide use, it brought readers a new awareness of humankind's contamination of the environment and ultimately led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rachel Carson combined her love of science and writing in her award-winning and controversial book Silent Spring. Revealing the dangers of pesticide u...
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64,10 zł |
Black Pioneers of Science and Invention
ISBN: 9780152085667 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history.
Includes a bibliography and an index. A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The a...
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42,69 zł |
Isaac Newton: And the Scientific Revolution
ISBN: 9780195092240 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest intellectual odysseys in the history of science: he began to formulate the law of universal gravitation, developed the calculus, and made revolutionary discoveries about the nature of light. After his return to Cambridge, Newton's genius was quickly recognized and his reputation forever established. This biography also allows us to see...
In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his chi...
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131,55 zł |
Alexander Graham Bell: Making Connections
ISBN: 9780195099089 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of the modern era. But it was his work with the deaf, teaching as well as inventing tools to ease communication, that he considered his life's work. The son of a speech therapist father and hearing impaired mother, his stellar achievements in sound reproduction and aviation give proof that he fit his own definition of an inventor. He said, "An inventor a man who looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve...
Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of...
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131,55 zł |
Marie Curie: And the Science of Radioactivity
ISBN: 9780195120110 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, yet upon her death in 1934, Albert Einstein was moved to say, "Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted." She was a physicist, a wife and mother, and a groundbreaking professional woman. This biography is an inspirational and exciting story...
Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vas...
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70,13 zł |
Nicolaus Copernicus: Making the Earth a Planet
ISBN: 9780195161731 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Born in Poland in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus launched a quiet revolution. No scientist so radically transformed our understanding of our place in the universe as this curious bishop's doctor and church official. In his quest to discover a beautiful and coherent system to describe the motions of the planets, Copernicus placed the sun in the center of the system and made the earth a planet traveling around the sun. Today it is hard to imagine our solar system any other way, but for his time Copernicus's idea was earthshaking. In 1616 the church banned his book Revolutions because it contradicted...
Born in Poland in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus launched a quiet revolution. No scientist so radically transformed our understanding of our place in the u...
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131,55 zł |
Bone Detective: The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France
ISBN: 9780309095501 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Diane France loves bones. Why? Because they talk to her. Every skeleton she meets whispers secrets about the lifea "and deatha "of its owner. Diane France can hear those secrets because shea (TM)s a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? Bones tell Diane about the life and times of famous people in history, from a Russian royal family to American outlaws and war heroes. They speak to her about murders, mass disasters, and fatal accidents. One day shea (TM)s... Diane France loves bones. Why? Because they talk to her. Every skeleton she meets whispers secrets about the lifea "and deatha "of its owner. Diane... |
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86,51 zł |
Gorilla Mountain: The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy Vedder
ISBN: 9780309095518 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Amy Vedder leads a wild life. How many people can say they were once a member of a mountain gorilla family? Amy Vedder is a wildlife biologist, a scientist who studies animals and their behavior. She uses her knowledge to save animals whose lives and habitats are threatened. She once lived in a remote part of central Africa, where she helped rescue Rwanda's mountain gorillas from extinction. Amy did groundbreaking science in a beautiful rain forest environment, but it wasn't always easy. She had to face tough conditions in a country affected by conflict and war. In the process, she met... Amy Vedder leads a wild life. How many people can say they were once a member of a mountain gorilla family? Amy Vedder is a wildlife biologist, a s... |
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86,51 zł |
Space Rocks: The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo
ISBN: 9780309095556 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA, the U.S. space agency, while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Adriana's imagination and can-do attitude have led her to a life of science adventures. Adriana helped find the missing Crater of Doom, a hole blasted out of Earth by a killer space rock 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs died out. Now... Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday.... |
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Robo World: The Story of Robot Designer Cynthia Breazeal
ISBN: 9780309095563 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Cynthia Breazeal is a creature creator. Armed with electronic gadgets, software programs, and her endless imagination, she creates lifelike machines that can respond to the world around them. Cynthia Breazeal is a roboticist, a scientist who designs, builds, and experiments with robots. As a child, she relied on movies to see robots in action. Now robots are part of her daily life at the MIT Media Lab. There, she and her students use their computer science and engineering skills to work on marvels like Leonardo, a robot that interacts with people in ways that seem almost human. Cynthiaa... Cynthia Breazeal is a creature creator. Armed with electronic gadgets, software programs, and her endless imagination, she creates lifelike machine... |
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86,51 zł |
People Person: The Story of Sociologist Marta Tienda
ISBN: 9780309095570 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover fascinating information about people and their behavior. As the daughter of an illegal Mexican immigrant, Marta Tienda understands the pain of growing up poor. When her family had to pick crops to earn money, Marta saw firsthand the tough conditions that migrant workers had to endure. It was an experience she would never forget. Marta vowed to use her creativity, strong spirit, and positive attitude to empower those who are less fortunate. Today... Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover f... |
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Gene Hunter: The Story of Neuropsychologist Nancy Wexler
ISBN: 9780309095587 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Nancy Wexler is a hunter. Her quarry is the gene responsible for a fatal, inherited sickness called Huntington's disease. Nancy's work is a breathtaking race against time not only for others but maybe for herself, as well. Nancy Wexler is the daughter of a Huntington's patient and is at risk for this disease. Finding this gene is a vital step toward preventing or curing Huntington's and thus saving lives. Nancy's work takes her all over the world, specifically to small villages in Venezuela where the mysterious gene affects more people than anywhere else on the globe. Blood samples... Nancy Wexler is a hunter. Her quarry is the gene responsible for a fatal, inherited sickness called Huntington's disease. Nancy's work is a breatht... |
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86,51 zł |
Nature's Machines: The Story of Biomechanist Mimi Koehl
ISBN: 9780309095594 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Mimi Koehl tinkers with machines. Some are so tiny they cana (TM)t be seen by the naked eye, and some disappeared millions of years ago. But Mimi isna (TM)t a mechanic. Shea (TM)s a biomechanist. Mimi Koehl uses engineering and physics to study the designs of living things that fly, swim, drift, and crawl. She loves solving riddles about how creaturesa "from feathered dinosaurs to flying frogsa "live and move. Mimia (TM)s curiosity has led her into all kinds of natural neighborhoods. She has braved turbulent waters to explore how giant green sea anemones survive crashing waves. In Chile,... Mimi Koehl tinkers with machines. Some are so tiny they cana (TM)t be seen by the naked eye, and some disappeared millions of years ago. But Mimi i... |
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86,51 zł |
Marie Curie: A Biography
ISBN: 9780313325298 / Angielski / Twarda / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Marie Curie (1867-1934) was one of the most important woman scientists in history, and she was one of the most influential scientists--man or woman--of the 20th century. Curie postulated that radiation was an atomic property, a discovery that has led to significant scientific developments since. She was also the first person to use the term radioactivity. Her perseverance led to the discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. This combination of creativity and perseverance netted her two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the second in chemistry. This book, however, looks at more... Marie Curie (1867-1934) was one of the most important woman scientists in history, and she was one of the most influential scientists--man or woman... |
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202,02 zł |
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
ISBN: 9780316515269 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Lasky pens this colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference.
Lasky pens this colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accura...
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85,43 zł |
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
ISBN: 9780374470272 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun. Galileo kept careful notes and made beautiful drawings of all that he observed. Through his... "If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who br... |
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38,42 zł |