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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
ISBN: 9780316515269 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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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75,98 |
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Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
ISBN: 9780374470272 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "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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37,97 |
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Snowflake Bentley: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids
ISBN: 9780395861622 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied." -- Wilson Bentley (1865-1931) From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful. His story is gracefully told...
"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied." -- Wilson Bentley (1865-1...
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72,18 |
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
ISBN: 9780448424965 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Full of the details kids want to know, the true story of scientist Albert Einstein is told in a fun, engaging way. Illustrations.
Full of the details kids want to know, the true story of scientist Albert Einstein is told in a fun, engaging way. Illustrations.
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26,57 |
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Who Was Amelia Earhart?
ISBN: 9780448428567 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Profiling the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, this age-appropriate biography explores Earhart's early years as an aviation pioneer and her mysterious disappearance in 1937. Illustrations.
Profiling the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, this age-appropriate biography explores Earhart's early years as an aviation ...
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26,57 |
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Who Was Charles Darwin?
ISBN: 9780448437644 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would change people's understanding of the natural world. About 100 illustrations and a clear, exciting text will make Darwin and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young reader.
As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so st...
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26,57 |
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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
ISBN: 9780448437651 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The el...
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26,57 |
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Sally Ride: Shooting for the Stars
ISBN: 9780449903940 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sally Ride
Shooting for the Stars Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride took a deep breath and nervously waited as the powerful engines of the Space Shuttle Challenger roared to life. This was the most frightening, yet exciting moment of Sally's life! She was determined to prove that an American woman could perform in space as well as a man. Countdown to History! Sally Ride: Shooting for the Stars profiles the life of America's first woman astronaut to fly in space. Jain Sally's astronaut training as she learns to fly jets, practices sea rescue missions, and floats weightlessly in a... Sally Ride
Shooting for the Stars Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride took a deep breath and nervously waited as the powerful engines of the Space Shuttl... |
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72,22 |
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African American Healers
ISBN: 9780471246503 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout American history, determined African Americans have become healers. As doctors, nurses, and scientists, they have made vital contributions to the health of the American people.
The road to attaining the knowledge these healers longed for was a difficult one. But they kept going, despite the obstacles. These healers would not only mend the ills of the sick, but would also found schools, build hospitals, and fight for equal treatment as well as for the rights of their patients. These true and inspiring stories of some of the great African American healers... Throughout American history, determined African Americans have become healers. As doctors, nurses, and scientists, they have made vital contributions ...
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121,63 |
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Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists (Scholastic Reader, Level 4)
ISBN: 9780590480314 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Accessible text describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists: Susan McKinney Steward, the first black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist; Ernest Just, a marine biologist; Percy Julian, a chemist; and Shirley Jackson, a nuclear physicist. Full color.
Accessible text describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists: Susan McKinney Steward, the first black female doctor in ...
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20,09 |
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One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong
ISBN: 9780618152391 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This lyrical introduction to the first person to walk on the surface of the moon traces the life of Neil Armstrong back through his childhood, his years as a airplane pilot, and his historical moon landing in the Apollo 11 moon mission on July 20, 1969. Full-color illustrations.
This lyrical introduction to the first person to walk on the surface of the moon traces the life of Neil Armstrong back through his childhood, his yea...
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37,97 |
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A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
ISBN: 9780671664909 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its...
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30,37 |
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Neil Armstrong: Young Pilot
ISBN: 9780689809958 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series of biographies, longtime favorites of young readers, now add the first new titles in over 20 years. Rich or poor, great American men and women lived out childhoods as vastly different as the adults they became. Here young readers will learn about the early years of the first person to step foot on the moon, a historic feat he described as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
This series of biographies, longtime favorites of young readers, now add the first new titles in over 20 years. Rich or poor, great American men and w...
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34,17 |
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Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator
ISBN: 9780689831881 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this Childhood of Famous Americans series book, young readers can explore the world of Earhart, the first female pilot to fly nonstop across the United States. B&W illustrations.
In this Childhood of Famous Americans series book, young readers can explore the world of Earhart, the first female pilot to fly nonstop across the Un...
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30,37 |
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Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System
ISBN: 9780736896412 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tells the story of how Hedy Lamarr and her invention of the secret communication system.
Tells the story of how Hedy Lamarr and her invention of the secret communication system.
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34,17 |
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Maria Mitchell
ISBN: 9780791072493 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These biographies explore the contributions of women to the sciences, detailing the paths that led these women to break gender barriers. A pioneer in both astronomy and women's rights, Mitchell followed a path of self-education to achieve her goal of becoming an astronomer. She went on to become the first woman ever to identify a new comet and the first professor of astronomy at Vassar.
These biographies explore the contributions of women to the sciences, detailing the paths that led these women to break gender barriers. A pioneer in ...
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121,40 |
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Elisabeth Kabler-Ross
ISBN: 9780791080276 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through interviews with the dying and their families, Kubler-Ross revealed the experience of confronting terminal illness. Her work helped sparked the hospice movement, providing a new dimension of care for the terminally ill."
Through interviews with the dying and their families, Kubler-Ross revealed the experience of confronting terminal illness. Her work helped sparked the...
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121,40 |
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Rita Levi Montalcini
ISBN: 9780791080283 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Levi-Montalcini won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Science and Medicine for her groundbreaking work in discovering nerve growth factor.
Levi-Montalcini won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Science and Medicine for her groundbreaking work in discovering nerve growth factor.
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121,40 |
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Galileo: Renaissance Scientist & Astronomer
ISBN: 9780791086285 / Angielski / Twarda / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Italian-born Galileo was the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope.
A mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Italian-born Galileo was the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope.
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131,11 |
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Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astonomer
ISBN: 9780802852649 / Angielski / Miękka / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of the day to become America's first professional woman astronomer. This exciting biography tells the story of Maria Mitchell's life, her amazing achievements, and her faith that saw God's handiwork in the heavens.
"Gormley successfully paints a picture of a world that failed to mold Mitchell to its standards, focusing on the telling details that bring the story to life. Inspiring and incisive." -- "Kirkus Reviews" In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of the d...
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102,59 |
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