Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Puzzling out patterns Puzzling out patterns Rebecca L. Johnson Discusses the mathematical tools and techniques that scientists use to gather, analyze and interpret data. Explains ratios, how to use them to make a scale model, and how to recognize patterns in rat… OL1875595W
The secret language The secret language Rebecca L. Johnson Examines how some animals communicate through the chemicals known as pheromones. OL1875599W
A walk in the deciduous forest A walk in the deciduous forest Rebecca L. Johnson Takes readers on a walk through a forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive. OL1875606W
A walk in the desert A walk in the desert Rebecca L. Johnson Describes the climate, soil, plants, and animals of North American deserts and the ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive. OL1875608W
Braving the frozen frontier Braving the frozen frontier Rebecca L. Johnson Describes the day-to-day experiences of several women who work as scientists, helicopter pilots, snowplow drivers, and doctors in Antarctica. OL1875618W
A walk in the boreal forest A walk in the boreal forest Rebecca L. Johnson Describes the climate, seasons, plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or land zone, which stretches across the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. OL1875628W