Books

20+ results found

Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Writing it down	Vicki Cobb	Simple descriptions of paper, pencils, pens, and crayons explain how they work and how they were invented.	OL11315158W
Arts and crafts you can eat	Vicki Cobb	Instructions for creating such artistic cuisine as mosaic salad, cheese intaglio, carved chocolate, pasta mobile, and peach pit ring.	OL15213336W
For your own protection	Vicki Cobb	Describes various photographic methods that can reveal natural phenomena, very small or distant objects, or events that happen too quickly to be discernible to the naked eye.	OL15213347W
Fun & games	Vicki Cobb	Examines in text and special, detailed photographs how popcorn pops, how a ball bounces, how a phonograph needle "reads" the sound on a record, and many other things.	OL15213348W
I Fall Down	Vicki Cobb	Simple experiments introduce the basic concept of gravity and its relationship to weight.	OL15213360W
Keeping clean	Vicki Cobb	Describes how soap and water, toothpaste and toothbrush, and comb and brush were invented and how they keep us clean and healthy.	OL15213366W
The monsters who died	Vicki Cobb	Discusses the methods used by paleontologists to decipher clues found in ancient bones and fossils which provide our only means of learning how dinosaurs lived and then became extinct.	OL15213370W
The secret life of cosmetics	Vicki Cobb	Briefly discusses the history of cosmetics and gives instructions for experiments which show how and why cosmetics such as shampoo, toothpaste, soap, and nail polish work.	OL15213383W
Sneakers meet your feet	Vicki Cobb	Follows the familiar materials of rubber, cotton, nylon and leather through the steps of manufacturing and marketing them as sneakers.	OL15213387W
Supersuits	Vicki Cobb	Describes severe environment conditions that require special clothing for survival--conditions involving freezing cold, fire, underwater work, and thin or non-existent air.	OL15213390W
Truth on trial	Vicki Cobb	A biography of the 16th-century Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who questioned the accepted scientific theories of his time and was tried by the Inquisition for his ideas.	OL15213397W
Why can't you unscramble an egg?	Vicki Cobb	Answers nine questions about matter, such as why does an ice cube float?, how much does air weigh?, how does wood burn? and other concepts about the nature of matter.	OL15213404W
Chemically Active	Vicki Cobb	Gives instructions for performing a variety of experiments, using easily available materials, that illustrate some basic principles of chemistry.	OL15213413W
Don't Try This at Home	Vicki Cobb	Provides instructions for a variety of science activities outside, arranged by such categories as school, parks, and vehicles.	OL55810W
I See Myself (Vicki Cobb Science Play)	Vicki Cobb	Renowned science author Vicki Cobb illuminates the scientific principles of light and reflection in a way that even the youngest kids can understand.	OL55814W
Light action!	Vicki Cobb	Explains what light is and explores the basic principles of optics through experiments.	OL55815W
This Place Is Cold (Imagine Living Here)	Vicki Cobb,Barbara Lavallee	Focuses on the land, animals, plants, and climate of Alaska, presenting it as an example of a place where it is so cold your hair can freeze and break off.	OL55823W
This Place Is Wet (Imagine Living Here)	Vicki Cobb	Focuses on the land, ecology, people, and animals of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, presenting it as an example of a place where there is so much water that some houses need to be built on stilts.	OL55826W
Your Tongue Can Tell	Cynthia C. Lewis,Vicki Cobb	Text and suggested activities explore the sense of taste, how it works, and how it can help us detect which foods are sweet, sour, salty, or spicy.	OL55829W
Bet you can't!	Vicki Cobb	Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text.	OL55830W