New Releases by David Glover

Provides an introduction to science and includes activities such as building a periscope, designing a cargo boat, making a sound cannon, and launching a rocket.

A collection of simple experiments that answer such questions as How do switches make carnivals fun?, What makes a kite fly?, Can sunlight bounce?, and How are echoes made?

Describes outer space, the solar system and its planets; discusses the science of studying space; includes "quiz corners," "chatterboxes," simple experiments and glossary.

"Hands-on experiments that make science fun"--Cover.

A discussion of gender and language, femininity and feminism, race and femininity in African American writing, manliness and masculinity, the "hero", and homosexuality.

Who holds the record for running the fastest? Or the record for pulling the ugliest face? Who is the most famous person in the world today? In this book, you''ll look at some of the incredible and unusual records that people have made.

Explores the way the human body works, the origins of human beings, and the various ways that humans live and organize themselves socially and culturally.

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Este libro, además de la excepcional calidad de su estilo y contenido ûespecialmente orientado a los niñosû se distingue por las singulares características de su diseño gráfico. Efectivamente, utilizando gran cantidad de imágenes ûincluso en el índiceû, destaca las ideas y conceptos fundamentales con tipografía en negritas para su fácil reconocimiento e incluye diagramas esquemáticos a todo color que sintetizan los hechos y relaciones fundamentales, además de un completo glosario. Por estas notables características, esta obra constituye un medio ideal para familiarizar a los jóvenes lectores con las maravillas del espacio y con los maravillosos encantos de la astronomía. Contiene información acerca del sistema solar, las características de los planetas y estrellas, comenta sobre los diferentes vehículos espaciales creados por el hombre y también habla de los grandes desafíos y tareas de los astronautas.

Introduces the various ways by which people travel including cycles and skates, cars, trucks, emergency vehicles, trains, boats, and helicopters.

Glover''s efforts reveal a writer who was more wide-ranging and politically engaged than his current reputation suggests. An Irish Protestant and nationalist, Stoker nonetheless drew his political inspiration from English liberalism at a time of impending crisis, and the tradition''s contradictions and uncertainties haunt his work. At the heart of Stoker''s writing Glover exposes a preoccupation with those sciences and pseudosciences - from physiognomy and phrenology to eugenics and sexology - that seemed to cast doubt on the liberal faith in progress. He argues that Dracula should be read as a text torn between the stances of the colonizer and colonized, unable to accept or reject the racialized images of backwardness that dogged debates about Irish nationhood.

An illustrated book of projects exploring the mysteries of time and how it is measured.

Looking at wheels and cranks, this is one of of a series which aims to develop children''s knowledge of the basic principles of design and technology. Each book introduces a particular principle and explores how it is used in different gadgets and machines.

Introduces the principles of springs as simple machines, using examples from everyday life. Suggested level: primary.

The New Reading 360 series is designed to provide a solid literary foundation for infants and build on previous literacy knowledge for juniors. Little books reinforce and consolidate the vocabulary found in the readers. They can be used within the classroom or as a home-school reading project.

Uses activities and projects to introduce how electricity and magnets work at home and in the everyday world.

Introduces young readers to the world of sound, from a sonic boom to the faintest of echoes.

Discover what makes machines work, from a popcorn dispenser to a marble-operated clock.

-- A unique blend of imaginative activities, experiments, and science facts helps develop scientific thought.-- This mix of hobby and science teaches kids to observe, collate information, and reach conclusions.-- Teaches scientific principles through the hands-on process of making science work.-- An invaluable science series for school and home. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Investigates the properties of air and water through experiments.

Examines the composition and strength of materials, both solid and liquid, and features experiments, including chemical reactions.

Uses activities and experiments to introduce the properties of light and sound.