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|  | Trek Science by William Walter, Simon & Schuster Staff
Description not available.The actor who played Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek series visits laboratories around the world to investigate scientific research and technological innovations influenced by the Star Trek universe. AUTHOR: William Walter, Simon & Schuster Staff
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry
A curious armadillo named Sasparillo sets out to discover exactly where on earth he lives. Throughout his travels, he sends postcards describing his adventures and thoughts to his cousin, Brillo, at the Philadelphia Zoo. By the end of the journey, Sasparillo has discovered that he lives in a city, in a state, in a country, on a continent, on a planet, in the solar system, in the universe. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Lynne Cherry
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars by Patrick Moore
In this title the author, a veteran astronomy writer, describes how to use binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binoculars, and then discusses the stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies that await the observer. He charts, season by season, the sky as seen from the northern and southern hemispheres, with detailed maps of all the constellations. In addition, this new edition has been updated and includes a new chapter on how to buy your first telescope. AUTHOR: Patrick Moore
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Dogs Dogs by Elliott Erwitt
A dog-lover's dream title, this collection contains 500 duotone photographs of canines in all sorts of situations. Also included is a captivating essay by P.G. Wodehouse, who was an admirer of Erwitt's and a keen dog-owner himself. AUTHOR: Elliott Erwitt
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Horrible Hair by Gerald Rose
Description not available.Lion tries all sorts of hairstyles when he is invited to a riverboat party, and no matter what his friends say, he is still not happy about the way he looks. AUTHOR: Gerald Rose
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Children of the Stars by Daniel R. Altschuler
This slender but comprehensive primer introduces the everyday reader to the intermingling worlds of astronomy, physics, biology, and other sciences, with the intention of showing how everything, including the human body, was first born inside stars. Richly illustrated, CHILDREN OF THE STARS connects the dots between what we are doing on the planet right now, and what we know about it, all the way back to the Big Bang. AUTHOR: Daniel R. Altschuler
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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