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|  | Crystal Fire by Dennis McKee, Lillian Hoddeson, Michael Reardon
On December 16, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brittain, jabbed two electrodes into a half-inch-long sliver of geranium. The electrical power that came out of that piece of geranium was 100 times stronger than what went in. In that moment, the transistor was invented and the information age began. This book recounts the story of the transistor and sheds light on the human factors involved in the development of technology. AUTHOR: Dennis McKee, Lillian Hoddeson, Michael Reardon
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Exploring Our World by Karen Hollenbeck
Welcome to Exploring Our World: Neighborhoods and Communities. The literature-based and hands-on activities in this resource will provide your students with lots of opportunities to discover their surroundings. As they learn about the people and places within their communities, they will also build on the concepts of cooperation, living with diversity and change, and making a personal contribution for the common good. - from the Introduction.Grades 1-3. AUTHOR: Karen Hollenbeck
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Earth Inside & Out by Edmond A. Malthez
A museum curator and his team of scientists discuss plate techtonics and the continents, a geological feature that Earth alone in our solar system possesses. AUTHOR: Edmond A. Malthez
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Secret Life of Sharks by A. Peter Klimley
Klimley, a noted marine biologist and the first to free-swim with sharks, recounts his experiences among these underwater predators. THE SECRET LIFE OF SHARKS also provides an examination of their behavior drawn from biologists` firsthand accounts, offering unique insight for anyone interested in these often misunderstood creatures. AUTHOR: A. Peter Klimley
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Squirrel Proofing Your Home & Garden by Rhonda M. Hart
The author of the bestselling Deer Proofing Your Yard & Garden offers practical, effective, and lighthearted advice for keeping these most wily and persistent creatures from raiding birdfeeders, devastating gardens, and invading attics and basements. Armed with this amusing but absolutely effective guide to preventing and controlling squirrel damage, homeowners, gardeners, and bird lovers stand a fighting chance in a human vs. squirrel battle of wills. Readers will outsmart these cunning critters by learning all about the physical and cognitive abilities and behaviors of squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, and other relatives. Hart examines the damage squirrels do and offers humane, effective strategies for every squirrel-related problem. Readers will learn how to design and build squirrel-proof birdfeeders; construct obstructions to keep varmints out of the gardens; and use commercial products to evict squirrels from the attic. Hart also reveals which squirrel deterrents don't work and why. Squirrel Proofing Your Home & Garden concludes with a thorough list of resources for commercial squirrel-proofing products. AUTHOR: Rhonda M. Hart
PUBLISHER: Storey Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Texas Bug Book by Gwen Gage, John Howard Garrett, Malcolm Beck
Honeybees in the flowers, fire ants in the yard, roaches in the kitchen--the good, the bad, and the ugly bugs are all over Texas! And they're here in the Texas Bug Book, your complete guide for identifying and organically controlling all of the most common Texas insects. Drawing on years of practical experience and research, organic gardening experts Malcolm Beck and Howard Garrett give detailed instructions on how to identify, understand the life cycle of, and control or protect Texas insects, mites, snails, slugs, nematodes, and other critters. They also include striking color photos and black-and-white drawings to help you identify each bug. What sets the Texas Bug Book apart from other insect guides is the authors' organic approach to pest control. Beck and Garrett highlight the many useful roles that bugs play in nature and offer proven organic remedies for infestations of pest insects. Most importantly, they explain how to create a balanced, healthy environment in which infestations are much less likely to occur. AUTHOR: Gwen Gage, John Howard Garrett, Malcolm Beck
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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