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Taming fire

volcanoes, lightning, cooking, blacksmithing, rockets, and fireworks
1994

A trip to the dentist

1988
Simple questions and answers introduce the procedures, instruments, and routines involved in a visit to the dentist.

This old man--

1974
Ten old men in colorful outfits are featured with the text of this traditional counting song. Each illustration features a die-cut through which the next old man can be seen.

The golden mean

in which the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin & Sabine concludes
1993

Rocks and minerals

1999
Provides a close-up view of various types of rocks and minerals and describes their origins, the effects they have on the landscape, and how they have been used.

Magnification

a pop-up lift-the-flap book
1993
Information about different kinds of magnifying instruments and how they are used accompanies pop-up illustrations and photographs showing how ordinary things appear when magnified.

In the tall, tall grass

1993
Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.

Weather

1981
An introduction to weather and such elements of it as rain, wind, fronts, storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Strange animals of the sea

1987
Text and pop-up illustrations depict sea animals such as the hermit crab, moray eel, and octopus.

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