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Explains the structure and function of DNA and discusses current relevant scientific research.
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9780761322573 | Twenty First Century Books, July 1, 2002, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Explains the structure and function of DNA and discusses current relevant scientific research.
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9780761332220 | Twenty First Century Books, November 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Discusses the sources and uses of different types of energy, both natural and man-made, including electrical, magnetic, light, and heat
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9780761332251 | Twenty First Century Books, November 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes
Examines global warming and the greenhouse effect, changes in earth's climate since its formation, the effects of these changes, and whether anything can be done to reverse them.
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9780761322566 | Twenty First Century Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Examines global warming and the greenhouse effect, changes in earth's climate since its formation, the effects of these changes, and whether anything can be done to reverse them.
Explores the universe and all of its elements, including the Milky Way, our solar system, the stars, and other astronomical bodies, and examines why it is important to continue studying the cosmos.
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9780761322559 | Twenty First Century Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Explores the universe and all of its elements, including the Milky Way, our solar system, the stars, and other astronomical bodies, and examines why it is important to continue studying the cosmos.
A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.
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9780761322542 | Twenty First Century Books, July 1, 2002, cover price $26.65 | About this edition: A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.
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9780761330004 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Explains photosynthesis, the process responsible for providing the material and energy for all living things, and discusses such related issues as respiration, the carbon cycle, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect.
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9780761330028 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Explains various components of a food chain and discusses the concepts of food webs, umbrella species, biogeochemical cycles, and more.
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9780822560579 | Twenty First Century Books, October 1, 2007, cover price $31.93 | About this edition: Explains how cells divide and multiply, how humans develop from a single cell to an adult, and how other living things grow.
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9780761330011 | Twenty First Century Books, April 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Discusses the three kinds of symbiosis: mutalism, commensalism, and parasitism and describes examples of these relationships
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9780822567967 | Revised edition (Twenty First Century Books, October 1, 2007), cover price $31.93 | About this edition: Examines the changes in the atmosphere that produce various weather phenomena and how weather patterns over a period of time determine the climates of the Earth's various regions.
9780761332237 | Twenty First Century Books, November 1, 1998, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Examines the changes in the atmosphere that produce various weather phenomena and how weather patterns determine the climates of the Earth's various regions
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9780766024793 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Sickle cell anemia is discussed with regard to causes, detection and treatment, and prevention.
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9780766024830 | Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Examines the symptoms of diabetes, sometimes called the sugar disease.
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9780766024823 | Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Explains the symptoms of asthma, the history of the disease, and the current research being conducted on fast-acting and long-term treatments and cures.
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9780766024816 | Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Describes what tuberculosis is, how it is treated, how it has affected society in the past, and the current measures being used to try to wipe out the disease, and tells about famous people who have had tuberculosis.
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9780766024809 | Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Describes what symptoms the flu and pneumonia have and how they can be treated and discusses the impact these diseases have had on society and what scientists are doing to try to prevent deadly strains of these diseases from developing.
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9780766024847 | Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Describes the symptoms and treatments of sexually transmitted diseases, discusses their incidence among people under the age of twenty-five in the United States, and explains how they can be prevented.
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9780316791205 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A unique glimpse into the fragile and fascinating environment of a tidal pool reveals the many varieties of creatures--from plankton to starfish--that live in this constantly changing community
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9780486445922 | Dover Pubns, October 6, 2005, cover price $6.95
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9780531155646 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2002, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Explains how vaccines are used to help the body fight off disease and infection, how they work, and if they are safe.
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9780531118740 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2002, cover price $25.50 | About this edition: Explains how vaccines are used to help the body fight off disease and infection, how they work, and if they are safe.
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9780613543743 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Explains how vaccines are used to help the body fight off disease and infection, how they work, and if they are safe.
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9780761325123 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Introduces ten unusual breeds of cats and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.
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9780761325147 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Introduces several commonly owned aquarium fish and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.
9780761325147 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Introduces several commonly owned aquarium fish and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.
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9780486428888 | Dover Pubns, August 5, 2003, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Discusses twenty-nine animals and plants that have unusual distinctions such as fastest runner, biggest eater, largest living thing, longest sleeper, keenest sense of smell, and oldest living thing.
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9780761325116 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Describes insects, spiders, and other non-mammals most commonly owned as pets, and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.
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9780761325130 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2003, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Looks at the birds most commonly owned as pets, including canaries, chickens, and pigeons, and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.
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9780486423968 | Dover Pubns, January 14, 2003, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes the process of metamorphosis, the change from larva to adult, in such animals as frogs, butterflies, and honeybees.
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