Kuskowski, Alex.
Summary: Offers instructions for carrying out simple experiments at home that demonstrate scientific principles of sight and sound.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Company 2014
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 530.07 KUSRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "What do a trombone, a vuvuzela, and a car honk have in common? They are all horns! This first introduction to instruments in the horn family begins with a simple explanation of what defines a horn. Young readers are then invited on a global exploration of a variety of brass and wind instruments and are encouraged to find horns of their own in the world around them."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD RAJNeff, Todd
Summary: "Tells the story of a laser technology that will have a big impact on society and the brilliant innovators responsible for its development"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3848 NEFCrawford, Susan P.
Summary: The world of 5G, the next generation of telecommunication technology, will be as different from what came before as the world after the advent of electricity. The massive amounts of data we'll be able to stream through fiber-optic connections will enable a degree of virtual presence that will radically transform health care, education, urban administration and services, agriculture, retail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2018
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Summary: "The fabled oasis in the desert mirage is just one example of the strange things that can happen when light hits the air in certain atmospheric conditions. This captivating volume takes a closer look at mirages and similar phenomena, explaining to elementary readers that there is much more to these natural optical illusions than meets -- or doesn't meet -- the eye. Topics covered include...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.56 PENRusick, Jessica
Summary: "Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make cups melt, water bend, and more. Check out all the books in the Super Simple Magic and Illusions series. Soon you'll be mystifying your friends with magic!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 RUSSarcone, Gianni A
Summary: A second collection of optical illusions and puzzles introduces key scientific concepts about perspective and perception that reveal how the mind enables people to experience interesting impressions through static images.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2015
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Summary: Presents a collection of vivid optical illusions, encompassing a wide range of visual tricks and deceptive eye puzzles, from images that appear to move to perplexing distortions and hidden objects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2012
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Summary: "Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make cards levitate, coins multiply, and more. Check out all the books in the Super Simple Magic and Illusions series. Soon you'll be mystifying your friends with magic!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 RUSWick, Walter
Summary: Presents a series of optical illusions and explains what is seen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Find Me 152.8 Wick 1998McDonald, Jill (Jill McDonald-Gomez)
Summary: Every young child loves to listen to music, bang on drums, and pound the keys of a piano. Now here's a Hello, World! board book that can teach babies and toddlers all about musical instruments and the sounds they make--with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. -- Publisher website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Rock out with this book of fun facts about xylophones, cymbals, concerts, and more!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DISStille, Darlene R.
Summary: "An introduction to observatories in space with information about their history and use. Includes diagrams, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 522.2 STISummary: "Killer B3 puts you in front, behind and inside the more than 425-pound keyboard often called the beast, the Hammond Organ. The Hammond Organ is like a pipe organ on steroids. You need the dexterity of an octopus to control its two keyboards, 36 drawbars, 25 foot pedals and its host of buttons and switches - all of which make it come alive. While there are many models of Hammond Organs, the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Soul Productions 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KILHawthorn, Philip.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 786.2 HAWJennings, Paul
Summary: An introduction to playing the box-shaped Afro-Peruvian percussion instrument.
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 786 JENBreyer, Stephen G.
Summary: "In this original, far-reaching and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of SCOTUS in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of public and private activity--from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade--obliges the Court to consider and understand circumstances beyond America's borders. At a time when ordinary...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 341.0973 BRESjonger, Rebecca
Summary: From inspiring profiles of key Maker musicians, to learning the components of different musical instruments, readers will discover how music works in harmony with the Maker movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 784.1 SJOBeckerman, Nell Cross
Summary: "Sunrises and lightning storms, rainbows and volcanoes, meteors and fireflies-these beautiful, and sometimes frightening, events that light up the sky might seem like magic. But there is a scientific explanation for each natural phenomenon. Find out the science behind the magic in this beautiful and enlightening nonfiction picture book"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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Summary: Explains the origin of the "Recycled Orchestra," a group of children from Cateura, Paraguay that play instruments from recycled trash and perform concerts all over the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BORSummary: A series of computer-generated 3D picture puzzles that contain images within images.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews and McMeel 1994
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Summary: "Peggy, Rita, and Dot are practicing for the upcoming band concert. But when the school's instruments start to disappear one by one, their big performance is in jeopardy. With the help of some secret codes and the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, with the girls be able to solve the mystery and face the music?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANPaganelli, Sergio.
Summary: A survey of the evolution of the design and decoration of musical instruments over a period of 400 years.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hamlyn 1970