Chris McGowan

Abacus is a middle-grade novel that whisks readers along with AP, the 12-year-old protagonist and science geek, who travels through time with Kate, his oh-so-bored 15-year-old sister. Their journeys to Arthurian England, the Wild West, and Ancient Egypt, get them into some very tight spots, but AP uses his broad knowledge of science to help them escape. And stalking them on every trip is a hooded stranger whose attacks show he'll do anything to stop them. Besides being a fast-paced and engaging novel, the story has some additional features including: [ easy to follow instructions at the back of the book for repeating AP's experiments [ separate supplemental reading lists for kids, parents and educators [ extra notes that delve deeper into the historical times and settings.

Abacus

Entertainment in the Cyber Zone is the first comprehensive, consumer-oriented guide to multimedia software. Written with a light touch--and packed with fascinating peeks behind-the-scenes--this book explains multimedia, CD-ROM, and virtual reality in a lively and entertaining way.

Entertainment in the Cyber Zone

What do dinosaurs look like from the inside out? Take a journey with renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan as he examines species from Allosaurus to T. rex! Along with descriptions and depictions of each creature are experiments that readers can do on their own to make sedimentary rock, replicate a fossil, dissect bone structure, and discover how we know about dinosaurs even though they’ve been extinct for millions of years. With Dinosaur Discovery’s accessible and entertaining information and more than twenty-five engaging experiments, aspiring young scientists will be paleontologists in no time!

Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist

Dinosaur Discovery

Ricardo Pessanha

"Revised and updated edition of the 1991 publication (see item #bi 98010688#). Welcome additions are an expanded coverage of axâe music and other musical styles from Bahia, and information on recent Brazilian artists and musical styles"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Chris McGowan

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