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Kids Science Literature - Grades 3-12 - Inventors, Microscopes, more - $12,345 (Richfield / Southdale area)
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Nice condition unless noted.
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INVENTORS
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$6 – Young Thomas Edison, by Michael Dooling, hardcover with dust jacket, Holiday House was 16.95. Nicely illustrated picture book biography. Sold at Thomas Edison museum, 0823418685
$3 – Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity, by Robert Cwiklik, publisher Barron’s. Profiles in Science for Young People series. Recommended in homeschool curriculums such as Ambleside and Beautiful Feet Books. (Slight evidence of use.)
$3 – DK Biography: Albert Einstein, A photographic story of a life, by Frieda Wishinsky.
$3 - Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess Brallier. Chapter book with tons of illustrations, reading level marked 3.3 (easily works for grades 3-6+).
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$20
GENERAL
INVENTING
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$5 - Inventors and Inventions Activity Book, by Pat Wesolowski. Homemade style book with comb binding, intended as a supplement to her unit study “Inventions, Inventors and Entrepreneurs.” Worksheets where you match the inventor to the invention or the date, match the vocab word with the definition, take “what am I” type quizzes, etc (about 30 total), all with answer keys.
$3 - I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth and other questions about inventions, by Taylor, Kingfisher Pub. Softcover with some cover bends and such, but pages are good, 1856976912
$4 – Eureka! Great inventions and how they happened, by Richard Platt, sort-of like a DK book. Hardcover, nice condition, 0753455803
$6 – Illustrated Science Encyclopedia: Great Inventions that Shaped the World, 256 pages.
$4 - Mistakes That Worked, 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be, by Charlotte Foltz Jones, 78 pages plus index.
$1 – The Story of Inventions ANSWER KEY, Christian Liberty Press, copyright 1993 but printed 7/07, simple 15-page booklet with about a page each on 14 inventors or eras, don’t have the text it goes with but teachers might use as a guide.
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$15
SPECIFIC
INVENTIONS
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$3 - The JET Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta, a well-known children's author, Scholastic, 0439210194. 26 letter-based pages with photos and info, e.g. H is for Harrier Jet, with info on this British fighter. (Slight corner bend.)
$6 – One Week Off Unit Study on CARS by Julicher, Castle Heights Press, a homeschool company. Never used.
$4 - Inventors and Inventions, Childcraft 1993 Supplement, new condition, colorful cover
$3 – Cameras, hardcover, How It Works series.
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$10
MICROSCOPES
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(1) Fun with your Microscope, by Levine & Johnstone. Sterling Publishing. Lots of experiments to do you’re your microscope. Hardcover, 0806999454. (Small cut square on back and slight corner scrunch but otherwise nice.)
(2) The World of the Microscope, Usborne softcover.
(3) Up Close and Personal, A book about the Microscope, by Shar Levine.
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$10
SCIENCE FAIRS
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(1) A Science Project, by Abeka Book 4th ed., Christian school and homeschool curriculum. Approximately grades 8-12. (Some highlighting and pencil notes.)
(2) Last-Minute Science Fair Projects, by Bardhan-Quallen. Publisher Sterling, 112 pages. About grades 3-8.
(3) Home Scientist, 50 Experiments and Projects with Lab Sheets, by Olson, publisher T.E.A.C.H. Institute. By a Junior High public school teacher.
(4) Quick-but-Great Science Fair Projects, by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone. About grades 3-8.
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ANATOMY /
HUMAN BODY
$25 for all 11
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$5 - The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses, large format hardcover.
$4 – What Happens to a Hamburger? By Showers. Stage 2 Science.
$2 - How Your Body Works, by Hindley & King, Usborne. (MFW uses a different book now, as this is out of print). Has a sort of “tour of the factory” theme; includes a game. 0746023006 (One page was ripped out by a child but can be read.)
$5 – Usborne Internet-Linked First Encyclopedia of the Human Body, 079450695x
$1 – The Young Scientist Book of Medicine, Doctors and Health, by Usborne. (Older but no problems seen.)
$2 – Skeletons, by Lily wood, Scholastic Reader Level 2 (250-750 words), 9780545331487
$2 – Skeletons, Top 50 Questions, by Seymour Simon, Scholastic. Includes a pull-out poster. (Corner bend in back.)
$2 - The Search for the Missing Bones, Magic School Bus chapter book #2
$5 - The Incredible Human Body Flip Charts, new, show contact info . Hardcover with stand and plastic inlays of different sections of the inside body systems.
$2 – Human Body Quizmasters, spiral-bound, half-sized hardcover by DK. Flip the half-pages to match questions and answers.
$2 – DNA is Here to Stay by Balkwill. (Back page has a scissor cut halfway up, but does not affect readability.)
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