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A world of information / James Brown (illustrations) & Richard Platt (text).
Facts and figures for the curious reader. Covers more than 30 fascinating "general knowledge" topics, including shapes, tides, the solar system, and the periodic table.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763693480
- ISBN: 0763693480
- Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 38 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "All ages"--Page 4 of Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Different types of knots -- Cloud classification -- The solar system -- Anatomy of type -- The human skeleton -- Spelling, Morse, and semaphore alphabets -- Atomic structure -- The golden ratio & the Fibonacci sequence -- Music notation -- The anatomy of a bicycle -- The structure & atmosphere of planet Earth -- Greek alphabet -- Screws & nails -- Impossible shapes -- Time zones & tectonic plates -- The human eye -- Ship's watch schedule & international code of signals -- Flight -- Solstices and equinoxes -- Rivers -- Periodic table of the elements -- Pencils & brushes for the artist and designer -- The phases of the moon -- Organs of the body -- Regular polygons -- The layout of an orchestra -- Neap & spring tides -- Roman numerals -- The Mohs scale of mineral hardness -- International Organization for Standardization paper sizes. |
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| Genre: | Juvenile works. Miscellanea. Nonfiction. Encyclopedias. |
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| Homer Public Library | J 031.02 PLA (Text) | 000131911 | Children's Library -- Nonfiction | Available | - |
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