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Energy from the Nucleus of an Atom
Can something as tiny as the atom produce most of the energy the world needs? Can something that has taken thousands of lives be harnessed into a safe source of energy? How, indeed, is nuclear energy produced? Find out the earliest and the latest on nuclear energy.
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FUTURE POWER - GREEN GADGET GUIDE
Scientists have been exploring, designing, and discovering how the sun, water, wind, and even the 'no-good' stinky trash can run our cars, light up our homes, and quench our thirst. These technologies are clean, earth-friendly and free! Find out how you too can be earth’s best friend!
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SOS: In Extreme Danger
One type of living being disappears from the face of this earth every twenty minutes! SOS: In Extreme Danger reveals the most critically endangered plants and animals in the world as well as places and cultures in danger due to climate change.
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Mission: CONSERVATION
Life on the earth is disappearing fast. Humans are destroying the planet and all living and non-living things on it. Find out how nature keeps us alive and how we can take care of it. Protect the earth and show how much you care!
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Reduce Reuse Recycle
We toss out paper, chemicals, garden waste, and plastic without thinking about where they goes and what that does to our environment.
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Know Climate Change
The red alert has been sounded! Our planet's climate is changing, and for the worse. Know Climate Change tells you why it is important to know about climate change and how we can prevent it.
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101 Q and A on Climate Change
The earth is getting hotter with every passing year and you have probably been wondering why. 101 Q and A on Climate Change gets you the answers to some of the less frequently asked questions on climate change so you can help save the earth!
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Endangered: Life in the Plant Kingdom
Today, one out of every eight plants in the world faces the risk of extinction, with the United States leading the world with the most number of species identified as threatened with extinction.
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101 Facts: Amazing Creatures
Do you know that the olm salamander can go without earning for ten years! And that the cuttlefish, which changes its colour to blend in with its surroundings, is colour blind! This book is full of amazing facts on earth's wonderful creatures, many of them endangered.
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101 Facts: Natural World
This series is full of fascinating facts about the amazing flora and fauna all around us, the phenomena of climate change and how it affects us, and the ways–big and small-by which we can protect the earth.
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How things work: the marvel of modern technology
How do we get electricity from atoms? How do energy-saving cars work? How do we get paper from trees? Find out the answers to these questions and more as How things work simplifies technologies and unravels the mystery behind seemingly complicated processes.
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How things happen: the magical mysteries of nature
How do plants make food? How do animals sleep through winter? How do seasons change? Find out the answers to these questions and more as How things happen takes you to nature’s laboratory and brings alive the magic of nature and its processes.
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Space: the great beyond!
Did you know that stars do not twinkle? And, the shiniest star in the sky is not a star at all!! Did you know that if you went to planet Jupiter, you would have nothing to stand on… it does not have any land?! Read about these, and discover many more fascinating facts about outer space!.
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Water: the big splash
Did you know that water goes round and round in an endless cycle—from oceans and rivers to the air and back again? And that water has a whole lot of power that can help us do work? Discover many other interesting facts about water and the ways that you can help save it!.
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Wind: the air in a hurry!
Can you see the wind? No, but you can always feel it, and sometimes hear and smell it too! So, what is the wind? Wind can be our worst enemy but also our best friend? It creates hurricanes, but can also be used to create electricity.
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Sun: the great ball of fire!
The big, bright sun is just another star! Really, it is true! Did you know that its rays are full of packets of energy? And that there are many clever ways in which people around the world are using this energy! Read all about what happens inside the sun and all that it does for us.
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Earth: the blue marvel!
Did you know that Earth is many billion years old, but human beings like you and me only appeared about 35,000 years ago!? Did you know that Earth’s core is as hot as some parts of the sun? Discover many more fascinating things about your very own planet, Earth!.
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What are Landfills, Vermicomposting, Recycling, and More…
Do you know that a chocolate wrapper cannot be recycled? Do you know that a plastic water bottle can lie in a garbage dump for up to five hundred years! Do you know that we can save the earth from becoming a giant dumping ground if we only practiced the three Rs–reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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What are ECOSYSTEMS, Biomes, Ecotones, and more...
Did you know that not all webs are spiders’ homes, and not all pyramids contain mummies? Did you know that all the living beings in the world are linked to one another? Find out how nature’s elements exist in balance, and what happens when this balance is lost.
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A drop in the lake
Enter this spellbinding tale about a brother-sister duo lost in a pine forest. Meet the mysterious but funny old Ba Um, who explains things in rhyme, and whose Viewmaster recreates for them everything from life in Antartica to the habitats of koalas and dolphins to gigantic algal blooms in China.
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Sun magic
'Sun magic' is an interesting story about how a class of students compete to make the 'Best Garden' and how they realize that, more than anything else, the Sun is really important for the plants to grow.
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Saving the gulmohur
Zara and her friends love their treehouse up in the old Gulmohur tree. When they find out that the tree was to be cut down to make space for apartments, they gather all their strength and plan a strategy to save both the tree and the treehouse.
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Flight with birdy
How would you feel if a giant bird came along and started singing to you? Priyam was first shocked and then amazed that Birdy - the Great Indian Hornbill that flew into her garden - not only sang but also knew many things that were going wrong with the world.
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Jhilmil the butterfly
This little story about the sun will warm your heart! Flit with Jhilmil the butterfly, flutter with Minty the Mynah, and scamper with Squeaky the squirrel on their exciting journey to find the Sun.
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The tree party
Three friends - Saira, Rohan, and Naina - were playing hopscotch in the park when it started to rain. They quickly hid under a beautiful frangipani tree. Soon they saw many creatures not only hiding there from the rain but also living inside the tree trunk or under the leaves or hanging from its branches! The children never knew that a tree was so useful to so many animals, birds, and insects!
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Anju and the Stream
A delightful ditty about how Anju, a schoolgirl, tries to find out why her favourite stream is getting dirtier and dirtier.
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