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1	Space more books like this by Alan Dyer add to wishlist Ideal for young astronomers, this title in the Pathfinders series provides a hands-on approach to learning about the wonders of outer space. With spectacular photography, stimulating text, and interactive features, young readers can travel to the ends of the universe and beyond. Includes a glossary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.88! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Exploring the weather more books like this by Roy A. Gallant, Lowell Hess add to wishlist Defines weather terms, explains what causes weather, and describes how the reader can predict it. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
3	Exploring Mars more books like this by Roy A. Gallant, Lowell Hess add to wishlist Discusses some known facts and speculations about the nearest planet to the earth, including the seasons, temperatures, Lowell's canal theory, and life on Mars. see all copies from $4.95! first editions
4	Our Universe: National Geographic Picture Atlas more books like this by Roy A Gallant, Margaret Sedeen (Editor) add to wishlist With sales of over one million copies, this large-sized picture atlas presents the marvels of space in words, dazzling photographs, and other visuals that will captivate readers of all ages. Features include over 325 color photos, paintings, maps, and diagrams, an illustrated time line of important space events, glossary, and a guide to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| first editions
5	National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Text, photographs, paintings, and maps explore the history of astronomy, the solar system, the universe, and new space discoveries. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Exploring the Sun by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Meteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite Craters more books like this by Roy A Gallant, Seymour Ehrenpreis add to wishlist On the morning of June 30, 1908, a fireball cascaded down the Siberian sky and exploded with 2000 times the force of the nuclear blast that devastated Hiroshima, Japan. Weighing some 100,000 metric tons, the cosmic missile cut into the atmosphere and shattered in a rapid series of bursts, felling trees and incinerating an area of 2150 square miles ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions
8	Sand on the Move: The Story of Dunes more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Discusses the different types of sand dunes, how they form and move, the destruction they can cause, and the animal and plant life they support. see all copies from $1.99!
9	Rainbows, Mirages, and Sundogs: The Sky as a Source of Wonder more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Discusses and explains visual phenomena seen in the sky, primarily interactions of light and atmosphere such as rainbows, mirages, the twinkling of stars, the blue color of the sky, and the Northern Lights. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	The Wonders of Biodiversity more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist This ambitious and accomplished series explores the history of four integral fields in the discipline of science. Each volume takes the reader back in time to witness the formation of modern scientific theories -- from the earliest myths through all the years of experimentation, re-search and discovery that have led scientists to where they are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.46! \| SVS
11	101 Questions and Answers about the Universe more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist An introduction to astronomy using questions actually asked by children at the Southworth Planetarium in Maine. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12	Before the Sun Dies: The Story of Evolution more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Presents the theories, controversies, and latest scientific thinking on how the Solar System, the Earth, and the first biological organisms came to be and how the latter changed and adapted for survival. Includes a glossary of terms. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
13	How Life Began: Creation Versus Evolution more books like this by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist Surveys various myths and scientific hypotheses concerning the origin of the physical universe and of life on the planet Earth. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14	Exploring the moon; a revised edition of the science classic more books like this by Roy A. Gallant, Lowell Hess add to wishlist Covers theories of the birth of the moon, theories about its craters and their formation, other surface features such as seas and mountains, an imagined trip to the moon, and its relationship to earth. see all copies from $2.75! first editions
15	Fires in the Sky: The Birth and Death of Stars more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Discusses the characteristics of stars using the sun as an example, examining the composition of the sun, various theories about its energy production, differences among stars, and the birth and death of stars. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16	A Young Person's Guide to Science: Ideas That Change the World more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Covers a broad spectrum of topics in the physical and life sciences to provide a foundation of basic scientific knowledge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.88! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Beyond Earth: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life more books like this by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist Discusses man's search for life on other worlds from ancient to modern times; explains the chemical-biological processes through which life originates and how it changes through time; and includes excerpts of science fiction tales on extraterrestrial life. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	Man's reach for the stars more books like this by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist Relates man's accomplishments to-date in planet probes and space travel as well as his dreams for future space exploration. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
19	Private Lives of the Stars more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Discusses the major classes of stars and describes how they are created, how they change, and what eventually happens to them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions
20	Geysers more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Discusses various aspects of geysers including their formation, location, anatomy, use by humans, and possible extinction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.94! \| SVS
21	Dance of the Continents more books like this by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist Describes the development of geological theory from the ancient Greek philosophers to the discovery of plate tectonics, which explains the forming of geological structures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.45!
22	Discovering rocks and minerals; a nature and science guide to their collection and identification more books like this by Roy A. Gallant, Christopher J. Schuberth, American Museum of Natural History add to wishlist Describes the formation of rocks and minerals and tells how to find, collect, and identify them. Includes a chapter on locating and collecting fossils and reading topographic and geologic maps. see all copies from $2.00! first editions \| SVS
23	The Peopling of Planet Earth: Human Population Growth Through the Ages more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist Examines the impact of human population growth, discussing the origins of the human species, the rise of cities, migration to the new world, population trends, and the scarcity of natural resources. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	Plates: Restless Earth more books like this by Roy A Gallant add to wishlist No one succeeds better than Roy A. Gallant in providing young readers with engaging explanations of sometimes difficult scientific concepts. In EarthWorks, this author described by School Library Journal as "one of the deans of American science writers for children" takes his readers through time in a marvelous exploration of planet Earth. From ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.16! \| SVS
25	Explorers of the Atom more books like this by Roy A. Gallant add to wishlist Traces the development of the atomic theory and discusses the various uses and misuses of atomic energy. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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