How many years would it take to count to a million? How big a bowl would you need to hold a million goldfish? This book of colorfully illustrated numerical concepts demystifies big numbers and makes thinking about them fun.
A humorous yet informative look at money--the way it is earned, how it is saved, and the many ways it can be spent. Readers will learn about such financial concepts as earning interest, writing checks, paying income tax, and even financing a mortgage. Illustrated with watercolor and ink drawings.
If your dog were the size of a dinosaur, his dinner would fill your bedroom! If the moon were the size of a marble, earth would fit in your hands! If your submarine sandwich was as big as its name, the pickle would be as big as a life raft! Mighty math-man David Schwartz's amazing examples of relative size, and James Warhola's hilarious, literal ...
From DNA to jet-propelled squid to proof that it's best to prepare dragon tonic using the metric system, David Schwartz's perennial science alphabet book entertains the science-curious and the science-phobic alike. By the time kids get to the end they'll agree - W is for Wow!
Effectively and confidently interpret even the most challenging radiiographic study. "Emergency Radiology: Case Studies" is a one-of-a-kind text specifically designed to help fine-tune your emergency radiographic interpretation and problem-solving abilities. Illustrated with hundreds of high-resolution images, this reference covers the full range ...
In the emergency department, consistent and accurate interpretation of radiographs is vital for the care of the acutely ill or injured patient. Written by emergency physicians for emergency physicians, this new title conveys the information required to interpret routine radiographic studies with the signposts for quick and accurate diagnosis. The ...
Ten creatures wait, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Includes ten gatefolds that readers can lift.
This comprehensive, state of the art overview of pediatric and adult cardiac anesthesia brings together all the latest developments in this rapidly developing field. This text is intended both as a reference and for daily use by practicing and prospective anesthesiologists. Thoroughly updated for its third edition, Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery ...
The authors cut through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts.
This medical textbook on diagnostic imaging for reproductive failure includes full-colour laparoscopy photographs, and covers in-depth ultrasonography, hysterosalpingography, Doppler, transcervical tuboplasty, CT scanning, pelvic MRI, hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. The book opens with an introduciton covering all the current diagnostic and ...
Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the trees and animals that can be found in a forest. Includes a caterpillar, raccoon, yellow warbler, owl, squirrel, a white pine and an oak.
Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of various animals that live in the desert. Includes a coyote, gecko, rattlesnake, mouse, scorpion, and tarantula.
Look Once, Look Again, A Springboards into Science Series, shows young children that the natural world can be appreciated from many points of view, from detailed close-ups to the big picture. This series introduces young readers to nature through a fascinating combination of these views, comparing and providing fascinating details about the ...
This Springboard into Science Series shows young children that every living thing goes through a cycle of development and growth that is unique to its species. Life Cycles introduces young readers to the fascinating series of life changes for plants and animals as familiar as green beans and chickens and as elusive as hummingbirds and jumping ...
Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals and plants that can be found in the forest. Includes a chipmunk, box turtle, fern, bull moose, moth, ermine, and white birch.
Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals that can be found on a farm. Includes a sheep, rooster, mouse, goat, pig, horse, and duckling.
Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of a variety of flowers and some of the birds and insects that need flowers to survive. Includes the sunflower, bleeding heart, daylily, rose, bumblebee, butterfly, and hummingbird.
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