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  • What Are Metamorphic Rocks?

    Series series Junior Geologist: Discovering Rocks, Minerals, and Gems
    This fact-filled resource explains metamorphic rocksthe different ways in which they are formed and how they can change into different metamorphic rocks through contact metamorphism and shock metamorphism, for example. Plate tectonics is described, as is the formation of mountains. Gneiss, slate, fulgurite, quartzite, marble, schist, and hornfels are investigated as well as their practical uses. ... Read more

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  • Slavery in America

    Series series The African American Experience: From Slavery to the Presidency
    In this illuminating text, the origins of the slave trade in Africa and the effects of the practice of slavery on the political and economic history of the United States are explored. King Cotton, the slave hierarchy on southern plantations, the relationship of the slaveholders and slaves, the slave codes that regulated the absolute control of slaves, the ensuing slave rebellions, and the ... Read more

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  • Obesity - The Modern Famine: Discover the Underlying Drivers of Weight and Navigate Your Way to Health

    Rethink obesity and create lasting health by harnessing the power of how our bodies work.Americans are living through a modern famine. With obesity on the rise and a cultural ideal of health built around "eat less, exercise more," our bodies are being deprived of nutrients at the cellular level. Slower metabolisms, weight gain, and lack of energy is our bodies' way of responding to the ever ... Read more

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  • The History of Western Dance

    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts
    From soaring ballet leaps to the simple swaying at a high school prom, dance is the wedding of movement to music. It is a means of recreation, of communication--for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. This engaging narrative, with biographical profiles, discusses Western dance as an art form, a folk tradition, and an ... Read more

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  • Vincent van Gogh

    Master of Post-Impressionist Painting

    Series series Britannica Beginner Bios II
    This absorbing biography conveys the same passion and energy with which van Gogh painted his masterworks. From his birth in Zundert, the Netherlands and his work in his uncle's art gallery, to his art studies in The Hague and his first important work The Potato Eaters, readers experience the challenges that van Gogh encountered in his life and work. Most importantly, they are immersed in his ... Read more

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  • The Irish Diaries

    (1994-2003)

    The four volumes of spokesman and strategist Alastair Campbell's diaries were a publishing sensation.As British Prime Minister Tony Blair's right-hand man, former journalist and political analyst Campbell played a critical role in every aspect of New Labour strategy. Charting the course of British government from July 1994 to August 2003, Campbell¹s relentlessly honest, often controversial, ... Read more

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  • The Heart and Blood in Your Body

    Series series Let's Find Out! The Human Body
    This enthralling look at the workings of the cardiovascular system introduces young readers to the human heart and its function. Along with the heart's atria and ventricles, the book explains the circulatory system and how the blood and its pathways operate. Readers get an in-depth look at red and white blood cells, platelets, plasma, blood pressure, blood types and donors, and how the lymphatic ... Read more

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  • Photography

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    Series series Britannica's Practical Guide to the Arts
    Photography is generally considered to have had its birth in 1839, when Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre first revealed his photographic process to the public. Increasingly, cameras have become more automated and electronic over the years. In spite of the increasing sophistication of the equipment, however, the photographer's eye continues to be all-important. Photography remains a unique human act. ... Read more

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    Series series The Britannica Guide to Cell Biology
    Bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoans, animals, and plants consist of one or more cells. DNA controls how the cell reproduces and functions, and determines which traits are inherited from previous generations. In eukaryotes, the DNA is contained within a nucleus. Plants, animals, fungi, and many microorganisms are eukaryotes. Readers discover that in eukaryotic cells, a variety of organelles ... Read more

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  • Dr. Seuss

    Series series Britannica Beginner Bios III
    Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is one of the most highly regarded children’s book authors of all time. In this delightful biography, readers learn how Dr. Seuss created a world of imagination that entertained and educated children through books, rhymes, and hysterical drawings of strange creatures. His Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and The Cat in the Hat are ... Read more

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  • The Civil War

    Series series Early American History
    The bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1861 set off the savage four-year war between the North and the South. The North fought to preserve the Union, whereas the South fought to win recognition as an independent nation. The war was a climax to quarrels between the two sides over the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Readers analyze the background of the war, military leadership and strategic ... Read more

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  • What Is Gravity?

    Series series Let's Find Out! Physical Science
    This stimulating and accessible volume offers readers a fascinating view of a force known as gravity. Readers examine many scientific concepts, including Newton's laws of gravity, mass and gravitational forces, galaxies, satellites, Earth's solar system, centrifugal force, tides, and erosion. Vocabulary boxes provide additional guidance to readers, and the "Compare and Contrast" and "Think About ... Read more

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