Mammoth science : (with a little help from some elephant shrews) / David Macaulay.
Record details
- ISBN: 1465491465
- ISBN: 9781465491466
- ISBN: 9781465491466
- ISBN: 1465491465
- Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. "The big ideas that explain our world, tested by mammoths" -- Cover. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Matter -- Life -- Energy -- Forces -- Earth and space. |
Summary, etc.: | David Macaulay's troupe of curious mammoths lead you through the basics of physics, biology, and chemistry in this unconventional and highly original guide to science. From the interior of an atom to the solar system and beyond, the mammoths seek to understand the science! These intrepid science demonstrators will go to incredible lengths to educate and entertain. They wrestle with magnets to understand their powerful force, make mammoth models of different materials explore what gives them mass, and step into a X-ray machine to reveal the bones beneath their woolly exterior. Observing and recording the mammoth's behaviour is bestselling illustrator David Macaulay, whose How Machines Work won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2016. Renowned for his ability to explain complex ideas with simple genius, Macaulay captures the oddball humour of his subject matter, making Macaulay's Mammoth Science the perfect introduction to scientific principles for the young and the young-at-heart. |
Target Audience Note: | For ages 9+ years. |
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Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Trivia and miscellanea. Illustrated works. |
Available copies
- 8 of 9 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hotchkiss Library - Sharon.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Hotchkiss Library - Sharon | J 500 Mac (Text) | 33660148211875 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |