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4) A sunny day
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs describe some things that people see and do on a sunny day.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Our biology is set up to work in partnership with the sun. Little wonder then that humans have long worshipped and revered our nearest star: life itself arose on earth because its relationship with the sun was a special one, and that relationship stillaffects us well into the era of electric lighting, indoor workdays, and vitamin D supplements. Chasing the SunThe fascinating stories, innovative science, and unique perspectives in this book make it...
10) The spinning magnet: the electromagnetic force that created the modern world - and could destroy it
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A prize-winning science journalist narrates the history of electromagnetism and discusses how the earth’s magnetic force field is eroding 10 times faster than previously believed, which will result in pole reversal and seriously dire consequences for modern technology.
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
This colorful book documents the personal altars of mostly Hispanic families in northern New Mexico. The shrine tradition -- one not recognized by the Catholic Church -- began during the Mexican colonial period, when priests had to travel to perform mass and give sacraments.
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Traces the history of suntanning in the United States during the twentieth century, exploring how it became a fad in the 1920s, why researchers began warning people about overexposure in the mid-1940s, how tanning lotions and sunless tanning products became so popular, and what lasting health implications the nation's obsession with being tan may have.
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