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Gerlach Community Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 595.44 MONTGO 2004
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J 595.44 MON 2004
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J 595.44 MON 2004
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Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

2) How Ben Franklin stole the lightning

Author

Schanzer, Rosalyn

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO FRANKLIN 2003
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J BIO FRANKLIN 2003
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J BIO FRANKLIN 2003
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Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.

3) Louis Pasteur and the founding of microbiology

Author

Ackerman, Jane

Series

Renaissance scientists

Publisher

Morgan Reynolds Pub

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO PASTEUR 2004
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Description

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

4) Isaac Newton: organizing the universe

Author

Boerst, William J

Series

Renaissance scientists

Publisher

Morgan Reynolds Pub

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO NEWTON 2004
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Description

Presents the life and work of the famous seventeenth-century British physicist.

Fact vs. fiction in U.S. history

5) Benjamin Franklin and the discovery of electricity: separating fact from fiction

Author

Peterson, Megan Cooley

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2023]

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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J 537.092 PETERS 2023
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J 537.092 PETERS 2023
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Description

"In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn't discover electricity that day. Myths about Franklin and his experiment have been told for years. Discover what's real and what's fiction through infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text"--