8.625" X 11"; 128 pages per volume; over 2,000 total pages; Full color; Library binding
Consultant(s)
Donald R. Franceschetti
Interest/Age Group
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UP
No. of Volumes
17
Special Features
Over 2,200 illustrations
List Price
US$ 685.64
Discounted Price
US$ 479.95
The essential principles, processes,
and systems taught in the middle school science curriculum find representation
in this much-loved and much-admired comprehensive encyclopedia, now in its third
edition. As it draws the reader’s attention to articles on particular
machines, scientific instruments, famous inventors, and the critical concepts in
earth, space, life, physical, and applied sciences, students will become
acquainted in a friendly and appealing way with the science they must know.
Arrangement
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16 volumes in A-Z format
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Additional index volume
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500 articles, color-coded in 6 subject areas
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Over 2,200 illustrations
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Volume glossaries and indexes
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Further reading and research
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Entries include:
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Brief definition of each topic
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Color-coding in 6 subject areas
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Did You Know? boxes highlight fascinating facts
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Cross-references
Scope
No branch of the science curriculum goes unexamined here,
including closely related subjects in mathematics, environmental studies,
medicine, technology, and scientific biography. From Abrasive to Zoology, there
are subjects here that will appeal to students, whatever their
interests.
Index
Volume 17 includes:
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Comprehensive glossary
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Comprehensive index
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6 subject indexes
Earth, space, and environmental sciences
Life sciences and medicine
Mathematics
Physics and chemistry
Technology
People
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Guide to further study
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Periodic table
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Weights and measures
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Time line of scientific discovery
Benefits
Up-to-date scientific knowledge central to current
assessment requirements is made accessible for students who are growing up with
science.
Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers Booklist, 2006
Growing Up With Science Third Edition
"This must-purchase reference set has more than 500
articles alphabetically arranged and
color-coded..." Book
Links, March
2008
*"As
we read all the bad press about the state of science knowledge among American
students, it is heartening to see such a colorful and useful encyclopedia
available for middle-school readers. ...highly recommended for school and public
libraries." *STARRED
REVIEW Booklist,
April 2006
"...unusually sharp, well-chosen color photographs... a
meaty, relatively easy-to-use
resource..." School Library
Journal, February 2006
