"Zzzzzzzz! It's a mosquito. Such a tiny insect, but its beating wings make such a BIG sound in the silence. Sound is a sense we often take for granted. Where does sound come from? Why are some sounds loud and some soft? Some high-pitched and some low-pitched? How do humans and animals use sound to communicate? What's the difference between natural and artificial sound? This lyrical picture book explores all of these questions, giving young children...

Lean about the similarities between radar technology and a bat's built-in echolocation system.

In Telegraph, young readers will learn all about telegraph communication from semaphore flags to Morse code to telegrams. Beautiful design, fascinating photographs, and simple text introduce new readers to the famous invention. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Readers will discover the science behind the telephone invention and learn about Alexander Graham Bell in Super Simple Telephone Projects. Then do the science-based telephone projects like making a faraday box or creating sound waves. This book has a timeline, easy-to-follow steps, how-to pictures, and, best of all, it's written for kids!

This title will explain the force of gravity. Readers will learn about Isaac Newton and the falling apple, what gravity is, how it affects their daily lives and the entire universe! This title is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and...

These are the pedals, pressed down to the ground, under the soundboard where bridges are bound fixed to the frame enclosed in the case that lies on the legs with wheels at their base, to pillar and prop my piano. Explore the workings of a grand piano through the eyes of a young musician as she prepares for and performs her first recital to a crowd of friendly faces. Using lyrical text and a cumulative structure to introduce the instrument,...