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Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After escaping the runaway spaceship, George finds himself on a barren Earth where society is under corporate control, access to technology is restricted, and the uneducated population is swamped with fake news.
3) Invention
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Series
Publisher
Runestone Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
88 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes medical techniques such as brain surgery, splints, taking a pulse, forceps, and sanitation in ancient civilizations including the Stone Age, Egypt, Greece, China, India, and Rome.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After machines take control of Earth, following the extinction of humans, twelve-year-old robot XR 935A confronts its prejudices about humans and begins to reconsider its own existence within robot society after discovering and befriending a twelve-year-old human girl.--
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes many of the innovative inventions that the Egyptians incorporated into their daily life, including ground looms, glass pots, and wooden sledges.
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes many of the innovative discoveries that the ancient Greeks incorporated into their daily lives, including the tools and technology they used to produce their clothes, food, pottery, statues, and temples.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text--vetted by NASA scientists--is a combination of history, science, human drama, and future challenges. Readers learn how fireworks in ancient China developed into the fire arrows used by
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the effects of human activity on the environment and discusses steps that can be taken to reduce our negative impact, including recycling, chemical-free gardening, using renewable energy sources, and conserving water.
Author
Series
Cyberia volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, young Zane uses technology to talk to animals and battles an evil veterinarian who is working on a new device to control animal movement and speech, employing Zane's dog as his first test case.
20) Cyberia
Author
Series
Cyberia volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, a veterinarian is putting computer chips in animals to control them, and those creatures choose young Zane, who understands their speech, to release captives and bring them to a technology-free safety zone.
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