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  • Destination Moon
    Destination Moon

    In this exciting account of the famous 1969 Moon landing, Seymour Simon tells the story of the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union.

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    GUTS: Revised Edition
    GUTS: Revised Edition

    Do you have the guts to read about your own insides?

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    How to Talk to Your Computer
    How to Talk to Your Computer

    Have you ever wondered how to get a computer to do something? First you need to speak in a way it can understand!

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    Elephants
    Elephants

    From their ancient relatives, woolly mammoths and mastodons, to their amazingly versatile trunks and strong ivory tusks, elephants are some of the most fascinating animals on Earth. 

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  • Sea Creatures
    Sea Creatures

    Ranging from tiny single-celled creatures to the larger-than-life whales, the ocean is filled with life. Dive into the wonderful world under the sea!

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    Exoplanets
    Exoplanets

    There are thousands of exoplanets scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy, and scientists are on a constant quest to find one just like Earth.

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    Horses: Revised Edition
    Horses: Revised Edition

    A horse runs so fast that its feet don’t always touch the ground.

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    Icebergs & Glaciers
    Icebergs & Glaciers

    An in-depth look at how icebergs and glaciers have shaped our rivers, mountains, and earth, as well as the effect climate change is having on them and our planet.

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  • Rocks & Minerals
    Rocks & Minerals

    No matter where you walk, you can find rocks and minerals. They give us clues to what happened millions and millions of years ago in Earth’s history.

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    Water
    Water

    Learn all about the water cycle, the effect on our planet of rising ocean temperatures, how essential clean water is around the world, and more!

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    Seymour Simon’s Colors in Nature
    Seymour Simon’s Colors in Nature

    This striking photo essay book for the youngest readers (and pre-readers) explores colors in nature.

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    Insects
    Insects

    Insects have been around for a very long time; they even existed at the same time as the dinosaurs! Did you know that all bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs?

     

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  • A Shipmate’s Guide to Our Solar System: EARTH’S Moon
    A Shipmate’s Guide to Our Solar System: EARTH’S Moon

    Earth’s Moon—- our closest shipmate in space. Will we ever visit there again?  

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    The Mighty Ants and Other Cases
    The Mighty Ants and Other Cases

    Book #6 in the Einstein Anderson: Science Geek series. Raise some ants, see sound waves in action and find out how to make a compass out of an ordinary watch!

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    Earth Words
    Earth Words

    This newly (2012) updated dictionary defines words and terms commonly used in discussing the environment. 

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    The Hurricane Hoax and Other Cases
    The Hurricane Hoax and Other Cases

    Book #5 in the EINSTEIN ANDERSON: SCIENCE GEEK series Paloma and Einstein use their knowledge about hurricanes and cold blooded animals to solve some tricky cases.

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  • A Voyage to Outer Space and Other Cases
    A Voyage to Outer Space and Other Cases

    Book #4 in the EINSTEIN ANDERSON: SCIENCE GEEK series. Which weighs more? A pound of rocks or a pound of feathers? 

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    The Secret of the Loch Ness Monster and Other Cases
    The Secret of the Loch Ness Monster and Other Cases

    Book #3 in the EINSTEIN ANDERSON: SCIENCE GEEK series. Is the Loch Ness Monster real?!

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    Lightning Never Lies and Other Cases
    Lightning Never Lies and Other Cases

    Book #2 in the Einstein Anderson: Science Geek series! Match wits with Einstein and Paloma as they try to solve cases and try real science experiments like they do!

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    Coral Reefs
    Coral Reefs

    Hiding on the floor of Earth’s tropical oceans are magnificent and colorful coral reefs. (Hardcover, paperback and eBook now available!)

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  • The Impossible Shrinking Machine and Other Cases
    The Impossible Shrinking Machine and Other Cases

    Match wits with Einstein Anderson, Science Geek, as he investigates bewildering brainteasers like "The Case of the Extreme Rollerblades"! 

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    Earth: Our Planet in Space
    Earth: Our Planet in Space

    This intimate and beautiful study of Earth investigates the relationship between our planet, the sun, and the moon.

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    Animals Nobody Loves
    Animals Nobody Loves

    Seymour Simon reveals the truth about nature’s most misunderstood animals and lets the reader decide what to really think about natures grossest, fiercest, and most fascinating survivors. 

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    Seymour Simon’s Extreme Oceans
    Seymour Simon’s Extreme Oceans

    These mind-bending facts and stunning photographs make for an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, underwater expedition!

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  • From Paper Airplanes to Outer Space
    From Paper Airplanes to Outer Space

    Everything you ever wanted to know about Seymour Simon in his autobiography!

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    Seymour Simon SCIENCE DICTIONARY
    Seymour Simon SCIENCE DICTIONARY

    This colossal resource is a must-have for young scientists ages 9 and up. Newly updated and revised with more than 2,100 entries that cover all branches of science from astronomy to zoology.

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    Seymour SImon’s Animal ABCs
    Seymour SImon’s Animal ABCs

    This lovely alphabet book is full of thought-provoking bits of information about each animal and illustrated with eye-popping photographs!

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    A Shipmate’s Guide to Our Solar System: EARTH
    A Shipmate’s Guide to Our Solar System: EARTH

    "Like the passengers on a ship, all the humans, plants and animals of the world are traveling together, shipmates on this huge spaceship we call Earth."

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  • The Secret Clocks
    The Secret Clocks

    Why do some plants blossom only during the day? How do certain birds know when and where to migrate? Seymour Simon explains the workings of human and animal biological clocks.

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    Space Words: A Dictionary
    Space Words: A Dictionary

    From "Apollo" to "Zodiac," this beginner’s dictionary defines words and terms commonly used in discussing outer space. Newly updated in 2012 to reflect the latest discoveries in our exploration of space.

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    More Fun Facts About Pets
    More Fun Facts About Pets

    Is it true that some cats have no fur? Can you really tell a dog by his noseprints? And what kind of animals are also known as hobs, jills and kits?

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    Silly Space Monster Jokes and Riddles
    Silly Space Monster Jokes and Riddles

    Out-of-this-world puns, giggles and guffaws! Seymour Simon writes about one of his favorite topics, space monsters.

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  • Seymour Simon’s Extreme Earth Records
    Seymour Simon’s Extreme Earth Records

    An exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, scientific expedition of Earth’s most amazing records!

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    Ghosts
    Ghosts

    Whether or not you believe in ghosts, you’ll be spellbound by these nine true tales from the spirit world.

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    Poisonous Snakes
    Poisonous Snakes

    Which are the most dangerous snakes, where do they live, what do they eat, and how do they behave?

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    Deadly Ants
    Deadly Ants

    Most ants don’t look dangerous but certain species can be lethal. 

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  • Strange Mysteries
    Strange Mysteries

    Discover nine bizarre-but-true incidents which remain unsolved to this day.

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    Seymour Simon’s Book of Trains
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    They Swim the Seas
    They Swim the Seas

    Turtles that swim more than a thousand miles to lay their eggs and long lines of lobsters walking across the ocean floor?!

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    They Walk the Earth
    They Walk the Earth

    When polar bears migrate, are they moving across the ice, or is the ice moving them? 

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  • Ride the Wind
    Ride the Wind

    The skies are busy highways for birds, bats, insects and even seeds.

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    Uranus
    Uranus

    Which planet has forty-two years of continuous daylight, followed by forty-two years of night? Newly updated edition coming Sept. 1, 2012!

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    Saturn
    Saturn

    Did you know that Saturn’s rings are really billions of chunks of ice, dust and rocks, swirling around the huge gas giant? Newly updated edition coming Sept. 1, 2012!

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    Mercury
    Mercury

    Can you imagine a planet where the difference in temperature between day and night is 1,000 degrees?

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  • Venus
    Venus

    Venus may be our sister planet, but it could not be more different than our Planet Earth! Newly updated edition coming September 1, 2012!

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    Neptune
    Neptune

    When the Voyager 2 spacecraft whizzed past Neptune, we learned more about this mysterious planet than in all the previous years of observation from Earth. Newly updated edition coming Sept. 1, 2012!

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    Let’s Try it Out: In the Water
    Let’s Try it Out: In the Water

    Why do some things float and others sink? Does a small, wide container hold more water than a tall, thin one? 

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    Let’s Try it Out: Towers and Bridges
    Let’s Try it Out: Towers and Bridges

    What keeps trees from falling over? How can skyscrapers stand so tall?

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  • Let’s Try it Out: In the Air
    Let’s Try it Out: In the Air

    How do you know air is around you when you can’t see it?

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    The Smallest Dinosaurs
    The Smallest Dinosaurs

    Not all dinosaurs were giants! This beautifully illustrated book features seven dinosaurs that were only about the size of a dog or even a chicken! 

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    New Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs
    New Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs

    What color were the dinosaurs? Did dinosaurs have families?

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    Common Core: Writing Exciting Nonfiction
    Common Core: Writing Exciting Nonfiction More
  • The Sun
    The Sun

    The sun, the center of the solar system, is so large that 1,300,000 Earths could fit inside.

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    BUTTERFLIES
    BUTTERFLIES

    The monarch butterfly you see fluttering across the grass may be on a thousand-mile journey to another part of the world. 

     

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    Creatures of the Dark: 3D
    Creatures of the Dark: 3D

    A brown bat can catch and eat 600 mosquitos in a single hour, even though it doesn’t see well in the dark.

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    EARTH: OUR PLANET IN SPACE
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  • Silly Dinosaur Riddles
    Silly Dinosaur Riddles

         

    Do you know what a parasaurolophus looks like (or how to pronounce its name)? You will, after reading this book!

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    Silly Zoo Animal Jokes and Riddles
    Silly Zoo Animal Jokes and Riddles

    What did the baby polar bear say to his mother? And what is the best year for a kangaroo? These answers plus many more silly jokes and riddles, in this new, "read to me" eBook! 

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    Fun Facts About Pets
    Fun Facts About Pets

             

    Here’s a Seymour Simon eBook that is a FREE download for Nook ColorTablet and iPad owners.  Read and listen to all kind of amazing and funny facts about puppies, kittens, bunnies and other animal pets.

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    Why Do Puppies Do That?
    Why Do Puppies Do That?

    Answers to 14 top questions about these adorable, lovable pets. A "Read-to-Me" book for the Nook Color. Also available as an iPad app in the iTunes store! 

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  • Why Do Kittens Do That?
    Why Do Kittens Do That?

    Why do kittens twitch their whiskers? And why do they climb everything? Seymour Simon’s new Read and Listen Book™ is now available for the iPad and Nook Color.

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    Animal Fact, Animal Fable
    Animal Fact, Animal Fable

    "The best kind of book, one that entertains while it educates."An unusual and striking picture book that combines fun with scientific fact, beautifully illustrated by Diane deGroat. 

    -Publishers Weekly.    

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    Snakes: 3D
    Snakes: 3D More
    Wild Weather: 3D
    Wild Weather: 3D More
  • Snakes
    Snakes

    Are all snakes dangerous to humans?

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    Sharks:3D
    Sharks:3D

    Sharks are some of the most feared hunters of the sea. A great white shark’s teeth can cut through the side of a steel boat in one bite.

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    Creepy Creatures: 3D
    Creepy Creatures: 3D

    Experience a thrilling 3-D encounter with some creepy creatures! Millions of insects, spiders, and other bugs live in the nooks and crannies of our houses, backyards, and schools.

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    KILLER WHALES
    KILLER WHALES

    Are killer whales dangerous to people?

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  • EARTH
    EARTH

    Why is Earth the wrong name for our planet?

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    BABY ANIMALS
    BABY ANIMALS

    Do you know what names we use for all kinds of baby animals?

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  • ANIMALS NOBODY LOVES
    ANIMALS NOBODY LOVES

    Do you love any of these animals?

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    WILD BABIES
    WILD BABIES

    What do you call a baby kangaroo? 

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  • TORNADOES
    TORNADOES

    What can you do to be safe in a tornado?

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    BONES
    BONES

    Why are bones so strong and light?

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    BIG CATS
    BIG CATS

    What’s the biggest and most dangerous big cat?

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    COMETS, METEORS AND ASTEROIDS
    COMETS, METEORS AND ASTEROIDS

    What makes a comet grow a tail?

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    MUSCLES
    MUSCLES

    What makes you move?

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    MOUNTAINS
    MOUNTAINS

    How do mountains grow and disappear?

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    WILDFIRES
    WILDFIRES

    Can wildfires ever be a good thing?

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    EYES AND EARS
    EYES AND EARS

    Our eyes turn images around upside-down, so how come we don’t see people standing on their heads? 

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    OPTICAL ILLUSION BOOK
    OPTICAL ILLUSION BOOK

    Now you see it, now you don’t!

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    GALAXIES
    GALAXIES More
    DESTINATION JUPITER
    DESTINATION JUPITER

    What happened when a huge comet plowed into Jupiter?

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    DESTINATION MARS
    DESTINATION MARS

    What are the latest discoveries we’ve made about Mars?

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    THE SUN
    THE SUN

    How big and how hot is our sun?

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    ICEBERGS & GLACIERS
    ICEBERGS & GLACIERS

    Why are icebergs more dangerous to ships than they look? 

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    SPACE TRAVELERS
    SPACE TRAVELERS

    What does it take to be a space traveler?

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    PIRÁMIDES y MOMIAS
    PIRÁMIDES y MOMIAS

    ¿Cuántos años tienen las pirámides?

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    PYRAMIDS AND MUMMIES
    PYRAMIDS AND MUMMIES

    How old are the pyramids?

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    KNIGHTS & CASTLES
    KNIGHTS & CASTLES

    How heavy is a knight’s armor?

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    TORMENTOS INCREíBLES
    TORMENTOS INCREíBLES

    ¿Qué tipo de tormenta es la más peligrosa para la gente?

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    SKYSCRAPERS
    SKYSCRAPERS

    What’s the tallest skyscraper in the world?

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    SUPER STORMS
    SUPER STORMS

    Which kind of storm is the most dangerous to people?

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    GIANT SNAKES
    GIANT SNAKES

    Which is the biggest snake in the world?

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    DANGER! VOLCANOES
    DANGER! VOLCANOES

    Can you outrun a river of lava flowing down a volcano slope?

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    BRIDGES
    BRIDGES

    What’s the longest bridge in the world?

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    COOL CARS
    COOL CARS

    Which is the coolest car to drive?

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    PLANET MARS
    PLANET MARS

    Why did people think that aliens came from Mars?

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    LOS PLANETAS ALREDEDOR DEL SOL
    LOS PLANETAS ALREDEDOR DEL SOL

    ¿Qué planeta tiene una tormenta más grande que nuestro planeta?

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    PLANETS AROUND THE SUN
    PLANETS AROUND THE SUN

    Which planet has a storm bigger than our whole planet Earth?

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