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Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Young readers can discover the wonders of life with this beautifully illustrated, inspirational, and accessible book. Covering the human body, biodiversity, botany and more, children can take the first step in a lifelong love of the natural world. Big new concepts pop off the page, thanks to vibrant diagrams and an engaging, energetic prose style"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Description
"Over the past four billion years of Earth's history, three organisms-cyanobacteria, plants, and humans--have altered the planet in profound ways by harnessing the availability of five key elements. Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are the most common elements in all forms of life on Earth, and all five circulate between the biotic and abiotic world in biogeochemical cycles. When organisms tap into stores of these elements and change...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Computational thinking is increasingly gaining importance in modern biology, due to the unprecedented scale at which data is nowadays produced. Bridging the cultural gap between the biological and computational sciences, this book serves as an accessible introduction to computational concepts for students in the life sciences. It focuses on teaching algorithmic and logical thinking, rather than just the use of existing bioinformatics tools or programming....
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From reproduction to respiration and from enzymes to ecosystems, every topic is fully illustrated to support the information, make the facts clear, and bring biology to life. For key ideas, "How it works" and "Look closer" boxes explain the theory with the help of simple graphics. And for revision, a handy "Key facts" box provides a summary you can check back on later."--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
"Biology is the study of life, and all the wonderful, squishy, messy parts that living things are made of. And children love messy science, especially hands-on experimentation! Junk Drawer Biology will demonstrate that you don't need high-tech equipment to make learning fun-just what you can find in your recycling bin and around the house. Aspiring doctors can build a model of human lungs with balloons and a soda bottle, and a homemade stethoscope...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works-the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of genes as instructions for building an organism, of proteins as precisely tailored molecular machines, of cells as entities with fixed identities, and more--have been exposed as incomplete, misleading, or wrong. In How Life Works, Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a...
11) Adaptations
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
"Giraffes have long necks. Polar bears have thick fur and large feet. Octopuses change colors. All of these are adaptations. Adaptations help living things survive. Whether it's hiding from predators, the ability to catch prey, or traits that increase reproduction, adaptations are important"--
12) Oceans
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 910L
Language
English
Description
Describes the world's five oceans, their movements, effect on weather, life-forms, and state of pollution.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What defines who we are? For decades, the biological answer has been our genes. In The Master Builder, leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with decades of scientific and popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells. Drawing on new research from his lab and others, Martinez Arias reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and ultimately...
Author
Series
Discovering life's story volume 1
Publisher
MITeen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This first of a four-part MITeen series charts the evolution of life science up to the late 1800s, when the origins of the virus was discovered by a baffled Dutch biologist who found a tiny infectious particle destroying tobacco crops"--
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Johnson argues that learning to see the world afresh, like a child, shifts the way we think about nature: Instead of something distant and abstract, nature becomes real all at once comical, annoying, and beautiful. This shift can add tremendous value to our lives, and it might just be the first step in saving the world ... [C]hapter by chapter, "Unseen City" takes us on a journey that is part nature lesson and part love letter to the world's urban...
