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Read Along With Mobius Science Center

Our friends at Mobius Science Center asked us to recommend some books to help you explore the exhibits.


13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar SystemAguilar, David
13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System
National Geographic Kids teams up with astronomer David Aguilar to explain, in eye-popping photorealistic computer-generated illustrations, recent changes in our view of the solar system.
523.2 Aguilar

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Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the SeasBang, Molly
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
We know there are green plants on earth, but what about in the ocean? Learn how ocean creatures, from the tiniest plankton to great big whales, rely on phytoplankton and the process of photosynthesis.
571.455 Bang

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Geology of the Pacific Northwest Brown, Cynthia Light
Geology of the Pacific Northwest
The fascinating topography of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Northern California and Western Montana is the result of some pretty impressive geological phenomena, including volcanoes, earthquakes and more. Includes experiments.
557.95 Brown

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Crazy Concoctions: A Mad Scientist’s Guide to Messy MixturesBrown, Jordan D.
Crazy Concoctions: A Mad Scientist’s Guide to Messy Mixtures
Find out why some combinations fizz, some foam, and others slop by donning your safety goggles and whipping up everything from gases to goo.
540.76 Brown

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Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with PaperDobson, Clive
Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper
How does wind create power? Learn how, while experimenting with 20 unique projects that use, adapt and illustrate the power of the wind.
621.31 Dobson

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Human Body FactoryGreen, Dan
Human Body Factory
In this book your eyes make up the surveillance unit and your ears perform wiretap and audio recon. Take a tour of each division of your body’s factory to uncover many weird and wonderful facts in a whole new way.
612 Green

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Animals and MeGreenwood, Marie
Animals and Me
How is your brain similar to that of an octopus? How are your eyes different from a chameleon’s? Find out fascinating facts about your body and the bodies of animals around you.
612 Greenwood

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Make a Splash: A Kid’s Guide to Protecting Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & WetlandsKaye, Cathryn Berger
Make a Splash: A Kid’s Guide to Protecting Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands
This bright, engaging guide looks at water: where it comes from, how important it is to sustaining life, and most importantly, how to protect it.
577.7 Kaye

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Bridges and Tunnels:  Investigate Feats of EngineeringLatham, Donna
Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering
Explore bridges and tunnels by bungee dropping eggs, building geodesic domes with marshmallows, and crafting beam bridges out of Popsicle sticks. You’ll never look at the Monroe Street Bridge the same way again!
624.2 Latham
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The Shocking Truth about EnergyLeedy, Loreen
The Shocking Truth about Energy
Follow along with “Erg”, a lightning bolt as he gives you a whirlwind tour of the different forms of energy, including how they are generated, and the "good news" and "bad news" about each one.
333.79 Leedy

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Come See the Earth Turn:  The Story of León FoucaultMortensen, Lori
Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of León Foucault
Discover the inspiring story of a failing student who turned to science as an adult and definitively proved to one and all that the world turns on its axis.
525.36 Mortens

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Look at that Building!:  a First Book of StructuresRitchie, Scot
Look at that Building!: a First Book of Structures
Learn about building fundamentals from foundations to flooring as five friends research the best way to build a doghouse.
690 Ritchie
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Seymour Simon’s Extreme Earth RecordsSimon, Seymour
Seymour Simon’s Extreme Earth Records
Join veteran children’s science and nature author Seymour Simon in a visual exploration of our planet’s most extreme climates and experience the earth’s wildest weather.
550 Simon

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Zombies and Forces and MotionWeakland, Mark
Zombies and Forces and Motion
Grab this graphic novel for an easy-to-understand explanation of Newton’s Laws of Motion illustrated through encounters with zombies!
531.6 Weakan

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Life As We Know ItWinston, Robert
Life As We Know It
Biology comes alive in this fascinating and approachable book.
570 Winston

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