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500 – Pure Science – Note: Trade books which are related
to the history of science are included in this section.


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The
Giraffe who was Afraid of Heights, by David A. Ufer |
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Curr E Ufe |
| In Praise
of Sciences: Curiosity, Understanding, and Progress, by Sander Bais |
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Curr 500
Bai |
| The Bid
Idea Science Book: Incredible Concepts That Show How Science Works in the Real
World, by Matilda Gollon |
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Curr 500
Big |
| 13 Things
That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, by
Michael Brooks |
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Curr 500
Bro |
| What Is Science?, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich |
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Curr 500 Dot |
| Why Does a Ball Bounce?: 101 Questions You Never Thought of
Asking, by Adam Hart-Davis |
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Curr 500 Har |
| Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and
Everything in Between, by Art Sussman |
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Curr 500 Sus |
| S is for Scientists, by Larry Verstraete |
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Curr 500 Ver |
| World Book’s Science Nature Guides, 14 volumes |
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Curr 500 Wor |
| 65 Short Mysteries You Solve with Science, by Eric and Natalie
Yoder |
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Curr 500 Yod |
| The Farthest Shore: A 21st Century Guide to Space, by Joseph N.
Pelton and Angelia P. Buckley |
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Curr 500.5 Far |
| Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life
Mysteries, by the Editors of YES Magazine |
Primary (K-2) Elementary (3-5) |
Curr 501 Sci |
| Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style,
by Randy Olso |
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Curr 501.4 Ols |
| Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day, by Peter J.
Ben |
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Curr 502 Ben |
| How to Be a Scientist: Watch Out! Science Tools and Safety, by
Susan Glass |
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Curr 502.8 Gla |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Astronomy, Space Science,
Mathematics, and Past and Future, Vol. 1 |
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Curr 503 New v.1 |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Earth Sciences, Energy, and
Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2 |
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Curr 503 New v.2 |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Chemistry, Physics, and
Biology, Vol. 3 |
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Curr 503 New v.3 |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Plant Life and Animal Life,
Vol. 4 |
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Curr 503 New v.4 |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Mammals and Human Sciences,
Vol. 5 |
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Curr 503 New v.5 |
| The New Book of Popular Science: Technology, Vol. 6 |
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Curr 503 New v.6 |
| Sports Science, by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone |
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Curr 507 Lev |
| Scientific American: More Simple Science Fair Projects, Grades
3-5, by Salvatore Tocci |
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Curr 507 Toc |
| How to Be a Scientist: Analyze This! Understanding the
Scientific Method, by Susan Glass |
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Curr 507.2 Gla |
| Last-Minute Science Fair Projects: When Your Bunsen's Not
Burning but the Clock's Really Ticking, by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen |
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Curr 507.8 Bar |
| Science on the Loose: Amazing Activities and Science Facts
You'll Never Believe, by Helaine Becker |
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Curr 507.8 Bec |
| We Dare You! Hundreds of Fun Science Bets, Challenges, and
Experiments You Can Do at Home, by Vicki Cobb and Kathy Darling |
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Curr 507.8 Cob |
| Science Project Helper, by Mike Dickinson |
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Curr 507.8 Dic |
| Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes: 30+ Amazing Science
Projects You Can Build for Less than $1, by Curt Gabrielson |
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Curr 507.8 Gab |
| Taking Science to the Extreme!, by Rosanna Hansen and Sherry
Gerstein |
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Curr 507.8 Han |
| What's the Plan? Designing Your Experiment, by Natalie Hyde |
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Curr 507.8 Hyd |
| Exploratopia, by Pat Murphy and Ellen Macaulay |
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Curr 507.8 Mur |
| Mythbusters: Don't Try This At Home, by Mary Packard |
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Curr 507.8 Pac |
| Big Book of Play and Find Out Science Projects, by Janice
VanCleave |
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Curr 507.8 Van |
| Sunny Days and Starry Nights: Nature activities, by Nancy
Castaldo |
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Curr 508 Cas |
| Threads from the Web of Life: Stories in Natural History, by
Stephen Daubert |
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Curr 508 Dau |
| Practical Naturalist: Explore the Wonders of the Natural World,
by Chris Packham |
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Curr 508 Pra |
| What in the Wild? Mysteries of Nature Concealed...and Revealed,
by David Schwartz and Yael Schy |
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Curr 508 Sch |
| Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of
Discovery, by David Attenborough |
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Curr 508.022 Att |
| Paint a Sun in the Sky, by Claire Llewellyn |
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Curr 508.2 Lle |
| Every Season, by Shelley Rotner and Anne Love Woodhull |
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Curr 508.2 Rot |
| Bayshore Summer: Finding Eden in a Most Unlikely Place, by Pete
Dunne |
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Curr 508.749 Dun |
| The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to
Heisenberg, by Robert P. Crease |
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Curr 509 Cre |
| Science, Technology, and Society: The People Behind the Science,
by Katherine Cullen |
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Curr 509 Cul |
| With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries,
by Dennis Brindell Fradin |
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Curr 509 Fra |
| The STory of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension, by Joy
Hakim |
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Curr 509 Hak |
| 100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time, by Hendall Haven |
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Curr 509 Hav |
| The Illustrated Timeline of Science: A Crash Course in Words and
Pictures, by Sidney Strickland, PhD, with Eliza Strickland |
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Curr 509 Str |
| Robert Hooke: Creative Genius, Scientist, Inventor, by Mary Gow |
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Curr 509.2 Gow |
| Eyewitness: Great Scientists, by Jacqueline Fortey |
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Curr 509.22 For |
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920 - Biography and Geneology
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Darwin Experience: The Story of the Man and His Theory of Evolution, by John Van
Wyhe |
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Curr 921 Van |
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A Dangerous Engine: Benjamin Franklin, from Scientist to Diplomat, by Joan Dash |
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Curr 973.3 Das |
*Science trade books listed are in the Murphy Library CMC collection and are
reviewed in Science Books & Films’
Best List and/or
NSTA’s Outstanding Science Trade Books.
** Each website topic is linked to the AAAS’ NetWatch archive.