The Usborne science encyclopedia /Kirsteen Rogers ... [and others] ; designed by Ruth Russell ... [and others] ; digital illustrations by Verinder Bhachu ; digital imagery by Joanne Kirkby. - [American edition.. - London : Usborne Pub. Limited ; 2009. Tulsa, Oklahoma : EDC Publishing, (c)2009. - 448 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm.

'With 1000 recommended websites." Includes web-linked resources and index.

Materials -- Mixtures and compounds -- Energy, forces, and motion -- Earth and space -- Light, sound, and electricity -- Plants and fungi -- Animal world -- Human body -- Science facts and lists.

Contains explanations of more than 2,500 scientific terms, covering materials, mixtures and compounds, energy, forces and motion, Earth and space, light, sound and electricity, plants and fungi, animals, and the human body; and includes listings for 1,000 recommended Web sites.



9780794525279 9781601301949


Science--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Science--Encyclopedias.

Q121 / .U836 2009 Q121