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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Soap!Would you rather put your grubby clothes in the washing machine, or take them down to the river and beat the dirt out of them? You’re lucky to have the choice! Soaps and detergents are among the great benefits of modern life. They help to keep us c Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00 -
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Satellites!A satellite is a small object traveling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. Since Sputnik-1, about 6,000 more satellites have been launched by 40 Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Robots!Robots are machines that can be programmed to carry out a series of complex actions automatically or under the control of an operator. They come in all shapes and sizes, from mechanical arms and driverless vehicles to walking, talking, artificial peo Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain!Imagine living in a world without pain. You wouldn’t get headaches or stomach aches, and it wouldn’t hurt when you cut yourself or touched something hot. A pain-free world may sound wonderful, but if pain did not exist, our lives would be very da Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Coding!Without coding, all the computers in the world would just be useless boxes of plastic and metal. You could feed information into them, but they wouldn’t know what to do with it. Coding means creating a set of instructions (or algorithms) that tells Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Libraries!For 5,000 years and more, libraries have been gathering and preserving writings of all kinds. They’re keepers of the world’s memory. They’re storehouses of knowledge, and imagination, and fun. Learn about how these places and their collections Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Simple Machines!Simple machines are around us all the time and we use them every day. You might not even think of them as machines. Many are built into complex (compound) machines—but the simple machine is still in there, doing its job. Learn about how simple mach Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gaming!Humans have always loved to play games, from dice games in ancient Iran 5,000 years ago to chess and cards in the Middle Ages. While Victorians loved board games, the first video games appeared over 50 years ago. Today, fanaticism over console games Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Live in Pompeii! (Revised Edition)Get ready . . . as a trusted slave in a quiet Roman town in 79 CE, you’re about to undergo the most terrifying experience of your life. You’ll never forget what it’s like to live in Pompeii. Find out all about the horrible fate of the residents Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra! (Revised Edition)Get ready . . . you’re a princess born into the Egyptian royal family. But it’s not easy living in the palace. From family betrayals to Roman generals, you will discover it’s not easy being Cleopatra! Find out all about the eventful life, great Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
