Thomson/Gale.Thomson/Gale 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , MI 48331-3536 www.gale.com Thomson's excellent series titles are fine basic picks for discriminating library collections. The Giants of Science series ($24.95 each) expands with two fine biographies: Peggy Parks' Joseph Lister: The Father Of Antiseptics (1410303225) tells of an 1800s British surgeon who made a discovery which revolutionized medicine, producing the antiseptics which changed operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. procedures. George Shea's Rachel Carson Noun 1. Rachel Carson - United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) Carson, Rachel Louise Carson : Founder Of The Environmental Movement (1410305686) tells of Carson's early 1962 introduction of ecology concepts to the average American. Both books provide 64 pages of facts to appeal to grades 4-6. Don Nardo's The Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire, successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire. It was named after Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt (A.D. 330) as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. (1410305864, $23.70) provides grades 2-4 with a basic 48-page primer adding to the 'Life During the Great Civilizations' series. The everyday lives of the Byzantines describes transport, housing, technology and society of the times. Kris Hirschmann's Bugs: Termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is (0737717769, $22.45) provides grades 1-3 with 32 pages covering termite habitats and habits, while Elaine Pascoe's account of Grubs And Other Garden Pests (1410305368, $23.70) enjoys Dwight Kuhn's close-up and colorful photos to enhance the 'Nature Close-Up' series for grades 3-6. All are lovely series picks which stand as well alone as with their companions. |
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