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You wouldn't want to live without antibiotics / Rooney, Anne; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

Rooney, Anne	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pOrange Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Many dangerous diseases are carried by bacteria - tiny organisms that can get into the body and multiply inside it. Antibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria. They can be used to cure many diseases that were deadly in the past. This book tells the story of how antibiotics were discovered, and how they have transformed the treatment of disease.
Standard Number	9780531213094 Pb.

Key Words

Lexile 910L ; Antibiotics ; Antibiotics - History

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017975	615.7922/ROO	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018875

You wouldn't want to live without bacteria! / Canavan, Roger; Bergin, Mark (ill.)

2015

Bergin, Mark (ill.)	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pGreen Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Though most of them are too small to be seen with the naked eye, bacteria are everywhere. They appeared on Earth more than 3 billion years before the first dinosaurs. Some bacteria cause deadly diseases, but many of them are helpful to us. They fertilise the soil by breaking down dead material, and they are an essential ingredient in many foods. Bacteria in our own bodies are a vital part of the digestive process.
Standard Number	9780531214060 Pb.

Key Words

Microorganisms ; Bacteria ; UOI - Human body ; Lexile 1060L ; Bacteria - Ecology ; Human body - Microbiology

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017980	561.91/CAN	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018879

You wouldn't want to live without books! / Woolf, Alex; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

Woolf, Alex	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pOchre Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Imagine a world without books. You would have no information about the world outside, except what you could learn from travellers. You would know nothing about the past, except what storytellers could remember. The book is a truly amazing data storage device, yet most of us take it for granted. Find out how it has developed over the centuries, and how it is being reinvented for the future.
Standard Number	9780531213117 Pb.

Key Words

Books - History ; Books ; Lexile 920L ; Publishers and publishing - History

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017976	002/WOO	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018917

You wouldn't want to live without cellphones / Pipe, Jim; Walker, Rory (ill.)

2015

Pipe, Jim	Book
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Publication	Brighton, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pBlue Spine
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Summary/Abstract	We rely on cell phones all the time, whether it's to keep in touch with friends, to play games or to access the internet. As phones become smarter, smaller, cheaper and more powerful, we find it difficult to imagine life without them. But, until about 30 years ago, there were no mobile phones. How on earth did people manage?
Standard Number	9780531213087 Pb.

Key Words

Technology ; Inventions ; Telephone ; Technological innovations - Management ; UOI - Communication ; UOI - Digital Media ;
Technological innovations - Social aspects ; Cell phone systems

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018019	384.53/PIP	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018878

You wouldn't want to live without clean water! / Canavan, Roger; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

Antram, David (ill.)	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pBlue Spine
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Summary/Abstract	We could not live without water. Almost two-thirds of our body weight is water. We rely on it to keep ourselves clean, to keep our bodies nourished, and to get rid of waste. But water can also carry deadly germs and poisons. One of the greatest challenges for scientists and governments today is to make sure that everyone has access to the clean, safe water that they need.
Standard Number	9780531213100 Pb.

Key Words

Water ; UOI - Water ; Water - Pollution ; Lexile NC 1070L

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017977	553.7/CAN	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018886

You wouldn't want to live without dentists! / MacDonald, Fiona; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

MacDonald, Fiona	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pBlue Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Nowadays, going to the dentist is a safe and usually painless experience. But that wasn't always the case. In past centuries, the only cure for a decayed tooth was to yank it out - without anaesthetic, and with only the beating of a drum to numb your senses and drown out your screams. Read on, if you dare - and learn how lucky we are to live in modern times.
Standard Number	9780531214107 Pb.

Key Words

UOI - Jobs ; Dentists ; Dentistry - History

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017972	617.6/Mac	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018874

You wouldn't want to live without electricity! / Graham, Ian; Walker, Rory (ill.)

2015

Graham, Ian	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pPurple Spine
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Summary/Abstract	We depend on electricity in almost everything that we do. It gives us heat, light, transportation and entertainment. Electricity has always existed, but it is only in the last 200 years or so that we have learned how to make use of it. Find out what electricity does for us - and how we managed without it in the past.
Standard Number	9780531213070 Pb.

Key Words

Electricity ; Electricity - History ; UOI - Energy ; Electric power production ; Lexile 920L ; Electronics - History

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017981	537/GRA	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018877

You wouldn't want to live without extreme weather! / Canavan, Roger; Bergin, Mark (ill.)

2015

Bergin, Mark (ill.)	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pGrey Spine
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Summary/Abstract	It's a nuisance when it rains on a picnic. It's a tragedy when a tornado destroys a neighbourhood. But our planet would be very different place if it didn't have extremes of weather. Weather has shaped the world we live in, and humans have learned to live in almost every climate that can be found on Earth.
Standard Number	9780531214084 Pb.

Key Words

Climatology ; Weather ; UOI - Weather ; Lexile 1030L

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017978	551.6/CAN	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018882

You wouldn't want to live without fire! / Woolf, Alex; Bergin, Mark (ill.)

2015

Woolf, Alex	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pOrange Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Imagine a world without fire. There would be no cooked food, no artificial light and no way of keeping warm in a cool climate. Fire can be dangerous, but over thousands of years we have learned to tame it. We use it to make pottery, glass and metals. It enabled us to invent the steam engine, the internal combustion engine and the rocket. Where would we be without it?
Standard Number	9780531214077 Pb.

Key Words

Fire ; UOI - Elements of Nature ; Lexile 870L ; Combustion ; Fire - History

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017973	304.2/WOO	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018876

You wouldn't want to live without insects! / Rooney, Anne; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

Rooney, Anne	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pPurple Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease - if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the other side of the story.
Standard Number	9780531214053 Pb.

Key Words

Insects ; Lexile 940L

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017979	595.7/ROO	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 024619

You wouldn't want to live without sleep! / Pipe, Jim; Bergin, Mark (ill.)

2016

Pipe, Jim	Book
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Publication	Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2016.
Description	34pDark blue spine
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Summary/Abstract	Describes what life would be like without sleep.
Standard Number	9781910706381 Pb.

Key Words

Sleep ; UOI - Human body ; UOI - Personal choices ; Lexile 1080L ; Human physiology ; Sleep deprivation

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022482	613.794/PIP	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 018889

You wouldn't want to live without toilets! / MacDonald, Fiona; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

MacDonald, Fiona	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pGreen Spine
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Summary/Abstract	How would you cope if there were no toilets? Where would you go? How would you keep yourself and your house clean? This book tells the fascinating story of a piece of technology that most of us take for granted. Find out why toilets are so important, how they improved over the years, and how they might develop in the future.
Standard Number	9780531213063 Pb.

Key Words

Lexile 990L ; Sanitation ; Toilets ; Toilets - History

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017983	696.182/MAC	Main	On Shelf	General

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You wouldn't want to live without vaccinations! / Rooney, Anne; Antram, David (ill.)

2015

Rooney, Anne	Book
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Publication	New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
Description	32pOchre Spine
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Summary/Abstract	Looks at the history of vaccination and how it has proved to save millions of people from deadly diseases.
Standard Number	9780531214091 Pb.

Key Words

Vaccination ; Lexile 930L ; Vaccination - History

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017974	614.47/ROO	Main	On Shelf	General