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"Red Kangaroo doesn't understand why her room always gets so messy! So she seeks out Dr. Chris hoping he can answer her latest question: why is it so hard to keep her room clean? According to Dr. Chris, the answer is as easy as counting! Using Red Kangaroo's messy room, Dr. Chris explains entropy, the laws of thermodynamics, and includes an introduction to statistical physics. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo...
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"Red Kangaroo sees a plane in the sky and wants to fly just as high! Once she's learned about the four forces needed for flight-weight, lift, thrust, and drag-Red Kangaroo earns her wings! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples. Young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many...
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"Red Kangaroo notices a radioactive sign and knows she's supposed to stay away. Anything with radioactivity is bad for you ... right? Dr. Chris surprises Red Kangaroo when he tells her everything in the world is radioactive-even us! Jump into the latest book from the #1 science author for kids and learn all about the physics of radioactivity and radioactive decay. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has for him...
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"Red Kangaroo is playing with her favorite ball-she throws it in the air, it comes back down. She wonders, what makes things move the way they do? Dr. Chris has the answer! In this installment of the Everyday Science Academy series, Dr. Chris teaches Red Kangaroo about Newton's Laws of Motion. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical...
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"Looking through a microscope, Red Kangaroo discovers the world is full of small things her eyes can't see. She asks Dr. Chris, "What's one of the smallest things in the world?" In his lab, Dr. Chris introduces Red Kangaroo to the world of atoms-from protons to electrons to neutrons. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has for him about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples....
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"Ouch! Red Kangaroo just got shocked while trying to open the door. She wants to know why this happens to her-especially in the winter. As always, Dr. Chris has the answers, and this time it's found in the physics of electricity. Dr. Chris teaches Red Kangaroo all about how electricity moves and how electric charges are produced in this installment of the Everyday Science Academy series. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red...
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"Time flies when you're having fun! So why does it go so slowly when you're not? Red Kangaroo wants to know and Dr. Chris has the answers-it's all a matter of special relativity! Dr. Chris teaches Red Kangaroo all about how we can play with time-and how time plays with us-in this installment of the Everyday Science Academy series. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has about what things are made of and how things...
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"Red Kangaroo ate too much junk food and now she has a stomachache! Can she go back in time to fix her mistake? Dr. Chris says, "Yes!" All Red Kangaroo needs to understand are the basics of general relativity. Once she masters them, she has the knowledge she needs to make herself feel better! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has for him about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical...
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