Reviews
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V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet by Eugene Gagliano
V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet by Eugene Gagliano Young readers can explore the botanical world by browsing a plant type, feature or characteristic for each letter of the alphabet. Sleeping Bear Press, 2009, 40 p., $17.95. V IS FOR VENUS FLYTRAP: A PLANT ALPHABET BY EUGENE GAGLIANO
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The Lives of Stars by Ken Croswell
The Lives of Stars by Ken Croswell Brilliant images and comprehensive text present the basics of stellar astronomy in an engaging fashion.Boyds Mills Press, 2009, 72 p., $19.95. THE LIVES OF STARS BY KEN CROSWELL
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Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids by Kerrie Logan Hollihan
Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids by Kerrie Logan Hollihan A guide to demonstrations of basic physics accompanies this story of a great scientist and his famous discoveries.Chicago Review Press, 2009, 131 p., $16.95. ISAAC NEWTON AND PHYSICS FOR KIDS BY KERRIE LOGAN HOLLIHAN
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Book Review: Dinosaurs (book series) by Matteo Bacchin and Marco Signore
Review by Janet Raloff.
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Book Review: Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style by Randy Olson
Review by Sid Perkins.
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Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER by Julie Holland
A psychiatrist shares anecdotes from her career treating the mentally ill at the nation’s oldest public hospital. Bantam Books, 2009, 308 p., $25. WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE: NINE YEARS ON THE NIGHT SHIFT AT THE PSYCH ER BY JULIE HOLLAND
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Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History by Judith S. Weis and Carol A. Butler
A biologist and writer team up to describe human impacts on salt marshes. Rutgers Univ., 2009, 254 p., $23.95. SALT MARSHES: A NATURAL AND UNNATURAL HISTORY BY JUDITH S. WEIS AND CAROL A. BUTLER
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Vol. 12
The latest volume of Einstein’s collected works, containing hundreds of letters and transcripts of lectures and interviews. Princeton Univ., 2009, 609 p., $125. THE COLLECTED PAPERS OF ALBERT EINSTEIN, VOL. 12
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Pluto Confidential: An Insider Account of the Ongoing Battles over the Status of Pluto by Laurence A. Marschall and Stephen P. Maran
Two astronomers report on the controversies surrounding Pluto’s planethood or lack thereof. BenBella Books, 2009, 223 p., $14.95. PLUTO CONFIDENTIAL: AN INSIDER ACCOUNT OF THE ONGOING BATTLES OVER THE STATUS OF PLUTO BY LAURENCE A. MARSCHALL AND STEPHEN P. MARAN
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Armadillo Trail: The Northward Journey of the Armadillo by Stephen R. Swinburne
The story of an armadillo and her pups introduces young readers to the mammals. Boyds Mills Press, 2009, 32 p., $16.95. ARMADILLO TRAIL: THE NORTHWARD JOURNEY OF THE ARMADILLO BY STEPHEN R. SWINBURNE
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Book Review: The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities by Nicholas Bakalar
Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.
