Castle Under Siege! : Simple Machines

Why were castles built and how were they defended? How would an enemy attempt to takeover a castle? Find out in this title filled with facts and charts.

Author: Andrew Solway
ISBN: 9781410919182 (1410919188) • Dewey: 621.8 • Price: $19.75
Ages: 9-12 • Grade Level: 4-7 • Hi-Lo Level: 2 • Guided Reading Level: L
Pages: 32 • Size: 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 • Publisher: Raintree • Copyright: 2006
Subjects: Technology • Features: Captions, Chart/Graph, Experiment/Activity, Fact box/Side bar, Labels, Timeline
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• AR Level: 4.0 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 102685

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Series Contents / Information

Grades
4-7

Raintree Fusion: Physical Science
These books take an exciting new approach to physical science curriculum topics, including materials and their properties, simple machines, energy, forces and motion, electricity, sound and light, and gravity. Raintree Fusion is high-interest nonfiction aligned with curriculum, at a reading level accessible to struggling readers. It uses engaging photographs and illustrations. Background knowledge of subject matter is also incorporated into the text. All vocabulary is defined at point of use. Each title has a clean, clear design that supports readability along with clear, predictable text structures.

ISBN: 9781410928542 (1410928543) • Price: $355.50

Includes the following 18 titles: 10 Experiments Your Teacher Never Told You About : Gravity, A Matter of Survival : Properties of Matter, Castle Under Siege! : Simple Machines, Dive! Dive! Dive! : Buoyancy, Feel the Noise : Sound Energy, Fighter Jet : Atoms and Molecules, Fireworks! : Chemical Reactions, Forensic Investigator : Measurement, Panning for Gold : Mixtures and Solutions, Potato Clocks and Solar Cars : Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy, Roller Coaster! : Motion and Acceleration, Search and Rescue : Heat and Energy Transfer, State of Confusion : Solids, Liquids, and Gases, The Extreme Zone : Forces and Motion, Voyage of a Light Beam : Light Energy, Wackiest Machines Ever! : Forms of Energy, What Color is an Orange? : Light and Color, What's the Attraction? : Magnetism

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