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What Makes Day and Night

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley · 1961

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 seriesNext:The Sun: Our Nearest Star: Let's Read and Find out Science - 2(1962) →

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'Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros's colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth's rotation in clear and simple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the 'sun' further clarifies the principles introduced.' —BL.

Subject
science
Themes
nature
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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