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Great Ideas of Science: Plate Tectonics.(Children's Review)(Book Review)
From:
The Science Teacher
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November 1, 2005| Author:
Smith, Richard
| COPYRIGHT 2005 National Science Teachers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Great Ideas of Science: Plate Tectonics
by Rebecca L. Johnson
$27.93.80 pp. Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN. 2005. ISBN: 0822530562.
Each book in the series Great Ideas of Science poses a key scientific question, develops the historical trail leading to our current understanding, and outlines future research and controversies. These small, hardbound books include well-chosen graphics, sidebars, glossaries, timelines, biographical paragraphs, a...
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