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Science Smart

Gwen Diehn, Terry Krautwurst, Bobbe Needham. Main Street Press, $19.95 (400pp) ISBN 978-1-4027-0514-4

Science Smart: Cool Projects for Exploring the Marvels of the Planet Earth includes 150 hands-on projects and crafts that illustrate scientific principles, including making a solar oven, growing crystals, sand painting, mapmaking and more. Diagrams and color photos accompany the detailed directions. A companion volume, Nature Smart: Awesome Projects to Make with Mother Nature's Help, focuses on the natural world and on using recycled materials.