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For more than half a century, Famous First Facts has earned the accolades of reviewers and a place on library reference shelves nationwide. This new edition of the reference classic is updated and expanded with new entries reflecting the latest developmen

Gives the birds, flowers, and trees for all fifty states, as well as notes on famous people born in each state and some important dates in its history.

Get all the facts! First Facts Dinosaurs tells kids everything they want to know about dinosaurs: their names, their sizes, what they ate, and where they lived.

Lift the flaps to explore outer space! Which planet is the hottest? How many astronauts have been to the Moon? Which planet has dust devils? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more in First Facts and Flaps: Super Space! This book introduces children to the planets, the Sun and stars, the Moon, space exploration, and more with flaps to lift, a wheel to turn, and a giant foldout. With colorful illustrations and simple text, this book is perfect for children who are just learning about space.

With its colorful art and engaging text, "Dinosaur More!" is the ideal book for kids who just can't get enough of these popular prehistoric creatures. Written and illustrated by the best-selling team of Henrietta and Paul Stickland, and including fabulous images from London's Natural History Museum, it's the perfect mixture of fact and fun. Each visually appealing spread provides an introduction to a particular species of dino, and includes: - Interesting information about its background- A labeled picture pointing out important physical features- A guide to pronouncing the dinosaur's name- Circled sidebars about its diet and defense - A chart comparing the dinosaur size to that of a human- An icon containing its weight

How did the fact become modernity's most favored unit of knowledge? How did description come to seem separable from theory in the precursors of economics and the social sciences? Mary Poovey explores these questions in A History of the Modern Fact, ranging across an astonishing array of texts and ideas from the publication of the first British manual on double-entry bookkeeping in 1588 to the institutionalization of statistics in the 1830s. She shows how the production of systematic knowledge from descriptions of observed particulars influenced government, how numerical representation became the privileged vehicle for generating useful facts, and how belief—whether figured as credit, credibility, or credulity—remained essential to the production of knowledge. Illuminating the epistemological conditions that have made modern social and economic knowledge possible, A History of the Modern Fact provides important contributions to the history of political thought, economics, science, and philosophy, as well as to literary and cultural criticism.

Lift the flaps to learn how the human body works! Which muscle is the biggest? What happens when you sneeze? Which bone is the smallest? Find out the answers to these questions and more in First Facts and Flaps: My Busy Body. This book is full of flaps to lift, a wheel to turn, and a giant foldout that covers the digestive system, organs, senses, and more. With colorful illustrations and simple text, this book is the perfect introduction to the human body.

In First Facts and Flaps: Brilliant Body preschoolers discover the wonders of the human body through over thirty flaps, a turn-and-learn wheel and a giant fold-out ending. With colourful scenes by Naray Yoon and rhymes to introduce each topic, this fun novelty book encourages young children to learn as they play.All facts are age-appropriate, picture-led and fact-checked by Kristina Routh, a medical doctor and experienced medical writer, editor and consultant.Discover more titles in the First Facts and Flaps series with Amazing Animals, Giant Dinosaurs and Super Space.