Weird Science: Military

From the Set How the Heck Does That Work?!

The military can be weird. Did you know they train dolphins? Or that sometimes instead of guns, the military uses chemicals during war? In Weird Science: Military, readers will explore the science behind the military and some of the equipment and strategies used. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Educational sidebars include a science activity, a spotlight biography, fast facts, and an unsolved mystery! A table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, and author biography are included.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 2
Dewey 623
Lexile 480L
ATOS Reading Level 4.0
Guided Reading Level R
Publisher 45th Parallel Press
Series How the Heck Does That Work?!
Language English
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781534187641), Paperback (9781534189041), PDF (9781534190443), ePub (9781534196285), Hosted ebook (9781534191846), Kindle (9781534194748)
Copyright 2022
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7 x 9
Graphics Full-color photographs

Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan

Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan was born in the luckiest of all years, the Year of the Dragon. She’s an author, university professor, curriculum designer, and former elementary school teacher. She was inspired to write this story after doing author visits. Her young audiences wanted to know more about Chinese New Year! She lives in San Diego with one well-trained husband and two very naughty dogs.

  • Introduction
  • MREs
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Submarines
  • Military Dolphins
  • Military Parachuting
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Glossary
  • Learn More
  • Index
Activities for further learning
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Table of contents
Full-color photographs