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Title: |
American Indian Contributions to the World: Science and Technology, hardcover ed |
Author: |
Emory Dean Keoke |
Number Of Pages: |
150 |
Subject: |
Children - Non-Fiction, Cultural/Traditional Lifestyle, Environment, Reference, Science, Traditional Knowledge |
Grade Level: |
Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight |
Publication Date: |
2005 |
ISBN: |
0-8160-5397-9 |
Publisher: |
Facts On File |
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Book Description |
| American Indian Contributions to the World: Science and Technology is an important new release from Facts on File. This new series presents much of the same material found in their popular Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World rewritten for elementary level readers. The Science and Technology volume presents a 150-page, illustrated text about the ways First Nations and Native Americans invented ways of dealing with their varied environments. Organized by broad chapter topics, the book covers: tools and inventions; sound and light; mining for metals and metalworking; chemistry; math, geometry, and astronomy; civil engineering; writing; and ecology. The reference book contains 72 photographs, 17 maps, an index, bibliography, and listing of Nations. The reference covers inventions of the past as well as information about contemporary people and the way they are entering careers involved in science and engineering. |
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