Paul Fleisher taught elementary and middle school students 27 years in the
Richmond, Virginia Public Schools“ Program for the Gifted. He has written
dozens of books for young people and educators, including Brain Food and
Secrets of the Universe. His books The Big Bang and Parasites were both
named Best Science Trade Books by the National Science Teachers
Association.
In 1988 Paul received the Virginia Education Association“s Award for Peace
and International Relations; in 1999 he was honored with the Thomas
Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science
Education. Since retiring in 2005, Paul has served on the staff of the
Richmond Peace Education Center. More details are available at
www.paulfleisher.com.
28 Ebooks von Paul Fleisher
Genevieve Siegel-Hawley & Paul Fleisher: A Friend in Need is a Man’s Best Dog
A Friend in Need is a Man’s Best Dog is a collection of humor, essays and verse, both published and previously unpublished. The book includes satire and parodies, as well as essays on …
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€9.49
Paul Fleisher: Venus
This book describes Venus, the second planet from the Sun. The text discusses Venus‘ distinguishing characteristics, its position in the solar system, its composition and atmospheric conditions, its …
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€50.02
Paul Fleisher: Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models
How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions?Weather forecasting is a tricky science. Forecasters …
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€55.03
Paul Fleisher: Vapor, Rain, and Snow
How does a cloud form? When is the best time to see a rainbow in the sky? Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer? The answers to these questions all involve water. So do the reasons why we have rain …
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€54.97
Paul Fleisher: Liquids and Gases
Do you know why a 10-ton boat floats but a tiny pebble sinks? Or why a hot air balloon will rise, but when you inflate a balloon it drops to the ground? From Archimedes and Boyle to Pascal and …
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€48.29
Paul Fleisher: Matter and Energy
Have you ever seen a magician make something disappear and question if anything could really just vanish? Do you know why the periodic table is set up the way it is? From Lavoisier and Joule to …
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€48.30
Paul Fleisher: Objects in Motion
Have you ever wondered why things drop to the ground instead of float or fly? Or how a heavy satellite can orbit Earth without crashing into it? From Copernicus and Kepler to Galileo and Newton, the …
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€48.22
Paul Fleisher: Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
Do you ever wonder why it seems like you are not moving even though you are standing on a planet that moves through space? How does matter turn into energy? From Lavoisier to Einstein, Planck, and …
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€48.22
Paul Fleisher: Waves
Did you know that both electricity and light move in waves, like water does? What does electricity have to do with magnets? From Benjamin Franklin and Charles de Coulomb to Georg Ohm and James Joule, …
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€48.28
Paul Fleisher: The Big Bang (Revised Edition)
Where did our universe come from? People have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. The twentieth century brough new discoveries in physics and astronomy that led scientists to …
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€39.20
Paul Fleisher: Evolution, 2nd Edition
Outraged people claimed that Darwin’s theory had made humans the relatives of monkeys. Scientists were sure that species changed over time, but no one could explain how. In the 1800s, Charles …
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€60.04
Paul Fleisher: Desert Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the …
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€8.74
Paul Fleisher: Forest Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Beetles, toads, squirrels, owls, deer, and black bears are some of the many …
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€8.68
Paul Fleisher: Grassland Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Prairie dogs, vultures, grasshoppers, goldfinches, pocket gophers, and bison …
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€8.75
Paul Fleisher: Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Frogs, minnows, snails, ducks, catfish, and muskrats are a few of the animals …
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€8.73
Paul Fleisher: Ocean Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Seals, otters, oysters, fish, pelicans, and sharks are a few of the animals …
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€8.75
Paul Fleisher: Tundra Food Webs in Action
Audisee(R) e Books with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Moose, lemmings, owls, wolves, bumblebees, and grizzly bears are some of the …
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€8.72
Paul Fleisher: Neptune
This book describes Neptune’s most interesting features, its position in the solar system, its composition and atmospheric conditions, its moons, and how scientists have learned about it over …
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€49.89
Paul Fleisher: Gases, Pressure, and Wind
Why does the wind blow? What does air pressure have to do with a thunderstorm? Why is a mountaintop snowy while the valley below is warm? The answers to these questions all involve the layer of air …
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€54.88
Paul Fleisher: Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards
What causes thunderstorms and lightning? Where and why do hurricanes form? How are blizzards more dangerous than other snowstorms? To answer these questions, you ll need to know about nature s most …
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€54.84
Paul Fleisher: Desert Food Webs in Action
Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert animals depend on cactuses, grasses, and other plants …
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€58.27
Paul Fleisher: Forest Food Webs in Action
Beetles, toads, squirrels, owls, deer, and black bears are some of the many animals that make up a forest food web. But did you know that leaves, berries, mushrooms, and tiny bacteria are also …
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€58.24
Paul Fleisher: Grassland Food Webs in Action
Prairie dogs, vultures, grasshoppers, goldfinches, pocket gophers, and bison are some of the many animals that make up a grassland food web. But do you know how the many types of grasses in a …
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€58.43
Paul Fleisher: Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action
Frogs, minnows, snails, ducks, catfish, and muskrats are a few of the animals that make up a lake and pond food web. But do you know why mosquitoes, mold, water lilies, and bacteria are important …
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€58.36
Paul Fleisher: Ocean Food Webs in Action
Seals, otters, oysters, fish, pelicans, and sharks are a few of the animals that make up an ocean food web. But did you know that almost all ocean creatures depend on algae to live? Or that bacteria, …
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€58.30
Paul Fleisher: Tundra Food Webs in Action
Moose, lemmings, owls, wolves, bumblebees, and grizzly bears are some of the many animals that make up a tundra food web. But did you know that worms, beetles, mushrooms, and bacteria break down dead …
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€58.43
Paul Fleisher & Patricia Keeler: Brain Food
Be the one to make a difference in your students‘ thinking! With more than 100 games to choose from, Brain Food is your one-stop source for exploring the fun in learning. This compilation is filled …
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€25.86
Paul Fleisher & Patricia Keeler: Brain Food
Be the one to make a difference in your students‘ thinking! With more than 100 games to choose from, Brain Food is your one-stop source for exploring the fun in learning. This compilation is filled …
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€25.82
