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Things that float and things that don't /

"An apple floats in a tub of water, but a ball of aluminum foil sinks to the bottom. But wait. If that same ball of foil is flattened out and shaped into a boat, it floats! How can that be? David A. Adler's clear, concise text and Anna Raff's delightful illustrations explain the basic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adler, David A.
Other Authors:	Raff, Anna (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Holiday House, [2013]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Floating bodies > Juvenile literature. Hydrostatics > Juvenile literature. Buoyant ascent (Hydrodynamics) > Juvenile literature. Floating bodies. Hydrostatics. Buoyant ascent (Hydrodynamics)

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