Bill Nye
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, discover inventor Hank Witherspoon is missing, they travel deep into the Amazon jungle, overcoming strange creatures, a raging river, and some very clever foes to find their friend and protect his big idea.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race does not really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, in a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Science educator, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects-physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, global warming, and more-this profusely illustrated book covers the basic principles of each science, key discoveries, recent revolutionary advances, and the problems that science still needs to solve for...
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Jack, his genius siblings, and inventor Hank Witherspoon go to Hawaii and help technology billionaire Ashley Hawking find out who is sabotaging her revolutionary electric plant that harvests energy from the deep ocean. Includes facts about the deep ocean, the scientific process, and green power, as well as instructions for an experiment.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. Bill Nye will help you find yours. Here Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his "everything all at once" approach that leaves no stone unturned. Whether addressing climate change, the future of our society as a whole, personal success, or stripping away the mystery of fire walking, there are certain strategies that get results:...
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, become caught up in a mystery involving a missing scientist.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Just as World War II called an earlier generation to greatness, so the climate crisis is calling today's rising youth to action: to create a better future.
In UNSTOPPABLE, Bill Nye crystallizes and expands the message for which he is best known and beloved. That message is that with a combination of optimism and scientific curiosity, all obstacles become opportunities, and the possibilities of our world become limitless. With a scientist's thirst
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye, the Science Guy goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, kelp and plankton. Amazingly, these latter organisms are the food of huge whales, which gather them by straining thousands of tons of sea water through their mouths.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Planets features more than 200 stunning photographs of our solar system from the archives of NASA, each paired with a detailed caption. The content is organized by distance from the Sun--beginning with Mercury and moving outward through Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the planetary objects beyond.--
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to explain that everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a chemical reaction.
14) Secrets of mental math: the mathemagician's guide to lightning calculation and amazing math tricks
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An accessible guide to mathematical calculation reveals the secrets of rapid mental calculation, memorization, and other feats of the mind, with tips on how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with fractions, squares, and cube roots.
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that genes determine everything from hair and eye color to whether or not you can roll your tongue? It's all in the genes you inherited from your mother and father. Join Bill in Genes, as he explores the chromosomal world of DNA"--Container.
16) Fight For Space
Series
Publisher
Seventh Art Releasing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade. The Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, but as the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined. FIGHT FOR SPACE serves as an urgent call to re-awaken our sense of wonder and discovery and features commentary by Bill...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye is a man on a mission, to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. With intimate and exclusive access, as well as plenty of wonder and whimsy, this behind the scenes portrait of Nye follows him as he takes off his Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny climate change, evolution, and a science-based world view.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's a well-known fact that Halloween is Scooby's and Shaggy's favorite holiday. Why? Because it's the one day out of the year when the monsters are guaranteed to be fake (plus, there's free candy everywhere!) But, this year, their sweet holiday turns sour when the Spookiest monster they₂ve ever met starts knocking on doors and scaring everybody out of town! Now it's up to Scooby and his pals to solve the mystery of this terrifying trick-or-treat...
19) An Honest Liar
Series
Publisher
Kinonation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of the renowned magician turned skeptic and exposer of frauds and hoaxes, James "The Amazing" Randi.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye is a man on a mission, to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. With intimate and exclusive access, as well as plenty of wonder and whimsy, this behind the scenes portrait of Nye follows him as he takes off his Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny climate change, evolution, and a science-based world view.