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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Balancing things</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>James ,  Albert</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Macdonald</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1983</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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    <extent>27 pages :  color illustrations ;  20 cm . </extent>
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  <abstract>Balancing Things is a children’s educational book that introduces young readers (often early elementary age) to the science concept of balance and equilibrium. The book uses simple explanations, illustrations, and everyday examples to show how different objects balance, why some things tip over, and how we use balance in daily life—such as on seesaws, scales, and structures. It encourages children to think about cause and effect, make observations, and explore science through hands‑on activities and questions that stimulate thinking.

It is part of the Starting Point Library / Starters Science series, which was designed to help young learners begin exploring basic scientific ideas with accessible language and activities.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>K 
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  <targetAudience>510 
 Lexile estimate 
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  <targetAudience>K 
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">by Albert James</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Balance</topic>
    <topic>Non-fiction</topic>
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    <topic>Science</topic>
    <topic>Non-fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Weight</topic>
    <topic>Non-fiction</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">PZ7</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">0356044467</identifier>
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