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Sound : discovering the vibrations we hear / Olga Fadeeva ; translated by Lena Traer.

Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books QC225.5 .F33 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fadeeva, Olʹga (Olga Alekseevna), author, illustrator.
Contributor:
Traer, Lena, translator.
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Spectacular STEAM for curious readers
Language:
English
Russian
Subjects (All):
Sound--Juvenile literature.
Sound.
Sound-waves--Juvenile literature.
Sound-waves.
Genre:
Picture books.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Other Title:
Discovering the vibrations we hear
Sound, sound, sound : discovering the vibrations we hear
Place of Publication:
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025.
Language Note:
Translated from Russian.
Summary:
"Do you ever wonder about sound--what is it, anyway? How do we produce and hear sound? How do birds, dolphins, and humans use sounds to communicate? What does life look like without sound? How has the sound of music developed over the centuries/ How are sounds sent across thousands of miles? How has technology--phonographs, cassettes, radio, computers--changed how we share sound? Can sounds even affect our health?"--Amazon.
Contents:
Listen! What do you hear?
What is a sound?
What are pitch, frequency, and volume?
How do we produce sounds? ; How do we hear them?
What is an echo... echo... echo...?
When and why do birds sing?
What sounds do animals make?
What is sound like underwater?
How do humans communicate with sound?
How do humans communicate without sound?
What did the prehistoric world sound like?
What did the ancient world sound like?
What did the European Middle Ages sound like?
What did the early modern period (16th-19th centuries) sound like?
What does the world sound like in the modern age?
How can you write down music on a page- and turn it back into sound?
How can a group of musicians be better together?
How can you record sound?
How do you fill the world with sound?
What do animals sound like to you?
How can sounds make us feel better- and worse?
Notes:
Series title from publisher's website.
ISBN:
9780802856487
0802856489
OCLC:
1515093238

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