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Cynthia Light Brown is the author of multiple non-fiction books for children, among them, Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself , Explore Fossils!: 25 Great Projects, and Explore Rocks and Minerals!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments, all from Nomad Press. Her books are consistently ranked in Amazon's top 100 in their category and have received multiple 5-star reviews.

Cynthia holds a Master’s degree in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor's degree in Geology from Williams College. She's worked for twenty-five years as an environmental consultant specializing in pollution prevention, toxicology, and risk assessment. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband, a ...more

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	Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects: You Can Build Yourself by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Blair Shedd (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geology of the Pacific Northwest: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explore Rocks and Minerals!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Bryan Stone (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mapping and Navigation: Explore the History and Science of Finding Your Way with 20 Projects by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Patrick McGinty, Beth Hetland (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin' Reactions, and Magical Mixtures with Hands-On Science Activities by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Micah Rauch (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explore Fossils!: With 25 Great Projects by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Grace Brown, Bryan Stone (Illustrations) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discover National Monuments: National Parks by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Blair Shedd (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geology of the Great Plains and Mountain West: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed With 15 Projects (Build It Yourself series) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geology of the Desert Southwest: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects (Build It Yourself series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rocks and Minerals!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids by Cynthia Light Brown (Goodreads Author), Tom Casteel (Illustrations) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“DENSITY is a property of matter. It is how tightly packed or spread apart MOLECULES are in matter.”
― Cynthia Light Brown, Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin’ Reactions, and Magical Mixtures with Hands-On Science Activities

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