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Learn how to create your own beautiful homemade soap using the best natural ingredients for your body. Unblock the creative possibilities of soap making with the tutorials and recipes in this beginner's guide.

Answers such basic scientific questions as why are water droplets round, why is sunlight warm, what is sound, why can I see through glass, why do cakes rise, and why do bikes have tires

"Learn to make beautiful, nourishing soaps -- it's fun, and your skin will thank you! Moisturize with shea butter, exfoliate with crushed walnut shells, and soothe itchy skin with oatmeal. More than 30 expertly formulated recipes take advantage of the beneficial properties in many natural ingredients,"--page [4] of cover.

Soap--gentle, all natural, and handmade--makes a wonderful gift ... for yourself or a friend! Create healthier, more beautiful, more fragrant soaps than anything you can find in a store, for a fraction of the cost, using simple mixing bowls, cooking molds, and other equipment you probably already own. Just follow the instructions that have been used for centuries, either starting with a basic bar of white soap or making your own from scratch. All...

"Germs vs. Soap shows children (and adults) the secret world of germs and how much germs absolutely, positively hate soap. In fact, these germs will do anything to trick kids into not washing their hands with soap because it's the one thing standing between them and their beloved energy cupcakes. And all they want is to gobble up all the energy cupcakes humans have to offer and then spread to eat some more. But only if soap doesn't get in the way....

There's no shortage of experts to cheerfully advise you on how to declutter, organize, and clean your home. But do they know what YOU want and need? Or are they only pushing rigid, quirky systems that ignore people's differences and how we really live? With insight, wit, and common sense, "Smart Housekeeping" cuts through the clutter of questionable and often silly advice to offer practical keys to reclaiming and maintaining your home.

Poppy, Ollie and Cassie need a surprise present for their beloved teacher, Ms. Green, so they decide to make scented soap--with the help of Poppy's mother

After hearing about the annual boxcar derby, George enlists the help of his friend Allie to build a car, learning about simple physics and the parts of a car in the process of trying to win the race.