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Steve Parker
A woman deliberately steps into the path of an oncoming lorry. At the same moment, a man steps in front of a bus. Two other people launch themselves into the…
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Lonely Planet Kids
From the secrets of weather forecasting to discovering ‘animal rain’, ‘ice bombs’ and ‘ball lightning’, this book is a thrill-packed journey through the world of weather. It also looks at…
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Modern medicine is a dynamic field that affects the lives of people all over the world. Cutting Edge Medicine introduces students to the latest medical advances, including new health care…
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Readers will discover how, from watching TV and logging onto out computers to fighting disease and zapping food in the microwave, electricity and magnetism pair up to improve the quality…
A highly readable guide to the evolution of color and vision in the natural world.
Project Dinosaur
Extinction: not the end of the world? is a highly readable introduction to the causes of extinction, the different types of extinction and how relevant it is to the world…
This is a colourful guide to life on earth during the time of the dinosaurs from London’s Natural History Museum. Packed with bite-size facts and exciting puzzles and games, it…
This book captivatingly presents the curriculum-related subject in an appealing way, with colorful, eye-catching images on space objects such as comets, meteors, and asteroids. Interesting fact boxes call attention to…
This series explores the fascinating features and processes that keep animals and plants alive, and explains how people study and categorize them. Advancing students will discover the intricate hidden systems…
Detective Bill Roach spent his police career hunting a notorious killer known as Jack the Knife. Now he must re-hone his skills to hunt another equally ruthless killer as a…
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A Brief Illustrated History of Life on Earth charts the evolution of living species all the way from 2.5 billion years ago, through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and…
A fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself book, with 15 practical projects and 200 pictures, for 8-12 years
Discusses how robots are used to explore and work in places too dangerous for people. Also discusses advances in robotics, and how we benefit from the jobs these robots do…
Robots in Fiction discusses how robots are featured in popular culture, films, and fiction. Parker also discusses real and imagined advances in robotics, and takes a look at how realistically…
Discusses how robots are used to explore planets and other bodies in space, advances in space robotics, and what we can learn from the data these robots gather –Provided by…
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Very simple information about different types of whales and dolphins.
Published in 2006 by Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd –T.p. verso.
Title covers many science topics including simple machines, elements, computers, and sound, electrical, and light energy.
One hundred high-interest facts about the extinct creatures called dinosaurs cover many topics, such as evolution, adaptations, and fossils, and many species, including Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Stegosaurus.
This colorfully laid-out book with zoom photography gives young people facts that identify key differences in insects and spiders.
Each of these exciting titles is crammed with 100 essential facts. Detailed illustrations encourage even the most reluctant of readers to become absorbed within each fascinating world of information. Quizzes…
What could a male Jackson’s chameleon need three horns for besides fighting? Actually, this odd-looking animal has horns to scare predators and attract females more than defense! Some animals’ bodies…
Bugs are some of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom! Some are brightly colored and quite beautiful. Many have wings, some just have legs, and still others have…
Seeing a wolf stalking its prey would be almost impossible to witness up close. It wouldn’t be safe to be so near such a deadly predator’s jaws when it’s on…
A truly interactive experience exploring some of the most remarkable animals on the planet.
It is the year 2000, a new millenium and Ireland has been in the Eurozone for a year. By the end of May, Ireland must have a single currency, the…
Life begins when you join the oil field. But there was life before that. JC challenged the highway stormtroopers of a Distant Queensland Town on a Daring Mission - Where…
JC has just about done everything in the name of adventure: Getting pulled over by the cops - and asked to leave town -several times! Cornering unhappy bulls in Charters…
The Sonority Controversy
This series teaches the fundamentals of science through hands-on experimentation. Each fun-filled project can be performed with materials readily found around the home and classroom and each one is clearly…
Thirteen kinds of ecological disasters, including oil spills and water shortages, are featured in this informative book. The process and science of the disaster is described, from the action that…
Explores the causes of violent weather phenomena including hailstorms, microbursts, blizzards, and heatwaves –Google.com.
Human negligence, engineering miscalculation, mechanical failurethirteen famous disasters are featured is this fascinating book. Each one became well-known for the unique scientific process that led to the destruction, as well…
