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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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Space Kids is a poetic introduction to space that is aimed to inspire wonder in the littlest of scientists. Covering topics such as stars, planets, moons, and rockets as well…
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Steve Parker,Jen Metcalf
Weather (working title) explains how weather works. Why is it raining? Where does the fog come from? What happens in a thunderstorm? How does geography affect the weather?
The Sonority Controversy
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Steve Parker
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Project Dinosaur
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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…
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…
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…
100 of nature’s most colourful creatures are profiled and photographed in a major new book on animal disguise and display.
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A highly readable guide to the evolution of color and vision in the natural world.
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…
Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they’d choose for themselves.
From deserts to polar lands, this title looks at different ecosystems around the world. It helps you learn about how these ecosystems are formed, the wildlife that lives there, and…
Simple demonstrations illustrate scientific concepts, showing how to make a boat float, purify dirty water, and employ the power of hydraulics. Projects include building a waterwheel, powerboat, hydrometer, and other…
Presents a series of original papers focusing on the theme of phonological argumentation, set within the framework of Optimality Theory. This volume contains two sections: chapters about the evidence for…
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…
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…
Explore Building Wembley to find out how and why the brand new Wembley Stadium was created. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for…
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 the latest advancements in robotics and how they are used in scientific research and in medical applications –Provided by publisher.
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.
Explores the history of man-made satellites.
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…
