Did you know human bones are eight times stronger than concrete? Or that both humans and giraffes have seven vertebrae in their necks? You will learn about these amazing human body facts and much more in this fascinating book for children. Packed with amazing 3D computer images highlighted in different colours, The Skeleton Book allows children to explore every bone and joint in the human bo…
He's beheld the butt and offered the scoop on poop. Now Artie Bennett takes young readers on a discovery of those little (and not so little) puffs that exit from our mouths and duffs--the burp, the belch, and the fart! With Bennett's signature combination of real science and zany rhyme, kids will learn the how, why, and where of gas-tastic eruptions made by people and animals, such as: * why…
Presents more than two thousand ingenious, money-saving solutions and remedies for hundreds of everyday problems, including quick-and-easy home repairs, food mishaps, stains and laundry challenges, garden pests, and many more. Original.
Horrible Science: Frightful Flight is stuffed with hair-raising heights, dizzying drops and mind-blowing facts about flying! Readers will be amazed to learn how to see the earth's shadow, how to build a flying saucer, and how, after centuries of fearsome flight flops, people have finally taken to the skies. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look and illustrated throughout by Tony De Saulles for t…
Lift the flaps to uncover the amazing inner workings of your very own body - from your bones, blood and brain to the bacteria in your belly button. Discover what happens when you eat, how your senses work, what your heart and lungs do and lots more fascinating facts. With links to specially selected websites for activities and videos about the human body. Report a
From brains and blood to senses and skin – children will love exploring the ins-and-outs of the human body with this fantastic interactive book. Young readers’ minds will boggle as they learn about how their brains work, what happens when they eat, how their lungs use oxygen and much more. Full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps and a cheeky pe…
The history of man-made flight for children growing in reading confidence. From Da Vinci to the Wright Brothers, find out how people dreamed of taking to the sky in complex "flying machines", before inventions such as hot-air balloons, airships, helicopters and of course aeroplanes made it all possible.