In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 190…
Life is not going at all well for ten-year-old Pippa Morgan. Her best friend has moved away and her parents have decided to get divorced. Then she accidentally signs up to the school talent show in an attempt to impress the coolest girl in school. The only problem is, Pippa’s singing sounds like a cat being strangled… Will things get any better for Pippa Morgan? You’ll have to read her su…
“Summer” and “school” are two words that Hank Zipzer doesn’t want to hear in the same sentence. Being stuck inside a hot classroom all summer is not his idea of fun – but maybe he’ll learn a cool lesson or two…
A child who could draw before he could talk A pet-lover who had a mouse, a turtle, a monkey, and many cats and dogs Remains the most famous artist of the twentieth century Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages,…
Product description When the first daring discoverers looked through a microscope, they discovered a world of life-forms unknown to science – the terribly teeny microscopic world. A place of violence and sudden death! A place of beastly swarming bacteria! A place of mini monsters! Look through your microscope if you dare to discover: which creature lays its eggs between your toes how ger…
It's science with the squishy bits left in! What disease makes your eyes bleed? Why can't astronauts eat beans before a space flight? Which part of your brain makes you throw up? Get the awful answers in "Disgusting Digestion".
Are you buzzing to discover how an electric eel can give you a nasty shock?; why electricity keeps your heart beating?; or which scientist gave electric shocks to his eyeballs? Using fact files and quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons, discover the shocking facts about electricity.
Science with the squishy bits left in! Take a walk on the wild side. With "Angry Animals Dare" you discover: who made false teeth for an elephant; where you can find dragons with bad breath; and, which scientist ate a poisonous snake for dinner. If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go on the hunt for the cruellest creature of them all. Get to grips with grue…