Non Fiction Science And Technology

Little scientists will love the big ideas in this activity book. Theyll discover more about science at home by reading the simple explanations and doing the beautifully illustrated activities on each page. Start a lifelong passion for STEM subjects. From the power of magnetism to the energy that fuels our world this is some seriously smart stuff.

Technology is science in action. Little learners can discover more at home by reading the simple explanations and doing the beautifully illustrated activities on each page. This is a terrifically technological treat that will start a lifelong passion for STEM subjects.

Twelve-year-old Jude Ripon has never been taken seriously by her family of magic-stealing masterminds. To them shes just the youngest only good for keeping watch while they carry out daring heists. Desperate to prove her worth Jude decides to steal valuable magic from the fanciest house in town - but Judes stolen prize was protected by a curse which threatens to wreak havoc on the family business. While attempting to untangle the mess shes made (and wondering why anyone would want to curse an honest thief trying to earn a living) Jude discovers just how far her family will go to stay at the top of the criminal world.

This Book Thinks Youre a Scientist explores seven key scientific areas in the Science Museums new interactive gallery for children: force and motion electricity and magnetism earth and space light matter sound and mathematics. Each spread centres on an open-ended question or activity with space on the page for the child to write draw or interact with the book.

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs by the worlds leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself curated by the brilliant Lucy Hawking.

Discover the people and places behind 13 major science discoveries that changed the world. Youll read about what motivated them why they did what they did when they did it . and with whom! There is a glossary at the back of the book plus a take it further activity on each page. Discover the human side of STEM!

Discover the people and places behind 13 major technological inventions that changed the world. Youll read about what motivated them why they did what they did when they did it . and with whom! There is a glossary at the back of the book plus a take it further activity on each page. Discover the human side of STEM!

11-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds but her favourites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as screechers. The villagers of Perchance call them pests even monsters but Willodeen believes the animals serve a vital role in the complicated web of nature. Perchance has been cursed with fires and mudslides droughts and fevers and even the annual migration of hummingbears a source of local pride and income has dwindled. For as long as anyone can remember the tiny animals have overwintered in shimmering bubble nests perched atop blue willow trees. This year however not a single hummingbear has returned to Perchance and no one knows why. When a handmade birthday gift brings unexpected magic to Willodeen and her new friend Connor shes determined to speak up for the animals she loves and perhaps uncover the answer to the mystery of the missing hummingbears.