Chris Oxlade

The giants of science, including Archimedes, Newton, Einstein, and Fleming, and their life-changing discoveries are richly explored in this book. While exploration may have been in pursuit of pure science, discoveries such as penicillin have saved millions of lives. Students will get an enthralling look at ten discoveries that have advanced our existence by leaps and bounds.

Gör en resa ut i världen och läs om en mängd olika kulturer. Hur ser det ut på andra platser på jorden? Här finns vackra bilder och teckningar från hela världen och du kanske upptäcker saker om andra länder som du inte visste. Visste du det?> Jordens inre består av glödhet, smält sten. > Arktiska folk får all sin mat från djur, eftersom det är för kallt att odla säd och växter.> På grund av de kalla vintrarna kan kanadensarna spela ishockey på banor utomhus.> De varma öknarna är mycket kalla på natten.> Mexicos huvudstad är byggd på ruinerna av det forntida aztekväldets huvudstad.> I Centralafrikas regnskog får en del människor sin mat från naturen. De lever i skogen, jagar djur och samlar frukter.

Find out about the planet, earthquakes, volcanoes and weather with 50 great experiments and projects. More than 300 fantastic photographs!

The Who's Who in ...? series is an indispensable source of information and ideas to support the study of biography and key figures across the curriculum. Each title contains biographies for 50 people who have made their mark on history. Colourful and accessible entries describe famous lives and legacies, including timelines, quotes, photographs and reliable, internet-linked lists of resources to explore.

Find out about engines, gravity and flight with 40 great experiments and projects with over 300 fantastic photographs!

Children will be amazed to learn that a liquid can become a solid when it freezes, gases can turn into liquids when they cool down, and a solid can change into a liquid when it is heated. This magical new book for children explains in a simple way how materials change when we do things like bake a cake, melt ice, or burn a candle. Easy experiments also show children how to change materials using common household items.

This book takes a wild look at twelve members of the animal kingdom. From mammals and reptiles, through crustaceans and marsupials, ghosted-through artwork reveals these creatures' insides, in water, on land, and in flight.

The book charts the history and development behind these major discoveries and introduces the remarkable minds who conceived them.