John Farndon

RECYCLED ART FROM OLD RUBBISH has projects that will inspire kids to become wildly creative. Create animals out of paper rolls and some happy hens from an egg box. Don t throw away cardboard boxes you can make a puppet show and put on a performance! There are plenty of projects that kids can enjoy making, that are so good, they will be treasured for ever!

102 BRILLIANT THINGS TO DO Expand your world, learn new skills, discover hidden talents, get to know nature, help other people, share ideas, feel good and have LOTS of fun with your friends (or on your own) with these 102 stimulating projects to do indoors and out. It's amazing what you can achieve when you're away from your keyboard, iPad and Smartphone!

BRILLIANT BUGS We are completely outnumbered by insects on our planet. There are some pretty impressive records clocked up by the insect world that kids will want to know about. Mighty armies, shock tactics and cunning camouflage, ingenious methods of attack and defence, it s all here. Presented in graphic style with humour, bite-size information, mindblowing facts it s a bug extravaganza and an unforgettable read.

Brain Benders is the ultimate test for your brain. It engages all your mental skills- imagination, mathematical, linguistic, lateral thinking and more. Amazing optical illusions, tricks and puzzles devised by one of the world s leading experts, that will get them thinking outside the box. There are useful tips to help solve puzzles in case they get stuck. It s a fun, all singing all dancing, complete workout for the brain!

Sensational Science is packed with fun hands-on experiments with simple projects to do at home or at school. It s not magic but it seems like it! Make a balloon hovercraft or an early photographic device or maybe a toothbrush mini robot. There are lots of experiments to complete using simple household items and it s all really fun to do. It s easy to understand the science behind light, forces & motion, matter and electricity, if you get hands-on with Sensational Science!

If Prehistoric Beats Were Alive Today is an area of natural history not often written about but it is fresh and equally as exciting as the history of the dinosaurs. Preceding and surviving the dinosaurs, Prehistoric Beasts resemble some of the animals we see around today...only mega sized! We have brought them alive with brilliant illustrations set in modern environments, so that kids can visualise how different life would be if they were alive and living amongst us today! It s a fact packed, awe-inspiring show-case of extinct animals, a real must-have brilliant read!

HISTORY OF THE WORLD runs from the birth of civilization to modern times. Colourful maps sweep you north, south, east and west to show you what is happening where over time. Major events and epochs, and cultural and scientific advances from all over the world in one whistlestop, bird s-eye global overview of world history!

Four amazing chapters in The Animal Book: In Prehistoric Giants, meet the mega monsters that have ruled our planet throughout history. Awesome Animals shows how many creatures go to extremes to rise above the rest in the fight for survival. Find out which animals are prepared to fight tooth and claw when it comes to the crunch, with weapons ranging from lethal toxins to electro-senses in Deadly Nature. Finally, Amazing Nature takes a look at the breathtaking drama of nature's spectacular events, such as elephant processions.

Go on an action-packed interactive journey through your body, bursting with super-cool facts, hands-on activities and flaps to lift. Illustrated step-by-step projects throughout encourage practical learning, and the spectacular central fold-out pages allow readers to really get under the skin of this important and fascinating subject.

Stickmen s Guide to Technology Find out how chocolate-flavoured strawberries could exist thanks to genetic modification, and how nanotechnology works. Discover what happens in a nuclear power station, how extreme weather is predicted, and how we can see into the infinity of space. See bionic body parts in action and meet humanoid and animal robots in the making. Then greet a virtual tiger... STICKMEN S GUIDE TO STEM Jump aboard the friendly Stickmen s tour of the core subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Neat nuggets of text, colourfully illustrated, break down each subject into its components, and shows how they are organized. With these books you re armed and ready for STEM, and want to know more!

This is the ultimate photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, as well as how to build your own collection. An extensive introduction section describes the impact of factors such as time, weather and water erosion on the development of these substances, and the part played by natural phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes. Specimens are grouped according to their chemical composition and characteristics, and all entries include quick-reference identification checklists to aid recognition. A scientific introduction looks at the origins of these materials and their impact on the landscape, with examples of striking natural formations and explanatory diagrams. The amateur geologist is shown how to identify specimens by their appearance, texture, hardness, and density, as well as how to extract samples safely, how to clean and store rocks and minerals, and build and present their own collection. Featuring over 800 images, this book is a classic illustrated encyclopedia and field guide on an endlessly fascinating and richly consuming subject.

A captivating, fact-filled atlas exploring animal habitats around the world for home or school. This beautiful book is from the producers of Firefly Encyclopedia of Animals, praised by Kirkus Reviews "the entries come from all over the world; some are common and others rare, but all are interesting in some way... for browsers and researchers alike, this is a useful and inviting display -- and a bargain." Firefly Wildlife Atlas is similar but approaches the animal kingdom by means of habitat. It is also remarkable for its scope and presentation, covering almost 1000 animals in meticulous full-color illustrations and concise authoritative text. From millipedes to monkeys, this book offers a detailed and thorough guide to a wide array of the world's mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as insects, spiders and other invertebrates. The atlas format shows regions and their habitats, for example, the African Grasslands has savanna in the Serengeti, bushveld in the south, and desert in the Sahara. Other regions may include one or more of tropical or temperate rainforest, woodland, wetland, tundra, polar and others. The regional maps present groups of native animals, such as browsers and foragers, birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians. Readers learn about the species and how they can co-exist in a single habitat. For example, one illustration shows how the physical characteristics of browsers and grazers allows them to eat from the same tree - an elephant's trunk grasps a tree's branches, leaves and fruit; a giraffe's long neck reaches the treetop's tender leaves; and a smaller eland uses its curved horns to break the tree's stiff lower branches. Firefly Wildlife Atlas also has encyclopedic A-Z spreads that show and describe a variety of species in one class of the animal kingdom, such as insects, reptiles, and birds. Special features cover topics like migration, seasonal change, cooperative predation, endangered species, and animal behavior. Packed with beautifully detailed illustrations and authoritative and accessible text, this is a book that is sure to open a young reader's eyes to the remarkable diversity of the animal kingdom and where they live.

Hva er det som skjer når du skyter opp en rakett? Når du sender meldinger med mobilen? Når du støvsuger? Når du trykker "skriv ut" på en 3D-skriver? I de vanlige hverdagstingene vi gjør uten å tenke over det, og inni husholdningsapparatene vi bare tar for gitt, skjuler det seg noen helt utrolige historier - som du kan lese i denne boka.

Hvorfor er blodet rødt? Hva er vi laget av? Hvordan kan vi se og høre, og hva skjer i hjernen når vi tenker? I denne boka tar vi en nærmere kikk på alle de fascinerende prosessene som foregår inne i en kropp, alt det som bare skjer uten at vi tenker over det. Alder: fra 9 år

The molten rock just under Earth's solid crust sometimes erupts suddenly and violently, causing streams of red-hot lava and scorching high-speed avalanches called pyroclastic flows. Volcanoes can bury entire cities in ash, poison the air with suffocating gases, trigger earthquakes and tsunamis, and drastically alter our climate. Witness the world's most extreme volcanic disasters throughout history, from the Yellowstone supervolcano to Vesuvius and Krakatoa, and find out what could happen if they erupt again. Learn how volcanoes form, what causes them to erupt, and why the benefits may outweigh the dangers for the people who live near them. Discover the science and technology that could help volcanologists save lives by predicting future devastating explosions.

Our restless fiery Earth can erupt suddenly and violently in very many places at any moment. In fact there are at least 20 eruptions happening right now They can bury entire cities in ash cause scorching avalanches poison the air trigger tsunamis and drastically alter our climate.

Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis These two extreme events are of course related, and are equal partners in this book. We explain the geology of earthquakes, along with the effects of a sequence of shocks; typical rescue operations and the technology used for these; and how earthquakes may be predicted and buildings made to withstand them. We look at the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004 in detail and methods for predicting such events together with ways of preventing them from becoming worse in future. When Disaster Strikes is a series that focuses on the science behind the worst disasters to have hit the planet, mainly, but not only, in modern times. This includes geological/geographical causes, the changing patterns of disaster (perhaps as a result of global warming), the destruction and environmental effects, along with human- interest stories, and the latest technology for predicting and warning.

Plague looks at the most frightening diseases and epidemics in the history of medicine. These include the bubonic plague or Black Death, its effects and how people tried to combat it. The king s evil was a kind of TB (symptoms were black lumps on the neck). Smallpox and the search for a cure, the falling sickness or as we now know it, epilepsy and much more.... Grisly History of Medicine is a series that looks at the fascinating and more often than not gruesome stories of illness and their treatments throughout history. Here are some revolting stories about some toe curling treatments, some of which are still used today. There is a fantastic mix of some very successful treatments and some of the experimental failures. It all makes for a great scientific read.