Katie Dicker

Learn how to think accurately with logic puzzles, challenges and activities

Learn how to think scientifically with logic puzzles, challenges and activities

Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Lonely Planet Kidsâ?? Factopia - Planet Earth is packed with amazing facts that are brought to life by stunning illustrations and imaginative infographics. It's going to be an exciting journey for young geographers!

Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 530th of the distance to the centre of the Earth? Or that Mawsynram, a town in India, receives over 11 metres of rain a year, while there are parts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica that haven't seen any rain in over 2 million years? This book is packed with amazing facts and incredible contrasts, brought to life by stunning illustrations and imaginative infographics. It's going to be an exciting journey for young geographers About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

" S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles."? School Library Connection, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days"Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way.... This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics."? Booklist, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. Frances Hodgson Burnett's enchanting tale is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of wonderful story and stimulating science fun.

The classic children's story with added science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities after every chapter.

The classic children's story with added science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities after every chapter.

" S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles."? School Library Connection, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days"Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way.... This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics."? Booklist, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. Dorothy's adventure through Oz is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

Environmental issues such as climate change can seem insurmountable. However, this empowering title offers explanatory text that breaks down the latest technological advancements helping humans live more environmentally-responsible lives. Fascinating fact boxes highlight the key ideas behind environmental issues and how science and technology are addressing them. Each spread features a dynamic, futuristic design and graphic organizers that make the content more engaging. This title is sure to inspire both budding engineers and everyday individuals to take steps to use technology to live more sustainably.

Although a view of Earth from space makes it appear we have plenty of water, less than 3 percent is freshwater. Climate change also threatens the small percentage of healthy freshwater humans worldwide can access. However, this exciting title will introduce aspiring engineers to the innovative ways technology is tackling this problem This explanatory and empowering text describes key ideas about ways technology is cleaning and conserving water supplies--from a solar-powered rainwater harvesting and purification system to a robot that cleans up ocean trash. Each spread features images that include eye-catching photographs and colorful, tech-inspired illustrations. The important information in this text is also enhanced by diagrams that explain natural processes including the water cycle in addition to fascinating fact-boxes. Complete with a glossary to bolster vocabulary skills and a list of resources for further information, this text is sure to inspire future engineers and problem-solvers.

Environmental issues such as climate change can seem insurmountable. However, this empowering title offers explanatory text that breaks down the latest technological advancements helping humans live more environmentally-responsible lives. Fascinating fact boxes highlight the key ideas behind environmental issues and how science and technology are addressing them. Each spread features a dynamic, futuristic design and graphic organizers that make the content more engaging. This title is sure to inspire both budding engineers and everyday individuals to take steps to use technology to live more sustainably.

Explore the technology that will save our world by making water clean and safe! Access to clean water is vital for the survival of people, plants and animals. With a changing climate and increased demand, we need to carefully manage our water supplies. We also have some big challenges, so let's look at the technology which will help us collect and purify more water, reduce our water use and even protect areas from flooding. The four-book series Green Tech is an upbeat guide exploring fascinating technology from the past, present and cutting-edge of futuristic development that has the potential to help solve major ecological issues facing Earth, from the climate crisis to plastic pollution and the ongoing loss of biodiversity around the world. The series offers a balanced view of this technology, considering the practicalities, affordability, sustainability and possible unintended long-term consequences of various hi-tech solutions. It introduces the importance of behaviour change by people in richer countries, and includes technology that facilitates this. It also highlights the need for technologies thatbenefit people in the world's poorest areas, who have done the least to cause the climate crisis but are already feeling its effects the most acutely. Perfect for readers aged 8 and up.

The classic children's story with added science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities after every chapter.

The classic children's story with added science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities after every chapter.

" S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles."-School Library Connection "Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way.... This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics."-Booklist Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. This beloved children's adventure is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

" S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles."--School Library Connection "Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way.... This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics."--Booklist Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. This beloved children's adventure is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

The world's most secretive state, North Korea is a tiny nation with a big voice on the world stage. Since its foundation in 1948, it has gained both friends and foes, and over the years has become increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Travel is restricted in and out of the country, the government tightly controls the media and an ideology of self-reliance encourages citizens to pledge allegiance to the nation. This book looks at the challenges that lie ahead for North Korea, nationally and internationally, and asks: in an ever-changing world, can North Korea sustain its reclusive identity?

The world's most secretive state, North Korea is a tiny nation with a big voice on the world stage. Since its foundation in 1948, it has gained both friends and foes, and over the years has become increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Travel is restricted in and out of the country, the government tightly controls the media and an ideology of self-reliance encourages citizens to pledge allegiance to the nation. This book looks at the challenges that lie ahead for North Korea, nationally and internationally, and asks: in an ever-changing world, can North Korea sustain its reclusive identity?