Phillip W. Simpson

Tamal has a problem. Every time he has to empty the bucket into the compost bin, his trainers get soaking wet! He wants to find a better way and maybe win his school’s science challenge at the same time. With help from his mum who is an engineer, Tamal builds an invention using different renewable energy sources.

You may have heard of Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell. But have you ever heard of Hedy Lamarr or Bi Sheng? Without Hedy Lamarr, we wouldn’t have wireless technology. Without Bi Sheng, we wouldn’t have printed books! Learn about eight important inventors and how their inventions have shaped the world we live in today.

What would happen if the frozen Arctic completely melted? Certain plants and animals rely on the dry and cold tundra environments. The tundra habitat includes both the flat regions of the Arctic and the alpine heights of mountains. This habitat acts as a source of food and a climate suitable for the plants and animals that live there. Learn about the geography and resources of tundra habitats as well as how animals and people have adapted to and changed tundra environments. Explore this habitat's future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

Did you know that most of Earth's oxygen comes from the marine biome? The marine biome is the largest biome in the world. This biome includes the five main oceans and is a source of food, air, and water for plants, animals, and people all over the world. Learn about the geography and resources of the marine biome as well as how animals and people have adapted to and impacted marine environments. Explore this biome's future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

What would happen if the frozen Arctic completely melted? Certain plants and animals rely on the dry and cold tundra environments. The tundra biome includes both the flat regions of the Arctic and the alpine heights of the mountains. This biome holds a source of food and a climate suitable for the plants and animals that live there. Learn about the geography and resources of the tundra biome as well as how animals and people have adapted to and impacted tundra environments. Explore this biome's future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

What would happen if the frozen Arctic completely melted? Certain plants and animals rely on the dry and cold tundra environments. The tundra biome includes both the flat regions of the Arctic and the alpine heights of the mountains. This biome holds a source of food and a climate suitable for the plants and animals that live there. Learn about the geography and resources of the tundra biome as well as how animals and people have adapted to and impacted tundra environments. Explore this biome's future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

Did you know that most of Earth's oxygen comes from the marine biome? The marine biome is the largest biome in the world. This biome includes the five main oceans and is a source of food, air, and water for plants, animals, and people all over the world. Learn about the geography and resources of the marine biome as well as how animals and people have adapted to and impacted marine environments. Explore this biome's future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

Loyalty has no limits. Raised from a pup by Greek hero, Odysseus, Argos has come to learn the true meaning of love and loyalty. Little does he know that when Odysseus leaves for the Trojan War it will be 20 years before Argos will see his master again. With Odysseus gone, his wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, are easy prey for neighboring kings and the Gods themselves. But Argos was tasked to keep them safe until Odysseus returns and that is a promise he is determined to keep-whatever the cost. Told through his eyes, Argos recounts the story of his life-his pain, his joy, his triumphs and failures; his endurance in the face of hardships that are almost too great to believe. Above all else, Argos strives to do what is right, to remain loyal to his King when all others have given up hope, and to live long enough to see his beloved master one more time. This epic myth of love and loyalty proves that a dog really is man's best friend.

Zeus, Father of Gods and men, god of sky and thunder, the Cloud-gatherer, wielder of the mighty thunderbolt. But once, long ago, Zeus was none of those things. He was a young man, blissfully ignorant of his destiny, content to walk the shores of Crete by day and sleep in a cave at night, watched over by his foster mother, the nymph, Almathea. Aided by his cousins, the Titan Prometheus and beautiful Metis, Zeus learns that he is a wanted man and that his brothers and sisters are held captive. His father, the dread Titan King Cronus, wants him dead. Zeus has no choice but to end his isolation and embark on a quest to free his family before Cronus finds him. Their journey will take them to the starlit heavens, the crushing depths of the oceans and to the darkest, bleakest pit of Tartarus itself. There, Zeus will seek to fulfil a prophecy and commit an act condemned by both gods and men for all eternity: To destroy his own father.

It's the early 1600s, and the streets of Italy are bustling. But Michelangelo Galilei, the much younger brother of well-known Italian philosopher and scientist Galileo Galilei, feels lost in the crowd. It seems as though Michelangelo has nothing in common with his older brother. Michelangelo spends countless hours practising his lute, while his brother seems to spend all his time testing long-held scientific beliefs. Then Galileo improves a small telescope, opening up a whole new world to them both. But will it be enough to fill the expanse between them?

"Where shall I start?" asked Minotaur. Ovid made an expansive gesture with both hands. "Where else but the beginning of course." Minotaur nodded his huge head. "Yes," he said. "Yes," his eyes already glazing over with the weight of thousand year old memories. And then he began. So begins the story of Asterion, later known as Minotaur, the supposed half bull creature of Greek legend. Recorded by the famous Roman poet, Ovid, Asterion tells of his boyhood in Crete under the cruel hand of his stepfather Minos, his adventures with his friend, Theseus, and his growing love for the beautiful Phaedra. And of course what really happened in the labyrinth. This is the true story of the Minotaur.

Two years ago, Tom's younger brother, Josh was kidnapped. Josh has been missing ever since. Tom saw who took him. Problem is - nobody believes him. In fact, most people think he's mad. That's because Josh was taken by creatures who aren't meant to exist. Creatures from another realm - fairy creatures that only Tom can see. In the fairy realm known as the Unseen Country, Flynn, an apprentice fairy who is in danger of failing, stumbles upon a conspiracy that could mean the downfall of both worlds. Together, the friendless boy and the fairy who can't fly need to rescue a boy from a fate worse than death. And save both worlds from something even worse.