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Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet
Par Dave Williams. 2023
Really “high” tech to inspire us for sustainable solutions on Earth.Who could imagine an idea born on a space station…
would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste.These efforts have in turn lead to amazing and innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth.With vivid, energetic illustrations, photographs, and Dr. Dave’s experiments on key topics, readers learn about technological innovations such as waterless toilets and the world’s tallest air purification tower.What is a solar eclipse? (Who HQ Now)
Par Dana Meachen Rau. 2024
Learn about the phenomenon of a solar eclipse just in time for the Great American Eclipse that will take place…
on April 8, 2024 in this title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending topics. Just in time for the third North American total solar eclipse of the twenty-first century, this book explains how to safely observe solar eclipses, how long eclipses last, and why they result in a blackout period during the day. Young armchair astronomers and astronauts will be inspired by the wonders of outer space and what exists beyond our atmosphere as they learn more about the moon, the sun, and our earth. What really happens during a solar eclipse and how does it affect the energy in our atmosphere? You'll find the most up-to-date eclipse information in this exciting new bookAlien Invaders (2 Books in 1): Two Book Bind-up
Par Max Silver. 2012
Discover the explosive world of Alien Invaders in this awesome introduction to the series - featuring Cosmo's first two adventures…
in full! Travel at hyperspeed to the moon of Garr where you will battle the first invader ROCKHEAD, the living mountain. Then, fly your own Dragster 7000 spaceship to the jungle planet of Zaman, where you will battle the second invader INFERNOX, the firestarter!Complete with bonus games and puzzles - and fantastic gaming cards that allow you to do battle alongside Cosmo!10 Fun STEAM Projects for Kids (Ages 8-12)#1 Bestseller in Children's Books on Chemistry and Children's Science Experiment Books“Sarah’s work…
as a STEAM educator is the perfect balance of creativity, fun, and science!”—Kellie Gerardi, bioastronautics researcher and space enthusiastFollow simple step-by-step instructions with Noah, your junior scientist guide, and explore STEAM experiments that are bubbly, colorful, big, and mind-blowing in this illustrated introduction to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Includes QR codes to Dr. Sarah Habibi's TikTok, so you can do the experiments alongside the author! A junior scientist’s guide to safe chemical reactions. Part illustrated fun, part STEAM workbook, Noah’s Fascinating World of STEAM Projects for Kids is the perfect addition to any kid scientist’s bookshelf. Dr. Sarah Habibi, the expert on TikTok science for kids and the brain behind the popular Science Bae videos, brings you 10 easy science experiments for kids to do right at home. Learn how to follow the scientific method by building a hypothesis, conducting a real experiment, and observing the results. Did something go wrong? That’s okay! Scientists mess up all the time—Noah and Dr. Habibi show you how to modify your experiment and try again.Inside, find 10 fun STEAM projects for kids, such as:Experiments with balloons and slime DIY Lava LampsWriting or drawing in invisible inkFamilies who enjoy fun science books and science activity books for kids—like Awesome Science Experiments for Kids, Steve Spangler's Super-Cool Science Experiments for Kids, The Future of Science is Female, or MinuteEarth Explains: How Did Whales Get So Big?—will love Noah’s Fascinating World of STEAM Projects for Kids.History Stinks!: Poo Through the Ages (History Stinks!)
Par Suzie Edge. 2024
What's that smell? It's HISTORY - and it STINKS!Did you know that you can discover loads about history just from…
the loo? Or piles about the past just from a poo? If not, then get ready to discover everything from Henry VIII's dodgy diet and poo-tastic Roman plumbing, to the stinky secrets of Victorian sewers and how life, death and everything in between can hang on the humble number two.From Saxons and Tudors to Ancient Greece, the Indus Valley, Aztecs and beyond, Poo Through the Ages features mighty monarchs, bonkers battles, deadly diseases, fossilised faeces and poo, poo, poo. Packed with fascinating facts, hilarious illustrations and the smelliest stories from our pongy past, get ready to dive into the smelliest corners of history!Science Magic Tricks (Dover Science For Kids)
Par Nathan Shalit. 1981
This educational, fun-filled book will show you how to dazzle audiences with dozens of fascinating tricks based on scientific principles.…
Included are more than 50 safe demonstrations easily performed at home or in the classroom with a ping-pong ball, broom, potato, balloon, coins, playing cards, and other common items. Clear illustrations and simple, easy-to-follow instructions enable you to perform dozens of "tricks" involving mathematics, chemistry, inertia, magnets, optical illusions, and physics. Astound friends and relatives by cutting glass with scissors, inserting a pin in a balloon without popping it, creating a magical doorway out of paper, concocting witch's dust and "wet" fire, practicing the art of secret writing, and successfully accomplishing many other mystifying feats. Best of all, as you entertain audiences with these eye-popping tricks, you'll be learning important scientific facts and principles. These science magic tricks make learning fun!Hug a Slug or Snog a Frog?: A book of impossible choices
Par Chris P Bacon. 2013
What would YOU rather do - hug a slug OR snog a frog? Have hair made of soggy spaghetti OR…
a nose made of plasticine? Be best friends with the Incredible Hulk OR with Batman? This brilliantly funny and totally addictive collection of impossible choices will keep you entertained for hours!How You Can Save the Planet
Par Hendrikus Van Hensbergen. 2021
*Foreword by Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of The Lost Words.*If you're worried about climate change, this book is an essential…
and reassuring read.We often feel like we don't have the power to make real change.But our small changes can add up to something BIG. Packed with reassuring step by step actions and easy to follow DIY activities, How You Can Save The Planet is the perfect gift for young activists who want to make a difference.With simple explanations, practical tips and stories from children across the world, this guide is ideal for young people who are worried about climate change and want to help our planet!Crafted by Hendrikus van Hensbergen, whose work is featured on BBC Bitesize[JP2] , this inspiring read is perfect for children at KS2. 'Every young person in the country should be given this book' Sir Tim Smit, Founder of The Eden Project'It's enlightening, inspiring and empowering' Kate Humble, TV presenter'Wonderfully informative, fun and practical [. . .] A great source of inspiration' The Rich Brothers, TV presentersHow to Avoid a Wombat's Bum (Mitchell Symons' Trivia Books #1)
Par Mitchell Symons. 2006
Did you know THAT:The first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat in 1893 (it beat Kellogg's Corn Flakes by just…
five years)Scarlett Johansson, Ashton Kutcher and Simon Cowell all have twin brothers.Everton were the first British football club to introduce a stripe down the side of their shorts.The word DUDE was coined by Oscar Wilde and his friends. It is a combination of the words 'duds' and 'attitude'.Well you do now! Filled with fantastic facts and figures to amaze and intrigue . . . once you start reading you'll be hooked for hours!Centrally Heated Knickers
Par Michael Rosen. 2000
Hail! Hail!I come from anothergalaxy.Discover the wierd and wonderful world of martians, woolly saucepans and centrally heated knickers in 100…
poems about science and technology from the delightfully irreverent, Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate 2007 - 2009.The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins
Par Hp Newquist. 2012
This award–winning YA book takes readers on a fascinating tour through the world of blood—from ancient history to modern science.HP…
Newquist’s thrilling volume explores the dark and often fascinating tales about blood—with an occasional side trip to explore the stranger aspects about blood and our relationship to it. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary. People have always feared and respected blood. It spills out at both birth and death, indicating events of the utmost significance. Ancient civilizations couldn’t perform religious rituals without this sacred substance. Doctors up through the nineteenth century attempted to cure mysterious illnesses by draining their patients’ blood. Scientists only recently began to understand how its microscopic components nourish the entire body, why simple transfusions don’t always work, and that bloodletting likely killed people who otherwise would have lived. Back before people understood what blood really was, they had to weave their own explanations. From vampire legends to medieval medical practices and Mayan sacrificial rites, this comprehensive investigation into blood’s past and present will surely enthrall. And if this account is a little blood-curdling, well, that’s half the fun!Winner of the Magnolia AwardThe Great Influenza: The True Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Young Readers Edition)
Par John M. Barry. 2004
The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, adapted…
for young readers from the #1 New York Times bestseller.At the height of World War I, history&’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, and then exploded worldwide, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. It killed many more people than COVID-19, especially those who were young and otherwise healthy.This book, adapted from the #1 New York Times bestseller first published in 2004, shows young readers how this global tragedy came to pass; how science, war, and public policy collided; and how we might be able to prevent it from happening again. Impeccably researched and engrossingly told, The Great Influenza provides young readers with historical and scientific context for epidemics that remains all too relevant today.Skybound!: Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist
Par Sue Ganz-Schmitt. 2024
In this STEAM picture book, take to the skies with Mary Myers, aka &“Carlotta,&” an aeronaut and inventor whose careful…
scientific work improved hot air balloons and our understanding of flight, weather patterns, and the atmosphere.In the 1850s, proper young ladies were supposed to keep their feet on the ground (literally and metaphorically), but Mary dreamed of flying. Luckily, she married Carl Myers, a hot air balloon enthusiast whose dreams were just as lofty as hers. Together, they designed and constructed balloons of all shapes and sizes, a difficult and dangerous job that required knowledge of chemistry, engineering, and meteorology. But how could they know which balloon designs worked best? They needed someone adventurous who could do balloon tricks for crowds while recording flight data. Mary knew just the person . . . herself! She gave herself the stage name Carlotta and anxiously awaited her first flight. Would she make it into the air? Could she collect the data they needed? Mary battled thick clouds and bone-chilling cold, but she went higher and farther than she hoped, and returned ready for her next flight.One of the few women inventors of her time, Mary&’s daring flights and careful scientific work improved hot air balloons and our understanding of flight, weather patterns, and the atmosphere.What's the Point of Art? (DK What's the Point of?)
Par Dk. 2024
Get your paints and canvases ready for a fun-filled journey through art! Explore how artists get ideas and bring them…
to life, how art can affect the way we think and feel, and why people throughout history loved it so much.Why is art important? What's so great about it? In this illustrated book, you'll see the world through famous artists' eyes, and what inspired them to make art. And you'll use their techniques to produce your own masterpieces. Did you know that early humans spent a great deal of time on their cave paintings? Before cameras and smartphones were invented, people had paintings and drawings made of them to keep a record of what they looked like. Many artists, such as Vincent Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo, used art as a language to express their feelings, thoughts, and emotions in ways that words couldn't. Explore techniques you can use to create art, and you don't have to be good at drawing and painting to do it. If you want to learn why art has the power to be beautiful, shocking, entertaining, and even political, What's the Point of Art? is the place to start. This book is about how art has changed the world, one artistic movement at a time, and it is guaranteed to inspire, surprise, and entertain everyone who picks it up.Artificers & Alchemy: A Young Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's Guides)
Par Jim Zub, Stacy King, Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed. 2024
An immersive, one-of-a-kind guide to the wondrous magical items and creatures of Dungeons & Dragons, the world&’s most beloved tabletop…
role-playing gameFeaturing amazing illustrations and expert insights, Artificers & Alchemy explores peculiar phenomena, sentient weapons, guardian gear, and the artificers who create these enchanted objects. If you&’re eager to start your own D&D adventures, this guidebook provides the perfect starting point to creating worlds of fantasy and weaving an epic story all your own.Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases (Orca Timeline #6)
Par Rowena Rae. 2024
Vaccination is one of humanity's most effective and greatest discoveries. Infections like the plague, smallpox and other deadly diseases have…
affected and killed people for thousands of years, but the invention of vaccines forever changed our relationship with these diseases. More recently the urgency of developing an effective vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic brought vaccination to the public's attention. Simmering tensions around vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and mistrust of science came to the forefront. Although an earlier form of protection against infectious diseases has been practiced for a long time, vaccines have only been around for 200 years. Why We Need Vaccines explores the history of vaccine discovery, the science of how vaccines work and the public-health achievements that vaccines have made possible. It also discusses vaccine mandates and inequality in access to vaccines on local and global scales. It challenges young readers to take responsibility for themselves, their families and their communities so we can all be part of the solution to take down infectious diseases.Get Outside!: How Humans Connect with Nature (Orca Footprints #30)
Par Leah Payne. 2024
We know spending time in nature is good for us, but why? And how did people become so disconnected from…
the natural world, anyway? Get Outside! How Humans Connect with Nature explores the important relationship between people and nature. It asks big questions, like Are humans part of nature or separate from it? and Do all people have equal access to nature? By discussing global issues such as the climate crisis and environmental racism, the book shows us that, by strengthening our relationship with the natural world, we can learn how to take care of the environment and to let the environment take care of us too.Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better
Par Glenda Armand, Kim Freeman. 2023
Discover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as "the father of ice cream,"…
in this beautifully illustrated picture-book biography.Augustus Jackson was born in 1808 in Philadelphia. While most African Americans were enslaved at that time, in Pennsylvania, slavery was against the law. But while Augustus and his family were free, they were poor, and they depended on their garden and their chickens for food. Augustus enjoyed helping his mom prepare meals for their family. He dreamed of becoming a professional cook, and when his mom suggested he may be able to make meals for the president one day, Augustus didn&’t waste any time in making that dream a reality. In 1820, when he was only twelve years old, he set off for Washington, DC. He applied to work in the White House, where the head cook offered him a job as a kitchen helper. After five years of working hard, Augustus, or Gus, was promoted to cook. He went on to serve presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson.During his time at the White House, Augustus became an expert at making a popular egg-based dessert. He soon made an eggless version—known to us today as ice cream—and left the White House determined to make and sell the frozen treat to everyone, not just the wealthy. Gus headed back home to Philadelphia, and in 1830, he opened his very own ice cream parlor. He devised a way to keep the ice cream frozen so that it could be shipped and sold to other businesses. Gus also began adding rock salt to the ice that he used to make his ice cream, which made the mixture freeze more quickly. This allowed him to speed up his production process. He created more ice cream with new flavors, and soon he was shipping product via train to places like New York City, which was 100 miles away. Gus&’s dream had come true, and better yet, he had brought smiles to many faces.Shining a light on a little-known visionary, this inspiring picture-book biography includes an afterword, a list of sources, and an easy-to-follow recipe so readers can make their own delicious ice cream!Open In Case of Emergency: 501 Games to Entertain and Keep You and the Kids Sane
Par Mike Rampton. 2020
Stuck indoors? This book is your saviour.Turn to a bumper 501 simple and accessible games and activities to keep your…
whole family amused for hours, if not days.Inside, in the garden, in the car, for all family sizes and ages - this book covers all the best classics you might have forgotten how to play, like stuck in the mud and the alphabet game, and introduces brand new games too. No fancy equipment needed, just easy to follow instructions. This book has everything you need to keep everyone happy.WW2 in the Pacific (Great Battles for Boys)
Par Joe Giorello, Sibella Giorello. 2016
Great Battles for Boys takes young readers to the front lines of history's most important fights. In this episode of…
the best-selling history series, the story opens with the Flying Tigers, those wild American soldiers fighting Japan before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the deadly surprise attack on Hawaii, the battles storm across the Pacific in the lethal "island hopping" military strategy that brought Victory Over Japan.