Books by Tom Jackson

Book SynopsisYoung readers can discover the wonders of biology with this fascinating hardback encyclopedia, where life on earth is spectacularly presented with eye-catching, full-colour photography. From botany and biotechnology to migrations to medicine, biology is the story of all life. This thoughtful and thorough primer shows how biologists have shaped the modern world, and how the subject continues to offer crucial insights into our lives and the lives of so many other creatures on our extraordinary planet.Topics include:• Plant and animal biology• Habitats and ecosystems• Human biology, from the skeleton to the immune system• Species and classification, from trees to mammals Key science concepts are explained in simple, easy-to-understand terms, and clarified by clever diagrams as well as sumptuous, eye-catching photography from around the world. For all inquisitive children aged 8+.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arct

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive hardback encyclopedia is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of physics for young readers, filled with spectacular full-colour photography.From the tiniest subatomic particles to the vast expanses of space, this book shines a light on the hidden laws that shape our world. Children can learn about topics from space science to waves and optics, and the key scientists such as Marie Curie and Albert Einstein whose breakthroughs have transformed our understanding . Key concepts are brought to life with striking photography, awe-inspiring facts, and informative diagrams. • Covers fundamental topics such as space, motion, forces and optics• Illustrated throughout with eye-opening photographs and illuminating diagrams• Presents information in a fieldnly and engaging way• Hall of Fame profile boxes offer insights into pioneering individuals• A wide-ranging glossary and full index offer easy explanat

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Book SynopsisThe idea that alien life exists has gripped writers, artists, thinker, and scientists throughout history. This book explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in this text. With full-colour artwork and accessible main text and fact boxes, readers enjoy indulging in alien theories while also learning about science and history.

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Book SynopsisThe idea that alien life exists has gripped writers, artists, thinker, and scientists throughout history. This book explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in this text. With full-colour artwork and accessible main text and fact boxes, readers enjoy indulging in alien theories while also learning about science and history.

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Book SynopsisEven the most reluctant readers are curious about cloning and the scientific future of human evolution. This book finally makes it possible for them to access the latest information about genetic engineering, stem cells, heredity and the idea that humans may be able to manipulate the process of reproduction to create the offspring they want. It even covers hot topics like eugenics and the genetic modification of plants and animals used for food. With vivid, full-colour artwork and fascinating fact boxes throughout, this book will find a perfect home in any collection.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when something goes into a black hole? This book explores some of the major ideas in cosmology, bringing quarks, preons, hypothetical subparticles, pulsars, galaxies, the Big Bang theory, dark energy and gravitational waves to life with accessible language and vivid full-colour artwork. The text includes fascinating fact boxes that add extra interest. Whether it''s about Stephen Hawking or the James Webb telescope, even the most reluctant readers are sure to enjoy this book.

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Book SynopsisFrom the ferocious sea monster Ichthyosaurus and the lumbering plated Stegosaurus to Velociratpor, the stealthy two-legged hunter and Quetzalcoatlus, the God of the skies, Dinopedia is a guide to prehistoric beasts. Discover how experts figured out chickens are actually dinosaurs, and explore the answers to the big questions we all want to know about dinosaurs: What did dinosaurs sound like? How did dinosaurs really move? What colour were dinosaurs? Lovingly brought to life by the illustration duo behind Mythopedia and Return of the Wild, Good Wives and Warriors, this book shows dinosaurs as they''ve never been presented before.Let the weird and wonderful creatures of the past spark your child''s imagination and inspire them to learn about the Earth as it was millions, and millions, and MILLIONS of years ago.

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Book SynopsisSome animals build astounding homes to provide shelter and safety for themselves and their young. From ants glueing leaves together to create a nest, to groundhogs engineering enormous underground towns, the creatures featured in this book create homes that are both unique and out-of-this-world. Find out more about these masters of engineering and learn how evolution has shaped the way each animal constructs their home and uses it.Vivid, arresting photography paired with captivating animal encounters make this book a thrilling introduction to some of the basics of evolutionary theory.Table of Contents 1: Budgett's Frog 2: Clownfish 3: Beaver 4: Oropendola 5: Gorilla 6: Bowerbird 7: Parrotfish 8: Prairie dog 9: Compass termite 10: Paper wasp 11: Arctic fox 12: Badger sett 13: Pika 14: Caddis fly 15: Golden orb weaver 16: Trapdoor spider

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes improving our health every day. From nurses to immunologists, psychologists to medical engineers - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Healthy contents include:Health heroes in the community, in the hospital, when having an operation, in the ambulance, providing physiotherapy, including medical engineers, scientists in the lab, disease experts, public health officials, mental health professionals, those teaching us about healthy eating and more!Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us Moving<

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us safe every day. From car designers to city planners, meteorologists to naval architects - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 13 Grey.STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Safe contents include:Health and safety, safe food, road safety, alarm systems, pollution, weather, volcano alert!, rescue squad, safety at sea, tsunami warning, asteroid watchers, become a STEM safety hero, extra safety fun (quiz and fun facts).Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us SafeTable of Contents 1: Safety heroes 2: Health and safety 3: Safe food 4: Road safety 5: Alarm systems 6: Looking for pollution 7: Extreme weather 8: Volcano alert! 9: Rescue squad 10: Safety at sea 11: Tsunami warning 12: Asteroid watchers 13: Become a STEM safety hero! 14: Extra safety fun & facts 15: Glossary 16: Further resources and Index

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us safe every day. From car designers to city planners, meteorologists to naval architects - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 13 Grey.STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Safe contents include:Health and safety, safe food, road safety, alarm systems, pollution, weather, volcano alert!, rescue squad, safety at sea, tsunami warning, asteroid watchers, become a STEM safety hero, extra safety fun (quiz and fun facts).Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes helping us make connections every day. From computer scientists to software engineers, data analysts to neuroscientists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes helping us make connections every day. From computer scientists to software engineers, data analysts to neuroscientists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe

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Book SynopsisMeet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe

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Book SynopsisThis series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.

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Book SynopsisThis series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.

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Book SynopsisThis series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.

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Book SynopsisExplanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comicaltrial and error scenarios

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Book SynopsisThis series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.

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Book SynopsisWhat is holds up a tunnel and how do you build one? Find out with I Bet I Can ... Explanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comical trial and error scenarios

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Book SynopsisExplanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comicaltrial and error scenariosIn this book, find out how a skyscraper stays up, why it matters what its built from and what a supertube is, plus much more.This series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure. Perfect for children age 7+

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Book SynopsisExplanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comicaltrial and error scenariosIn this book, find out how a skyscraper stays up, why it matters what its built from and what a supertube is, plus much more.This series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure. Perfect for children age 7+

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Book SynopsisExplanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comicaltrial and error scenarios.In this book find out what forces are at work on a rollercoaster ride. What stops you from falling off? How do you loop the loop? What does it take to build a rollercoaster?This series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.Perfect for children aged 7+

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Book SynopsisExplanations of key STEM (engineering) topics in an original, highly entertaining way through comicaltrial and error scenarios.In this book find out what forces are at work on a rollercoaster ride. What stops you from falling off? How do you loop the loop? What does it take to build a rollercoaster?This series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through thecomical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science,with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanationsthat follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure.Perfect for children aged 7+

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive collection of science careers to wow and inspire the next generation of budding scientists

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Book SynopsisHere is the essential guide to biology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we have uncovered the secrets of life-the most complex process in the Universe. From the workings of molecules to the way entire oceans or continents of lifeforms interact, biology seeks to understand how it is that something can be alive, how it fends off death and how it leaves more life in its wake. We follow the journey through the history of life science to find out why the dolphin got its name (it is the 'womb fish'), how a seven-foot strand of DNA is able to build your body, and what gives a lobster its blue blood. The great names, such as Darwin and Linnaeus, are joined by lesser known discoverers, such as Karl von Frisch who discovered that bees dance, and Jan Baptist van Helmont who found a plant uses air and water to grow. Biology today is still very much a live science, finding a purpose in robot design and helping us to understand non-living complex systems like the Internet. Biology has changed the way we understand ourselves. What will it tell us next? - Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of biology from the dawn of history to the present day - Authoritative text, exciting imagery and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way - Biographies of great life scientists and a chart of the tree of life - A simple guide to biology draws together current understanding to set out the basics of the science - The Imponderables looks at what questions biology still needs to answer. Also contains a 24-page removable foldout concertina neatly housed at the back of the book. This fold-out concertina includes a 12-page Timeline History of Biology and 12 full pages of amazing electron micrographs called Our Hidden World.

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Book SynopsisHere is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our heads that does all our thinking for us. The human brain has 100 billion nerve cells connected by thousands more to every corner of the body.

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Book SynopsisA unique and beautiful approach to understanding climate change with practical actions to help protect the planet.Climate change is an important, yet complicated, subject How Do We Stop Climate Change? makes it accessible for all ages, from the 8+ year-olds inspired by Greta Thunberg to parents and teachers. Beautiful illustrations from noted picture book illustrator Dragan Kordic combine with a straightforward narrative from science writer Tom Jackson to make this an enticing, fascinating, and illuminating read. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information. GORGEOUS GIFT: A beautiful and thoughtful gift for children, families, and classrooms. TIMELY TOPIC: A 2020 BBC poll found 80% of kids are concerned about the environment. Inspired by activists like Greta Thunberg, they are taking active roles at home, school, and in the community to protect the planet. UNIQUE APPROACH: The book is structured using a visual thinking technique called 'mind mapping', where complex ideas are broken down into a clear flow of visual information. The 'mind map' connects the information, making it easy to grasp. ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY READER: The text is carefully layered and leveled for emerging to proficient readers.Trade Review"An effective teaching tool used to explain a complex and critical issue." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisDid you know that Penguins have wings and feathers but they can’t fly? Instead they have evolved into the most efficient swimmers and divers of all birds. Even on land penguins are surprisingly agile and can travel vast distances on foot or by ‘toboganning’, sliding on their stomachs over the ice’ propelled by their wings and feet. Penguins is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these intriguing animals in their natural habitat. You’ll discover how penguins survive the frozen Antarctic; their short outer feathers overlap, like tiles on a roof, to form a thick waterproof layer, and underneath are fluffier feathers for warmth. They also huddle together to keep warm. How do penguins sleep? They take short naps during the day and evening. They have the unique ability to sleep while standing up or in the water. Penguins features a variety of species, from the Emperor, Chinstrap and Adelie penguins in the Antarctic to the Magellanic, Southern Rockhopper and Yellow- crested Macaroni penguins of Chile. With full captions explaining how these animals hunt and feed, rear their young and cope with such adverse weather conditions, Penguins is a brilliant examination in 150 outstanding colour photographs of this fascinating animal.Table of ContentsIntroduction Great penguins King penguin Emperor penguin Brush-tailed penguins Adélie penguin Chinstrap penguin Gentoo penguin Little penguins Little blue penguin Australian little penguin White-flippered penguin Banded penguins Magellanic penguin Humboldt penguin Galapagos penguin African penguin Large diver penguins Yellow-eyed penguin Waitaha penguin Crested penguins Fiordland penguin Snares penguin Erect-crested penguin Southern rockhopper penguin Eastern rockhopper penguin Northern rockhopper penguin Royal penguin Macaroni penguin Chatham penguin

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Book SynopsisOpen your ''human body construction guide'' to reveal the answers to all your puzzling human biology questions! Find out what each body system does and how they fit together to create a living, breathing person. Styled as a construction guide, readers will explore the ten major body systems from the inside out from your bones to your nerves! Each spread contains body part checklists and ''Don''t forget'' notes for key information, while a mini human body on each spread depicting the relevent body system works as a useful navigation tool when flicking through the book. The human engineer slant imparts STEM concepts for budding biologists and doctors. Prepare to get under the skin of the human body machine and find out what makes it tick.

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Book SynopsisThe entire history of Planet Earth as you''ve never seen it before, ideal for readers 8+.Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth''s history in one day...Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, discover each significant moment in time on the clock, counting down to midnight. Earth Clock covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet''s geological history with stunning, detailed illustrations, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear at just four seconds to midnight. What will tomorrow bring?

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Book SynopsisGenetics in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of genetics, revealing how our genes shape our bodies and our lives, and how in turn we are beginning to shape them. Covering the basics of DNA, inheritance and evolution in animals, plants and humans alike - from the origins and development of life to the Human Genome and designer babies - this is the fastest, fullest path to understanding genetics. Contents include Genes, DNA, Natural selection, Darwinism, Stem cell and gene therapies, Evo-devo, Epigenetics, Cloning, Genetic engineering and Artificial life, as well as biology basics such as the Processes of life, Cells, Sex, Classification and Ecology.

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