Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

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Book SynopsisA graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe for ages 8-14This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table — the ultimate reference tool for scientists worldwide — names all 118 chemical elements and helps young readers understand the remarkable ways we have learned to use them.Graphically stunning layouts feature each element's letter symbol and atomic number, exploring its attributes, characteristics, uses, and interesting stories behind its discovery. Complete with a comprehensive introduction, conclusion, and glossary, this is the perfect introduction to chemistry for inquisitive minds.Wrapped in a double-sided jacket, with the illustrated periodic table printed on the underside, Exploring the Elements is jam-packed with 240 pages of information, including:– A comprehensive introduction explaining what elements are and the design and purpose of the periodic table– Each of the 118 elements is visually presented with its respective letter symbol and atomic number, as well as a map of where it’s located in the periodic table– Additional details showing where each element is found in the universe (from food on our plates to the center of a star), its unique properties, atomic diagram, secret chemistry, and working examples of how it’s used or changing the world– Plus an index, glossary and suggested reading and additional references and ResourcesBoth a gift book and a practical book, Exploring the Elements is for teachers and librarians, parents and grandparents, the home bookshelf and classroom bookshelf, science enthusiasts and budding scientists of all ages.Trade Review"Could make a chemist out of anyone."—Kirkus Reviews "A comprehensive guide to the periodic table."—My Baba

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Book SynopsisFrom apes to otters to clever crows, this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book tells stories of amazing tool-using animals that use objects in crafty ways."This entertaining and informative title is a delightful read-aloud and a recommended addition to the nonfiction shelves." —School Library Journal"Full of fascinating examples on how animals get around in the world by taking things they find & turning them into tools as well. What a great nonfiction series, I’m excited to see what book comes next!" —Oh The Books We Love In Earth’s jungles and deserts and deep beneath the sea curious creatures are hard at work. Some resourceful animals use tools to get the job done, just like you do. There are bottlenose dolphins holding sponges to protect their snouts, chimps wielding stone hammers and tailorbirds stitching leaves with spider silk.Learn how and why these animals toil with tools, and discover that you have more in common with them than you ever imagined…Trade Review"This entertaining and informative title is a delightful read-aloud and a recommended addition to the nonfiction shelves." —School Library Journal"Full of fascinating examples on how animals get around in the world by taking things they find & turning them into tools as well. What a great nonfiction series, I’m excited to see what book comes next!"—Oh The Books We Love

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Book SynopsisInventive illustrations paired with narrative and non-fiction elements introduces young readers to the world of bees. Mason B. C handler is a detective and solitary bee on a mission, and she needs your help to solve a mystery in Bug Borough. As Mason follows clues through Bug Borough, you'll discover everything there is to know about bees! Learn all about the different types of bees, their homes, how they communicate and what you can do to help look after them.Trade Review'A charming blend of detective story, fascinating facts, and bee-utiful illustrations. What a fun way for young readers to learn all about bees!'- Kim Ryall Woolcock, author of It's Tough to be Tiny. 'With stylish graphics and a fun narrative this book is sure to enthuse an interest in bees - and other insects. It's not just a captivating story book, there is plenty of genuine and accurate natural history in here as well to inform and entertain.' - Richard Jones, Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society

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Book SynopsisOwen Davey’s popular non-fiction series continues with a captivating and stunningly illustrated guide to bears.​Did you know that bears have existed longer than modern day humans? Or that polar bears aren’t actually white? Immerse yourself in the beautifully illustrated guide to some of the world’s most powerful mammals, full of facts about bears, their habits and where to find them.

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Book SynopsisDid you know that the fishing cat has partially webbed paws for catching fish? Or that pumas can leap over 15 feet into trees? There are roughly 38 species of cats today, each one superbly adapted to their environment - whether that be in the rainforest or the desert!This captivating and stunningly illustrated guide will teach you everything you need to know about our feline friends.Trade Review"There’s a lot going on here, and all of it good."—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW"A compendium of fascinating facts, bold images and unabashed puns, […] this superb non-fiction treat boasts a perfect balance of information, humour and graphic-style illustration."—The Guardian"This is a book for a huge range of ages. Stylistic and graphic prints entice readers as they yearn to learn more about this vast range of felines we find sometimes right in our own houses! Davey covers cat mythology, conservation efforts, and has a handy list of every cat featured in the book."—The Tiny Activist“These books are a perfect choice for any kids interests about Nature, Wild Animals, Insects, etc.! They are fun and interactive, a great combination of basic descriptions as wells as facts about them from all around the world! The information is presented in a very fresh and innovative way. The wording and illustrations are a good balance to support learning.” —Tales of Kids

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Book SynopsisIt’s time to learn about the sea’s most feared (and most misunderstood) residents: sharks!Owen Davey returns to nonfiction to explain the mysteries of those denizens of the deep. Some deadly, some not-so-deadly, and almost all just generally misunderstood. Exciting and detailed illustrations fill the page and educate young readers about these thrilling residents of the sea! Delivering information with the same whimsical text and brash illustration that saw his previous book win the affection of the Wall Street Journal, Smart About Sharks is sure to have teeth!Trade ReviewIt's an engaging and visually sophisticated addition to shark-lovers’ libraries.—Publisher’s WeeklyThis book’s engaging informative content is rivaled only by its uncommonly sophisticated illustrations. [...] An all-around superior nonfiction resource.—BooklistI love children’s books that are as delicious for kids as they are for adults, and Smart About Sharks is exactly that. With a sumptuous textured cloth cover, an appealing gray-tinted palette of earth tones playfully punctuated by pink, and a retro encyclopedic design, Smart is filled with fascinating bite-sized shark facts that were completely new to me.—BoingBoingA beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about sharks [...]—Creative ReviewKids love sharks. Owen Davey's Smart About Sharks is going to jump off the shelves and demand to go home with these kids. What's not to love? There are great infographics giving out wild information (wait until you see all the different kinds of teeth found in sharks across the world), bright, brilliant artwork with a retro feel to it, and tons of facts about sharks, including a debunking of their status as maneaters: if you're on a surfboard, you look like a seal, and the book has the artwork to prove it.—Books For KidsThe skillful assembly of geometric shapes and patterns captures the essence of [Davey’s] carnivorous, cartilaginous subjects.—Science Friday"Smart About Sharks," by Owen Davey, has illustrations to die for and fun facts to marvel at.—Campus CircleEach page is perfectly balanced with educational facts intermixed with lively sharks that look as if they are swimming in and out of the pages. This well researched book will immerse all readers in fascinating facts about the most well-known predator of the seas.—OmniLibrosI learned a great deal that I didn't know about sharks, and I think that a 7 or 8-year-old would have a great time with this book. [...] More importantly, this book is a great introduction to nonfiction reading for children.—The CyberlibrarianOwen Davey does it again, this time about sharks! […] this book will delight every reader. This series is definitely recommended to anyone with an affinity for science!—The Tiny Activist“Stunningly illustrated and filled with fascinating facts, the children in my class have loved using this as a stimulus for writing about sharks they’ve invented themselves!”—Mr. Payne Reads

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Book SynopsisBlast off with this new edition in the first book in the best selling Professor Astro Cat series! Featuring updated details about how rockets work, recent missions to Mars, space junk, and black holes.“Conducted by a cat in a retro-futuristic space suit, this tour of the solar system and beyond earns style points for both its illustrations and its selection of “Factoroids.” -Kirkus Reviews"Cute characters (such as the titular Professor Astro Cat and his assistant Astro Mouse) give a humorous, conversational tone to this nonfiction book's information about space, our solar system, and changing space exploration technology. Like the text, the book's browsable layout encourages readers to keep exploring. Overall, a great book to nurture interest in and wonder at the infinite possibilities of space." -The Horn Book"Both modern in its scientific spirit and with a sensibility modeled after the delightful mid-century children’s books from the Golden Age of space exploration, it tickles young readers - as well as their space-enchanted parents - into precisely that “palpable zest to make contact with the cosmos.” -Brain PickingsProfessor Astro Cat is the smartest cat in the alley. He's got a degree in just about every discipline under the sun! Speaking of the sun, he happens to be specialist on that too, and Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space will tell you everything that there could be to know about our star, our planet, our solar system, our galaxy, our universe, and many more new insights into the ever-developing science of space and the outer reaches of the universe!The professor's made sure of that; he's a fastidious little feline! Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space also explores topics such as gravity, extraterrestrial life, time, and many other fascinating subjects that will take you and your children on a journey to the very frontiers of space!Trade ReviewSelected for the CBC's February 2022 Hot Off the Press reading list"A big, bold book geared for humans ages 7–11 (or anyone up to approximately 78 years north of those ages), Frontiers of Space welcomes readers into its pages with gorgeous retro-inspired artwork and keeps them there by describing the wonders of the universe and the science underlying them. […] Whether you’re a cat connoisseur, a dog devotee, a hamster partisan, or an iguana booster, you’re apt to agree that the affable, amusing, and—yes—wonderfully nerdy Professor Astro Cat makes a fine companion for the budding scientist."—American Scientist"Cute characters (such as the titular Professor Astro Cat and his assistant Astro Mouse) give a humorous, conversational tone to this nonfiction book's information about space, our solar system, and changing space exploration technology. Like the text, the book's browsable layout encourages readers to keep exploring. Overall, a great book to nurture interest in and wonder at the infinite possibilities of space."—The Horn Book"Conducted by a cat in a retro-futuristic space suit, this tour of the solar system and beyond earns style points for both its illustrations and its selection of "Factoroids."—Kirkus Reviews"Both modern in its scientific spirit and with a sensibility modeled after the delightful mid-century children’s books from the Golden Age of space exploration, it tickles young readers — as well as their space-enchanted parents — into precisely that "palpable zest to make contact with the cosmos."—Brain Pickings"A hugely charming book packed with knowledge and humor to make learning about space fun."—Cool Hunting"Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space charms the reader immediately. Newman’s clean, modernist illustrations have a strong retro-futuristic bent that suggest the golden age of science fiction pulp magazines ,while Walliman provides lucid prose to help Professor Astro Cat explain topics such as the birth of stars, the speed of light, the solar system and the history of space exploration. […] The book is a delight of design in its own right. […] Children will want to make many return voyages with Professor Astro Cat, but so will the generations before them who still fondly look to the stars for inspiration."—Wink Books‘Finally! A spectacularly made publication to teach kids about space in an exciting, funny and breathtakingly beautiful way. Illustrator Ben Newman has collaborated with his scientific friend Dr.Dominic Walliman to create this truly astounding publication to be enjoyed by adults and children alike. I genuinely learned more about science and space from flicking through this book than I did in my entire school career. So go buy it!’—It's Nice That"The book combines scientific rigor (on a level appropriate for younger readers) with delightful imagery. Every page offers a wealth of details. […] The illustrations are busy in the best way: clearly connected to the text, but with all sorts of small flourishes and surprises built in. This is the kind of book that a grade-school age budding scientist can spend hours with. I wish I’d had a book like this when I was younger, but even now, when I’m well into my fifties, I’m absolutely captivated by it. […] This is a perfect book for gift-giving and for opening up the universe (literally, the universe) for younger readers."—What If Knits

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Book SynopsisThis playful and educational series of bilingual books is ideal for helping children to learn languages. The Senses books highlight the five senses and combine rhyming text and colourful illustrations. Each spread includes the text in both English and the second language, in clear, bold print. Suitable for children on their own or in groups, these books are an entertaining way for children to build their language skills while they explore their senses. The series is a great resource for bilingual classrooms. Ideal for group activities as well as individual use.

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Book SynopsisThis playful and educational series of bilingual books is ideal for helping children to learn languages. The Senses books highlight the five senses and combine rhyming text and colourful illustrations. Each spread includes the text in both English and the second language, in clear, bold print. Suitable for children on their own or in groups, these books are an entertaining way for children to build their language skills while they explore their senses. The series is a great resource for bilingual classrooms. Ideal for group activities as well as individual use.

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Book SynopsisLooking Up is a celebration of telescopes - their shapes, sizes, and the science they enable. Open your eyes to the wonder of the skies!All over the world, people have built fantastic structures for looking up into the sky. These telescopes are not just scientific instruments -- they are monuments to curiosity and collaboration. In this book readers are introduced to the amazing spectrum of light, and the diverse shapes and methods used to study it.Clear, inventive language meets with playful yet graphic imagery in this stunning non-fiction title.Trade Review"Young readers will come away with a basic understanding of how different sorts of telescopes enhance what the naked eye can tell us about the nature of the cosmic light show overhead.An eye-opening—and eye-widening—overview, memorably illustrated."—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW“The perfect way to engage all little budding astronomers aged 7-11 years. With easy, comprehendible text kept to a minimum through short paragraphs and snippets of information dotted around, children will love to flip from page to page taking in all the bright images and learning all about telescopes.”—The World is Their Classroom “A visual spectacle.”—Bookish way to Play

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