Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

Book SynopsisAn inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!**   Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read.   Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him.   And so he invented his own alphabet—a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.   Award-winning writer Jen Bryant tells Braille’s inspiring story with a lively and accessible text, filled with the sounds, the smells, and the touch of Louis’s world. Boris Kulikov’s inspired paintings help readers to understand what Louis lost, and what he was determined to gain back through b

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Book SynopsisLou Abercrombie left Durham University with a First Class Maths degree before getting a job in television, where she worked first as an Audio Engineer and then as a Post Production Manager. She is the author of Fig Swims the World, which is inspired by her love of wild swimming.

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Book SynopsisBuild your own moving race car from household objects in this step-by-step guide based on the science behind Formula One.Take your place at the starting gate and fire up your engine: it's time to build your very own racing car! Join presenter and maker Fran Scott for a crash course in racing engineering, then use your new-found skills to build your own awesome air-powered machine using household objects. From the chassis to the engine, discover the science behind Formula One in this perfect project for budding young engineers. So what are you waiting for? 3, 2, 1 let's race!

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Book SynopsisMarvel at the mind-boggling world of atoms and molecules - the building blocks of EVERYTHING everywhere (including you) - in this entertaining book and 300-piece jigsaw set. Find out what atoms and molecules are, where they come from, how they behave and how they are displayed in the Periodic Table. Then explore further with links to activities and videos on specially selected websites. Completed size of jigsaw: 59cm x 40cm

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Book SynopsisKatie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and Lift-the-flap Questions & Answers. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, walking on the moors and playing competitive board games with her children.

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Book SynopsisJoin the kids of the Science Club and discover electricity through a combination of adventure, activity and experiment in this fun, story-based series

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Book SynopsisWhat would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China?And Then You're Dead offers serious answers to these horribly interesting questions. Paul Doherty and Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy and more along the way. Illustrated with straightforward technical art and leavened by small doses of dry humour, And Then You're Dead is both scientifically informative and gruesomely entertaining.Trade ReviewIn the introduction to this hugely entertaining read, the authors hope that by combining 'science and gruesome detail', they'll bring us a book where 'Stephen King meets Stephen Hawking'. By the end, this mission has been triumphantly accomplished. * Daily Mail *Sure to please the macabre-minded. * BBC Focus magazine *Entertaining - if harrowing. * New York Times Book Review *Vivid, engaging and utterly fascinating...With bite-size morsels of astonishing science andthe perfect combination of smart-alecky writing and black humour, this page-turner will surely debunk anymisapprehension that science is dull. * Booklist (starred review) *As someone who is averse to flying, elevators, and a catalog of other things I'd rather not admit to, I found this book strangely cathartic. A great read, full of interesting anecdotes and funny commentary. -- Ali Almossawi * author of BAD CHOICES *

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Book Synopsis What is Covid, and why is everyone talking about it? Engagingly illustrated by Axel Scheffler, this approachable and timely book - now newly updated in print paperback for 2021 with the latest developments in vaccination and extra content about emotional wellbeing - helps answer these questions and many more. This new larger and expanded 32-page edition provides clear explanations about COVID-19 and its effects - both from a health perspective and the impact it has on a family's day-to-day life. With input from expert consultant Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, as well as advice from teachers and child psychologists, this is a practical, informative and reassuring resource to help explain the changes we are currently all experiencing. £1 from the sale of every copy of this book will be donated to NHS Charities together (with the remainder of the proceeds to cover print and distribution costs)

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Book SynopsisTake an amazing trip around the cosmos with this fact-packed book. From the Milky Way to the Solar System, Mercury to Mars, asteroids to comets, this book is a lively and accessible exploration of our universe! Illustrated with incredible, large size, full-colour photographs, too! New edition.

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Book SynopsisLearn how much your brain can grow! The perfect introduction to growth mindset, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It is:A growth mindset book for kidsA teacher must-have for classroomsThe best resource for anyone to teach growth mindsetDid you know you can stretch and grow your own brain? Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns? Awarded as one of the best growth mindset books for kids, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It teaches all the ways that the brain can develop with exercise, just like the rest of our bodies.Educator and psychologist Dr. JoAnn Deak offers a fun and engaging introduction to the anatomy and functions of the brain that will empower each young reader to S-T-R-E-T-C-H and grow their fantastic, elastic brain!Looking for award-winning picture books for curious kids? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is the perfect fit. Dr.

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Book SynopsisNeil Ardley studied Chemistry at Bristol University. He became an editor and writer of children's non-fiction on the subjects of natural history, science, technology and music. Altogether, he wrote 101 books during his lifetime including Eyewitness Music and the best-selling, award-winning The Way Things Work with David Macaulay, which sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Outside of publishing, Neil was one of the most celebrated and versatile composers in the British jazz scene.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This beautifully illustrated journey over the rainbow gave me the answers to fascinating questions I hadn't even realised I really needed to ask! A book shimmering with joyously colourful facts to focus the curiosity of young readers." -- Kate Pankhurst"Can You Get Rainbows in Space is a stunning kaleidoscope beaming out a huge range of science topics, from astronomy to zoology, expertly stitched together by the threads of colours!" -- Professor Raman Prinja"The most colourful book about science and our world and why it is so beautiful!" -- Jenny Jacoby"It's a glowing journey through the rainbow. Who knew the secret of why some eyes are blue, and that it's actually an optical illusion! Lavishly illustrated, this book shows us there's so much to find out about our colourful world and how we see it." -- Mini Grey

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Book SynopsisAmanda Harrison is a children's writer specializing in non-fiction. She has written science books, simple biographies, fun facts, quizzes, and everything in between.

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Book SynopsisA humorous science comic-book story that explains key concepts about electricity

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Book SynopsisDid you know there''s a machine designed to catch sneezes? Or a machine for extracting snail slime? Find out how the technology works and become an expert in all things technologically icky - from a robot capsule you can swallow to sewer crawlers and diarrhoea detectors. Super Tech explores the cutting-edge technology in your home, up in Space and even inside your body, and gives you a glimpse into the tech of the future. Informative, accessible facts are combined with a mix of photography and playful illustration that''s perfect for readers 7 and up.

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Book SynopsisWhat is dark matter? How fast could a T. rex run? How did Mary Queen of Scots keep her dying wishes secret from her enemies? Scientists and historians have discovered a lot about our past, our future and how the world works, but SO MUCH remains unknown. This exciting information book filled with 100 fascinating and mind-blowing facts explores the edges of human knowledge and the vast world of science just waiting to be uncovered.With eleven books to explore in this best-selling and award-winning series, there are over 1,100 facts to discover. Packed with bold, graphic illustrations and clear text, the series is perfect for dipping in and out of, and for sharing with family and friends.

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Book SynopsisPlug in to the often mind-blowing world of artificial intelligence. How can a machine write a story? Are computers now cleverer than people? Could a robot do your shopping? Discover all the things that artificial intelligence can already do (and the things it can't). - Packed full of flaps to lift- Explores the opportunities - and risks - that AI could bring- Written in consultation with Professor Michael Wooldridge, from Oxford University's Department of Computer Science- Part of Usborne's See Inside Series which contains over 50 books, covering everything from space to Ancient Greece, the human body and evolution

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Book SynopsisThese are fascinating projects using everyday materials, demonstrated step by step in 1300 photographs! You can find out how things work: energy, wind, nature, ships, cars, cameras and computers. You can fly your very own hot-air balloon, run an ant colony, build a water pump, and tell the age of ancient trees. Step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow practical instructions ensure success in all the experiments. It features fun science ideas that you can do at home or school, using materials and equipment that are easy to find or inexpensive to buy. This is a bumper collection of 150 fantastic experiments and projects that explain a wide range of scientific facts, processes and principles. Make a working volcano, construct a reflecting telescope, create a compass, and much more. The projects are arranged thematically to reflect different areas of science and technology, such as the natural world, earth sciences, physics and transport. Budding young scientists are guaranteed hours of fascination and amusement while gaining a practical understanding about our everyday world.

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Book SynopsisThe third installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series - a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she's one of them. A Special. A super-amped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid. But maybe being perfectly programmed with strength and focus isn't better than anything she's ever known. Tally still has memories of something else. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until she's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.Praise for Uglies‘Fast paced, exciting and thought-provoking.’ The Bookseller's Choice

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Book SynopsisThis book WON'T test your mental maths or teach you countless ways to find x. It WILL show you just how fascinating maths can be. Can maths make people rich? Can formulas predict which sports teams will win more games? Can equations explain the mysteries of the universe? The short answer to all these is YES. This book explores and explains the ways that the tools of mathematics help people make sense of the world around them, predict the future and, just maybe, how to make life itself better.Table of ContentsWhat is maths?What is maths for?How do you do maths?Chapter 1: The beginning of mathsWhat did the first numbers look like, and what did people use them for?Chapter 2: NumbersNumber shapes, number patterns, prime numbers and numbers that go on and on and on...to infinity.Chapter 3: Shapes and measuringHow and why people use the tools of mathematics to describe the shapes of everything, from everyday objects to the entire universe.Chapter 4: How maths is shownMaking graphs, drawing diagrams and using pictures to explain the world better, and to help solve problems.Chapter 5: Prove itIn mathematics, you can find an answer to a problem and know for certain that it is correct. But how? With a PROOF.Chapter 6: Probability and statisticsMaths can tell you the truth and predict the future - up to a point. How does it do this, and how can you spot when people are (mis)using maths to lie?Chapter 7: Maths, computers and the futureNo mathematics, no computers. But what kind of maths do people use to make computers works?Chapter 8: Mathematical modelsDescribing real-world problems with maths to give insights into future weather, profits, and even human behavior.What's next?Jobs in mathsGlossaryIndexAcknowledgements

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Book Synopsis In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Steve Jobs, the visionary whose ideas still shape the world. Steve Jobs grew up surrounded by inventors, in sunny Silicon Valley, California. He and his friend Stephen Wozniak channelled their love of computers into their own inventions, building a successful company from Steve’s garage. Steve thought that computers were the future, and his big ideas would transform the world and the way people use technology. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant businessman’s life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activiTrade Review“New to the Little People, Big Dreams series, a biography of the computing visionary and co-founder of Apple Inc, who died in 2011.” -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller, October Previews *

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Book SynopsisWhen Megan and Billy find a drone with an important message on it, they know they must find its owner. Find out how Bess the dog, Dad, and lots of cool gadgets help them in their quest. The Mystery Drone is from Fluent Reader Level 4. It is ideal for children aged 7+ who can confidently read texts with a wider vocabulary, and who are beginning to read longer stories by themselves.The Mystery Drone is a series of modern stories, traditional tales and first reference books written in a simple way for children who are learning to read in English.Beginner Reader Level 0 is a twelve-step programme to support children who are developing their phonics reading skills. It introduces new letters and sounds in a systematic order.Levels 1 to 4 are written for children who are moving beyond phonics and gaining reading confidence and fluency. Each book includes simple sentences and high-frequency words, as well as a limited number of new words for essential reading practice.Each book has been thoroughly checked by educational consultants and includes tips for helping children with their reading, as well as comprehension puzzles and book band information.With five levels to take children from first phonics to fluent reading, Read It Yourself helps every child on their journey to becoming a confident reader.

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Book SynopsisAll the most important science topics for kids, from magnets and sound waves to flight and search engines, are simply explained in this fun and informative illustrated STEM book for children studying KS1 and KS2 subjects. First How Things Work Encyclopedia covers everything children aged 5-9 need to know. What makes rockets go? How does electricity work? Why do we sometimes see rainbows in the sky? This book follows the curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2 and provides a strong foundation for science and STEM learning through the rest of the school years. This is the perfect homework help book to support children as they begin to learn about the inner workings of the world around them. It introduces exciting areas of science that will get kids hooked on learning about how things work, including levers, light bulbs, engines, and roller-coasters. This book sits in DK''s popular First Reference series, which is perfect for kids who want to explore the

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Book SynopsisOur planet is in trouble. It needs YOU. Together we can fight climate change by speaking up and changing what we eat, how we travel and the ways we use energy. Find out how you can become a #2minutesuperhero by completing 60 fun missions that reduce your carbon footprint at home, school and in your community.Informative, practical and positive, this guide for children is written by Martin Dorey, anti-plastic campaigner and author of the bestselling No. More. Plastic, and is the founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachcleanmovement. He believes that every voice matters on this urgent issue.Trade ReviewFeatured in The Bookseller July Previews. * The Bookseller *Children can become a #?2minutesuperhero by taking up the challenges in Kids Fight Climate Change by Martin Dorey, illustrated by Tim Wesson. It’s a colourful guide to saving the planet, with changes to make in everyday life, from eating less meat and dairy to turning down the heating and wearing a jumper. * Daily Express, Scottish Daily Express, Daily Mirror and The Irish Daily Mirror *I think this book is great for everyone and would definitely be good for use in schools, forest schools and after school groups like the Scouts. This book has inspired me, whenever I see rubbish I will put it in the bin or when I’m at my local beach I will do a beach clean […] It really takes 2 minutes to do things to help our world. #2minutesuperhero. * Books Up North *Sophie absolutely loves this fantastic eco kids book. She loves Greta Thunberg, looking after our environment and is eager for any tips on how she can help. This is bite sized information for our eco kid warriors. Beautiful concept and beautifully laid out. -- Parent * Toppsta *We are now starting to tally up our superhero points and keep track on who has been completing the most missions within the class. This is definitely a book every child should have. -- Teacher * Toppsta *

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Book SynopsisPerfect for young children studying food chains in their science lessons, or for young minibeast fans, this book explores the importance of insects in food chains, from the tiny flies eaten by fish, birds, bats and amphibians, to the larger insects eaten by bigger animals, such as anteaters and badgers. Insects are an indispensible part of countless food chains. Alongside the simple text, fantastic close-up photographs show the insects at work.The book is part of a series, The Insects that Run Our World, for children aged 6 plus. The titles are: The Pollinators, The Decomposers, The Predators and the Prey and The Helpers and the Pests.The books include information about how insects are threatened by habitat changes and pollution and how we can help them.Table of Contents 1: Eat and be eaten 1: Who ate the ant? 1: The birds and the bees 1: Caterpillars and chicks 1: Yum, yum 1: The insects that eat insects 1: Midnight feasts 1: Safety in numbers 1: A world with less insects 1: Helping insects 1: Glossary/Index

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Book SynopsisEvery day brings a new adventure for Professor Hoot - and a new learning experience. Today Professor Hoot is investigating what big machines are used for and how they can make our lives easier, from powerful bulldozers and towering cranes to the trains and planes that criss-cross the planet. An entertaining comic strip approach to KS1 science topics, Professor Hoot''s Science Comics are accessible and full of fun. Each book is an adventure and a chance for readers to learn something new, before testing their knowledge at the end of each book in Professor Hoot''s quiz. Collect each adventure: Big Machines; Dangerous Animals; Dinosaurs; Robots and AI; Space; Volcanoes and Earthquakes.

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Book Synopsis'James Patterson is the Einstein of fiction and has solved the equation for storytelling: Adventure + Science = AWESOME!' Tom Fletcher'Any young readers out there interested in science and adventure ... this book is brilliant!' Tim Peake, astronautJames Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children – with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives.Max Einstein is a typical 12-year-old. She…Goes to college every dayPlays speed chess in the parkBuilds inventions that help the homelessAnd talks to Albert EinsteinAll normal stuff, right?Until one day when Max is recruited by a mysterious organisation! Their mission: solve some of the world’s toughest problems using science. She’s helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the globe as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet.But that’s only if the sinister outfit known as The Corporation doesn’t get to her first…Trade ReviewJames Patterson is the Einstein of fiction and has solved the equation for storytelling: Adventure + Science = AWESOME! -- Tom FletcherAny young readers out there interested in science and adventure ... this book is brilliant! -- Tim Peake, astronautA really enjoyable read – Max is a wonderful character. I would have devoured this book when I was younger! -- Libby Jackson, author of A Galaxy of Her OwnAn inspirational page-turner that won’t let you down. This book celebrates the importance of young people’s new ideas and endless imaginations. -- Rachel Ignotofsky, Sunday Times bestselling author of Women in ScienceIf you’re interested in science, mysteries, or courageous heroines, this is a must-read! -- Chelsea Clinton

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Book SynopsisWhat is technology? Well, we have been using tools since prehistoric times... But what problems does technology solve? Who invents technology? How can technology save the planet? These are very big questions that need exploring and the sooner we start answering them, the better.

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Book SynopsisCRYSTAL CHATTERTON is an educator, a chemist, and a stay-at-home mom. Her blog, The Science Kiddo, grew from her eagerness to find exciting ways to introduce her son to science. Since that time, she has made it her mission to help kids fall in love with science. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she homeschools her three children.

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Book SynopsisThis bright, funny book tells the story of the sun from dawn to dusk. The Science Works series use cartoon style illustrations and lively narrative text to make key topics in science accessible and engaging.

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