Science and Technology Books

What are the five senses? How do they help keep us safe? Why are two ears better than one? Why do some people need glasses? Why does food taste worse when we have a cold? And WHY can't we tickle ourselves? Find out in this SENSE-sational book!

This Math Skills workbook is designed to strengthen a young learner's ability to understand numbers in a variety of ways. Featuring perforated pages, full-color illustration, clear examples, and lots of practice problems, this book will help your...

Everybody says, "Be careful online," but what do they mean?Lacey is the cyber-smart dog who protects kids by teaching them how to stay safe online. Kids will join Lacey and her friend Gabbi on a fun, cyber-safe adventure to learn the ins and outs of how...

Nantucket Island in the summertime- a dream come true, right? Not for twelve year old Adelaide, whose father died a year earlier and now has one ambition in life: to be a great explorer and adventuress like her idol, Amelia Earhart. Adelaide loves...

Found as a baby, on a bed of moss under an old growth tree, Cedar's beginning was a mystery. As she began her sixth grade year, Cedar resembled her namesake with her wild mane of brown hair, her sinewy body, and deer-like eyes. She makes her first true...

Nikola Tesla was a physicist, scientist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive; some considered him to be somewhat of a "mad"...

Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions: "Does a catfish purr? Does a seahorse gallop?" Stella has an answer for them all. The only thing she...

Camp, explore, hike, discover, learn woodcraft-get outdoors and be at home in nature all through the year!There's so much to do and discover with this truly Handy Book as a guide. Written for children in 1882, and valuable for kids or adults today, the...

Join two curious children on a tour through ten inventions that changed the world in the debut children's book from award-winning inventor Ruth Amos. Step inside the inventor's workshop to see how one creative spark leads to another... until an...

Australians are an inventive lot. From the innovative tools and equipment of our First Nations people to the pioneering solutions of colonial times and hi-tech minds of today, Australians have risen to the challenge of problem solving. Also, Vegemite. We...

Fun and Easy Hands-On Projects for At-Home Science Turn your home into your laboratory as you explore and experiment through dozens of science projects with Andrea Scalzo Yi, bestselling author and the creative mastermind behind Raising Dragons. With...

Pre-schoolers will love tackling these 15 fun, easy-to-follow step-by-step projects as they learn about STEAM topics (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). This cross-subject approach to learning will prepare young children for the subjects...

While many aspiring artists don't necessarily identify with STEM subjects, and many young inventors don't see the need for art, one is essential to the other. Revealing this connection and encouraging kids to explore it fills hungry minds with tools...

It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s mind! The ABCs of Science introduces babies (and grownups!) to a new scientific abbreviation for every letter of the alphabet - from alpha and beta to gamma and more. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that...

It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind! The ABCs of Physics introduces babies (and grownups!) to a new physics concept for every letter of the alphabet - all the way from atom to zero-point energy. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that...

It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s mind! Written by an expert, Quantum Entanglement for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to one of nature’s weirdest phenomenons. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about the wild world of quantum...

It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s mind! Written by an expert, Optical Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to optical physics. Babies (and grownups!) will discover how light is refracted and reflected, and even how...

Part of the best-selling '...for Beginners' series that brings to life the wide world of physics. Rather than explaining details about how to do physics, this book focusses on explaining what different branches of physics are about, how we know about...

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2; Interest age: from c 8 years. When was the webcam invented and why? Do imaginary numbers exist? What is fuzzy logic? Find the answers these questions about the amazing world of numbers, computers and coding, along...

How do germs spread? Can my body fight germs? and How do medicines help? Children are told to wash their hands and blow their noses to avoid spreading germs, but do they really know what germs are? This friendly and approachable book takes a closer look...

Ada Twist is full of questions. A scientist to her very core, Ada asks why again and again. One question always leads to another until she’s off on a journey of discovery!  When Rosie Revere’s Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous...

The creators of the New York Times bestselling picture books Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect are back with a story about the power of curiosity in the hands of a child who is on a mission to use science to understand her world. Ada Twist,...

Did you know that, in 2009, a massive dust storm in Australia blew red dust and sand all the way to New Zealand, where it turned the glaciers pink? That, in 1899, Cyclone Mahina plucked dolphins out of the ocean in Far North Queensland and deposited them...

The record-breaking, bestselling hilarious first children's book from multi-million bestselling author Adam Kay, illustrated throughout by comedian Henry Paker. Now in paperback. Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really...

A stunning new edition of the book about basically everything, from legendary author Bill Bryson Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something? Or thought about how we can weigh the earth? Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe? Uncover the...

Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! From how to make a flying machine to how to save lives, and from how to bottle lightning to how to live on Mars, this...

Get children excited about science with this essential, encylopedic introduction to physics, chemistry, and biology. What makes a firework bang? How do plants use sunlight to make food? What is the mysterious force that makes a magnet cling to your...

A perfect first book for any child interested in starting their own rock and mineral collection, this is a fantastic introduction to the world of rocks, gems, and minerals.  Children will learn all about where rocks and minerals come from, what a fossil...

A stunning visual encyclopedia of the elements  The Periodic Table Book is the perfect visual guide to the chemical elements that make up our world.  This eye-catching encyclopedia takes children on a visual tour of the 118 chemical elements of the...

"Lisa takes us right from the beginning of our stargazing adventure, from setting ourselves up to view the sky, to a tour of the galaxy, to discovering and learning about planets and celestial objects. ... This is a terrific book. Compact in nature, but...

Celebrating that the very act of wondering is what drives us towards knowledge, from the master of questions without answers I wonder if there is life out there … I wonder what love is … From the meaning of life to a cure for the hiccups, this book...

A new addition to the See Inside series about how things - from the most mundane household objects to most complicated machines - work and operate. An amazing flap book packed with inventions, machines, gadgets and devices, and facts and information...

Fabulous flap book that reveals the inner workings of the human body. Bright, original colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by witty, clear and informative text. Contains over fifty embedded...

Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Neil Armstrong tells the inspiring story of the first person to every step foot on the moon. In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS...

In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Growing up in an upper-class family, it was expected that Florence would find a husband and...

A large format, beautifully designed book that takes readers on an incredible journey into space. We live in an amazing planetary system. From the yawning Valles Marineris on Mars and the ocean hiding beneath the ice crust of Jupiter's moon Europa, to...

This activity book helps children to think like an inventor by introducing key engineering concepts in a highly visual and entertaining way. Through fun activities and Harriet Russell’s playful illustrations, it encourages readers to engage with new...

A funny and fascinating, fully illustrated new edition for children, of the bestselling book about everything inside our body, from legendary author Bill Bryson. We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it...

Unearth the treasures from the prehistoric world beneath your feet. From glittering ammonites to razor-sharp dinosaur claws and delicate leaf impressions, uncover our world's primeval past through the incredible fossils left behind. Arranged into plants...

The remarkable and remarkably revolting follow-up children's book to the record-breaking bestseller Kay's Anatomy from the UK's funniest science teacher, Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by comedian Henry Paker. The olden days were pretty fun if you...