How can we solve the national debt crisis? Should you or your child take on a student loan? Is it safe to talk on a cell phone while driving? Are there viable energy alternatives to fossil fuels? What could you do with a billion dollars? Could simple policy changes reduce political polarization? These questions may all seem very different, but they share two things in common. First, they are all questions with important implications for either personal success or our success as a ...

Is human-induced global warming a real threat to our future? Most people will express an opinion on this question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence. Many times we've even heard pundits say "I am not a scientist" to avoid the issue altogether. But the truth is, the basic science is not that difficult. Using a question and answer format, this book will help readers achieve three major goals: To see that anyone can understand the basic science of global warming; ...

Have you ever wondered how we teach children about global warming with inspiration instead of fear? The Wizard Who Saved the World does just this, with clear science explained through an inspirational story. A young boy named Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place and stop the problems of global warming. When he realizes that he can't really perform magic, Diego begins to think of ways he can actually help save the world by considering many potential careers...

This is the Japanese language edition of the critically acclaimed children's book I, Humanity, which has been read in English from the International Space Station for NASA's Story Time From Space program.

Tens of millions of people live in places that experience(d) the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 – and hundreds of millions more will see other future eclipses around the world. There' s no better way to get ready for an eclipse and to learn about the underlying science than through this book and the related free app "Totality by Big Kid Science." Written by the astrophysicist/educator who created that app, Totality! An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science features a unique combination ...

Tens of millions of people live in places that experience(d) the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 – and hundreds of millions more will see other future eclipses around the world. There' s no better way to get ready for an eclipse and to learn about the underlying science than through this book and the related free app "Totality by Big Kid Science." Written by the astrophysicist/educator who created that app, Totality! An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science features a unique combination ...

2024 Gold Winner of the Indie Book Award for Ecology and the EnvironmentThe media often portrays our climate future as a choice between bleak and bleaker, which may seem justified given the many impacts of global warming that we are already seeing. But it doesn't have to be that way, because if we understand the science behind global warming, then we can also see a pathway to its solution. In this book, astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett uses a Q&A format to pr...

Join Max the Dog as he takes off on his second exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting story to find out, and to learn how his trip to Mars helps his young friend Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth. Along the way, educationally designed "Big Kid Box" sidebars will help children and pare...

Max the Dog and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era. Their trip proves so inspiring to people back on Earth that all the nations of the world come together to build a great Moon colony. From the colony, the views of Earth make everyone realize how small and precious planet Earth is. Along the way, educationally designed "Big Kid Box" sidebars will help children and parents learn about the science that takes place behind the scenes of the pages. Pare...

Have you ever wondered how big the universe really is, or how we fit into it? The Scale of the Universe provides a clear and concise overview of the evidence-based answers that modern science offers to these questions. The book begins with an overview of the structure of the universe, working outward from Earth to our solar system, galaxy, and the universe as a whole. It then shows how you can make sense of the incredible scales of both space and time in our universe. No matter your age or...

Winner: 2016 ILA CBC Children's Choice List This is the updated "Perseverance Edition" (named for the latest rover on Mars) of the first children's book ever launched into space and read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the ...

This is the Japanese language edition of the critically acclaimed children's book Max Goes to Jupiter, which has been read in English from the International Space Station for NASA's Story Time From Space program.