Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of sound and light.Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about the science of sound and light, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how light travels, what reflections are, how pitch and tone relate to sound waves and more.Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series tu...

The triceratops was a massive monster with three sharp horns on its face. The Edmontosaurus was even larger, and with its speed and thick skin, it couldn’t be pushed around easily. Neither the triceratops nor the Edmontosaurus ate meat. But in the fight to survive on scarce resources, these herbivores may have been compelled to fight. Who would win?

Pasta salads are back, but not as you know them…Cool Pasta presents bright, delicious and original pasta recipes that will breathe fresh life into your favourite store-cupboard staple.Pasta salad is the perfect warm weather dish: rummage through the shelves of your local store to rustle up a summery lunch for the next few days, prepare a big platterful for when company’s comin’, or simply eat it straight from the mixing bowl as you scan your diary ...

Journey back in time to see the world’s most magnificent prehistoric beasts close up.The Magnificent Book of Prehistoric Beasts takes you on a journey back in time to an ancient world, where peculiar beasts roamed the Earth and swam in the seas.Meet the mighty woolly mammoth with its huge tusks for finding food, a saber-toothed cat with teeth as long as your arm, the Megalodon shark with a mouth big enough to swallow you whole, and the mil...

A richly illustrated guide to the marvelously diverse plankton of the world and their fundamental role in planetary food websPlankton are the unsung heroes of planet Earth. Passive drifters through the world’s seas, oceans, and freshwater environments, most are invisible or very small, but some are longer than a whale. They are the global ocean’s foundation food, supporting almost all oceanic life, and they are also vitally important for land-based plants, animals,...

Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of the human body.Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about bones, muscles, digestion and more, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how the heart pumps, how senses work and what happens to food in the body.Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science in...

The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs takes you back to prehistoric times to meet 36 incredible beasts. From the terrifying T. rex to the speedy Velociraptor, this book depicts some of the most incredible dinosaurs in stunning and accurate original illustrations. Intriguing facts accompany every illustration, so you can learn which is the largest land predator ever found, how the feathered Deinonychus kept its huge hooked claws sharp, and why Triceratops had a large bony frill. This is the per...

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about planet Earth both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what happens inside a volcano, what earthquakes are, how mountains form and more.Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Ani...

What is fake news? How can the news be wrong? How do we know if what we're reading is true or not?The concept of fake news and the media as a whole is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks ‘what’s all the fuss about?’ It reviews what is at stake when we think about fake news, with the aim of helping young people to understand this difficult subject and provide them with the tools to inform their own opinions on the issue.

Drone racing is an exciting sport. Racers must pilot their drones around a fast-paced course while avoiding other drones. Don’t crash! To become a pro drone racing pilot takes a lot of practice. Pilots often start out racing on game consoles before trying out a real drone. The best pilots get to fly high-speed drones around racing arenas all over the world.

Things are hotting up, but not in a good way! Every year, millions of people across the globe find themselves at the mercy of Heat Wave, Drought or Flood – they’re friends of Climate Change, who is wreaking havoc on our planet.Step inside to learn more about these extreme characters. But first, let Weather System, Seasons and Climate tell you how weather works. Find out just what it is about Climate Change that is making things more intense. And whatever you do, do...

There’s going to be a fight! The giganotosaurus was an enormous hunter that was as tall as a house. But it was small compared to the Argentinosaurus, probably the largest land animal that ever lived. When these dinosaurs meet there is going to be a battle! Which one will win?