Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world

Did you know that tiny atoms that make up all matter hold huge amounts of energy?

Did you know people can turn the energy in rushing water into electricity?

Did you know people can dig underground and use Earth's heat to make energy?

Did you know that most of the energy we use comes from coal, oil, and natural gas?

Water is water, puddle, pond, sea.

How do you organize a big project?

What steps can you take to help the environment?

Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky-it's a super cell.

Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes.

Water is water, puddle, pond, sea.

Earthquakes.

Imagine a peaceful voyage at sea, with puffy clouds overhead and the gentle rise and fall of the waves.

Would you eat a giant spider?

Do you have what it takes to survive in some of the world's coldest places?

Wild animals are often cute.

Most people don't have to worry about being buried alive or falling into a sinkhole.

Have you ever wished you could use technology to improve people's lives?

Do you spend hours tinkering with projects?

Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze!

The enormous facts about our solar system can make your head spin!

The facts about natural disasters are so big and devastating they could make your head explode!

Follow along as a boy makes a map of places to see on a trip to Texas.

Watch as a boy makes map of his room to show his friend the location of the supplies he'll need to care of the boy's hamster while the family goes on vacation.

Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is.

See how a boy makes a map of his home showing fire escape routes.

See how a student creates a map of the United States.

Learn how to draw a map of North America.

Are you curious about fire trucks?

How does oil turn into fuel for cars and trucks?

Want to travel to some of the world's most dangerous spots?

Soil can be found almost everywhere on Earth.

Rocks can be made of many different minerals.

Minerals are fascinating resources that have a variety of uses.

Fossils give us a window to the past.

Earth is changing every day.

The outside layer of our planet is an active place.

Happy Tu B/Shevat!

For hundreds of years, people found the fossils of ancient sea creatures at the tops of tall mountains.

Since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by electricity and magnetism.

When the Queen goes on a trip and sends back a photo of her feeding some penguins, Little Princess decides she wants snow too.

The night of the hurricane is one that David and George will never forget.

When Florence moves house, she s a little bit worried about starting a new school and making new friends.

This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)It's Snowing is a non-fiction text reporting on the effects of snow.

This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Seasons is a non-fiction text exploring how the weather changes in different seasons.

Hot Planet offers young readers the perfect, non-alarmist introduction to Earth's climate change crisis Climate change is a new reality in today's world.

See how much there is to discover with this Earth science adventure for kids 3-5.

Learn to love reading with this Level 2 DK ReaderDiscover the world around you with the bright and colourful Munching, Crunching, Sniffing and Snooping.

On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off the shore of Iceland exploded under the sea, resulting in a brand-new island.

In this this thrilling entry into The Scientists in the Field series, follow scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have crashed into the ground, and strive to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet.

With stunning photos, detailed maps, and infographics, Amy Cherrix takes readers on a trip into the eye of the storm of hurricane danger zones as she chronicles a team of daring NASA scientists looking to discover the future of the hurricane forecast.