Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

Each book in this series follows a packet of energy along a journey.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to wheels and axles.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to springs.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to screws.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to ramps and wedges.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to pulleys.

A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to the lever.

Find out what's involved in becoming a volcanologist from a top professional in the field.

Find out what's involved in becoming a polar scientist from a top researcher in the field.

This book traces the life of Alexander Graham Bell, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the invention for which he is best known: the telephone.

This book traces the life of Neil Armstrong, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the moon-landing for which he is best known.

This book traces the life of Isaac Newton, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the work on gravity and light for which he is best known.

Books in the Fantasy Field Trips series take the reader on field trips to the most unlikely of destinations!

This book takes a simple look at homes in the past, highlighting the diversity of homes that people lived in around the world at different times.

This book takes a simple look at homes that move, highlighting the diversity of homes that people live in around the world.

This book takes a simple look at rural homes around the world, highlighting the diversity of homes that people live in.

This book takes a simple look at city homes around the world, highlighting the diversity of homes that people live in.

Our world is incredibly diverse, but why are living things so different, and how do we make sense of the vast range of life forms?

Our world is filled with living things too small to see.

All living things reproduce, and they pass on inherited traits to their offspring.

Tiny cells are the building blocks of plant and animal life.

The human body is an amazing machine, capable of great feats of strength, flexibility, and delicacy.

Our world is incredibly diverse, and plants and animals must adapt in order to survive.

Can you lick your own elbow?

Could a robot make my dinner?

Could I sit on a cloud?

Can you imagine what our lives would be like after an outbreak of super-plague?

Can you imagine what our lives would be like after we run short of vital fossil fuels?

Can you imagine what our lives would be like after a devastating asteroid strike?

When police are called to a house, they find three bodies.

When students at a school fall ill, it becomes clear a serious outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) is occurring.

An unfamiliar noise stops shoppers in their tracks: cars and a truck are crashing into each other.

When Ben discovers that his Facebook page has been changed, he is worried.

The calm of the night is shattered by an explosion and flames: a chemical factory is on fire, and a dangerous gas is drifting across town!

This book uses simple text and labeled photographs to examine a wide range of cool machines used on the road, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem.

This book uses simple text and labelled photographs to examine a wide range of cool machines used on the farm, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem.

This book uses simple text and labelled photographs to examine a wide range of cool machines used on a construction site, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem.

This book uses simple text and labelled photographs to examine a wide range of cool machines used at the airport, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about simple machines.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different materials.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different plant parts.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different types of rocks and soil.

We depend on electricity in nearly every facet of our daily lives.

Energy comes in many forms, and we depend on it in many ways.

All movement depends on forces, and forces hold the universe in balance.

We learn about the world by seeing and hearing, but how do light and sound actually work?

Everyone is familiar with magnets, but how much do we know about how they actually work?

The world is full of materials, and they are all different.

Earth's rocks and minerals are incredibly varied, but they have many features in common.

All materials can exist in different states, but what are the differences, and how do materials change from one state to another?