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Eschewing the usual mathematical explanations for physics phenomena, this approachable reference explains complicated scientific concepts in plain English that everyone can understand.

Sure, baby animals are cute.

When Kathleen Friel was young, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and a doctor told her parents all the things she'd never be able to do.

Big companies are using maths to take from the poor and give to the rich.

With a focus on STEM and late-breaking information, this book shows how scientists have made discoveries about Earth throughout history and how they will continue to do so in the future.

Bizarre creatures are floating around in our oceans-squishy, slimy, spiky-headed monsters.

Flowering plants, cone-bearing plants, ferns, and mosses make up the four main plant groups.

Discover the variety of animals that live in the rain forest, including frogs, jaguars, monkeys, parrots, and sloths.

Could there be life on Mars?

Meet fascinating animals that live in polar regions, including harp seals, leopard seals, orcas, penguins, polar bears, and walruses.

Did you know that the sun is actually a star?

Some plants need to have pollen spread from one plant to another flower in order to reproduce.

Humans have always wanted to fly.

At the scene of a crime, an evidence marker sits next to a pool of blood while an investigator's camera catalogs the scene.

Food is the body's fuel-but what happens to each yummy mouthful from the moment you take a bite?

Your mouth really is filthy!

COVID-19 has shut down most people's normal lives.

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E.

Explore outer space through interactive augmented reality experiences!

Dr.

What facial features do you have?

The bubonic plague wreaked havoc in the fourteenth century.

Explore how your body works through interactive augmented reality experiences!

The digestive system is made up of the tongue, the esophagus, the stomach, the intestines, and other parts.

Young readers will learn how pliers grip and hold objects in their jaws.

All kinds of animals have skin-even humans!

Each year, typhoid fever affects up to 20 million people.

Ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom .

How do we use our five senses?

An ant hurries over the rocky ground.

A pot of water boils over a hot burner on the stove.

Day follows night.

Every year, mosquitoes pass parasites that cause malaria to hundreds of millions of people, and hundreds of thousands die.

Just think, every single thing you do is handled by an amazing computer inside your head-your brilliant brain!

With a focus on STEM and late-breaking information, this book shows how scientists have made discoveries about Earth throughout history and how they will continue to do so in the future.

Will astronauts one day travel all the way to Mars?

Wondrous.

¿Alguna vez te preguntaste qué hace brillar a una estrella?

Spark the love of learning with this picture-packed guide to the human body for children.

Has a new and unexplained lump, rash, or pain ever sent you into a tailspin?

Fireworks crackle and boom in the sky.

Vivid photos and up-to-date information teach readers about Mars, including details on climate and geography, how scientists have explored the planet, and what they hope to find out about Mars in the future.

Scientists and health-care workers around the world are battling COVID-19.

Dive beneath the waves to meet the crab, fish, turtles, whales, and seaweed that live in the ocean habitat.

Saving the day is easy for fictional heroes with superspeed and superstrength.

From earwax and bad breath to boogers and burps, the human body is a disgusting place.

Light shines through your kitchen window.

Robots help us understand our universe.