Physiology

Magnets have amazing power to make things move.

Sunlight and moonlight, reflections and rainbows.

Matter is all around us.

Steam and frost, raindrops and dew.

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

The process of a new life starting is fascinating!

Curious kids will be enthralled with this dip-into and dip-out-of book loaded with quirky facts about creepy-crawlies.

Touch is one of the five senses.

Sight is one of the five senses.

Hearing is one of the five senses.

Smell is one of the five senses.

Taste is one of the five senses.

A trip to the beach presents the perfect opportunity for Curious Pearl to spread some science knowledge.

Curious Pearl's friend is missing the birds that had nested in his garden.

What does Curious Pearl do with that notebook of hers?

When Curious Pearl tries to show her younger brother how to make ice lollies, he doesn't understand how juice could turn into a frozen lolly.

Did you know that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile?

Without muscles we would not be able to move.

How do our eyes and ears work?

Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach - all these organs keep our bodies working, but what really goes on inside them?

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that.

Not all spiders are scary!

Moths aren't like other minibeasts.

Dragonflies aren't like other minibeasts.

Not all beetles are scary!

Text and photographs introduce the stems of plants, including information on how they grow, along with their uses.

Text and photographs introduce the seeds of plants, including how they grow, along with their uses.

Text and photographs introduces the roots found on plants, including how they grow, along with their uses.

Text and photographs introduce leaves found on plants, and includes information on how they grow, along with their uses.

Text and photographs introduce the flowers found on plants, and includes information on how they grow, along with their uses.

Pull back the curtain on the wide, wide world of mammals!

Shine the science spotlight on flounders, sharks, eels and an ocean full of other fish!

Presenting turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles!

Take to the skies with songbirds and raptors and waddle with some flightless birds, too!

Shine the science spotlight on frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians!

Say hello to bees, ants, butterflies and more!

Say hello to spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks!

Presenting crabs, shrimp, lobsters, barnacles and krill!

Cheep!

Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, beginning readers will find out why burrows make good homes for growing baby rabbits, meerkats and other adorable animals.

Look closely!

Boing!

Do rabbits eat cake?

Do goldfish jump through grass?

Do penguins have kittens?

Do whales have paws?