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1000 Inventions and Discoveries (PB) by Roger Bridgman

$24.99 AUD

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Category: Technology

Showcasing 1,000 groundbreaking moments in history and telling the whole story behind each discovery. This family reference delves into the inner workings of the world's greatest inventive minds and shows how they made their discoveries and what trials they faced along the way.

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Dr Karl's Random Road Trip Through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki

$35.00 AUD

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Category: Science

In this, his 45th book, Dr Karl goes full kolour, with brilliant and funny illustrations to match his dress sense. So take a technikolour trip through science with the intrepid Dr Karl, Australia's favourite science guru. Q: HOW MANY DR KARL BOOKS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?A: MORE THAN A MILLION! Dr Kar l is on a mission to track down Awe and Wonder in the Universe.Why do wombats poo cubes?What nearly destroyed humanity on Halloween 2015?How do you use an incinerating toilet?Find out why we've sent a spacecraft with Dr Karl's name on it to kiss the Sun, whether cannibalism is nutritious, and the answer to the Biggeset Question of All - why does spaghetti always break into three pieces? Plus a whole lot more. So strap in and get ready for a random ride through the Universe. Who knows where you'll end up!   ...Show more

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First Maths Glossary

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Category: Maths

Key maths vocabulary and concepts for young children are simply explained in this friendly and informative reference book. Clear, accessible pictures and diagrams support this first introduction to numbers, calculating, measuring, geometry and data-collecting, making basic maths skills easier to underst and. Packed with key terms and useful tips to help retention, as well as practical examples of maths in daily life, First Maths Glossary is ideal even for reluctant kids. Place value, number bonds, multiplication tables and fractions are just a few of the maths concepts explained and reinforced in a variety of ways for children with different learning styles. First Maths Glossary gives your children the key skills necessary to be confident in using maths, not only at school but also in many of their everyday activities. A perfect homework help to support children as they take their first steps in maths and build confidence. This book is one of six in the 2019 DK Australia First Reference series, which also includes First Children's Dictionary, Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation, First Science Encyclopedia, First Encyclopedia and First How Things Work Encyclopedia. ...Show more

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Amazing Shapes

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Category: Maths

This bright and colourful book helps little learners understand lines, shapes, and geometry as they play and lift the flaps. Amazing Shapes brings this very important early learning topic to life with cute, bold illustrations, kid-friendly information, and lots of flaps to open. This interactive book fo llows the early primary Maths curriculum, with a few extra opportunities for eager learners, so that 5 to 8 year olds feel supported and excited when they meet geometry topics in and out of class. Lift-the-flaps elements, fun questions throughout, plus a quiz at the end of the book encourage a child's curiosity, helping them become independent little learners who love maths! In this colourful book, children will discover that lines and shapes are all around us- they make up our world! Most shapes are wonky, wobbly, and irregular, but there are some that have special names. Children will get to know squares, circles, triangles, spheres, cubes, pyramids, and many more, and discover what makes each of these shapes extra important. They'll learn all about sides, corners, vertices, symmetry, turns, and tessellation as they lift the exciting flaps. Little readers can even turn 2-D shapes into 3-D with special net flaps! With Amazing Shapes, children will literally make geometry come off the page and into the real world. ...Show more

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All the Science You Need to Know Before Age 7 by Katie Daynes

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Category: Science

Engage in the world around you with this lively and enlightening introduction to science. From materials, light and space to humans, animals and plants, this book covers an impressive range of topics in a simple, accessible way. Friendly, bright illustrations by Stefano Tognetti. Full of fun experiments readers can try at home. With expert advice from Penny Coltman, Senior Lecturer in Primary Science Education at Cambridge University. ...Show more

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Mammoth Science by David Macaulay

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Category: Science

David Macaulay's troupe of curious mammoths lead you through the basics of physics, biology, and chemistry in this unconventional and highly original guide to science. From the interior of an atom to the solar system and beyond, the mammoths seek to understand the science! These intrepid science demons trators will go to incredible lengths to educate and entertain. They wrestle with magnets to understand their powerful force, make mammoth models of different materials to explore what gives them mass, and step into an X-ray machine to reveal the bones beneath their woolly exterior. Observing and recording the mammoth's behaviour is bestselling illustrator David Macaulay, whose How Machines Work won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2016. Renowned for his ability to explain complex ideas with simple genius, Macaulay captures the oddball humour of his subject matter, making Mammoth Science the perfect introduction to scientific principles for the young and the young-at-heart. ...Show more

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Maths Mutts : All about Time by Charles Hope

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Category: Maths | Series: Maths Mutts Ser.

Time is a key component of mathematics. It helps us make sense of an enormous amount of information, and it can have many practical applications in our everyday lives. Join our maths mutts as they learn all about the wonderful world of Time!

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Do Not Lick This Book* (HB) by Idan Ben-Barak

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Category: Body

Min is a microbe. She is small.Very small. In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before--like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle of your shirt . Written by Idan Ben-Barak, with illustrations from Julian Frost, Do Not Lick This Book is perfect for anyone who wants to take a closer look at the world. ...Show more

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The Everyday Workings of Machines by Steve Martin

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Category: Science

How does a train stay on the tracks? What's going on inside a pogo stick? How do cranes work? And what happens when you flush a toilet? These and many more important questions are answered in this fascinating book. From toasters and telephones to hovercrafts and robots - the inner workings of machines b ig and small are brought to light using a stunning mix of cross-sections, close-ups and cutaways. ...Show more

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Amazing Maths (STEM Activity) by Hannah Wilson

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Category: Maths | Series: STEM Activity

STEM Activity: Amazing Maths will inspire you with super-fun activities and puzzles related to cool calculations, super shapes, terrific trigonometry and much more! Bite-size factoids explain the math theories, mathematicians and discoveries behind them. Find the coordinates on the map, colour in the p olygons to reveal the animals, work out the area of the farm, and spot the symmetrical objects. These are just some of the amazing write-in activities featured in STEM Activity: Amazing Maths. Also available: STEM Activity: Sensational Science, STEM Activity: Extreme Engineering and STEM Activity: Terrific Technology ...Show more

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Help Your Kids With Maths: an Australian Step-by-step Guide by Carol Vorderman

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Category: Maths

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The Science Timeline Wallbook by Christopher Lloyd (Illustrator); Patrick Skipworth (Illustrator); Andy Forshaw (Illustrator)

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Category: Science | Series: What on Earth Wallbook Series

Take a trip back in time more than 2,500 years to the first ever Olympic Games - then journey through hundreds of the most extraordinary stories of sport through to the present day. This unique history of sport includes a two-metre long fold-out timeline containing more than 1,000 pictures and captions that tells the story of more than 100 different sports on a spectrum including fighting, racing and ball games. Trace the origins and histories of all the major sports, including Olympic champions and world record holders. The Sports Timeline Wallbook also includes more than 30 newspaper articles, a 50-question quiz and a pocket magnifier. Perfect for 6-14 year olds but equally fascinating for adults. ...Show more

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