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This book explores the science behind homes. It looks at topics such as building materials, electricity, water and the machines that help us in the home e.g. dishwashers.
Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important cricket skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and photos showing key techniques, you'll discover everything - from training to competing - while also finding out something about cricket stars of the past and present.
Who built the first monster truck? Why did they build it? How do monster trucks perform amazing tricks? This book will answer all these questions and more, and is guaranteed to satisfy any child with a monstrous appetite for trucks! Simple, easy-to-understand text combines with exciting photography to provide a brilliant first introduction to monster trucks. This book is perfect for reluctant readers and will hold the interest of young children, encouraging them to find out more about these fascinating vehicles.
easy-to-use thematic sections, explanatory diagrams and clear simple designs, brings the subject of science to life for young and enquiring minds.
A simple and clear introduction to materials and their properties.
Learn how rescue services help us with these fact-packed guides to emergency vehicles. From police sirens to water hoses, find out how ambulances, police cars, fire trucks and rescue boats work to save lives.
Who first dreamed of flight? How does a jet engine work? What does a cockpit look like? Airplanes are a favorite topic and this book has everything young readers might want to explore, from the earliest flights in legend and literature, to the planes of the World Wars and the future. Completely up to date and touching on recent events such as the Gulf Wars, the book covers civilian and military airplanes and helicopters as well as the pilots and engineers that put them in the air. The acetate overlays feature: Pioneering Pilots: cutaway view of the Spirit of St. Louis The Jet Engine: cutaway view of a turbojet The Need for Speed: inside view of the Concorde The Next Generation: cutaway view of the RQ-4A Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance System. The Uncovering series: Exposing science and technology in stunning color and detail. Jam-packed with exacting full-color illustrations, these titles focus on topics of particular interest to young readers. Informative text and descriptive captions and sidebars complement dozens of annotated drawings. Each book contains four acetate overlays, used in some cases to show changes over time, in others to show a cutaway interior.
An introduction to the microscope with colored illustrations, projects, and activities.
Welcome to the Haynes Thomas the Tank Engine Manual! See how Thomas works, how his Driver operates him and how Thomas is kept in tip-top condition. Meet some of Thomas' friends and find out more about the Sodor Railway. - back cover.
Read this book to find the answers to all these questions, and more. It is packed with information, facts, photos, charts, and diagrams to help you find out all there is to know about skyscrapers. Book jacket.