Wow what a book! This fantastic hard back book, which is beautifully produced, describes historic accounts of flights, with a level of detail that is hard to surpass. I only wish it was published when I was a child! Packed full of fascinating facts and information, it reads like the ultimate adventure story, yet every fact and detail is based on real events.
If you have ever casually wondered what lighthouse in Ireland is the most Easterly, or why lighthouses are not all painted the same colours and patterns, or even wondered if you could tell what lighthouse you are seeing at night as its beam of light crosses the horizon, you will find out in this wonderful encyclopedia.
Approximately 540 years ago, a period called the Cambrian explosion began, during which most modern animals came into their early existence. However, there is one species still in abundance today that made its debut on earth at least 100 million years earlier – the jellyfish. And while most animals have undergone significant evolution – or extinction – the jellyfish of today are almost unchanged from the jellyfish 700 million years ago. Despite global warming, natural disasters, the unrelenting ages of the Earth, and human interference – the jellyfish has endured in its same way.
Narrated by Earth – the ‘little blue dot’ itself – we hear the reasons why each of its planetary friends are so special. With the help of those planets and the humans living on Earth itself, Earth comes to realise that it is special too.
Welcome to the good night garage! This rhyming bedtime book shares the adventures of the citizens of Motor Isle. As the rest of the town goes to bed, the garage crew get to work. From fire trucks to bin lorries, ambulances, to street sweepers, they all have a job to do!
This book offers a colourful romp through the basics of chess and the personalities involved in making it a popular sport for children around the world.
Dutch artist and pilot Jan Van Der Veken follows up his illustrated titles on boats and planes with a third volume on space, or more specifically space travel, for older children. We begin with a discussion of how rockets work, and then move into the history of space travel, from the mid-twentieth century right up to the present day – there is a nod to potential problems with cooperation on the International Space Station, for example, given the current state of Russian politics.
This book does more than just the simple task of showing children a number of famous boats and nautical stories, rather it interweaves the science of naval architectural engineering with meaningful anecdotes about boats, steamers, icebreakers and even ghost ships across the world.
Haughton’s first foray into non-fiction books tracks our species’ history through the lens of information accumulation. Sharing, storing and building up on information, Haughton posits, is what made possible the extraordinary achievements of humanity in a relatively short amount of time. This compelling argument is made clearly through chapters that are both chronological and thematic, starting with the origins of language all the way to AI.
Eurek-HER! tells the stories of 20 female pioneers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and is a must-read for budding young scientists, particularly for girls, who do not often see themselves in the history of the field.
