Creatures really are incredible, and maybe a bit odd. Like the penguins in Antarctica who propose with shiny rocks, or the Cockatoo birds in Australia that make their own drumsticks and jam with their musical mates. These Cockatoos would probably love to hang out with the Sharks who love Death Metal music.
Sabina Radeva, who wrote and illustrated this beautiful book, set herself quite a task on explaining Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to children. She knows her science though – she’s a molecular biologist who was determined to mix science and art to make Darwin’s theory accessible for youngsters. She’s succeeded admirably by breaking it down into bite-sized chunks on principles such as instinct, natural selection and migration.
Did you know that a woman invented the board game Monopoly? How about the submarine periscope? Lopez’s illustrated non-fiction book shines a light on 15 women and their incredible inventions. While all these famous inventions are still in use today, many of the women who created them have been forgotten throughout history.
This guidebook offers practical instructions on how to manage money, with information on how to budget and be a smart shopper, tips on how to earn money, and advice on how to shop online with safety and security.
In Here We Are, acclaimed picture book creator Oliver Jeffers gently, beautifully reminded us all of our place on the Earth and the wonders around us worth protecting.
No one knows who decided on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But centuries of historians, poets and philosophers have written thrilling accounts of their magnificence which have left us yearning to know more about their great mysteries. How was the Great Pyramid at Giza constructed? Did the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon actually exist? What became of the enormous Colossus of Rhodes? Learn the stories behind these and many more amazing structures in Ancient Wonders.
Amazing Transport is a big book of incredible history and fantastic facts about the different kinds of vehicles that have been invented to help people move. From more common vehicles like cars, trains and aeroplanes to less common ones like balloons, tanks and submarines, the book explores the different journeys each vehicle went through to get to their current incarnations.
Perhaps it is the lasting popularity of books such as Iggy Peck, Architect, but architecture seems to be cropping up more often as a topic for children’s books lately. The worthy subject is certainly made appealing in this beautifully crafted book. From the endpapers that resemble blue-prints to the plans for buildings on Mars, this survey of architecture packs a lot into one book.
Before Katherine Johnson inspired the hit film ‘Hidden Figures’, before she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for smashing through gender and race barriers to play a critical role in one of her country’s proudest achievements, and before she was so respected as a human computer that astronauts requested her by name to double check the maths for their space flights, she was just a little girl who loved to count.
With her famous blend of interesting facts supported by intricate illustrations, Rachel Ignotofsky returns with another glorious work of art. This time she tackles planet Earth, its ecosystems and what we can do to protect it. Learning about how our ecosystems interact is essential in order to understand how humans are destroying it, intentionally or otherwise.
