Books with author Dr Mike Goldsmith

Learn how your amazing brain works and give it a power boost with a variety of exciting challenges, puzzles and codes to crack!In this clever, compelling math book, young readers previously daunted by algebra, logic, algorithms, and all things math will discover they are far better at it than they thought. Count on this essential book to make math more magical and memorable than ever before.Could it be? An exciting, brain training book about math?! Leave all your assumptions about math at the door, because this fun-filled visual guide will bring out your inner brilliance through a plethora of fun exercises including tantalising tests, codes to crack, puzzles to solve, and illusions to inspire you along the way.One of an educational series of captivating and comprehensive books for kids, How to be a Math Genius introduces the wonders of numbers through an exploration of amazing algebra, puzzling primes, super sequences, and special shapes. Put your brain to the test with a variety of exciting activities, challenges, tips, and tricks. Meet the big names and even bigger brains who made mathematical history, such as Pythagoras, Isaac Newton, and Alan Turing. This fantastic math book combines fun and facts in one complete package. Whether you're a math mastermind, numbers nerd, or completely clueless with calculations, train your brain to come out on top.Put Your Brain To the Test – Unleash Your Inner Genius!It’s your brain and it's yours to train!Whoever said math couldn't be an adventure? Put your brain to the test and see how it measures up to a series of number games, logic problems, shape puzzles, and fun activities that will boost your brain cells. A delightfully put together kid’s math book, designed to interest the young brain, with vivid imagery, fun points, and kid friendly language on concepts that can sometimes be a challenge.As an added bonus, there are loads of ideas for science projects too! As you'll learn in this math book - science and math go hand in hand. A great addition to any math and science classroom, or the perfect gift for the learner who needs a little motivation to get into learning math. This educational book for children opens the world of numbers through:- Understanding your brain and math- Discovering Pythagoras, number patterns and thinking outside the box- Exploring magic squares, infinity and number tricks

Young researchers will dive into the fantastic world of science with this authoritative one-stop reference book. Available for the first time in paperback, Everything You Need to Know About Science By Dr. Mike Goldsmith is packed with all the information kids want to explore. Grouped into five clear sections―Numbers, Energy and Matter, Materials, Living Things, and Space―this encyclopedia includes activities, key vocabulary, web links, and tons of fascinating trivia that will keep kids coming back for study and for pleasure. This is a trusty reference for the home or classroom.

This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect guide to space and outer space for children aged seven plus. It is packed with colorful illustrations, step-by-step sequences, and the latest photography to keep children engaged and entertained. Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate, and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school. Plus, a glossary and index are included along with a list of websites for further learning.

“Amazing, revolutionary, death-defying, and even disgusting are just some of the ways to describe the 19 scientific discoveries presented here.” ―Booklist “Kids are introduced to the glorious history of scientific discovery. Well-written and inspiring.” ―Smart Books for Smart KidsEureka! tells the stories of the most revolutionary scientific discoveries throughout history. Through a fusion of history and popular science, readers are introduced to the contributions made by scientists such as Galileo, Louis Pasteur, and Marie Curie, and the passion and inspiration that fueled their discoveries. The book is divided into key subject areas, including medicine, the human body, atoms and molecules, planet Earth, and the universe. Read the gripping real-life experiences of scientists who often risked injury and sometimes even their lives to change the way we think. Each thrilling “Eureka!” moment is brought vividly to life with fascinating details of experiments and equipment and stories of the scientists’ terrible blunders and lucky mistakes. This book brings the excitement of scientific exploration vividly to life for young readers who are increasingly encouraged to pursue professions in the sciences. Illustrated in color throughout

Discover 50 fascinating top-ten lists full of facts and trivia about outer space in this engaging nonfiction book!This book contains fifty lists of the most extreme and unusual facts about the far reaches of outer space. From the closest galaxies, biggest black holes, and most dangerous planets to interesting stars, asteroids, and space missions, this pocket-sized book covers it all. Bursting with fun facts, locator maps, and vivid images, this book of top-ten lists will provide hours of entertainment for fact-hungry kids!

Discover Science: Solar System by Mike Goldsmith is the perfect introduction for young readers to the endlessly fascinating topic of space and the vast, mysterious worlds that make up our solar system. Discover the activity of the flaming prominences of the sun and the bubbling volcanoes of Venus. Examine the apparently lifeless craters on the moon, Saturn's swirling rings, and giant Jupiter's great red spot. Marvel at space travelers such as the comet Halle-Bopp, mighty meteorites, and the Spirit and Viking space probes on their missions to Mars. Budding astronomers will be intrigued and enthralled by the strange and diverse worlds that make up our solar system.

All aboard for the trip of a lifetime! This interactive guide to space travel recounts the human quest to venture ever deeper into space, from the race to put the first person on the Moon to manned stations in space and missions to Pluto and the outer planets. Explore the Solar System, from the first rockets to the outer planets and beyond, and learn about the pioneers who made space history including Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Neil Armstrong. In addition to the history of space travel, this unique guide contains activities and has clever features that pull out to reveal amazing details of the world’s iconic spacecrafts and their inner workings.

Discover Science: Solar System by Mike Goldsmith is the perfect introduction for young readers to the endlessly fascinating topic of space and the vast, mysterious worlds that make up our solar system. Discover the activity of the flaming prominences of the sun and the bubbling volcanoes of Venus. Examine the apparently lifeless craters on the moon, Saturn's swirling rings, and giant Jupiter's great red spot. Marvel at space travelers such as the comet Halle-Bopp, mighty meteorites, and the Spirit and Viking space probes on their missions to Mars. Budding astronomers will be intrigued and enthralled by the strange and diverse worlds that make up our solar system.

This is the slide-out, lift-up, see-through story of the world-famous space travel! Starting with man's first experiments 700 years ago, and progressing through the most up-to-date developments in space technology and exploration, Legendary Journeys: Space is the ultimate interactive guide to the quest to explore beyond our planet. From the basics on our solar system, to Moon exploration, satellite communications, living in space, the Space Station, the Space Shuttle, Mars exploration, and contemporary experiments like space tourism―the entire history of space travel magically unfolds in the pages of this book. Ten two-stage sliders with die-cuts and flaps make dramatic features that pull out to reveal amazing details of the world's iconic spacecraft and their inner workings. The pioneers who made space history are there too, including Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to orbit the Earth, Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, and today's crews who continue man's greatest and most legendary space adventure.