Books with author Nick Arnold

Kids' passion for cars has always run fast and furious, and this interactive book and kit gives enthusiastic gearheads the opportunity to build the essential parts of a car easily and independently.Colorful and energetic, How Cars Work details the principles for ten basic car mechanisms and includes examples of their everyday use, helpful timelines detailing each part's history, and straightforward instructions on how to build each mechanism. All of the materials needed to build each mechanism are contained within the kit, including machine pieces, nuts and bolts, and a detachable peg board—all color-coded for easy identification. The projects include: wheels, gear box, steering, exhaust valves, timing belt, pistons, suspension, accelerator pedal, and brakes.This follow-up to How Machines Work is hands-on and engaging, certain to inspire the DIY spirit in every child!

HORRIBLE SCIENCE: BLOOD, BONES AND BODY BITS is bone-chilling book of bodies to make kids squeal! Peek inside to discover all the squishy secrets of your body - including the nasty bits nobody wants to tell you! Find out what happens when a boil bursts. See what lives in your eyelashes. Gulp at the workings of your disgusting digestion. And discover why corpses need haircuts even after they're dead. This book of squishy, squelchy and amazing things lets children get the inside story on their insides - if they dare! Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of HORRIBLE SCIENCE fans.

These 88½ DIY science experiments are guaranteed to blow your socks off! Create a lava lamp. Take fingerprints. And turn the world upside down . . . without standing on your head! Explore the science behind air, water, mixtures, materials, energy, forces, magnets, the human body, and nature. Each project uses only easy-to-find ingredients and encourages kids to think scientifically and learn about exciting new topics from the home or classroom.

88 1/2 experiments guaranteed to blow your socks off! Explore the science behind air, water, mixtures, materials, energy, forces, magnets and more using easy-to-find ingredients. What's next? features provide experiment variation and follow-up. Encourage children to think scientifically and outside of the box while learning about different scientific topics in the comfort of the home or classroom.

Energy is all around us―it's the power we need to keep on moving. Energy takes loads of different forms, most of which we can't even see―even though we encounter them every day! Do you know how heat, sound and light energy is stored and released, how we can use it, and what happens when it's gone? Find out by making your own exciting experiments! Build up a better understanding of the world around you while having fun with hands-on science.