Books with author Peter Hayward

The ninth book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series Alex and Anna learn about the importance of wearing safety belts when travelling in cars. They experience a near mishap and learn how when driving slowly and carefully, accidents are prevented. They then discover that police officers also care about their safety. Later they witness passengers in a car who aren't wearing seatbelts being thrown around inside the vehicle. Read this story to find out why wearing a seatbelt is the safest way to travel in vehicles.

For 65 million years dinosaurs ruled the Earth--until a deadly asteroid forced their extinction. But what accounts for the incredible longevity of dinosaurs? A renowned scientist now provides a startling explanation that is rewriting the history of the Age of Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were pretty amazing creatures--real-life monsters that have the power to fascinate us. And their fiery Hollywood ending only serves to make the story that much more dramatic. But fossil evidence demonstrates that dinosaurs survived several mass extinctions, and were seemingly unaffected by catastrophes that decimated most other life on Earth. What could explain their uncanny ability to endure through the ages? Biologist and earth scientist Peter Ward now accounts for the remarkable indestructibility of dinosaurs by connecting their unusual respiration system with their ability to adapt to Earth's changing environment--a system that was ultimately bequeathed to their descendants, birds. By tracing the evolutionary path back through time and carefully connecting the dots from birds to dinosaurs, Ward describes the unique form of breathing shared by these two distant relatives and demonstrates how this simple but remarkable characteristic provides the elusive explanation to a question that has thus far stumped scientists. Nothing short of revolutionary in its bold presentation of an astonishing theory, Out of Thin Air is a story of science at the edge of discovery. Ward is an outstanding guide to the process of scientific detection. Audacious and innovative in his thinking, meticulous and thoroughly detailed in his research, only a scientist of his caliber is capable of telling this surprising story. Table of ContentsFront MatterIntroduction1 Respiration and the Body Plans of Animal Life2 Oxygen Through Time3 Evolving Respiratory Systems as a Cause of the Cambrian Explosion4 The Ordovician: Cambrian Explosion Part II5 The Silurian-Devonian: How an Oxygen Spike Allowed the First Conquest of Land6 The Carboniferous-Early Permian: High Oxygen, Fires, and Giants7 The Permian Extinction and the Evolution of Endothermy8 The Triassic Explosion9 The Jurassic: Dinosaur Hegemony in a Low-Oxygen World10 The Cretaceous Extinction and the Rise of Large Mammals11 Should We Fear the Oxygen Future?ReferencesAppendixIndex

An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life—on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward, with his signature blend of eloquence, humor, and learned insight, vividly details the latest scientific findings, cutting-edge research, and intrepid new theories on the subject of alien life and the possible extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth. In lucid, entertaining, and bold prose, Peter Ward once again challenges our notions of life on earth (and beyond).

An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life—on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward, with his signature blend of eloquence, humor, and learned insight, vividly details the latest scientific findings, cutting-edge research, and intrepid new theories on the subject of alien life and the possible extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth. In lucid, entertaining, and bold prose, Peter Ward once again challenges our notions of life on earth (and beyond).

For 65 million years dinosaurs ruled the Earth—until a deadly asteroid forced their extinction. But what accounts for the incredible longevity of dinosaurs? A renowned scientist now provides a startling explanation that is rewriting the history of the Age of Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were pretty amazing creatures—real-life monsters that have the power to fascinate us. And their fiery Hollywood ending only serves to make the story that much more dramatic. But fossil evidence demonstrates that dinosaurs survived several mass extinctions, and were seemingly unaffected by catastrophes that decimated most other life on Earth. What could explain their uncanny ability to endure through the ages? Biologist and earth scientist Peter Ward now accounts for the remarkable indestructibility of dinosaurs by connecting their unusual respiration system with their ability to adapt to Earth’s changing environment—a system that was ultimately bequeathed to their descendants, birds. By tracing the evolutionary path back through time and carefully connecting the dots from birds to dinosaurs, Ward describes the unique form of breathing shared by these two distant relatives and demonstrates how this simple but remarkable characteristic provides the elusive explanation to a question that has thus far stumped scientists. Nothing short of revolutionary in its bold presentation of an astonishing theory, Out of Thin Air is a story of science at the edge of discovery. Ward is an outstanding guide to the process of scientific detection. Audacious and innovative in his thinking, meticulous and thoroughly detailed in his research, only a scientist of his caliber is capable of telling this surprising story.

The tenth book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series. One evening, as Alex and Anna play in the garden, they are baffled when a strange shape covers them and their toys. Daddy and Mummy then explain about shadows and the sun. Later that night, just before bed, Daddy teaches Alex and Anna more about light and shadows, and how the sun and the world create night and day. The following morning, Daddy puzzles them further with an experiment about shadows. Read this story so that you too can learn more about shadows.

The fifteenth book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series. Alex and Anna are looking forward to a day out at the beach. While getting ready, Mummy and Daddy talk to them about the sun and the importance of protecting their skin and eyes against its harmful rays. As soon as they arrive Alex and Anna find a lovely place for everyone to sit, including Auntie Lucy, Grandma and Grandpa and Mummy and Daddy’s neighbours with their son Rob, who have all joined them. Alex, Anna and Rob then learn how to be safe on a beach while still having fun, although they see a man with terrible sunburn and a little girl that has got lost. After a wonderful day playing on the sand and in the sea, Alex and Anna are about to leave when they notice some people leaving rubbish behind. They praise the lifeguard who catches them and makes them clear it up. Read this story to find out how you too can have fun in the sun and protect yourselves as well as the beach.

The eighth book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series Alex’s road skills in the back garden scare Anna, but Grandpa saves the day. Taking Alex on a walk to the shops, Grandpa teaches Alex how to be safe on footpaths and the road. At the same time they still have fun. Later, Alex imparts his new-found knowledge to Anna and his friend. Read this story to find out what Alex teaches them.

The fifth book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series. One foggy morning, Alex was trying to find out if an overnight experiment with one of Anna’s dolls had worked. He wanted to discover if toys really do come alive when humans are not around. Grandpa arrived as the strange mist lay on the ground in the garden. Intrigued to learn that monsters may be lurking in the mist, Alex was in now in a panic for the whereabouts of Anna’s doll. In his search for Dolly, Alex and Anna then help Grandpa with an experiment to learn about the water cycle and how rain falls. Read this story to find out about molecules.

A revealing exploration of the latest NASA research into the possibility of extraterrestrial life also poses a hypothesis about the origins of life on Earth, examining the controversial idea of creating non-DNA life in a laboratory as well as the scientific possibilities of the range of life throughout the universe. By the author of Gorgon. 35,000 first prinitng.

The seventh book in the Learn with Alex and Anna series. Alex and Anna take Grandpa on a train journey to teach him how to be safe. Grandpa loves train travel. Firstly they inform Grandpa about why it is essential to pay for their tickets and how important the train staff are. Next they demonstrate how to keep safe on a platform, then educate Grandpa about the dangers of touching electric cables or playing on rail tracks. Once on board the train Alex and Anna learn about level crossings and how dangerous they can be. As the train races through the country it is suddenly forced to brake to a halt. Read this story to find out why, and how you can safely enjoy a train journey.