Books with author Robert W Winston

Shortlisted for the Royal Society's Young People's Book Prize 2017.Stir up some sticky slime, build a Solar System with rubber bands, power a speed boat using soap, and construct an erupting volcano, all with Home Lab, exciting experiments for budding scientists.Including a foreword by Professor Robert Winston, Home Lab includes 28 brilliant science projects, using clear step-by-step instructions, everyday ingredients that can be found around the house and amazing photography to guide you from start to finish. Plus fact-filled panels explain the science behind every experiment, as well as real-world examples providing a context to better understand scientific principles.Perfect for budding scientists and crafters, Home Lab will keep children entertained for hours.This is the UK edition of the US title Maker Lab.

The zany characters of The STEAM Team will guide kids through this engaging, fact packed kid's book all about the key subjects - science, technology, engineering, art, and math.An excellent introduction for children ages 5-7 to understanding these concepts, The STEAM Team is a colorful, well-presented education book for children that will get your little ones crazy for STEAM subjects!This brightly illustrated science book for kids breaks down STEAM subjects and complicated ideas into fun and easily understandable pieces. Join The STEAM Team to unravel the mysteries of science for kids - find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from, and much more!The STEAM Team characters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) guide the reader through the book and are always on hand with tips, fun facts, and simple explanations. The ingeniousness of The STEAM Team is the characters - keeping little ones engaged and engrossed throughout. In these pages the Team cover living things, the human body, space, physics, geography, math, engineering, and chemistry. This book is a fantastic first children's book for kids starting to learn STEAM subjects in school, or who are developing an insatiable interest in the world around them.Meet The Steam Team!The STEAM Team is made up of five cool characters (subjects) that work together to show you how the world works. Science is all about asking questions and discovering the answers to explain how things work. Technology uses science to create new machines and effective ways of doing things. Engineering is all about finding and designing solutions to problems - using science, technology, and math. Art is all about using your imagination and style to create brilliant new things. Math is about numbers, patterns, and problem solving. They are the perfect team to teach you all about STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!Find out what science is, why it is so important, and how it relates to the world around you. Discover how machines work, what a food web is, why boats float, where lightning comes from, and much much more!From Amphibians to Darwin to the Internet, this book is full of interesting STEAM facts covering: - The Universe- Plants- Robots- The human body- Measuring- Climate Change- And so much more!If you are looking to add more books to your collection that answer the questions about the world, give Ask A Scientist a try for the little "why?" askers in your life.

A jaw-dropping tour of anatomy from Robert Winston, award winning author and TV presenter. From how your blood flows through the heart to how your food is digested, take a trip through your very own body and be astounded by its inner workings. A free interactive CD shows the body and it's movements in 3D detail and acetate pages fold back to reveal how our most important organs work. An irresistibly graphic, top-to-toe body atlas.

Elements make up everything around us — our computers, our games, and our food and drink. They make up trees and grass, cars and roads, and are the fundamental components of us, human beings. But what exactly are elements? What is their history? When were they discovered? It's Elementary! explores the chemistry of everyday things, from how blood needs iron to why helium balloons are lighter than air. Structure and headings based around easy-to-understand questions and statements, such as "What's a dog made from?" and "Inside and Atom" clearly organizes the material, while bold design and engaging stories work together to make learning about the elements surprising, fun, and understandable to kids.It's Elementary! looks at this weird and wonderful side of science, providing a unique and exciting biography of the elements and making chemistry fun for kids.

Why do you have brown eyes, hairy fingers, dangly earlobes, or knuckles that crack? Are you a thrill-seeker, a people-person, a computer whizz, or a social wallflower with a morbid fear of spiders? And if so, who's to blame — your parents or your genes?What Makes Me, Me? is an age-appropriate tour of the tricky subject of biology and how genetic make-up and experience makes everyone unique. Find out what genes and chromosomes are for, why some people are left-footed but right-eyed, and what it takes to become an Olympic athlete or a chess grand master.Diagrams, illustrations, updated images, and the easy-to-understand text in What Makes Me, Me? makes this difficult subject digestible, while tests and quizzes create a personal experience allowing children to see how the information relates to themselves.

This title offers an explosive look at chemistry with Robert Winston - now in paperback. How do you make a dog? Why are helium balloons lighter than air? What are the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone? "It's Elementary!" takes an amazing look at the stuff that stuff is made of. Discover the elements that make up everything from you to your dog! See what the elements are, how they were discovered and the extraordinary ways they affect our lives. It's chemistry, but not as you know it.

This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science. Questions cover all the popular science topics, including human body: "Why do freckles come in dots on your face"; physics: "Could you jump off the world"; Earth: "Why is the sky blue"; chemistry: "Why are there bubbles in boiling water"; natural science: "Do dogs cry", and space: "Why will the Sun explode"These are real questions from children from around the world, and their questions are their very own. Robert Winston was inspired to write this book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and by children from the schools he has visited over the years. The book includes some of these questions, plus many more gathered from countries all over the world - including the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, Canada, the USA, India, China, and Japan. The response to the survey that DK sent out was fantastic - there were so many great questions to choose from. The questions were carefully selected to cover the main science topics: chemistry, physics, human body, Earth, space, and natural science. They are fun, engaging, and include some that most adults wouldn't dare ask! Packed with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers - Ask a Scientist puts the fun back into science.

The zany characters of the Science Squad will guide kids through this engaging, fact packed kid's book from Robert Winston all about the key subjects - science, technology, engineering, art, and maths.An excellent introduction to understanding these concepts, Science Squad is a colourful, well-presented education book for children that will get your little ones crazy for STEAM subjects!This brightly illustrated science book for kids breaks down STEAM subjects and complicated ideas into fun and easily understandable pieces. Join Robert Winston and the Science Squad to unravel the mysteries of the exciting world of science - find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from and much more!The Science Squad characters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) guide the reader through the book and are always on hand with tips, fun facts, and simple explanations. The ingeniousness of Science Squad is the characters - keeping little ones engaged and engrossed throughout. Learn about the human body, space, physics, geography, math, engineering, and chemistry. This book is a fantastic first children's book for kids starting to learn STEAM subjects in school, or who are developing an insatiable interest in the world around them.Meet The Science Squad!The Science Squad is made up of five cool characters (subjects) that work together to show you how the world works. Science is all about asking questions and discovering the answers to explain how things work. Technology uses science to create new machines and effective ways of doing things. Engineering is all about finding and designing solutions to problems - using science, technology and maths. Art is all about using your imagination and style to create brilliant new things. Maths is about numbers, patterns and problem-solving. They are the perfect team to teach you all about STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths!Find out what science is, why it is so important, and how it relates to the world around you. Discover how machines work, what a food web is, why boats float, where lightning comes from and much, much more!From Amphibians to Darwin to the Internet, this book is full of interesting STEAM facts covering: - The Universe- Plants- Robots- The Human Body- Measuring- Climate Change- And so much more!If you are looking to add more Robert Winston books to your collection, give Ask A Scientist a try for the "why askers" in your life.