Books with author Robert Winston

The ultimate guide to every bone in your body.Did you know bones are 75% water? Or that humans and giraffes both have just seven vertebrae in their necks? Learn more amazing facts in The Skeleton Book.Full of incredible computer-generated 3-D images, children can explore the bones of the body in great detail. Find out how the skeleton is flexible enough to make the body agile but provides support and strength to the body. Bones are stronger than steel, gram for gram, but are five times lighter and ten times more elastic.The Skeleton Book works down from the skull to the toes so that each one of the 206 bones are fully explored. This book also uses comparison to animal skeletons to help kids understand more about their bones and show how the human skeleton is unique. Explore the future of skeletons through modern prosthetics and see how 3-D printing can help people with missing limbs.With an embossed cover and a pull out five-foot skeleton poster inside the book, The Skeleton Book gives perspective for kids to study a life-size version of the human skeleton.

This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science.Professor Robert Winston was inspired to write this kid's book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and school children he has met over the years. Perfect for those who always have another "why?", Ask a Scientist injects fascinating fun into science for kids.The inside of this book is packed with real questions that real children are asking. These questions have piled in from every corner of the world including the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Europe, India, China, and Japan. DK received a phenomenal number of responses from the survey they sent out, coming back with so many great questions to choose from! The questions were carefully selected to cover the main science topics. From chemistry, physics and the human body, to all about the Earth, space, and the science of nature. They are fun, engaging, and, dare we say include some wonderfully weird questions that many adults wouldn't dream of asking.Ask A Scientist focuses squarely on kids - what they want to know and how best to give them the right answer. We think you'll find a lot of the questions in this educational book will sound familiar and the format really lends itself to engaging young readers with just the right amount of detail. It's also brimming with illustrations that do a fabulous job of informing the content. Science can be a tricky subject for kids and this children's book truly gets a fresh perspective on it through a child's eyes. Full of fun facts about the world of science, it's the perfect book for kids who dream up infinite why's about the world around them. What's wonderful about how it's written is that it highlights the flexibility of science and how not knowing something strengthens its foundations. By creating a book from questions, it shows children how science always has more to answer.Ask The Questions - Find The Answers!Kids from all around the world have sent us their most pressing, and sometimes outlandish, questions. Professor and TV personality Robert Winston is here to answer them in this fun, friendly, and accessible kid's science book.Why is the sky blue? Do Aliens exist? How do fish see at night? Find the answers to these questions and more covering a range of topics like:- Chemistry- Space - The Human Body- Earth- Physics- Natural Science

What is the world made of? It’s Elementary! explores the chemistry of everyday things, from how blood needs iron to why helium balloons are lighter than air.It's the perfect introduction to chemistry for kids aged 8-12. They will learn all about this fantastic realm of science and all the weird and wonderful ways it can explain the universe around us. Elements make up everything around us - our computers, our bodies, our foods and drinks. They make up trees and grass, cars and roads, and are the fundamental building blocks of our incredible world.It's Elementary! takes children of all ages on a scientific adventure through the explosive world of atoms, elements, and the periodic table in this outstanding educational book for kids.This kids’ science book is designed with easy-to-understand, kid-friendly language, questions, and fun facts. The contents are clearly organized, while the bold, colorful design and engaging stories work together to make learning about the elements a fun and exciting experience for little scientists.Explore, Discover, And Learn!Learn how lightbulbs work and explore what's on your plate and in your water. The whole periodic table is explained and cataloged, and common elements, including sodium, gold, and iron are explored. Learn about elements weights, melting points, and types. It’s Elementary! brings to life what the world is made of in a fresh and fun way.It's a truly educational kid's book that looks at this weird and wonderful side of science through a unique and exciting biography of the elements.Packed with fun facts about science for kids covering:- Metals- Gases- Matter- The periodic table- Oxygen, and more!Check out other fantastic titles in the DK Big Questions series of children's books including Evolution Revolution, What Do You Believe?, Why PI? and Show Me The Money covering big questions for little people about evolution, religion, math, and finance.

An eye-catching pop-up book packed with amazing facts, games, and activities, Utterly Amazing Human Body takes children into the truly awe-inspiring workings of the human body. From bulging muscles to the inside of the brain, readers can find out how the digestive system works, explore the five senses, learn about fingerprints, genetics, how hair grows, and more in this ultra-modern follow-up from the successful Utterly Amazing Science.Using innovative paper tricks to create stunning effects, Utterly Amazing Human Body brings the human body to life from the inside out.

As seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden.Utterly Amazing Science is a fascinating look at the core principles of science.With the help of fun, interactive elements including pop-ups, pull outs, and flaps, each spread in the book features colorful illustrations and fun activities that help illustrate key science topics such as force and motion, light and color, elements and matter, and magnets and electricity. Age-appropriate, engaging text is integrated with the photographs, illustrations, and interactive elements to provide clear explanations of scientific concepts.Packed with incredible facts, Utterly Amazing Science makes discovering what makes the world go round interactive and fun.Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Why do humans walk on two feet? What really happened to the dinosaurs? Delve into the story of evolutionary science and follow Charles Darwin on his epic voyage in search of the origin of species in Evolution Revolution.Starting with the publication of Darwin's famous On the Origin of Species, Evolution Revolution explores how one man's revolutionary theories changed the world. Discover how Darwin came up with the theory of natural selection by collecting plant and animal samples from around the world and see how it has influenced science in the modern age. Learn about the advancements made after Darwin as modern scientists reveal the secrets of genes and DNA and give us a glimpse at what lies ahead.New available in paperback and featuring a cleaner and easier to understand design, Evolution Revolution is perfect for kids who have ever wondered where we come from, how we got here, and why life on our world is so varied and amazing.

Have you ever wondered what makes electricity? Or what's inside an atom? Or how high the Moon really is? Or what light is made of and why you need it?The STEAM team provides all the answers in this colorful, fact-packed, and informative book, explaining more than 100 key STEAM concepts in a clear way that will appeal to children aged five and above.This is the perfect visual introduction to the key concepts children need to know about all things STEAM. Each topic is explained using illustrated characters that represent science, technology, engineering, art, and maths. The second book in The STEAM Team series, The STEAM Team Explains is an essential read for young STEAM fans.

Conduct 120 exciting science experiments with this award-winning activity book for kids.The ultimate collection of eye-popping, jaw-dropping science experiments for kids by science supremo, Robert Winston. Designed for kids to carry out safely and easily from home, with more than 350 engaging photographs and illustrations to help you explore the world of science first-hand! This kid's book offers a winning combination of the fascinating and the factual. Every experiment features step-by-step visual and text instructions and crystal-clear explanations of how the science works.Go back to basics with easy examples, including blowing gigantic bubbles, making colorful crystals, and launching explosively fun bottle rockets. Then move on to trickier activities using light and electricity, such as fashioning a flashlight or creating a homemade radio that you could dial into signals with!This book breathes fresh life into science for kids through spectacular first-hand experiences. Remember, practice makes perfect, so you can repeat the experiments to test your own results and keep learning.Most of the demonstrations in this educational book call for every day, affordable materials that you likely already have around the house, others might require a trip to a hardware store.Budding scientists, the fun starts here!Test – Learn – Enjoy The Science!Make enormous bubbles at home, launch a bottle rocket, or make your own radio. Science gives us an understanding of where we come from, the animals and plants around us and affects every aspect of our lives. It starts with experiments, to explore the nature of things around us. Find your inner mad scientist with some devilishly fun experiments like:- Ice cloud- Cabbage indicator - Fizzy fountain- Violent volcano- And much, much more!Check out other excellent science titles in the DK collection next, like The STEAM Team, Ask A Scientist, and more.

Have you ever wondered what makes electricity? Or what's inside an atom? Or how high the Moon really is? Or what light is made of and why you need it?The STEAM team provides all the answers in this colorful, fact-packed, and informative ebook, explaining more than 100 key STEAM concepts in a clear way that will appeal to children aged five and above.This is the perfect visual introduction to the key concepts children need to know about all things STEAM. Each topic is explained using illustrated characters that represent science, technology, engineering, art, and maths. The second ebook in The STEAM Team series, The STEAM Team Explains is an essential read for young STEAM fans.

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.

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, Evolution Revolution reveals the story behind "the greatest idea in history." Following in the footsteps of What Makes Me Me?, Go Figure!, and Can You Feel the Force?, this book answers questions such as "why do tigers have stripes?" with entertaining text, full-color photographs, and the boldness and innovation that define this groundbreaking series.

Robert Winston helps you wrap your head around how the brain works Join Professor Robert Winston in What Goes On In My Head? and introduce your child to the most powerful, complicated computer network that exists - their brain. Make sense of the brain's mind-boggling structure and understand how it controls everything you do. From what the different parts of the brain do and why it changes at different stages in a person's life, to why sleep is so important for us, you'll uncover the secrets of your inner world in incredible detail. Packed with amazing illustrations and fascinating facts like why bird song is similar to human speech and what makes animals yawn. Plus, fun brainteasers to test your child's memory, perception, reasoning and reactions and a personality quiz make learning about the brain exciting. So, get your head around the brain's anatomy and learn about everything from emotions and behaviour to memory and personality and gain a fascinating insight into your brain with Robert Winston's What Goes On In My Head?