Books in Big Book Science series

Part of a series of photographic activity books, this book includes projects on magnets that aim to teach children the basic scientific concepts, encouraging them to take on new ideas and find out information for themselves. Each book introduces a basic topic, in this case magnets and magnetism, through projects that can be carried out at home using everyday items. Tricks and puzzles, and toys and models to make are also included. Neil Ardley is the co-winner of The Science Book Prize and "The Times" Educational Supplement Information Book Award for "The Way Things Work".

Take the imagination of bestselling author Gord Korman, add the hands-on expertise of the popular Mad Science group and eureka! A hilarious new science-fiction series!Exploding watermelons. Tornadoes in the gym. Mucus attacks. In the past months, there have been too many suspicious incidents at Einstein Elementary--and they all somehow involve the sixth-grade science teachers,Ethan Flask and Professor von Offel. The mysterious von Offel continues his quest to get Flask to unwittingly help him become fully corporal again. But this time the professor may have to help the science teacher: Flask is being accused of stealing at school! von Offel and the lab assistants have to use all the detective science at their disposal to prove Flask is innocent!

This series explores the fascinating forces that govern our bodies and the natural world. From water’s amazing ability to change its form to magnetism, this series gives young readers a chance to see how science can explain both themselves and the world around them.Bright, colourful layouts with child-friendly text.Achievable experiments with clear instructions throughout, designed for hands-on learning using everyday household objects.Includes full glossary of unfamiliar terms, plus notes for teachers and parents with suggestions for further activities.

Each title in this series introduces children to an aspect of science that is part of their everyday world. Clear simple text works closely with top-quality photography and easy-to-understand diagrams to encourage learning. Each page is full of things for readers to notice, talk about and try out for themselves. All titles have a comprehensive glossary and index, plus notes on how to use the books, in order to get the most out of the information they offer. All Kinds of Animals looks at all the orders of animals that live on our planet - mammals, birds, insects, fish and reptiles - and explains all about creatures with and without a backbone.