Books in Essential Physical Science series

Explores how electricity is generated, discusses usage around the world, and profiles the pioneers of electricity.

What’s the matter? Everything’s the matter!! Get it? If you don’t get this joke, you need this book! It’ll teach you everything you need to know about what makes up your body, the world, and the universe. The answers will matter to you!

Our world is incredibly diverse, but why are living things so different, and how do we make sense of the vast range of life forms? This book tackles the issues of variation – how and why it occurs – and classification, looking at how we organize plants and animals into groups.

Discusses the science of forces and motion, while providing information on gravity, frictional forces, and the laws of motion.

Presents facts about the states of matter and their properties, including state changes, mixtures, and solutions.

Explains what sound is; describes how it is produced, travels, and is picked up by the human ear; and discusses how the pitch and loudness of sounds depend on frequency, wavelength, and amplitude of the sound waves.

This stimulating series is the beginner's guide to a wide range of scientific concepts and topical issues affecting our daily lives. Artifical intelligence examines the idea that non-living things might have intelligence, and explores the agruementsfor and against.

All living things reproduce, and they pass on inherited traits to their offspring. This book explores the different ways that plants and animals produce offspring, and how they pass on traits from one generation to the next.

Our world is incredibly diverse, and plants and animals must adapt in order to survive. This book will teach readers how adaptation works, why living things must adapt, and how a changing world makes adaptation more necessary than ever.

Everyone is familiar with magnets, but how much do we know about how they actually work? This book explores the basics of magnets, looking at topics such as poles, electromagnets, and how we use the Earth's magnetic field to find our way.

What did one skydiver say to the other? May the force be with you! Get it? If you don’t get this joke, you need this book! It’ll teach you everything you need to know about what makes the world stop and go. The answers will prove the gravity of the situation.

Our world is filled with living things too small to see. Some of these microorganisms are harmful, and some are helpful. This book explores the amazing diversity of microorganisms and looks at how we depend on them.