This is a definitive full color guide for young readers. It includes an introduction to rocks, minerals and gems and how they form, how and where to look for them, how to identify rocks and minerals, and everything there is to know about building a collection. Packed with fun facts and practical activities, the book features high-definition color photography and data keys that show noteworthy qualities of each specimen in extraordinary detail. Rocks, Minerals and Gems shows how to read the landscape for clues and identify different rock types -- from dazzling diamonds to grainy sandstone. It describes fascinating facts and data boxes provide short facts to help with quick identification. Earth's most precious rocks, minerals and gems can be anywhere and everywhere in the world -- from riverbeds to beaches, cliff faces to fields. The only equipment needed is a backpack, a smartphone and some good walking shoes -- and maybe a small bag to carry home the treasure.

Concise and elegant introduction to the basic elements of argumentative prose and the conceptual tools necessary to understand, analyze, criticize and construct arguments. The book serves not only as a text but as a useful handbook of reasoning in much the same way that Strunk and White's ELEMENTS OF STYLE provides a handbook for writers. While the book covers the standard formal tools of introductory logic, its emphasis is on practical applications to the kinds of arguments readers most often encounter.

Product Description: 100 Facts Speed is bursting with exactly 100 fantastic facts, incredible images and fun activities to help children learn everything they need to know about the fastest things on the planet. 100 Facts Speed covers key topics about high-speed machines, animals and people in easily-digestible, numbered facts...read more

Product Description: This is the ultimate photographic guide to over 150 types of rocks, with many tips on sourcing rocks in the field and identifying collected specimens, and including expert analysis of the key rock-forming environments of the world...read more

Product Description: In full color with striking and informative illustrations and photographs, this is a beautiful and eye-catching book that will stand out on the shelf. Includes familiar names like Galileo Galielei and Albert Einstein, as well as lesser-known scientists such as Dmitri Mendeleyev and Linus Pauling...read more

Product Description: How do we know Earth isn't flat? What are the benefits of space exploration, and is it good value? How and why do scientists study the Universe? This series answers questions like these, while tackling key curriculum topics relating to Earth, Space, and the Universe...read more

Product Description: Where would humanity be without fire, farming, or wine? A great idea changes the path of human civilization. But which is the greatest of them all?In The World’s Greatest Idea, John Farndon has set out to find the answer with help from a panel of experts in the fields of science, the arts, and philosophy...read more

Showing you where the Bermuda Triangle is, whether alien abductions actually happen, and the truth about crop circles, this work lets you explore lost worlds, unravel secret codes, marvel at mysterious places and meet spooks, spies, secret keepers and scandal makers of the world.

Presents a collection of experiments that explore force and energy.

A collection of experiments that explore the nature of color and how it is created and perceived.

Describes what these machines are, what they do, and how they work, and presents step-by-step experiments to demonstrate how they work.

A collection of experiments that explore the nature of light and how it is measured and perceived.

Defines magnetism, outlines the properties of magnetic materials, discusses how magnetism affects the earth and outerspace, and includes practical experiments that test the phenomenon.

Presents information on chemicals and chemistry, providing instructions for relevant scientific experiments.

Explains what electricity is, what it does, and shows step-by-step how to perform experiments using static electricity, currents, conductors and insulators.

Presents a collection of experiments that explores the nature of motion.

Discusses the physical properties of various rocks and minerals and gives instructions for experiments that identify their unique characteristics.

An exploration of extreme weather explains how weather is created, shows how hurricanes and tornadoes form and are rated, covers types of clouds and precipitation, and looks at the link between climate and weather.

Product Description: Trace the development of discoveries and inventions that have shaped the way we live. Learn how modern technology is built on the foundations of early thought, and how science has evolved through the centuries. Vivid illustrations and photographs bring the great scientific thinkers and their work to life, making this a valuable book for every family reference shelf...read more