Product Description: Navigators: Technology by Peter KentGet inside the minds of scientists, engineers and programmers, and unravel the workings of the modern world. Technology is an authoritative and visually engaging look at discovering the secrets of tunnel builders, the splitting of an atom, and the adventure of a ride into orbit...read more

Product Description: Behind many of the world's great successes are failures, disasters, and bad ideas. This series uses a countdown approach to describe memorable failures from around the world. It also shows what the world has gained as a result of each failure.

Product Description: This series shows the use of technology in creating appliances to help us in our daily lives. This is high Interest science -- Q&A format. Word Watch glossary. Web Watch in text. Fast Fact sidebars. Science in action: STEP BY STEP feature.

Product Description: High-Tech Olympics focuses on the new technologies used in sport today and how they are being used to help train world-class athletes. It also includes diagrams to illustrate how technology has been used to develop state-of-the art sports equipment and an Olympic records table to show how Olympic records have changed and some technological reasons why these may have changed...read more

Product Description: Looks at the application of science and new technologies to various fields, including medicine, electronics, transportation, and food science.

Learn about major discoveries in science and technology, some of their social and economic effects, and the major scientists and inventors responsible for them.

A new-generation reference book about the cool technology of our world, for kids used to surfing and swiping.Our world is full of funky gadgets and technological gizmos. Within the next hour, you will probably use a computer, the internet, a hand-held game, or a cell phone. Technology is not only playing an ever-increasing role in our everyday lives, but also in the way we explore the world around us. Cool technology is useful, but what do we know about how it works? This book investigates the science behind technology, taking readers on a journey of discovery that they will never forget. It uncovers the smart tech of mobile phones, wi-fi, and GPS, as well as the inner workings of game consoles. It examines the world of movement--how cars, airplanes, and other vehicles run. It delves into nanotechnology, spy gadgets, cyborgs, building in space, and the eco house. Explore the pages of this book to discover how the coolest technology of today really works!

Product Description: With every new feat, there is at least one big failure. Learn about some of the biggest technological feats and failures in human history in this fascinating nonfiction title that allows readers to discover some of the technological innovations that have made life easier...read more

Product Description: This exciting title explores the groundbreaking modes of transportation that have helped define the modern age. From Henry Fords Model T car to the bullet trains of Japan, students will travel along and learn about the monumental successesand failuresthat have driven our world ahead...read more

Product Description: From the telegraph to text messages, this imaginative title is sure to have students talking! The ways in which people communicate has changed dramatically. The telephone to a cell phone, and mail to email are just some of the inventions examined in a progressive timeline of ways we communicate...read more

Product Description: Invention is a big part of daily life and anyone can be an inventor. This book breaks the invention process down into eight easy-to-follow steps and offers tips and examples for every stage. With a particular focus on inventing toys and puzzles, How to Invent shows aspiring inventors how and why the Rubik's Cube was invented and the problems Erno Rubik encountered along the way...read more

Product Description: Animal robots include everything from a pet dinosaur to a buzzing hummingbird to a floating jellyfish. Find out just what these awesome machines can do.

Product Description: The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs in Transportation Technology introduces 12 of the most influential moments in the development of transportation technology. Amazing facts are included, along with information about key players and the science behind each breakthrough.

Product Description: Looks at scientific and technological advances in the field of robotics, as well as its impact on society and how future developments may play out.