Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

Australians are an inventive lot. From the innovative tools and equipment of our First Nations people to the pioneering solutions of colonial times and hi-tech minds of today, Australians have risen to the challenge of problem solving. Also, Vegemite. We can't explain that but we love it anyway.

Have you ever wondered how sound gets from the place where it is made, and travels to your ears, where you hear it? Sound is not something you can see. This is because sound is a transfer of energy. Is sound the same in outer space as it is on Earth, and how do astronauts hear each other?

Learn all about tanks, from first tanks to armoured fighting vehicles. Have you ever wondered where the crew all sit inside a tank, or what a jet engine looks like behind the turbine blades? Well these six books will help you find out just that! Find out something amazing about each vehicle and t...

Learn all about submarines from the first submarines to submersibles and modern submarines. Have you ever wondered where the crew all sit inside a tank, or what a jet engine looks like behind the turbine blades? Well these six books will help you find out just that! Find out something amazing abo...

What are statistics and how are they used? What is the golden ratio? This book explores the maths of probability and statistics and shows how it relates to the everyday world with fantastic appealing visuals. The book is part of the Maths is Everywhere series, which demystifies all aspects of mat...

In the future, will we teleport from place to place, keep dinosaurs as pets or 3D-print our dinner? Will we live on Mars or upload our brains to computers? Could we solve climate change by making all our energy from mini stars we build here on earth? In this book, you'll meet the scientists worki...