Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

Does your heart really stop when you sneeze? Is the love heart we see a human heart or an animal heart? What kind of creature has the largest heart of all? Curious kids will find the answers to all their questions and more in All About the Heart by paediatric cardiologist Dr Remi Kowalski. This i...

Pictures of cats in usual and unusual positions help illustrate how the behaviors of people with Asperger's syndrome are similar to those of cats. This work takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those w...

Packed with illuminating facts, this graphic novel exploration of electricity sheds light on key inventors and breakthroughs, from the earliest discoveries to the Age of Electricity to today, breaking down concepts like atoms, current and electromagnetism in a kid-friendly, accessible way.

Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) is here to answer all the questions curious kids will ever want to know about the universe. How long would it take me to fly to a star? What would happen if I fell inside a black hole? Would I get a phone signal in space? F...

Welcome to some of the most amazing jobs on the planet. Discover the subjects you should study and the qualifications you need to work in these interesting, exciting and unusual jobs, and just where in the world they might take you.

Evolution is a difficult idea; it deals with random, unlikely events, combined with vast lengths of time too enormous to comprehend. But the evidence of evolution is all around us - in the fossils of long-dead creatures that stumbled and fell along the journey of life, in the genes that made us, ...

Presents 16 simple experiments that can be performed with common objects found around the house. The book uses tests for magnetic fields, conductors, nonconductors, and more to show kids how electricity works. Each experiment includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions and a simple scientific...