Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

This visually astonishing story takes children on a journey into and through the brain. Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they use brain cells to accomplish them. From the senses to sleep, memories to making decisions, this book br...

Finding out about how the human body works has never been so engaging. This book is full of exciting experiments, fun puzzles, quirky humour and science facts to make you saw WOW... it's science with a BOOM! For children progressing through Book Bands, it is suitable for reading at level 12: Brown.

Bots and Bods explores the differences and the similarities between humans and robots. You'll see the basic features of human bodies and how they are copied in bots. You'll learn how movement happens, how the world is seen and sensed, and how humans and robots think it all through. And you'll loo...

It's a wrinkly, spongy mass the size of a cauliflower that sits in our heads and controls everything we do! Welcome to the world of the brain... What is the brain made of? How does it work? Why do we need one at all? Discover the answers to these questions and much more in this fun, fact-packed i...

Read this and you'll become a total brainiac who knows: which gross and scary jobs only robots can do, how nanobots could battle bugs inside the human body and why self-driving cars save lives. Put your techy know-how to the test and try these activities: Build a grippy robot hand; Make a mechani...

A car breaks down on the motorway. It wont go. What vehicle can help? A breakdown truck! Breakdown trucks carry broken vehicles to garages so they can be fixed and get back on the road. Young readers will find out about breakdown trucks, their main parts and how these important vehicles are used.

Build your way through thirty fantastic STEM experiments, brick by brick! Fun projects that are perfect for fans of LEGO Masters and science subjects! Does your young scientist love LEGOs? Then this is the book for them! Contained within these pages is an assortment of experiments and activities ...

Engineers design bridges to help solve the challenges of barriers that block the movement of people. Young readers will learn about the steps in the engineering design process and see how different types of bridges suit different types of obstacles. They will also discover what materials are used...