Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

"When you go to sleep, what does your brain do? Does it rest too? It can't because it's busy working while you snooze! It repairs, and resets, and helps your body even when you aren't awake. Using up-to-date research to explore our brains' critical functions when we are asleep, psychology experts...

A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the force of gravity and its effects on Earth and the universe.

Have you ever wondered... How to measure the universe? Why some animals eat all their own poo? If your muscles have memories? If it's possible to slow down time? Well, you're about to find out! Welcome on board an incredible scientific journey from the very, very big to the very, very small. Trav...

The Great BIG Book of Aussie Inventions takes you on a colourful, panaromic journey from the Aussie bush to the coast and introduces you to some of the weird, whacky and amazing inventions that have come from the land Down Under. Most people know popular Aussie inventions such as the boomerang, t...

From the ports of New York and St. Petersburg to London and Barcelona, this fun and informative book offers a unique way of looking at and learning about the busiest ports of the world. Travel to the world's ports and you'll learn much about a country's people, culture, and industry. Ports are th...

Want to get ahead in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths? Get stuck in and experiment! Witness your very own erupting volcano blow sky high. Build a sturdy sandcastle and reveal the incredible technology of construction materials. Design a wind-up car and discover your inner engineer, and...

Where did human beings come from? Why is there such a huge variety of living things on Earth? The theory of evolution answers these and many more questions we may have on where we come from and how life has developed. This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the t...

Are you in a hurry to wonder and worry that new things you try won't go right? When they simply don t work, don t go all berserk! Mistakes can grow wings and take flight. Where would we be without big blunders? From Play Doh to penicillin, the Slinky to the Granny Smith apple, some of the best in...