Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

The perfect introduction for young readers who want to learn about our local star - the Sun - and the planets that orbit it. Starting with the birth of the Sun and the solar system, readers continue on a journey through space. They discover the smallest planet, rocky Mercury, which is closest to ...

From planets made of gas, to stars made of fire, our vast Solar System is filled with mysteries still to be explored and solved. Did you know that the world's first astronomers were Indigenous Australians over $35,000 years ago? These Australians were the first humans to closely observe and note ...

It's time to discover the Solar System! Designed for ages 7-11, this brilliant guide is perfect for fact-hungry space cadets! With contribution from real astronomers working at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, it contains short explanations of each planet, with fascinating facts, quizzes, and did...

Where did our Solar System come from? Is Pluto still a planet? Our Solar System is huge and still full of mysterious places. It is only within the last few hundred years we have been able to see it with telescopes and realise that a twinkling star is much more than a tiny light in our sky.

Our vast solar system is made up of galaxies, stars, planets, moons and much more. Discover Earth's place as one of eight planets in orbit around the sun.

Everything around us is matter. Matter exists in three main states -- solids, liquids and gases. In this book, students explore the behaviour of different substances and how they change at different temperatures. They learn to classify substances by observing their physical properties and discove...

Collect the clues to become an amazing super-sleuth! Follow each stage of the case and complete the maths exercises to track down and catch the criminal. From addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these books have different challenges to be solved with a varying range of difficulty...

C.S.I. meets National Geographic in this forensics-filled adventure. Examine the evidence and consider the suspects to put your crime-solving skills to the test. Calling all budding sleuths! Solve your way through each entertaining, imaginary G-rated mystery to explore the forensic science of inv...

The universe is vast and complex, infinitely beautiful and full of mystery. Every day the findings of space scientists and specialists increase our understanding of what is out there beyond our own satellite, the Moon. And there is so much more to discover. This book takes you on a voyage of expl...

Everything you need to know about our spectacular Solar System, distant universes, and space exploration is packed into this fact-filled book. The magazine-style pages are bursting with vivid photgraphy, to 10 lists, and incredible facts to amaze and entertain!