Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

A time-tunnel trip that shows how some of history's greatest makers, creators, and ideas helped to shape the world of today. Who invented the car, different types of vaccinations, the light bulb or the microwave? The things we are surrounded by didn't just appear out of nowhere, they were conceiv...

"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous sc...

Why Can't I Feel the Earth Spinning? is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about science. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? Why does medicine taste so bad? Why don't airplanes fall down? Why Can't I Feel the Earth Spinning? encourages children to start asking ...

A First Look at Asthma is a gentle introduction to what asthma is, what the symptoms are and what can be done to control it. It's for children who have asthma or who want to understand about other people who have it.

"Many architects today are looking to plants and animals to help solve their design challenges. Inspired by how nature already works, these architects are coming up with innovative ways to cool buildings, withstand earthquakes and save energy. In Wild Buildings and Bridges, bestselling author Ett...

"This book is an update to a title published in 2007. Mount St. Helens is constantly erupting. It is pushing up a ridge of thick lava that is rebuilding the peak of the mountain that was blown off in 1980. The mountain is being monitored by geologists and volcanologists, all trying to answer the ...

It's a big question - will we ever live on the Moon? The Moon is incredible, as are the selenologists who study it! The Moon might be distant and look barren now but imagine one day calling it home! Discover the stories behind selenology, check out what's so special about the Moon, how the moon c...

All Australian creatures from galahs and potoroos, to stingrays and goannas, do their own distinctive poos. Discover which animal has sparkly poo, who poos hundreds of times a day and, of course, whose poos are square! With whimsical illustrations and humorous text, Wombat Poos Are Square explain...