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Knowledge Encyclopedia: Space!
$20.00 AUD
Knowledge Encyclopedia Space! reveals jaw-dropping 3D images of planets, stars and much more. It's the perfect kids' space book, packed with amazing space facts and NASA images revealing the wonders of the cosmos, from black holes to the big bang. See our universe in greater detail than ever before and bring the wonders of the cosmos to life. Pe...
Children's Encyclopedia Of Space
$15.00 AUD
From asteroids to auroras and moons to the Milky Way, this jam-packed encyclopedia contains everything you need to know about space! Perfect for budding astronauts aged 8 and up.
See Inside the Dinosaur An Interactive 3-D Exploration of a Triceratops, by Michael Bright
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See Inside the Dinosaur An Interactive 3-D Exploration of a Triceratops, by Michael Bright
$14.00 AUD
Examine the fascinating body of a Triceratops, one layer at a time, with See Inside the Dinosaur. The innovative and interactive 3-D format allows kids to discover the inner workings of a dinosaur's body with a transparent model that includes removable bones and organs. The detailed text and full-color illustrations in the 48-page book provide r...
101 Awesome Women Who Transformed Science
$12.00 AUD
Discover the inspirational stories of 101 brilliant female scientists and the many discoveries, inventions and breakthroughs they brought into the world. This book features inspiring STEM heroes from many different countries and cultures, some of which are still working today - pushing the frontiers of scientific fields from engineering to astro...
Discovery Pack: Space
$25.00 AUD
3 2 1... Lift-off! Packed full of out-of-this-world facts and exciting illustrations and photos this is the ultimate kids' guide to space. Inside this book you'll find everything you need to know about the planets in our solar system the Sun moons stars asteroids and space exploration. The pack also includes a huge double-sided poster to stick o...
Gray's Anatomy in Slipcase
$28.00 AUD
Written in the 1850s by a young doctor, Henry Gray, Gray's Anatomy was the most comprehensive and accessible anatomy of its time. This beautifully produced slipcased volume contains the historic text of the second edition and all of Henry Vandyke Carter's masterly drawings. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of me...
How The World Works Periodic Table
$15.00 AUD
All matter in the universe - including our own bodies - is made of a relatively small number of basic ingredients known as elements. From the lead used in Ancient Roman plumbing to the hydrogen that powers the stars, elements make up everything there is and has ever been. The Periodic Table of the chemical elements is one of the iconic achieveme...
DK Findout! Animals
$10.00 AUD
Animals! Have you ever wanted to know how many hearts an octopus has? Or why a penguin could never live in a hot desert? DK Findout! Animals is packed with surprising facts and amazing pictures. It's a fascinating book filled with big ideas.
Micro Facts! 500 Fantastic Facts About Space
$12.00 AUD
Did you know that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east? Or that Saturn is so light it would float on water? Or that some stars are 100 times the size of our Sun? Explore our amazing universe with 500 facts presented in a highly visual way. Packed full of jaw-dropping details, incredible infographics and fully illustrated throu...
How The World Works - Philosophy
$15.00 AUD
What is reality? How do we know what exists? What is the nature of truth? How can we live a good life? For 2,500 years, questions such as these have been pondered by philosophers from Parmenides and Plato to Dennett and Derrida. Each great thinker has influenced subsequent generations and philosophical theory has evolved and diversified. Should ...
Sigmund Freud
$12.00 AUD
Sigmund Freud's theories on the unconscious revolutionised the way we approach human behaviour. This accessible and entertaining guide introduces Freud's key ideas, including: * Freud's early life * Psychoanalysis * The unconscious * Interpreting dreams * The Oedipus complex * Case histories Alan Porter also explores Freud's life as a scientist,...
The Amazing Book of Science
$5.00 AUD
From atoms to alloys and from neurons to nanotechnology, this beautiful book brings together cutting-edge knowledge, awe-inspiring ideas, and eye-opening images. Key concepts are explained with clarity but accuracy by an expert author; and brought to life by carefully chosen images, which showcase extraordinary photography. This title supports t...
Discovery Pack: Amazing Science Experiments
$25.00 AUD
Have you ever made a cola fountain made sugar cubes glow in the dark or bounced an egg like a rubber ball? Find out how to perform lots of amazing experiments at home and learn all about the super-cool science behind them! Brimming with exciting easy-to-perform experiments a giant double-sided poster and over 100 science-themed stickers this pac...
The Story Of Chemistry
$15.00 AUD
The importance of the end in view prompted me to undertake all this work, which seemed to me destined to bring about a revolution in physics and chemistry.' Antoine Lavoisier, 1773 Great advances in human history have often rested on and prompted progress in chemistry. The exploitation of fire, the development of pigments, and the discovery that...
The 15-Minute Einstein
$12.00 AUD
Part of the Arcturus series, Ideas to Save Your Life, The 15-Minute Einstein takes a look at the Einstein's theories and how they impacted the world he lived in and beyond. A fun and fascinating introduction explaining the importance of this incredible theoretical physicist.
The 15-Minute Psychologist
$12.00 AUD
The 15-Minute Psychologist introduces the reader to universal aspects of psychology that affect our day-to-day lives and relationships and offers insight into many of life's dilemmas. Written in a style that's amusing and easy to understand, The 15-Minute Psychologist lets you in on the secrets of your own and other people's minds and helps you ...
The Story Of Biology
$14.00 AUD
The Story of Biology will trace the development of biology from its origins in myths invented to explain the wonders and perils of the natural world, through the first attempts at empirical investigation, to the highly structured and technical discipline it has become today. The book will focus on the personalities, studies and theories that hav...
National Geographic Mind: A Scientific Guide to Who You Are, How You Got That Way, and How to Make the Most of It
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National Geographic Mind: A Scientific Guide to Who You Are, How You Got That Way, and How to Make the Most of It
$30.00 AUD
Combining leading theories of psychology and behavior with case studies, personality quizzes, and practical advice, National Geographic Mind explores the question we all enjoy asking: Who am I? This whimsically illustrated reference explores today’s theories of personality, mixing scientific theory with an underlying message—by knowing more abou...
Discovery Pack: Human Body
$25.00 AUD
his 'owner's manual' to the human body explains how all its different parts work - from the hairs on your head to the tips of your toes. This book is information-dense but easy to understand; it's packed with head-scratching facts and eye-catching infographics. The kit includes a huge double-sided poster and over 100 stickers. For children aged ...
Children’s Encyclopedia of Technology
$16.00 AUD
Full of surprising facts and stunning photographs this accessible book takes in the full sweep of modern life-from solar power to microchips and from cars to lightbulbs. Based on the very latest research this is the definitive children's guide to understanding the world around us. Accessible entertaining and authoritative this comprehensive v...
How The World Works Neuroscience
$15.00 AUD
How we think, feel, move, remember, imagine, and experience the outside world and our own bodies is the domain of neuroscience. For millennia, the workings of the brain and nerves could be approached only through superstition and conjecture. Then, in the 19th century, neuroscience began to cast light on this most complex of our bodily systems. T...
500 Fantastic Facts About Science
$14.00 AUD
This book is absolutely packed with astonishing facts. Which planet would float in water? Are jellyfish really immortal? Why are sharks a threat to the interent? Look inside to find out! The answers are sure to surprise you.
DK Findout! Earth
$10.00 AUD
Earth! Have you ever wanted to know which is the tallest mountain on Earth? Or which continent is the largest? DK Findout! Earth is packed with surprising facts and amazing pictures. It's a fascinating book filled with big ideas.
How The World Works - Physics
$14.00 AUD
The laws of physics govern the action of everything, from galaxies to subatomic particles. From the ancient Greeks, who first suggested that matter might be made out of indivisible atoms, through the great explorations of Arab, then Renaissance and Enlightenment scientists, the story of physics has been written through trial and error, sheer per...
Mapping The Universe - Exploring And Chronicling The Cosmos
$27.00 AUD
Ever since man first raised his eyes heavenwards, we have been fascinated with the skies, stars and what might lie beyond. Unlocking the mysteries of the universe was a preoccupation of astronomers such as Ptolemy, Galileo and Copernicus. Some of these early thinkers risked their lives and reputations by suggesting shockingly that God and the Ea...
Extreme Science Experiments - Packed With Awesomely Explosive Activities!
$15.00 AUD
Warning: This science book is dangerously AWESOME! From fizzing rockets to parachuting eggs, it's full of experiments that will amaze everyone around you. • Every project features easy-to-follow instructions, and clear, step-by-step diagrams. • The only "apparatus" you need should be easy to find around your home. • All the big science ideas are...
100 Things To Know About Slipcase
$48.00 AUD
100 Things to Know About SpaceA fun and informative book packed with 100 fascinatingthings to know about space, from how to escape a black holeto why astronauts learn wilderness survival skills. 100 Things to Know About the Human BodyDid you know you cry two types of tears? And up to 30 trillionred blood cells pass through your heart in a minute...
Mapping the Planets
$20.00 AUD
Mapping the Planets is a lavishly illustrated full-colour hardback, giving a fascinating account of the planets in our solar system and the technologies that have allowed us to map these cosmic objects. Anne Rooney takes readers on a journey through the expansive history of planetary exploration, from Ancient Babylonian's charting the movement o...
How the World Works: The Universe
$15.00 AUD
Since astronomers first looked up into the nebulous sky, humanity has been occupied with the great mysteries of our universe. How did it all begin? Will it ever end? What is our small planet's significance within this vast expanse of space? Within recent years scientists have made huge leaps in answering these questions. Anne Rooney narrates the...
An Illustrated History of Science
$25.00 AUD
To be human is to wonder. The impulse to ask questions is hardwired into our DNA, and for three hundred millennia people have been searching for answers. In An Illustrated History of Science, Mary Cruse takes readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of this discipline in its many strands. Throughout the centuries, our conception of...
Periodic Table
$10.00 AUD
Basher Science: The Periodic Table, Elements with Style! created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Adrian Dingle: The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the ch...
How The World Works Chemistry
$15.00 AUD
Greatest advances in human history have often rested on and prompted progress in chemistry. The exploitation of fire, the development of pigments, and the discovery that metals could be smelted and worked laid the foundations of civilisation. The search for better tools and weapons drove metallurgy, and the need for medicines and perfumes lay be...
Classical Philosophy in a Nutshell
$12.00 AUD
From Socrates' fascinating discussions of morality and virtue to Pythagoras' attempts to understand the arrangement of the cosmos, the thinkers of the ancient world provided us with an astonishing array of ideas that has helped to shape the modern world. Ranging across Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from Anazimander to Plotinus, Classical Ph...
How The World Works - Mathematics
$16.00 AUD
‘In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics.’ People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules which govern our world and beyond. This book trace...
15-Minute Scientific Theories
$12.00 AUD
15 Minutes Scientific Theories offers an accessible approach to some of the most important sets of principles developed by our greatest scientific minds - from evolution and plate tectonics to cell, information and quantum theories and describes how they gave contributed to our understanding of the universe and our existence within it.
How The World Works - Medicine
$14.00 AUD
For millennia, humankind has sought to understand disease and battled to find treatments and cures. "Medicine" chronicles this epic struggle and the men and women who have played their part in it. From primitive surgery -- where drilling a hole in the head to let demons out was the height of surgical sophistication -- through to the beginnings o...
How The World Works - Psychology
$14.00 AUD
This is an exciting, beautifully illustrated and accessible guide to psychology. After a brief, but illuminating introduction there are eight chapters titled: 'The Ghost in the Machine: What and Where is the Mind?'; 'A Body of Evidence:Measuring the Mind'; 'Mind and Method: How and Why Do We Think?'; 'How Do We Know: Is Knowledge Innate or Ac...
The 15-Minute Philosopher
$12.00 AUD
The 15-Minute Philosopher introduces the reader to the main ideas of philosophy, showing how the subject has a clear practical purpose vital to our day-to-day lives and thinking. The subjects discussed here have been chosen to show that philosophy is by no means arid and academic, but rather that it's useful, fun, and necessary in getting to gri...