Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

  • Drip

    £6.99

    Drip is a little drop of water. In this book, learn how he will travel through the water cycle to become a tiny drip once again. This beautifully illustrated board book for the very young explores the journey of a raindrop. Watch Drip travel through streams, rivers, the ocean and clouds to become a little drip once again. A die-cut right through to the last page of the book highlights that nature is full of changes, but that the story begins and ends with a tiny drop of water.

  • Leonardo Da Vinci’s Life of Invention

    £12.99

    Immerse yourself in the world of the spellbinding genius Leonardo da Vinci, master of art, architecture, engineering, mathematics and more. From his futuristic inventions to the breadth of his artistic skill, discover the fascinating life and legacy of the Renaissance man.

  • Build Your Own Science Museum

    £14.99

    A crate has arrived and it’s packed with scientific objects from all around the world! Can you assemble them in time for the museum’s big opening? In Lonely Planet Kids’ Build Your Own Science Museum, budding scientists can discover incredible facts and build spectacular pop-ups that range from a Mars rover to a robotic arm and a human skeleton.

  • Why Plastic Is a Problem

    £9.99

    Everyone knows that plastic has become a problem for our planet, but do you know why? And do you know how you can help be a part of the solution to the problem? This vividly illustrated book is packed with flaps that explain how plastic is made, what’s bad (and sometimes good) about different types of plastic, and the many ways it can causes harm to our rivers, oceans and wildlife. And there are lots of ideas for cutting down on your own reliance on plastic, too.

  • Secret Inventor

    £7.99

    Orphaned Leonora lives on a remote island, spending her days making crazy cool inventions. When a strange boy called Jack washes up on an inflatable lobster and reveals that her evil Uncle Luther has been stealing her inventions and selling them on the mainland, it begins a laugh-out-loud adventure – complete with a furry otter, a singing sea captain, and a very secret society.

  • The Brainiac’s Book of the Climate and Weather

    £14.99

    Quirky stories, interactive activities and off-the-wall infographics serve to answer young brainiacs’ urgent questions about the climate and weather.

  • Cool Technology

    £9.99

    The next mega-jam-packed book in the Cool series features fact-tastic technology timelines, information and experiments! Nanotechnology, gaming, future food, virtual reality and more!

  • You Are 25% Banana

    £6.99

    A brilliantly funny first guide to genetics that is perfect for children aged 5 years and over.

  • Stuff

    £12.99

    Discover mind-boggling facts about the stuff you use every day, and how these items are made, used and re-used. Do you ever wonder where your stuff comes from, and what happens to it when you’re finished with it? Did you know that you can make paper out of elephant poo? And plastic packaging out of seaweed? And did you know that if you throw away an old T-shirt, it can take 200 years to break down? Written and researched by Maddie Moate, the star of CBBC’s ‘Do You Know?’ and illustrated by Paul Boston, this book is full of mind-bursting facts and extraordinary stories of the ingenious ways people around the world, and across history, have made, used and re-used the stuff around them.

  • What’s the Point of Science?

    £12.99

    This title shows you where science started, why it matters now, and the jaw-dropping places it may lead us to in the future. It will change the way you think about science forever! Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations show you how history’s most ingenious and daring scientists solved mysteries that had puzzled the ancient world for millennia, triggering an age of discovery that gave us telescopes, flying machines, steam engines, antibiotics, electricity, radio, space travel, and computers. Discover the amazing men and women who challenged conventional thinking and put their lives at risk to learn about everything, from planetary orbits and gold to germs, and from gunpowder to radioactivity.

  • Welcome to the Future

    £14.99
    Have you ever wondered what the future may look like? In this book, you’ll explore 10 ways technology could alter our way of life. The challenge for you is to decide which changes you want for yourself and the world. 

     

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