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Alternative Energy Sources looks at the different options for replacing fossil fuels. It explores how the energy potential of the oceans can be captured using wave power generators, how solar energy could be captured with solar paint and solar satellites.

This is a bumper collection of 150 simple experiments and projects that explain a wide range of scientific facts and processes, and demonstrate how machines work. All the experiments have an important scientific learning point, but they are enjoyable to do and make science delightfully accessible. Every project or experiment is introduced, described and explained, and this background information not only enables the user to work confidently, but also provides a wealth of additional scientific insight for readers aged 8-12 years.

Biometric Technology looks at how human characteristics can be used to identify individuals, and the uses for this technology. It shows how physical features, such as fingerprints and palm prints, as well as iris, voice, and vein patterns, can be used to identify a person. It explains the processes of enrollment, identification, and verification. Find out how biometric systems can protect our computers, cell phones, and personal information. And explore the issue of personal privacy.

Body Doubles: Cloning Plants and Animals looks into the make-up of chromosomes and DNA and shows how scientists have taken the natural cloning process of plants and animals into their own hands. Learn how genes can be switched on and off, how micropropogat.

Get in gear with this must-have guide to "Disney/Pixar's Cars 2". If your child loves Lightning McQueen and Cars, they'll love this high-octane look at the movie sequel all kids are talking about. Let them check out the bodywork on all the cars from Lightning McQueen and and his pit crew, to his new crew chief, Mater. Head on a trip around the world as the Cars visit five different countries for the "Race of Champions" taking place in Japan, Austria, Italy, and a 24-hour race in France and the United Kingdom. Packed with fantastic stills from this new movie, CGI photography and special illustrations, it's a once in a life-time full-throttle adventure no Cars lover should miss.

DK Eyewitness Computer is a brand new topic for this bestselling reference series, covering one of technologies major inventions. Amazing photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view to the history and science behind the technology that defines our digital world. From ancient to modern times, show your child how an ancient Greek computer was used to predict the movement of the stars and how mid-20th century computers were the size of a large room. They?ll also discover how computers are used in modern inventions such as mobile phones, iPads, and artificial intelligence in the 21st-century. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Computers. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at www.dk.com/clipart.

An innovative series which illustrates to students how the science they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives and the world around them. This series features case studies providing real-world examples, and includes profiles of scientists, their research and careers information. It considers the ethical issues behind key science topics, and key concepts and examples are highlighted in panels throughout the text helping students access information easily.

Fire Engine (Wheelie Bb)

Online gaming addiction is a hidden problem among young people because the distress signs are not clear. What may look like normal play may, in fact, be a festering addiction that can take young people away from friends, family, and school. This book outlines the problem signs and the steps to recovery.

What are you wired up to? Every day you text, tweet, stream songs, watch videos and send emails and Gadgets, Games, Robots and the Virtual World is the book to tell you how. Discover the techonology behind it all, from robots under the sea, to satellites in space and even the inside of your laptop. Loaded with facts and statistics from astounding pull-out figures, maps and infographics, Gadgets, Games, Robots and the Virtual World will show you exactly what you're connected to and how. Leap inside and take a trip into the amazing virtual world of cyberspace.

An innovative series which illustrates to students how the science they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives and the world around them. This series features case studies providing real-world examples, and includes profiles of scientists, their research and careers information. It considers the ethical issues behind key science topics, and key concepts and examples are highlighted in panels throughout the text helping students access information easily.

Germ Killers: Fighting Disease looks at how science and modern medicine save millions of lives each year, and at the constant battle that is waged to stay ahead of new threats to health. It explains how diseases are caused and spread and how vaccination has successfully wiped out some major killers. It explores the importance of health education and aid in combating diseases such as cholera and TB, how drugs are developed and tested, and recent outbreaks of diseases, such as West Nile Fever and Clostridium difficile.

This title is suitable for children of ages 7 to 8 years. Get ready to learn all about inclined planes in this fascinating book! See inclined planes at work in ramps and roller coasters, as well as their other applications and history. Kids get a hands-on approach to inclined planes in the exercise section, making and using their own inclined planes.

This title is suitable for children of ages 7 to 8 years. Pulleys help make up some of the most complicated machinery, from car engines to cranes. See how pulleys lift and move heavy things, how pulleys work together, and the different kinds of pulleys. Kids get to use their own pulleys in the fun with pulleys section.

Screws are everywhere! They help keep buildings together and help us move and lift things. Come inside this book for a fun and fascinating look at this simple machine. Kids will love the fun with screws section.

This book is suitable for ages 7 to 8 years. Wedges are used to separate, lift, or hold things in place. One of humankind's most ancient tools, the wedge has a place in almost everyone's daily life. Learn more in this absorbing title.

"The Science at the Edge" series takes a look at the latest developments and theories that are always intriguing, but may give rise to controversy and concern. It highlights science that is relevant to the lives of many people, and includes provocative discussion themes. Make up your own mind about these cutting edge topics. "Global Warming" looks at the causes of temperature change and its profound effect for life on Earth. It shows how historical clues, such as ice cores, are evidence that temperature fluctuation is not a new phenomenon, and how the causes of our current changing climate are a result of human activity. Learn about dramatic heatwaves, coral bleaching, El Nino events, and how methane and CFCs affect the atmosphere. Consider the uses of renewable and alternative energy sources, from powering cars and homes with photovoltaic cells, to erecting vast wind farms and nuclear power stations.

Discover how things are made and work with this first reference for young readers, now in paperback. Help your child take an incredible look at the way things are made and how they work with this fantastic fact-packed "How Things Work Encyclopedia", which shows and explains everything. They'll discover how the human body stays alive, what keeps a plane in the sky, why fireworks go 'bang', the amazing process that makes a plant grow, and much, much more. Full of bite-sized facts, curiosity quizzes and special weird-or-what features kids will love getting their teeth into, there 's a lot to see and explore. This title is perfect for homework or just for fun. Let your child find out more about how things work in our incredible world.

This delightful storybook follows the adventures of Little Tractor as he drives around the farm, interacts with the friendly farm animals, and occasionally gets stuck in the mud. Sparkle and Shine books feature holographic foil on every page, so the pictures really sparkle and shine! With specially crafted models and rhyming text, they breathe new life into all kinds of time-tested, kid-friendly subjects.

DK Eyewitness Moon is an exciting and informative guide to the amazing satellite that orbits our Earth and lights our sky at night. Stunning photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the Moon, it?s deep craters and waterless seas. Let your child discover all about our planet?s nearest neighbour and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. They?ll learn all about its gravitational pull and the hugely important effect on Earth?s ocean tides. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about the Moon. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at www.dk.com/clipart.

Enter the wonderful world of how things work: great inventions and discoveries, technical wizardry and marvellous medicine. an ideal first reference book for 5-7 year olds; explains key concepts in clear, accessible text; full of fun facts; packed with colourful diagrams and photographs; makes learning fun.

Does science sometimes seem dry and boring? Why do we need to learn about it? "Why Science Matters demonstrates" how the science we learn at school is important in every aspect of our everyday lives. Using case studies and investigations, the series describes the development of science and technologies that can improve our lives - or lead to new scientific challenges and controversies. In "Pregnancy and Birth", we find out about the wonders and risks of reproduction. Learn about natural conception, how reproductive technology can help infertile couples, how an embryo develops in the womb, and how good antenatal care and fetal surgery can save the lives of mothers and babies. See how alcohol and other substances can damage a growing baby, and consider if it is ethically correct to diagnose genetic diseases before birth.

Every 27 minutes someone, somewhere, receives an organ transplant. Every 2 hours and 24 minutes, someone dies, waiting for a donated organ. Long before organ transplantation became a standard medical practice, doctors knew it would be a solution to the illness and death caused by organ failure. Before they could successfully transplant organs, there were many things they had to learn. They studied the immune system to understand why and how organs were rejected. They learned how to treat the donated organs of people who died suddenly so the organs could be transplanted into another person. They learned how to match the tissue types of the recipient and the donor. Now some scientists are researching the use of embryonic stem cells to create new, healthy tissues and organs. Others are creating pigs whose organs will be accepted by humans. Can a life-saving science have a downside? This book presents the facts and the issues and gives you a chance to make up your own mind.

In Reducing Pollution, we find out how our way of life affects Earth and the impact of chemicals and emissions on living things. We learn about the role that industry plays in reducing pollution, and the benefits of making changes to our consumption of resources, from recycling plastics to green chemistry. We also look at rivers oozing with chemicals and cities that see no true daylight as the Sun fails to shine through the smog.

Ages 9-12.

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Take your child on an incredible journey through our solar system and beyond with the new edition of this first reference for young space explorers. Help your child discover all about our universe: from comets and constellations, to black holes and the Big Bang, they'll explore awesome places and visit the far reaches of space. Watch as they gaze at the stars with the world's biggest and best telescopes and blast off on a mission to the moon to explore the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Plus, they'll find some astonishing answers to the big question: Is there other life out there? Full of bite-sized facts, curiosity quizzes and special 'weird-or-what' features kids will love getting their teeth into, there's lots to see and explore. It is perfect for homework or just for fun. Go ahead, let your children's imagination blast off into the cosmos!

An innovative series which illustrates to students how the science they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives and the world around them. This series features case studies providing real-world examples, and includes profiles of scientists, their research and careers information. It considers the ethical issues behind key science topics, and key concepts and examples are highlighted in panels throughout the text helping students access information easily.

Zoom through the decades, following the fascinating story of cars, and meet great inventors, designers and dreamers along the way.