Reference - Dictionaries/Atlases - Sustainability - Inventions
A completely unique and imaginative take on history for children. Using examples from the past to show how you can start your ow empire, conquer your neighbours or stage your own industrial revolution - this is a fascinating and entertaining approach to the subject.
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This WOW title focuses on major events in our history, from the dawn of humankind through to the Industrial Revolution and the first moon landing. Packed with facts, figures, and fantastic photographs from the Science Museum, this is told in a chatty, colloquial tone - a brilliant book for learning about how historical events have shaped the world we live in today.
Did you know that the popsicle was invented by an eleven-year old who had left his soda water mixture on the porch on a cold winter night? Or that LSD was discovered while trying to produce a drug that would help ease the pain of childbirth. Call them accidents. Call them mistakes. Even serendipity. The fact is that while most great inventions are the result of a need or desire to make something easier or better, some of the world's greatest inventions were accidental or unintentional. This book reveals the fascinating stories behi... read more
Imagine what life would be like without the internet, football and washing machines. This book tells you all about how and when many of the things you take for granted were invented. Ages 7+.
What were the first ever inventions? When was the wheel first around? What's the fastest machine on Earth? This fascinating book answers all the questions children love to ask about the world's oldest and newest machines and inventions. This book: lets you learn about some of the people and ideas that have changed the world as we know it, from the first tools to the inventions of the future; contains marvelously detailed illustrations by specialist artists show some of the world's most fascinating machines and inventions; two scene... read more
Who discovered America? Who invented the lightbulb? Who unravelled the secret of DNA?If you thought the answers to these questions were Christopher Columbus, Thomas Edison and Crick Watson, you may want to think again...Crossing time and continents, this page-turning book considers the case for other equally heroic, but largely forgotten, pioneers. Looking beyond popular perception and the accepted version of events, Inventors and Imposters uncovers long-lost dreams, dramas and dilemmas, exploring why particular individuals 'won th... read more
This title looks in-depth at significant figures, aircraft and events in the history of aviation by placing them in a historical context which is easily understood. Clearly labelled illustrations to accompany the text make this an ideal learning resource. Hot-air balloons, bird-men, flying boats, helicopters, jet-fighters, passenger airliners, record-breakers and even space travel are all covered in this book. A complete glossary and index make this title ideal for use both at home and at school. It is an ideal text for shared and ... read more
What's the Big Idea? explores the story of inventions through the ages and explains how ideas and technology from different countries and times are built on and developed - that inventions don't just 'happen'. Stunningly illustrated throughout, and with a clear text, it covers many important inventions, from the first stone axe to genetic engineering and the internet - not forgetting the 2,400,000 years in between! The lives of famous and not-so-famous inventors are described. Men and women from different cultural backgrounds, whos... read more
Roads, bridges, dams, railway viaducts, tunnels ...New Zealand is full of amazing feats of engineering. Our number-eight wire mentality has brought about some incredible engineering solutions to create structures and systems to wonder at, from the Manapouri underground power station to Burt Munro's famous Indian motorcycle. Who designed these amazing things? How were they built? What innovative solutions did their engineers use to overcome problems of terrain, weather, materials and cost? From early Maori and European settlement th... read more
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From Joseph Banks to Ernest Rutherford to Beatrice Tinsley to Ingrid Visser, 'Atoms, Dinosaurs & DNA' covers 68 of New Zealand's most pre-eminent scientists. Among them are some of the earliest explorers and collectors, the first professional scientists and some of today's leading scientists who are continuing to make discoveries about our world and working to shape our future. There is a great spread of specialst fields include botany, physics, geology, archaeology, nutrition, marine science, palaentology, nanotechnology, ornitho... read more
Long ago, sealers hunted the cold southern oceans with harpoons and clubs. Sydney the penguin, who was an inventor, lived at a safe beach
In our modern world communication has become so instant and accessible that it's hard to imagine that before the telephone mankind had many other ways to communicate. In this book Ian Graham gives us an insight into other inventions in communication such as the written word, paper and ink, the post and morse code and also explores those inventions that have become part of our lives-the telephone, satellites and the world wide web.
In only 125 years, we've gone from a three-wheeled car with a top speed not much faster than walking pace to the record breaking jet car that can reach up to 1228 kilometres per hour! How did we get there? Good question. Packed with revolutionary developments in transport, Inventions in Transport goes back in time from the initial idea to the most up-to-date technology. Learn when air travel began, why submarines were created, and how the steam engine has changed the world.
In only 80 years, we've gone from a television made of wooden boxes and biscuit tins to ultra-slim plasma screens that remember to record your favourite programmes. This and all the other ideas that have changed the world of our homes are covered in this fascinating book. To show the revolutionary developments in the home the book leaps back in time from the initial idea to the most up-to-date technology. Learn when recording time first began, why velcro was created, how the refrigerator has changes the world, and much more.
Learn when nuclear power was first used, why genetic engineering was created, and how the microscope has changed the world in this guide to the inventions we couldn't live without.
With a crisp, modern design, these highly visual titles will encourage children to understand the technology around them, and the historical impact that inventions have had on the world. Packed with photographs, clear text and amazing facts about failed ideas, reluctant readers will be engaged and entertained. Includes inventor profiles and timelines of the development of important inventions with up-to-date text and photography and f ascinating facts, written and checked by experts
With a crisp, modern design, these highly visual titles will encourage children to understand the technology around them, and the historical impact that inventions have had on the world. Packed with photographs, clear text and amazing facts about failed ideas, reluctant readers will be engaged and entertained. Includes inventor profiles and timelines of the development of important inventions with up-to-date text and photography and f ascinating facts, written and checked by experts
Eccentric inventor Professor Dorothy Dabble sets off to London with Digby her pet robot, to enter a competition for the best invention. On the way, they discover that the parachute was invented by Blanchard and his parachuting dog; that frisbees were created when workers at the Frisbie Baking Company threw their empty pie tins around; and lots of other amazing stories about the invention of everyday objects. Combines fantasy and science to make for a hugely enjoyable, educational experience.
