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Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again by Tom Jackson
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
'...a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool ...' Heat and fire have been at humanity's command for at least 100,000 years, but we've been in control of the cold for barely one hundred. Why it took so long is quite a story. Figuring out the cold would involve some gnomes, a fake perpe ...Show more
Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again by Tom Jackson
$36.99 NZD
Category: History
The refrigerator. This white box that sits in the kitchen may seem mundane nowadays, but it is one of the wonders of 20th century science - life-saver, food-preserver and social liberator, while the science of refrigeration is crucial, not just in transporting food around the globe but in a host of bran ...Show more
Dinosaur Atlas by Tom Jackson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children
In this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas and Ocean Atlas readers will be taken on a journey to the prehistoric world! On this Amazing Adventure readers will discover the mysteries of dinosaur origins, clues to what they looked like, how they survived, where they lived, and why they became extinc ...Show more
Earth Clock - The History of Our Planet in 24 Hours by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: Children
Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day... Starting the clock from ...Show more
Endangered Animals Atlas (HB) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: Amazing Adventures Ser.
Endangered Animals Atlas is a richly informative book for animal lovers everywhere, with an important and timely focus on the endangered animals around the world that need our protection. In this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas, Ocean Atlas and Dinosaur Atlas, you will be taken on a journey aro ...Show more
Engineering: Machines and Buildings (Basher Science) by Tom Jackson
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: Basher Science | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
How does a 3D printer work? What stops a skyscraper from falling over? Where does a smart phone store information? Welcome to the world of engineering! Discover how the familiar machines and buildings in today's world are constructed, and how they function. How do scientists choose the right materials f ...Show more
Genetics in Minutes by Tom Jackson
$26.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Genetics in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of genetics, revealing how our genes shape our bodies and our lives, and how in turn we are beginning to shape them. Covering the basics of DNA, inheritance and evolution in animals, plants and humans alike - ...Show more
How to Build a Human Body by Tom Jackson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Children | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
From the team who created the award-winning title How to Make a Universe from 92 Ingredients (9781407117911) and How to Change the Worlds with a Ball of String (9781407121543), HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN BODY makes human biology fun! Covering all the major body organs and systems, and featuring 'experiments' ...Show more
Space Atlas: A Journey from Earth to the Stars and Beyond (Amazing Adventures) by Tom Jackson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: Amazing Adventures
What is life like on the International Space Station? Can we survive on Mars? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Just how big is the universe anyway? The ultimate guide to our galaxy, Space Atlas answers all these questions and more while exploring the far reaches of space, from our own planet to neutron ...Show more
The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Ponderables
In 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more than the four elements established in the ancient world, but less than half the total in our modern table. Mendeleev believed there were many elements still to come. He was right. This gloriously il ...Show more
The Human Body in Minutes by Tom Jackson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: In Minutes Ser.
This concise, illuminating guide takes us on a comprehensive tour of our bodies, explaining how they work and why they work that way, from the basic unit of the cell, through the tissues and organs that make up the body's systems, to how these systems work together to form a complete human being, from e ...Show more
The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals by Tom Jackson
$35.00 NZD
Category: Pets & Animals | Series: The\Magnificent Book Of Ser.
Learn about 36 dangerous animals in this beautifully illustrated reference book filled with fascinating facts. The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals takes you into the wilderness where you will encounter all sorts of wild and dangerous creatures. From predatory orcas powering the waves to green anac ...Show more