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Bright Sparks by Owen O'Doherty
$24.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
An introduction to fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and designs by inspirational women. From windscreen wipers to the life raft; coffee filters to emergency flares; Apollo Mission software to Monopoly: women have discovered, invented and designed some of the most important things we all take ...Show more
The Discovery of the Universe by CAROLYN COLLINS PETERSEN
$59.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
Like time machines, observatories reveal distant objects as they once existed, almost too far away to imagine. Their telescopes are our portals to the Universe, to let us understand how it works. This book charts the progress of astronomy through the observatories used throughout history, from the earli ...Show more
Milk and Honey by Michele Leggott
$30.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂNo brief review can hope to do justice to this dense, intricate and vivid collection. Not to be consumed rapidly like verbal takeaways, but sipped and savoured; soul food, mind food.ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà- NZ Herald Canvas Magazi ...Show more
Tuatara by CREE ALISON
$98.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
Pick up virtually any textbook on vertebrate evolution and you will find mention of the curious reptile known as tuatara (Sphenodon). The special evolutionary status of tuatara as the last of the rhynchocephalians - one of the four orders of living reptiles - is unquestioned. Wild members of the sole li ...Show more
Find Out About Astronomy: a Fascinating Fact File and Learn-it-yourself Book, with 13 Projects and Over 240 Pictures by ROBIN KEROS
$13.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
This title helps you find out all about astronomy and stargazing: how to spot constellations, how the universe is expanding, and what the planets in our solar system are like. It includes 13 fantastic projects that help you discover things for yourself: make a telescope, mount binoculars on a tripod, ph ...Show more
Find Out About Magnets by STEVE PARKER
$13.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
This is an accessible and lively guide to the natural force of magnetism - what it is and how it works. You can learn how magnetism was discovered, the magnetic poles, how a compass works, how to test magnetic fields, and how magnets are used in everything from toys and games to cars and computers. It o ...Show more
Find Out About Machines: With 19 Projects and More Than 260 Pictures by CHRIS OXLADE
$14.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
Discover what machines are, how they work, and how they have developed through history, in this fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. You can find out about levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, gears, hydraulics, wind power and much more. It includes 19 practical experiments - make a w ...Show more
Find Out About Weather: with 15 Projects and More Than 260 Pictures by ROBIN KEROS
$14.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
This title comes with 15 projects and more than 260 pictures. It is a fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself book on weather and climate: what they are and how they happen. You can discover where wind comes from, what a rainbow is, and why there are deserts in some parts of the world but rainforest ...Show more
The Illustrated Guide to the Solar System by GORDON ALEXANDER SMITH
$28.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology
This stunning survey explores the solar system and its place in our galaxy and the universe itself. Fascinating and informative sections include: Discovering the Solar System, Beyond the Solar System and Exploring the Solar System. An additional reference section contains fact charts, star maps, a gloss ...Show more
Chatham Islands: Heritage and Conservation by Colin Miskelly
$43.95 AUD
Category: Science & Technology | Reading Level: Very Good
This much-anticipated revised and expanded edition describes the Chatham Islands with emphasis on their geology, flora, fauna, habitats, and extinct and endangered species - on land, in freshwater and in the sea. It also provides an introduction to the human history of the islands, and is a guide to the ...Show more
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