Extreme Science: Incredible Living Things
Published on 25. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-5263-0779-8 (ISBN)
Description
When the world of science is viewed at its extremes it is easier to study and understand and it is also much more awesome!
Inside Incredible Living Things find out how scientists classify living things, how living things cope with extremes, such as heat and cold and some truly impressive speedy creatures and deadly animals weapons. Uncover how senses help living things survive, the huge distances some animals migrate and which animals are the smartest, slowest, smallest or toughest.
This series looks at extreme qualities and experiences, and how things have evolved and adapted to reach their extreme state and how we can identify scientific information from this. Presented in a highly graphic and accessible way, Extreme Science will appeal to visual learners and reluctant readers. Aimed at children aged 9 and up.
Extreme Science is a series of six book:
Powerful Forces
Awesome Matter and Materials
Spectacular Light and Sound
Phenomenal Plants
Magnificent Habitats
Incredible Living Things
Inside Incredible Living Things find out how scientists classify living things, how living things cope with extremes, such as heat and cold and some truly impressive speedy creatures and deadly animals weapons. Uncover how senses help living things survive, the huge distances some animals migrate and which animals are the smartest, slowest, smallest or toughest.
This series looks at extreme qualities and experiences, and how things have evolved and adapted to reach their extreme state and how we can identify scientific information from this. Presented in a highly graphic and accessible way, Extreme Science will appeal to visual learners and reluctant readers. Aimed at children aged 9 and up.
Extreme Science is a series of six book:
Powerful Forces
Awesome Matter and Materials
Spectacular Light and Sound
Phenomenal Plants
Magnificent Habitats
Incredible Living Things
More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-0779-8 (9781526307798)
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Persons
Rob Colson is an author and editor of a wide range of books for children and adults, including many natural history, maths and science titles. Previous titles as author: Ultimate Cars, Ultimate Machines (Wayland); Super Science (Franklin Watts). Other titles: Bone Collection: Animals (Scholastic), Puzzles, Conundrums and Enigmas (Parragon). Contributing author to Battle (DK). Jon Richards is an award-winning author of non-fiction books for children. He specialises in visual literacy, infographics and data visualisation.
Content
1: What is life?
1: Fastest on the planet
1: Slow and steady
1: Biggest living things
1: Smallest living things
1: Longest living
1: Living with cold
1: Living with heat
1: Living with extremes
1: Extreme travellers
1: Extreme eating
1: Extreme weapons
1: Extreme senses
1: Most intelligent
1: Glossary
1: Index
1: Fastest on the planet
1: Slow and steady
1: Biggest living things
1: Smallest living things
1: Longest living
1: Living with cold
1: Living with heat
1: Living with extremes
1: Extreme travellers
1: Extreme eating
1: Extreme weapons
1: Extreme senses
1: Most intelligent
1: Glossary
1: Index