New Releases by Andrew Solway

Take a look inside your incredible body and learn about the weird and wonderful digestive processes that keep you healthy and make you unique. In Food and Digestion, find out about your digestive system and the journey your food takes from your fork to your gut. Learn about the seriously long intestines winding inside your stomach, the energy foods that fuel you to think and move, and how digestive juices break down food, storing the good stuff and getting rid of the waste. Bright cartoons and clear anatomical illustrations engage readers. Part of a human body series for children aged 7 plus. It also places emphasis on leading a healthy lifestyle to encourage good mental and physical wellbeing with ''Try this'' activity boxes to get children up and moving, out of the book and into their body.

How Can We Save Our World looks at how the idea of sustainable development is having an increasing influence on a wide range of human activities. The books examine the environmental costs and unsustainable nature of modern life, and discuss ways in which society can progress toward a more sustainable future. Sustainable Tourism describes the development of tourism from Roman times to the multi-million dollar industry of today. It discusses: € The waste, over-consumption, and pollution that make tourism unsustainable € Eco-friendly holidays that bring benefits to a region and help people learn about the importance of conservation € Greenwashing-the abuse of ecotourism by profit-chasing businesses € What we can do as tourists to conserve resources, benefit local people, and minimize our impact on the environment.

What makes a mammal a mammal? How is a lion different from a dolphin? What is a primate? Classifying Living Things investigates how and why we group animals. Each book focuses on a particular class of living things, looking at the key characteristics that set its members apart from those of other classes. Discover how classes of living things have evolved, and how species have adapted to suit their environments. Find out why certain animals may show some characteristics of a particular class, but actually belong to another. ''Classifying Mammals'' looks at the amazing class of furry, milk-drinking animals. Find out how mammals are grouped into orders and how each one is different from the rest. From aardvarks to zebras, from giant elephants to tiny shrews, discover what makes mammals so special.

Your body is truly amazing - in this book find out what''s going on inside your chest. What do your heart and lungs do? Why does your heart beat? Why do you breathe? And why does your heart thump harder when you exercise? The book is perfect for children aged 7+ who are studying science and the human body. The book is part of the series ''Your body - inside and out'' in which photographs and artwork combine to show you how your body works - both inside and out

Written in British English, In Secrets of Pollution and Conservation, you will find out how human activity has polluted the air, land, and sea, and what steps people are taking to clean up the planet.

Each book in this series follows a packet of energy along a journey. Each stage of the journey is described in a short chapter, and we learn what alternative paths the energy might have taken along the way. This book shows how the energy in wind is turned into a music download. It explains the science behind sound, how it can be measured, recorded and stored, what happens in a recording studio, and how our ears hear sound. The topics covered are illustrated with experiments, amazing facts and scientific discoveries.

Written in British English, In Secrets of Heat and Cold, you will find out how heat is measured, what happens at absolute zero, and how refrigerators work.

Each book in this series follows a packet of energy along a journey. Each stage of the journey is described in a short chapter, and we learn what alternative paths the energy might have taken along the way. This book shows how sunlight is turned into a movie. It explains what happens when the sunlight reaches Earth, how its energy is stored in fossil fuels, how this energy is then released in power stations and used to generate electricity which is used to make light, and finally how this light is used to make a movie. The topics covered are illustrated with experiments, amazing facts and scientific discoveries.

Written in British English, In Secrets of Animal Life Cycles, you will find out which young hatch from eggs, how animals change and grow, and what happens to animals when they die.

Written in British English, In Secrets of Habitats, you will find out which habitat is biggest, why rain forests are so important, and which wildlife shares our cities.

Discusses the procedures involved in investigating a suspicious death.

Readers learn what is being done to make transportation more sustainable and what effect green thinking is having on the process.

Looks at how exercise abilities and the types of exercise that the body needs most and can take best advantage of change during each stage of life, from birth to old age.

In Secrets of Flight, you will find out how birds fly, how jet engines work, and why some planes fly so fast.

Presents facts about Jupiter and the outer planets and describes what it would be like to visit there.

Discusses The Food Chain And How It Includes A Description Of Terms Like Energy, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers And How It All Fits Together .

Examines what characteristics make Earth able to support life and determines that a wider range of conditions are survivable than once thought.

Examines the science and technology that influences the design of aircraft.

Gotta Dance? Dancing is the fastest-growing keep-fit activity in the UK. This fantastic new series looks at the moves and grooves of popular genres. An overview of each style plus key stars and themes is explained along with step-by-step photographs of movements and poses. Includes descriptions and glossaries exploring important terms and ideas.

Explains the science and technology behind building buildings and other structures including how arches and domes stay up and how to build structures that are earthquake proof.

Presents the lives and theories of famous geologists from the eighteenth century up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the study of the Earth and how it developed.

Explains the science behind different sources of energy and includes information about the prominent scientists behind the discoveries in each resource, including light, oil, and future energy.

''Sci-Hi'' explores core science concepts and topics, firing pupils'' curiosity about the world around them.

Discusses where immigrants come from, reasons to move, and what life is like once they arrive, and explains how to create and interpret the charts, tables, and graphs used to display different types of information about immigration.

Discusses different types of wars, changes in the way wars are fought, and weapons, and explains how to create and interpret the charts, tables, and graphs used to display different types of information about war and conflict.

Starting with statistics and building toward real and achievable solutions for the planet. With features such as Planet Watch sidebars, New Technology summaries and Facts and Records almanac pages, this book explores the opportunities and dangers within waste disposal, as well as the pros and cons of the issues that are at the center of the world-at-risk debate.

Starting with statistics and building toward real and achievable solutions for the planet. With features such as Planet Watch sidebars, New Technology summaries and Facts and Records almanac pages, this book explores the opportunities and dangers within waste disposal, as well as the pros and cons of the issues that are at the center of the world-at-risk debate.