Most Popular Books by Anna Claybourne

Presents simple experiments, with step-by-step, illustrated instructions, for studying the science of light, including how rainbows are made and how light can change directions.

Do you have what it takes to be a rocket scientist? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Doodle the designs for your own space launch; build a prototype rocket from a plastic bottle; and solve an awesome solar system wordsearch! While you''re drawing, making and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T. E.M - science, technology, engineering, and maths. This book supports the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+.

Do you have what it takes to be a science detective? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Find the clues in a picture to catch a thief; follow the instructions on the page to extract DNA from strawberries (yes, really!); learn all about fingerprints; and doodle your own super-science crime lab! While you''re drawing, making, and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T. E.M - science, technology, engineering, and maths. This book supports the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+.

Features different science projects, including turning a penny green, making salt disappear and reappear, and making butter.

Features different science projects, including making a straw shooter, making a zero-gravity water squirter, and making a gelatin slide.

Features sound-related science projects, including using a spring to show how sound waves work, measuring how fast sound moves, and making a paper cup phone call.

This book tells of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his birth on January 15, 1929 to his death on April 4, 1968.

Presents simple experiments, with step-by-step, illustrated instructions, for studying how things change shape and grow, including how seeds become plants, the effect of temperature on expansion and contraction, and growing crystals.

Welcome to the world of Whiz Kid Science! Find out all there is to know about the science of sound with these fun and easy-to-do experiments. Make noise travel through a table, measure the speed of a boom, and make a cup squawk like a parrot all in the name of science!"

Do you have what it takes to be a maths magician? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Baffle your friends with mysterious number squares; measure the height of a tree using only shadows; and solve a mathematical spot-the-difference! While you''re drawing, making, and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of STEM- science, technology, engineering, and maths. This book supports the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+.

Describes how ants (and other insects) function in colonies.

Do you have what it takes to be an awesome inventor? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Doodle the designs for your own egg parachute before testing it out; fix the plans for an over-engineered car by crossing out the bits that aren''t needed; and build the world''s greatest marshmallow catapult! While you''re drawing, making, and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T. E.M - science, technology, engineering, and maths. This book supports the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+.

Highlights the world''s most incredible places, buildings, objects, events, and animals includes both natural and man-made wonders.

The glamour and glitz of ice dancing is spicing up arenas and rinks all over the world. Make sure it''s on your radar! Inside you''ll find these features: Blog Spot Read about a week in the life of international ice skater Jono Partridge. Star Story Discover how the Olympic ice dance sweethearts Virtue and Moir found fame! Zone In Prepare to be amazed by dramatic lifts, jumps, and spins!

A ground breaking nonfiction series for early elementary students sure to become a standard in every library! The uncluttered design uses a mix of photos and artwork to support the narrative text, which is divided into short chapters easily digested by new readers. Each book contains a glossary and an index.

Here''s an animal lover''s one-stop source for in-depth information on tigers! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about tigers, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these fearsome creatures.

Do you have what it takes to be a robot engineer? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Learn how to build your own battery, make a marvellous motor, and write a simple programme. You can even try taking a Turing Test, to see whether you can tell the difference between real humans and A.I.! Build up the real-life skills you''ll need to become an inventor of awesome automatons. While you''re drawing, making, and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T.E.M - science, technology, engineering, and maths. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged seven and up.

Learning about living things is a key part of understanding science. With the help of this innovative book, readers can perform hands-on experiments and find out all about the science behind many different living things. Vibrant illustrations accompany concise, step-by-step instructions that clearly outline each experiment. Exciting activities help reinforce important science curricula, while informative sidebars and fact boxes provide further clarification on how and why different scientific concepts work. These high-interest projects are sure to engage both reluctant readers and science enthusiasts alike.

Looks at how the brain changes during each stage of life, from birth to old age.

"Amputating a leg! Discovering lost pirate gold! Pesky pirate parasites!"--Cover.

Chemistry has never been so fun—and so accessible—as it is in the bright pages of this invaluable volume. While following step-by-step instructions, with the aid of colorful illustrations, readers find themselves in control of their own laboratory, exploring such significant scientific topics as changing states of matter, chemical reactions, and crystal formation. Each experiment, using common materials, highlights a need-to-know concept as well as thoroughly explains what each result means. A vivid design and accessible text make this high-interest book even more inviting to future scientists.

Learn how to survive in 100 real life dramas, from natural disasters and dangerous weather to fighting off dangerous animals.

Explains unusual feast customs from around the world, including those from the court of Louis XIV of France, where people ate meals of five courses and each course could include fifty dishes.

Here''s an animal lover''s one-stop source for in-depth information on humpback whales! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about humpback whales, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these fascinating creatures.

Introduces the life of Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch artist whose paintings had become the most famous and valuable on Earth by the end of the twentieth century.

Do you have what it takes to be a dinosaur dectective? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Learn how dinosaur bones became fossils, how to recognise coprolites, and all the other real-life skills you''ll need to become a paleontologist. While you''re drawing, making, and playing, you''ll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T. E.M - science, technology, engineering, and maths. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged seven and up.

Everything changes. From the birth of new stars to the endlessly shifting tides and tiniest life cycle. Some change happens right before your eyes, while other transformations happen so slowly that you won''t notice them in your lifetime. And you change too, just like everything else in Nature - growing, learning and changing your thoughts and feelings. All Things Change is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated book looking at the many different processes of change in the natural world, covering geology, ecology, biology and more. It also embraces the philosophical topic of change - how do we approach changes that make us feel sad? How do we cope with changes we can''t control? Ideal for children to explore independently or with parents, it holds a special appeal for anyone struggling to find stability in a rapidly changing world.

From the very strange To The outright bizarre, The creatures featured in Weird Creatures will have readers squirming in their seats! Beware of the lizard that squirts blood from its eyeballs. How about a fly that attacks an ant''s body and turns into a zombie? Watch out For The attack of the mighty slime mould... on the Edge is a brand new series of high-interest non-fiction books that will appeal to struggling or reluctant readers. With stunning pictures and clear, simple text, The narrative focuses on extraordinary real life stories to engage readers and keep them on the edge of their seats! Each book features a fun quiz to see if the reader could take the same challenges.

Presents true stories about real-life monsters, doomed domains, and strange disappearances, many attributed to ghosts and other supernatural encounters.

Which fat is healthy fat? Why is vitamin C so important? What is yogurt? The ''Do It Yourself'' series offers an exciting new approach to understanding and investigation. Each book helps you to conduct your own experiments and activities, and to learn more about the world around us.

How small is a bacterium? What is a protist? Which microorganisms move around like animals? Investigate the curious world of life science. Find out for yourself about microlife through experiments and demonstrations that you can do at home. Discover a kind of microorganism that lives in boiling hot water. See how some microorganisms are harmful to humans. This book will show you the importance of investigating and understanding the world around you.

Striving readers will enjoy these "travel guides" to ancient civilizations. They will learn what to wear, the best and worst times to travel, and pick up valuable historical detail on the way. Additional fact boxes provide exciting and unusual details about each culture.

The deadliest animal on Earth is also one of the smallest. The mosquito is a vector, or carrier, of diseases that kill millions of people every year. Readers learn about how and why this is, among other facts about animals with other deadly defenses. Full-color photographs highlight the powerful jaws of the grizzly bear, the huge horn of the rhino, and much more. Readers can see some of the worldu0092s predators closer than would be possible, even in a zoo! In addition, fact boxes describe each animalu0092s behavior, size, and even endangered status.

Real life stories and fascinating facts about the origins of some of the most important scientific discoveries in history. Internet links to encourage further study.

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Energy comes in many forms—including sound, heat, electricity, and light—and is perpetually at work all around us. As the inquisitive scientists in this book, readers will come to recognize some key characteristics of energy. Measuring the speed of sound, investigating reflection and refraction, and examining static electricity are a few of the experiments young scientists will undertake, with the help of boxed instructions and bright illustrations. All activities, as well as their underlying principles, are carefully explained. These essential STEM-based activities are a must for any science collection.

Presents facts about disgusting things, organized into such categories as animals, food, and the human body.

Introduces mummies, discussing natural and man-made processes of mummification, famous mummies that have been found, and animal mummies.

A biography of the woman who dedicated her life to the creation and preservation of a Jewish state.

Explains the life cycle of the cheetah and its physiology, habitat, mating behavior, food sources, and threats both natural and human.