New Releases by Chris oxlade

"If you were going to climb and explore in a mountainous environment, what would you need to know? What would you pack? And who would be helpful to take along? This book gives you the knowledge you need to plan your trip!"

Introduces the culture, landscape, plants, animals, and people of the continent of Europe.

Examines how electronic games and other devices are designed, tested, manufactured, and marketed, and explores their life cycle, including their disposal and recycling.

Each book in this series examines a key utility used by the average household. This book looks at garbage and recycling, and examines what they are, what happens to garbage when it is taken away, and environmental issues arising from the ways we dispose of garbage and choose to recycle in our homes.

Presents facts about the moon, and describes what it would be like to visit there.

Introduces electricity, discussing what it is, how it works, and how it is used.

Learn about the different types of materials and appliances that are in the many different types of homes.

Reveals the stories, people, and equipment behind the world''s most dramatic rescues at sea while looking at the essential skills required by lifeguards and lifeboat crew.

Reveals the stories, people, and equipment behind the worlds most dramatic rescues while looking at the essential skills required by mountain rescuers, how readers can pursue a career as a mountain rescuer, and what they should do in the event of a real-life emergency.

Discover the science of growth, life cycles and what types of animals lay eggs.

Introduces batteries, discussing what they are, the different types, and how they are used.

Introduces electrical circuits, discussing what they are, how they work, and how they are used.

This book briefly describes the functions of conductors and insulators in electricity.

This book explores the science behind sports. It looks at topics such as healthy food and how the body works during sports. It also explores the concepts of streamlining and friction.

Traces the history of artificial lighting and the invention of the light bulb.

Looks at the history of gunpowder and explosives, from the earliest alchemical experiments with saltpeter in ancient China, through the invention of black powder, to the eventual developments of other types of explosives in the nineteenth century.

Explore the history of solar power, and examines how energy from the Sun is harnessed and used in modern day cars, homes, and buildings.

This volume provides an overview of the history and uses of nuclear power.

This title explores the principal of one life changing invention the computer, and traces its story from conception and prototypes, to revisions and the modern day.

This book is an introduction to igneous rocks, telling how they are formed, the different types, and how they are used.

Provides an overview of metamorphic rocks including how they are formed, where they are found, their characteristics, history, significance, and uses.

Learn about sedimentary rocks, what they are, how they form, and what they can be used for.

Examines the evolution of the car, its design, and how vehicles affect today''s world.

This book tells the story of the invention of the camera, including the key players, setbacks along the way, and moments of discovery.

"Describes the technology used for creating and playing video games. Includes information on how different platforms work and the direction video game technology may be going" -- Provided by publisher.

Written in British English. World War I explores the secrets of World War I. As in all wars, each side needed to keep secrets from the enemy. At the same time, they tried to discover the enemys secrets, using spies and code-breakers.

This series looks at how materials can be changed in various ways. Each book examines the types of materials we commonly encounter and explores their properties through practical and familiar examples. "Investigation" spreads give readers the chance to find out for themselves how materials can be changed.

Presents experiments that demonstrate the properties of sound, including how sound waves work, the speed of sound, and modern sound recording.

Using simple text and pictures this book explains how the act of heating a material can change its form and properties.

Explains how weather and climate can be measured using graphs and charts and answers such questions as "What is climate change," "How deep is Earth''s atmosphere," and "What does a hygrometer measure."