New Releases by John Farndon

This book explores the history of the chemical element hydrogen and explains its chemistry, how it reacts, its uses, and its importance in our lives.

These DK books are a convenient, affordable source of information that fits perfectly in a knapsack or a briefcase or as ready reference on a desk. The DK Concise Encyclopedia is an illustrated guide to the world around us and the DK Dictionary/Thesaurus offers definitions plus synonyms for thousands of words. For those interested in foreign languages, DK Spanish Dictionary and DK French Dictionary offer a world of homework and conversational help!

Everything in the universe is made of elements. This series looks at the most important chemical elements and explains where they can be found, how they were discovered, their special characteristics and reactions, and their importance in the body and in everyday life. Understanding how the elements behave is the key to understanding chemistry. The Elements provides a fascinating and fact-filled introduction to this important subject. Book jacket.

Discusses the origin, discovery, special characteristics, and use of nitrogen in such products as explosives and fertilizers.

A visual encyclopedia with 1000 facts thematically organised into nine sections: space, the Earth, the living world, human body, science and technology, transport, the world, people, society and history. There are time-lines and cross-referenced connected topics to support school study.

Using jargon-free language, this dictionary uses illustrations to help children discover the definition of a word or concept, how to use it in its correct context, and to see how scientific laws and principles work. There is also a who''s who of key figures and their discoveries, with cross-referencing used throughout.

Provides the opportunity to find out how many weird and wonderful facts you really know. Culled from the files of the Eyewitness Guides, this book contains 250 questions dealing with nature, history, science and technology. A book to browse through and pick up snippets of information, to use for trivia evenings and to use for testing your knowledge.

Discusses such elements of weather as clouds, wet air, frost, ice, wind, and air pressure. Includes some projects.

Experiments and projects explore the earth''s structure, features, and changing landscape.

"A warrior I have been. Now, it is all over. A hard time I have had." With these words, Sitting Bull surrendered to the U.S. government on July 20, 1881. Sitting Bull spent most of his life trying to protect his people. A proud father and brave warrior, Sitting Bull wanted the Lakota Sioux to continue hunting buffalo and roaming the Plains. Although he lost this battle, Sitting Bull is remembered for his brave actions and notable accomplishments. In this new biography of Sitting Bull, kids will marvel at the man who lived a life full of adventure and who was noted for his courage.