New Releases by Robert Snedden

Teaches readers about several scientists who study living things.

Satellites can now map 99 percent of the Earth''s surface. What can scientists learn from these images? Find out in this fascinating book.

Presents the lives and theories of famous environmentalists from the nineteenth century up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the preservation of the Earth and the creatures that live on it.

Describes the human musculoskeletal system, including the different types of muscle and bone, and how they work to allow the body to move and function.

Describes the process of digestion, including information on why a balanced diet is important, how the body breaks down food into nutrients, and ways to avoid digestive disorders.

The Explaining... series looks at a range of conditions, illnesses, and disabilities that affect children and adults all over the world. The books explain why they occur, how they are diagnosed, how they affect people, and how they can be treated. Case studies illustrate how it feels to have an illness or disability and how children and adults manage their conditions and live full and happy lives. This book will help you to understand what autism is and how it affects people. The world can be a confusing place for people with autism. Many have trouble communicating and making friends, but everybody with autism is different. Learn how people with autism manage to make sense of the world in their everyday lives. Book jacket.

Examines the Earth''s surface, including how it changes and why it shifts, and describes the formation of mountains, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and the movement of continents.

Describes how humans have attempted to explore beyond the Earth; traces the development of telescopes, rocketry, and space flight; and profiles notable astronomers, inventors, and astronauts.

With its high-interest, magazine-like design and approach, Sci-Hi teaches science in a way that appeals to teens. Digestible chunks of information, along with clear introductions and summaries of important content in each chapter, encourage reluctant and struggling readers to approach, read, and learn important, tested science content. Each title takes on a key area of content found in U.S. national science content curriculum standards and delivers that information using colorful illustrations, photos, quizzes, charts, graphs, and summaries, allowing for a greater sense of interactivity and easier readability.

Covers the inventions and technology of Europeans living in medieval times and how their ideas influenced technology today.

Insects come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny wasps to strange stick insects. But what is an insect? What do insects have in common, and how are they different form other animals?

This series explores aspects of change in materials, including material characteristics and states of matter. It also covers uses, material processes, and the technology used to make or alter materials. Experiment boxes, activities, and profiles of famous scientists and discoveries round out each book.

''Cells & Life'' is a series of illustrated textbooks for pupils working at secondary level. The individual volumes introduce the structures and processes of cells and address topics such as cell-division, genes, DNA, chromosomes and genetic engineering.

''Cells & Life'' is a series of illustrated textbooks for pupils working at secondary level. The individual volumes introduce the structures and processes of cells and address topics such as cell-division, genes, DNA, chromosomes and genetic engineering.

Describes new technologies in medicine such as advanced imaging techniques, artificial limbs, designer drugs, gene therapies, stem cells, and nanotech medicine that are helping people live longer and discusses future medical technology.

This book looks at the civilization of ancient Rome and explains the technological advances made in those times.

This new series looks at civilizations in the ancient and medieval worlds, and explains the technological advances that were made in those times

Find the answers to these questions and more in States of Matter. You will learn about the three main states of matter-solid, liquid, and gas. Discover how materials are used in these states and the stages a material goes through when a change in state occurs. Book jacket.

Find the answers to these questions and more in Materials Technology. You will learn about the making of different materials, including the importance of knowing the properties of a material, the use of materials in different industries, and the exciting future of nanorobots. Book jacket.

Cell Division and Genetics explains what happens when cells divide. Cell division is the way in which organisms grow. Even when an organism is fully grown, some cells continue to divide to replace those that have become old or damaged. This book explores the complex relationship among chromosomes, genes, and DNA. It then examines the special form of cell division involved in reproduction, and how characteristics are passed on from one generation to another - so that a pig gives birth to piglets and not kittens! Each book features: charts and diagrams of important information, further reading and websites, extensive glossary and index. Book jacket.

This title explains how DNA is put together and how its code is read and acted upon by the cell to make proteins. This book explores genetic engineering and gene therapy as well as the highly controversial areas of stem cell research and cloning. Up-to-date examples are given, such as the recent use of blood from a baby¹s umbilical cord to provide stem cells for the testing of new drugs.

Explores how cells work together to form the huge range of plants and fungi around us.

Why was aluminum once more valuable than gold? Why are some buildings built on giant springs and where can they be found? Why does a nuclear waste remain hazardous for thousands of years? In this book, you will learn about the chemical and physical changes that can occur in materials, including chemical and metal reactions, the effect of substances on materials, and the various types of physical changes and their causes. Find out what a huge part the material world plays in your life! Each book in the ''Material World'' series looks at a key area of materials science, covering subjects such as states of matter, material characteristics and behavior, the uses of different materials, and the technology used to make new materials or change existing ones for new purposes.

How can trickles of surface water dissolve rock and create huge caves underground? What are colloids and why are they floating in the milk you drink? How do we make sure that the water that comes from the tap is clean and safe? In this book you will learn the different states in which materials can be found and the various separation techniques scientists use to obtain the materials they want. Find out what a huge part the material world plays in your life! Each book in the ''Material World'' series looks at a key area of materials science, covering subjects such as states of matter, material characteristics and behavior, the uses of different materials, and the technology used to make new materials or change existing ones for new purposes.

Discusses how reptiles reproduce, grow, feed, and protect themselves.

Discusses the two basic types of cells, how they are put together, and how they control the chemical reactions that make up the living world.

Revised and updated version that looks at the ways in which bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms affect our bodies and our world.

Discusses such infectious diseases as rabies, smallpox, AIDS, influenza, and malaria and describes how they are transmitted and treated.