NON FICTION BOOKS - Technology

Takes your children on a scientific adventure; from the bubble, fizz and bang behind chemistry to the brute force of physics. This title explores the most basic building blocks of science. From radio waves to nanotechnology - timelines, facts and things to find, it lets your children discover what they wanted to know about science.

Discover what five amazing machines can do in this spectacular pop-up book of trucks. Have you ever wondered how car transporters are loaded, or what happens to your rubbish after the truck collects from your house? Find out why cement trucks have to hurry to the building site and which is the biggest ever monster truck. With factfiles, photos, flaps and an amazing pop on every page, step inside the world of trucks and prepare to be amazed.

Everything you need to know about boating is here in this entertaining and informative book. From how to start and stop your engine to planning a trip with the tides – you’ll find it all in Boating Fun. Aimed at young boaties, and those who want to know more about life on the water, this book is written in an easy-to-follow style and also contains many full colour illustrations and diagrams.

Uncover tiny devices, including a camera hidden inside a robotic fly, phone taps and listening bugs and unmask the spy who opened an 'unbreakable' lock in about two minutes! This is the ultimate guide to top spy technology.

Uncover the grisliest methods of interrogation, the greatest tales of escape and unmask the celebrity with vital information in World War II! This is a comprehensive, fascinating guide to spy training.

Here is the history of the buildings that have shaped the world in which we live, ranging from Stonehenge and the Step Pyramid, to the high-rises that dominate our city skylines today. Each page features one building and looks at its history, its builders and the impact the style had on its contemporaries. Along the bottom is a timeline showing what other buildings were being constructed at that time in other parts of the world and how they reflect the growth of the societies in which they were designed and built.

Choo choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? Young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains.

Riotous Robots are taking over the world. First they were a figment of our imaginations. Then they started to replace large numbers of people in factories. Now they're doing our housework and performing brain-surgery (though not at the same time). Readers can meet a robot that's forced to snack on slugs for a living and a robo-alligator that works as a scarecrow. This is an updated cybernetic guide like no other.

Oscar is a curious kitten and when he finds a nest in the garden made of twigs and moss, he is full of questions about the things that we use. Luckily, Snail is nearby and together they discuss why we choose different materials to do different jobs, where materials come from and the different properties they have. Presents an introduction to a Key Stage 1 Science topic - materials and their properties. This book discusses why we choose different materials to do different jobs, where materials come from and the different properties they have.

"Geoff Waring's beautiful picture book [gives] enough information to satisfy a thirst for information within pictures that are full of the wonder that lies behind the science." The Guardian on "Oscar and the Moth"

Oscar is a curious kitten and when he finds a tractor in a field and accidentally sets the windscreen wiper going, he is full of questions about electricity. Luckily, Bird is nearby and together they discuss switches, wires, batteries, circuits, power and safety. Presents an introduction to electricity. This book discusses switches, wires, batteries, circuits, power and safety. It teaches young children about how the world around us works.

"Geoff Waring's beautiful picture book [gives] enough information to satisfy a thirst for information within pictures that are full of the wonder that lies behind the science." The Guardian on Geoff's other wonderful book, "Oscar and the Moth".

This is a fun-packed pop-up book of household inventions. Explore the rooms of this quirky pop-up house and discover all manner of interesting facts about everyday objects. Open the kitchen cupboards, look under the living-room rug, peek into the bath, and rummage though the bedroom and garage to learn about all your familiar domestic gizmos. Inventions that have changed the way we live are summarized in the closing timeline spread, and this reissue includes new items from the past ten years. See your home through new eyes! Firs... read more

What are you wired up to? Every day you text, tweet, stream songs, watch videos and send emails and "Gadgets, Games, Robots and the Virtual World" is the book to tell you how. Discover the technology behind it all, from robots under the sea, to satellites in space and even the inside of your laptop. Loaded with facts and statistics from astounding pull-out figures, maps and infographics, "Gadgets, Games, Robots and the Virtual World" will show you exactly what you're connected to and how. Leap inside and take a trip into the amazin... read more

Help your child learn about the economy with this fact-packed guide, that comes with a giant wallchart, interactive clip-art CD and dedicated website. From how stocks and shares are bought and sold to why some countries are rich, while others are poor, they'll find out about supply and demand, prices and profit, finance and credit and much more about how our economies works. They'll discover more about economies by downloading 100s of amazing images from the clip-art CD. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate their roo... read more

Bluetooth, HDTV, SEMs, PSP and Wii, your child's world is full of cool gadgets and clever technology - want them to know how it all works? Watch them open up the cool lenticular cover of this paperback edition to reveal what's inside their games console, how spies use GSM for covert operations and look at the world's fastest robot, virtual online worlds and more. It's a microscopic, x-rayed, cross-sectioned and close-up look at loads of amazing gadgets and technology.

It's time to read the whole Star Wars story...Every fan's dream - take a journey through the entire Star Wars universe from thousands of years before Episode I to three decades after Episode VI and right up to the present day. Fascinating features, rare behind-the-scenes photos and pre-production drawings cover all six films in one epic guide. Meet the characters, explore profiles of the Jedis, Siths, rebels, and aliens. Revisit the movie storylines, then go beyond to the continued Star Wars adventures in comics, TV specials, and n... read more

This is a brilliant book bursting with big ideas.Meet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief makers with big ideas. Pint-sized pals who'll show you around and tell you all about key inventions, the breakthroughs that lead to them and spectacular spin offs which followed ...When was the wheel first used? Who were the bright sparks that thought of the light bulb? And what connects a teapot to a 400 kph train? Find out all about more than 300 key inventions that changed the world (and lead to almost everything else that's ever been... read more

Join the woolly Mammoth for this latest edition of the award-winning guide to machines and technology. David Macaulay's bestselling book takes a colourful look at the nuts, bolts and circuitry of a host of things that whirr, whiz, clunk, buzz and beep! Perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what really makes things tick.

Twenty-two full-colour, full-page spreads convey the quickness (or lack) of the most ordinary things in a unique and amazing way. From the ostrich, the fastest two-legged sprinter on the planet, to the slowest mammal on earth, the sloth. Fascinating facts that may surprise you about animals, birds, vehicles, space, science and our earth.

What is politics actually about and what's it got to do with me? Top political journalist Andrew Marr introduces children to the inside story on the world of politics, and how people and ideas make the world go round. How are governments elected, why are different countries ruled in different ways, and where does all that tax money actually go? From the big ideas to powerful people find out how different systems and beliefs have developed, and who's really in charge.

Can you believe what the amazing Ripley world of machines has to tell you? How do airships work? How long is the longest stretch limo? Meet Robosaurus, the 12-metre-tall car-crushing giant! Which ship can flip? Astonishing facts and incredible photographs, plus sensational stories of the weird and wonderful from Ripley's Believe It Or Not!