Blue Mars

The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is??threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster. Soon people look to Mars a

George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George’s Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.George and his best friend,

*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century*The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe. In Neil deGrasse Tyson's delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed first-hand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history.Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time - da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time and travels to distant stars and

A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In BetweenA Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021)A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars：Space as You've Never Seen it Before

Take a colourful and comical tour through our galaxy and beyond with this fun new comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley. Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies.Find out about the historic figures who pioneered space travel, the animals who ventured to the stars so humans could follow and the ground-breaking technology that took them there. With over 90 fun-packed entries, children will laugh as they learn about the wonders of the universe. Each entry uses a colourful comic-strip style to delight and inform young readers in equal measure.Also available in the series:A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137

Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021Short listed for Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2021If you've ever wanted to know what a panda does all day long, how your heart manages to shift all that blood around your body or what makes a rainbow shine, you've come to the right book. A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You features the answers to all of these questions and many more, all told in a super-fun comic book format in three awesome sections: Human Body, Animal Kingdom and Earth and Science. A Day in the Life... is packed with facts, laughs and amazing illustrations you can dive into all day long. Meet your grumpy liver that has to do practically EVERYTHING; your trusty hands that are very, well, handy; the spiky porcupines ready to charge; lonely Mars rovers abandoned on the Red Planet; raging tornadoes ready to rip through the pages of the book and bubbly volcanoes ready to blow. All entries are told in the fun, friendly and informative style of Mike Barfield, and are broug

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - t

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - t

One hundred and fifty years from now, Africa has become the world’s dominant technological and economic power. Crime, war, disease and poverty have been practically eliminated. The Moon and Mars are s

Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, Planet Omniscia, has been friends with many of the most important scientific figures of the past including Kepler, da Vinci, Magellan, Doppler, E

超有梗的1 00幅漫畫故事X幽默對白讓孩子輕鬆掌握自然、地球科學的先備知識！附108中小學自然領域課綱對應表英國100,000 冊銷售、譯為全球23種語言的暢銷系列李昫岱（屋頂上的天文學家／中正大學兼任助理教授）專業審定劉志安（台北市天文協會理事長）、蕭翔耀（鹿林天文台觀測員）、李貞慧(貞慧老師的繪本花園)、陳培瑜（閱讀推廣人）、野人窩科普閱讀 聯合推薦宇宙到底有多大？天上的星星真的是星形嗎？太陽風暴真的會帶來世界末日？火箭從地球表面發射升空後，到了多遠的地方？要證明自己能夠當太空人，為什麼要跟一群人在暗無天日的洞穴裡度過一個星期？英國鬼才童書作家麥可．巴菲爾德和漫畫家潔斯．布萊德利攜手合作，在這本全彩知識漫畫中，把宇宙裡大大小小的星球與物質擬人化。這些主人翁透過可愛形象、幽默口吻，分享它們在宇宙經歷的得意、驚奇、甚至有點囧的生活……所有你想知道的太空問題，也一定想和朋友分享的圖解酷知識，都在書內：＊從太陽系到銀河宇宙裡的成員：你意想不到的星球特徵與天文現象，例如星星會閃爍只是人的幻覺？人類如果太靠近黑洞，會陷入「義大利麵化」？太陽風暴真的會帶來世界末日？＊宇宙的起源和相關知識：從極重極熱到極暗極冷，關於重力、溫度、氣體、密度等概念。＊近未來的宇宙探索計畫：從登陸月球、火星移居到太空旅行，人類為了遨遊宇宙、定居其他星球，做過哪些奇怪實驗和厲害發明？＊人類在太空中奇異的生活百態：太空裡沒有地球重力，不僅肌肉骨頭萎縮，還無法大哭一場？在火星上過一次生日，必須等687個地球日。宇宙離我們愈來愈近，你準備好飛向太空來一場偉大探險嗎？【爆笑萌科學】系列特色1.收錄300個科學人文主題：涵蓋自然、生物、天文、地理、歷史的豐富內容，滿足孩子對萬物的好奇心。2.沉浸式學習：每頁聚焦一個主題，故事情節加上圖解，讓孩子3分鐘就能認識最具代表性的人事物。3.圖像閱讀輕鬆有趣：充滿趣味梗和幽默對白的漫畫連環圖，讓孩子翻頁間充滿樂趣。4.名詞表與補充資訊：以「不一樣的生活」、「宏觀視角」、「他們的祕密日記」等單元說明關鍵人事物，也提供來龍去脈的背景與延伸資訊。5.童書獎權威肯定：獲Blue Peter知識類童書獎、LaughOutLoud好書獎6.內附十二年國教課綱對應表，接軌課程學習！同系列包括：1.不可思議的地球生活：便便、樹懶、彩虹......可愛角色帶你上天下海探索萬物奧

You'll never guess how many stars there are in the universe, who the first astronauts were, or why sunsets are blue on Mars! Discover the answers to these and all sorts of weird and wonderful facts about what lies beyond Planet Earth, as you take this exciting journey into outer space.

George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George’s Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.George and his best friend,

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - t

A fourth title in the 'A Day in the Life' series, this time looking at amazing and historic discoveries.Created by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the book follows the highly successful format of the previous three titles, with a mix of graphic-style factual comics, as well as Secret Diaries, Bigger Picture pages, and Even Bigger Picture double-page spreads.From the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb and Roald Amundsen's ground-breaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, the accidental discovery of penicillin and the launch of the James Webb telescope, this is a laugh-out-loud guide to the world's most incredible and wonderful discoveries.Also available in the series:A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars 9781780557441

Discover the beauty of our home planet with this deluxe floor puzzle (a follow-up to Chronicle's MOON and MARS puzzles), featuring a breathtaking view of the Blue Planet from outer space!This deluxe,

While Kim Stanley Robinson is perhaps best known for his hard science fiction works Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars, the epic trilogy exploring ecological and sociological themes involved in human

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is one of science fiction's most honored series, with Red Mars winning the distinguished Nebula Award, and both Green Mars and Blue Mars honored with the Hugo. A mo

* Iridescent blue holographic case* Plastic jacket with gold glitter and silver foil stamping

On any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is:Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz inBeyond Red and Blue, Americans d

On any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is:Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz inBeyond Red and Blue, Americans d