Introduction to JavaScript Object Notation

Each title in this series takes readers on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features

Discusses UFO sightings and hoaxes, the best place to look for UfOs, and technology being used to contact other forms of life.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei. The epic, tragic love story reads like your favorite film on the page - as Death stubbornly hovers over the heads of our star-crossed lovers. Classics in Graphics is a series of graphic novels for children aged 10 plus that has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design on every page, and encouraging readers to relate to these iconic roles - casting spells, falling in love, and winning duels. Each graphic novel includes pitch-perfect illustrations for presenting the tragic, the romantic, the comedic, the magical, as well as: - snappy simplified text presenting Shakespeare's themes clearly - introductory materials to help set the scene and context o

Maths is all around you; it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world. In Statistics, learn how to conduct research and display numbers in brightly coloured pie charts, find out to take a census and how statistics help to track the weather.Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths plays an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.This series is designed for readers aged 7 to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.The six titles in this series are:FractionsMeasurementsNumbersShapesStatisticsSums

Maths is all around you, it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world. In Sums, simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths plays an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.This series is designed for readers aged 7 to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.The six titles in this series are:FractionsMeasurementsNumbersShapesStatisticsSumsSums

Maths is all around you; it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world. In Numbers, find out how binary numbers help computers to run games and videos, how square numbers are used for measuring the space in a building, and how musical rhythms are counted through sequences of beats. Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths is an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.This series is designed for readers aged 7 and up to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.The six titles in this series are:FractionsMeasurementsNumbersShapesStatisticsSums

Maths is all around you; it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world. In Measurements, discover why we use the metric system, how to measure area, volume, speed and temperature, and why the number 60 is so important for measuring time. Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths is an important part in the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.This series is designed for readers aged 7 and up, to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.The six titles in this series are:FractionsMeasurementsNumbersShapesStatisticsSums

Maths is all around you, it can be seen everywhere in nature and in the human-made world. In Fractions, discover how we use fractions and decimals to, among many other things, share a pizza, play music and tell the time. Simple artworks illustrate each concept to help visual learners get to grips with mathematical concepts and to encourage children to open their minds to how maths plays an important part of the buildings we live in, the games we play and the ways we live our lives.This series is designed for readers aged 7 to complement the content of traditional maths textbooks. Readers are also encouraged to have a go at some simple maths exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. Written in consultation with a specialist former maths publisher.The six titles in this series are:FractionsMeasurementsNumbersShapesStatisticsSumsSums

What is it like to live as a polar bear? Experience the life cycle of this animal through its own eyes!Through the quirky, humorous, and irreverent approach of this book, kids will enjoy learning about the life of this endangered mammal.With the same engaging approach to nonfiction from the series You Wouldn't Want to Be/You Wouldn't Want to Live Without, each book in this new series features an animal species picked either for its ubiquitous nature or for its level of endangerment. The books describe key aspects of the life cycle of each animal, such as diet, reproduction, and habitat. Illustrated with original art that will feature anthropomorphized animals to add character and expression, this series will provide really engaging content to young readers!

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of nature, through a Q&A formatHave you ever wondered why zebras have stripes, how animals change colour or why lizards like to sit in th

Explore how robots are helping surgeons to perform operations.The Science of Engineering series feature different forms of architecture and transport engineering. Features include funny and interestin

Presents a history of games, from the first known dice game in Ancient Iran and checkers to video games and virtual reality.

A latest entry in the series that includes You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gravity! reveals how thousands of satellites currently in orbit around our planet help people run businesses, use phones, w

"Explains to the reader how good it is to have libraries"--

"Describes the oceans to the reader."--

Each title in this series takes readers on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features

Explores why wild animals come to cities, the harm they can do, and what to do to get them to leave.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to look at the darker side of exploring the world with Sir Francis Drake--a dangerous voyage that would last for three long years.

Describes the inglorious life of a boy from Nantucket who in 1819 joins the crew of a whaling ship, including freezing trips to the Arctic, carving scrimshaw, boiling whales for oil, and sinking ships

Describes the formation and appearance of rocks, changes they can undergo, and how to start a collection

Serves as a guide to be used for the identification of microorganisms and provides information about microlife forms and how they affect other life forms, including human

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A format.Have you ever wondered why flowers are colourful, what roots do or why plants have fruits? Read this book

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A format.Have you ever wondered why pine trees have needles, how bushfires start or why there are no trees at the

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A formatHave you ever wondered where the Sun goes at night, what air is made of or how fossils form? Read this boo

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A format. Have you ever wondered why we have seasons, where the wind comes from or how we predict the weather? Rea

Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A format.Have you ever wondered what scabs are made of, how muscles work or why you can't see in the dark? Read th

Presents a brief history of computer programming, discussing what coding is and highlighting notable people and events.

What would Apollo's online profile look like? What would Aphrodite say if she had her own blog? Greek mythology hall of famers meet the modern age in a new series that brings the superstars of Greek m

A thoroughly new series where the superstars of Greek myth meet the modern age--complete with profiles, headshots, and family trees; fascinating sidebars; and irreverent surprises, this series is for

A thoroughly new series where the superstars of Greek myth meet the modern age--complete with profiles, headshots, and family trees; fascinating sidebars; and irreverent surprises, this series is for

Science as inquiry is the core of this dynamic, investigative, high-interest series which focuses on the science and technology used to solve real-life crimes and mysteries, and includes chapter summa

Explores the tools and technologies that scientists have used throughout the centuries to learn and map the world around them, from the early Babilonians and Polynesians, through the age of discoverie

Presents speeches by various African American religious and political leaders from the days of slavery to the present, along with biographical information and historical background