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Aircraft (How It Works) by Steve Parker
$9.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: How It Works | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
The inside story on how flying machines work. Discover the inner workings of 15 aircraft, from simple early flyers to state-of-the-art bombers. With detailed cutaway illustrations, exploded views of inner workings, and clear explanations of the technology behind central components. To find out more abou ...Show more
Body Atlas by Steve Parker
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children
The human body is the world's most sophisticated machine. Learn everything that makes you what you are, from your skin and muscles through to the beating heart that keeps everything working. Find out why we shiver when we get cold and sweat when we get too hot, grow new skin everyday, need our brain to ...Show more
Brain Surgery For Beginners by Steve Parker
$29.99 NZD
$30.50 (1% off)
Category: Children | Series: Human Body
In this mind-bogglingly hysterical and brain-meltingly informative book, the body's most vital muscle gets a thorough probing. A friendly blob of grey (or in this case, blue) matter, Brainy, guides you through the many functions of the human brain, from involuntary actions like breathing, to vast and co ...Show more
Camouflage: 100 Masters of Disguise from the Animal Kingdom by Steve Parker
$59.99 NZD
Category: Pets & Animals
100 of nature's best-hidden creatures are profiled and photographed in a major new book on animal camouflage. Camouflage is essential to surviving in the wild. Both a built-in defence mechanism and a cunning tactic for attack, this biological advantage helps animals hide from dangerous predators and cat ...Show more
Cars, Trucks and Bikes (How It Works) by Steve Parker
$9.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: How It Works
The inside story on how road machines work. Discover the inner workings of 15 road machines, from mountain bikes to racing rally cars. With detailed cutaway illustrations, exploded views of inner workings, and clear explanations of the technology behind central components. To find out more about this fa ...Show more
Energy and Power (How It Works) by Steve Parker
$9.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: How it Works
The inside story on how energy systems work. Discover the inner workings of 15 energy-generating systems, from solar panels to hydroelectric power stations With detailed cutaway illustrations, exploded views of inner workings, and clear explanations of the technology behind central components. To find o ...Show more
Gadgets (How It Works) by Steve Parker
$9.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: How It Works
This new series explores the world of machines. Technical artwork is presented as cutaways and exploded views to help children see inside. Captions clearly explain how components work and are backed up with handy annotations. Snippets of text provide background information and throughout there are drop- ...Show more
Giant Machines (How it Works) by Steve Parker
$9.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: How it Works | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
'Giant Machines' explores the world of machines and how they operate. Technical and realistic artwork is presented with cutaways and exploded views to help children understand how various components work.
Ice Age Giants by Parker, Steve
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children
Discover the amazing creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago with this fascinating series. From prehistoric sea monsters to flying dinosaurs, are you ready to go back in time and take a walk on the wild side? •• Specially commissioned artwork •• Fantastic Wild Guide containing the statis ...Show more
Kill or Cure : An Illustrated History of Medicine by Steve Parker
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
This is a gripping tale that traces medicine's extraordinary history. Kill or Cure tells the riveting history of medicine from chipping holes in skulls to the latest gene therapy and revolutionary cancer treatments. Compelling stories of drama and detective work reveal the trial and error behind man's e ...Show more
Land Roamers by Parker, Steve
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children | Series: Wild Age
Discover the amazing creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago with this fascinating series. From prehistoric sea monsters to flying dinosaurs, are you ready to go back in time and take a walk on the wild side? •• Specially commissioned artwork •• Fantastic Wild Guide containing the statis ...Show more
Lonely Planet Kids The Weather Book by Steve Parker
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: The Fact Book
From the secrets of weather forecasting to discovering 'animal rain', 'ice bombs' and 'ball lightning’, this book is a thrill-packed journey through the world of weather. It also looks at the topics of pollution and climate change - how humans can affect the weather, the impact of global warming and, mo ...Show more