Mixes science and art to bring the world of geology to life, with wacky characters to explain the things that form the foundations of our planet including rocks, gems, crystals, fossils, and more.

The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...

"Do you know your parasites from protists? How fast does plasmodial slime move? What's living inside your pot of yogurt? From minibeasts to macrophages, this book zooms in on the tiny and near-invisible microbes that make up the building blocks of life."--Back cover.

Multiply your number know-how with Basher's unique one-stop guide to the building blocks of mathematics. Packed with top tips and memorable characters.

"If you think scientists are dull, boring eggheads in white coats who hang out in labs and don't have any friends... then you're wrong. The big brainiacs of history were off-the-chart smart, but that doesn't mean they were always right. They made mistakes, they argued, they performed strange experiments. They took risks, they broke the rules, they were dangerous. They were rebels"--

Profiles a variety of dinosaurs, including the iguanodon, parasaurolophus, and tyrannosaurus rex.

Uses cartoon-style characters to explain basic concepts in music, discussing the basic characteristics of music, musical notation, musical instruments, and styles of music.

"Introduces astronomy and the things it studies through profiles in which the Solar System, the planets, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy introduce themselves"--From publisher.

"Each bio-buddy explains a complex area of science, taking your biological knowledge to a whole new level"--P. [4] of cover.

Surveys various sources of energy and the ways in which they've been harnessed.