You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dentists! by Fiona MacDonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Nowadays, going to the dentist is a safe and usually painless experience. But that wasn't always the case. In past centuries, the only cure for a decayed tooth was to yank it out - without anaesthetic, and with only the beating of a drum to numb your senses and drown out your screams. Read on, if you da ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Extreme Weather! by Roger Canavan
$19.99 NZD
Category: Geography and Travel
It's a nuisance when it rains on a picnic. It's a tragedy when a tornado destroys a neighbourhood. But our planet would be a very different place if it didn't have extremes of weather. Weather has shaped the world we live in, and humans have learned to live in almost every climate that can be found on E ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Fire! by Alex Woolf
$20.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History
Imagine a world without fire. There would be no cooked food, no artificial light and no way of keeping warm in a cool climate. Fire can be dangerous, but over thousands of years we have learned to tame it. We use it to make pottery, glass and metals. It enabled us to invent the steam engine, the interna ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gravity! by Anne Rooney
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Learn about gravity and all the useful things it does - such as keeping us on the Earth and holding the entire universe together! You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gravity! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series.
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Immunisation! by ROONEY, ANNE
$20.00 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
Sleep, exercise and a healthy diet are all good for your immune system. Keep your jabs up to date. Some vaccinations have to be repeated at intervals. Immunisation can protect you from some of the worst diseases, but simply washing your hands is the best defense of all. Don't refuse vaccination -- i ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Insects! by Anne Rooney
$19.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without
Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease - if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the other side of the story. Without insects to pollinate flowers, we would have no fruit. Without bees, we would have no honey. Maggots are not pretty, but they hel ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain! by Fiona Macdonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Learn the surprising truth about pain: how it actually helps keep us alive, healthy, and feeling good. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series.
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Plastic by Ian Graham; David Antram (Illustrator)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Science and Maths | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Ser.
The invention of plastics was one of the most important discoveries of the past century, revolutionising the way things are made, stored, and packaged. This book tells the story of plastics, from the science behind their creation, to their use across all aspects of society. You Wouldn't Want to Live Wit ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Poo! by Alex Woolf
$19.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Ser.
We all do it. We usually don't like to talk about it, but going to the toilet is a natural and necessary part of our lives. We couldn't live without poo because there are some parts of our food that contain no nutrients that can be used by our bodies for energy, growth or health, and those parts have to ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Robots! by Ian Graham; David Antram (Illustrator)
$6.90 NZD
$23.00 (70% off)
Category: Science and Maths | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Ser.
Robots are machines that can be programmed to carry out a series of complex actions automatically or under the control of an operator. They come in all shapes and sizes, from mechanical arms and driverless vehicles to walking, talking, artificial people. Learn about how robots are helping humanity by do ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Sleep! by Jim Pipe
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Sleep is very mysterious. No one really knows why we do it. And how do we explain all those strange dreams? What scientists do know is that sleeping is essential for health and happiness. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Sleep! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internation ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Soap by Alex Woolf
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without
Many dangerous diseases are carried by bacteria - tiny organisms that can get into the body and multiply inside it. Bacteria breed in unhygienic environments, but soap can be used to keep our surroundings and bodies clean and healthy, keeping bacteria at bay. This book tells the story of how soap was in ...Show more