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
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Trees! by Jim Pipe
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Trees are among nature's most remarkable achievements. They can live in baking hot deserts or icy arctic regions, fending off drought, flood, parasites and predators. Trees can live for thousands of years, and teem with hundreds of species of animal. At the same time, they provide us with fuel, food, sh ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Pirate's Prisoner by John Malam
$19.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
Get ready...as the captain of a Spanish treasure ship sailing in the Spanish Main, you're about to get captured as a pirate's prisoner! Pirates have many ingenious tortures, and once they have got what they want from you, the best you can hope for is to be marooned on an island. This title in the popula ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be in the Ancient Greek Olympics by Michael Ford; David Antram (Illustrator)
$19.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
You are a young boy in the city-state of Athens at the height of the Ancient Greek civilisation. Following several years in one of the city's schools, your father wants you to prove yourself at the most famous athletic competition of all - the Olympics.
You and the Universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking
$34.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A non-fiction picture book for curious minds ages 4-7, from the inspiring words of the most famous scientist of our times, Professor Stephen Hawking, with his daughter Lucy Hawking and the artwork of Xin Li. 'We are all time-travellers, journeying togetehr into the future. Be brave. Be determined. Let's ...Show more
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson
$16.99 NZD
Category: Biography
"...to be revisited again and again...The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist..." -The New York Times "...diverse collection of iconic figures...vibrantly illustrated...beautifully crafted volume..." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "...exuberant...exquisitely designed... ...Show more