What causes a steam train to make its "chuff-chuff" noise? How many steps are there to the top of the Empire State Building? Why do swimming pools on board ocean liners have to be drained in rough weather? DELVE INTO THE DETAILS OF THESE AMAZING BUILDINGS AND MACHINES TO FIND OUT!
This witty and insightful book gathers together all the facts, figures and formulae we only half-remember from school, and is guaranteed to have you exclaiming, 'I used to know that!'
This is not just any boring book - it is the most boring book in the world. That is why nothing exciting, funny, or even remotely interesting is allowed in it...
The hazy days of Wimbledon are the unlikely first link in a terrifying chain of events. Alex Rider, reluctant teenage spy, is forced into hiding after his recce mission as a ballboy makes him a target for a murderous Chinese gang. Sent to the island Skeleton Key, Alex is thrown into further danger as from there, General Sarov - an insane Russian - has plans to destroy the world. Alone, with jus…
Once upon a time, there lived a jungle, but that was just the beginning... Delve into the undergrowth to discover the story of a food chain
BFFs examines female friendship as a site of radical intimacy, as told through the cultural touchstones around us. From Elena Ferrante to Booksmart, Little Women to Insecure, and beyond, the book considers how female friendships can offer a more expansive and emancipatory understanding of female intimacy.
Just about EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE is made up of only 92 ELEMENTS! And from aluminum to zinc, many of these atomic ingredients can be found in YOUR VERY OWN HOME. ★ Bursting with BRILLIANT FACTS about the ingredients that make up everything around us ★ ATOMIC COMICS show you the savvy scientists who discovered the elements ★ Explosive (and easy) scientific EXPERIMENTS!