Farndon, John

Find out why muscles are strong and how they get even stronger, how many bones make up your skeleton, and how your body twists, bends, and moves.

Learn how all the parts of your body work together with the brain to help you to see, hear, smell, and make memories.

Food is the body's fuelbut what happens to each yummy mouthful from the moment you take a bite? The Stickmen unravel the long process of digestion carried out by your winding system of guts. Learn about your stomach and its army of acids, the chemical powerhouse in your liver, and your busy kidneys that keep you toxin-free. Find out how you get energy and heat from food and how your body gets rid of the stuff it doesn't need.

An introduction to the vast universe, explaining what stars are and how they are born, discussing galaxies, dark matter, and black holes, and looking at the levels of stars and galaxies that exist across the universe.

Explores four centuries of discovery and change, from the moment people set out to explore the world to turbulent times when it turned upside down--even for the people who stayed home.

Text and illustrations present information on a variety of animals from aardvarks and butterflies to whales and zebras.

From cyber worlds to nano-technology, discover an array of always-changing technologies.

Find out how atoms fit together and how our solar system spins. Take a look at Earth's biomes and then explore the human body and more with full-color illustrations designed to keep young readers engaged and entertained while they learn.

Explore the structures in your everyday life and around the world that exist because of engineering. Discover how the world's tallest building stays standing and more with full-color illustrations designed to keep young readers engaged and entertained while they learn.

An illustrated guide to inventions and inventors throughout the ages, providing information on ideas, people, and products that shaped the world.