A third, continuously revised, edition was published online from 2011; a change of web host was announced as the launch of a fourth edition in 2021. Summary: An excellent first reference book which will sit proudly in the classroom library and comfortably on a child's bookshelf. Biological diversity is key to a healthy ecosystem, whether it’s a small biological community or the global biosphere. covers all the key core subjects in glorious technicolour detail alongside easy explanations and fun facts to spark young minds to the science that surrounds us.

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Consulting Editor and Biophysicist Harold Morowitz is a professor of biology at George Mason University who has published widely on popular topics in science.A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions.

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: An Illustrated A to Z Archived 8 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine title listing. Encompassing incredible computer-generated images to reveal and explain science as never before, you can spend quality time exploring the world of science with your children, whether it's looking inside a cell, pulling apart a Formula 1 racing car, or examining the forces that hold the Universe together, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses. It needs to be something which would sit proudly in the classroom library and comfortably on a child's bookshelf. His books include The Thermodynamics of Pizza (1991), Entropy and the Magic Flute (1993), and The Kindly Dr. I wasn't introduced to 'science' until I was eleven and went on to senior school: I wasn't alone in this, but it really was too late.

Jaw-dropping 3D computer-generated images burst from the pages, detailing the tiny atoms that make up our Universe and the incredible forces that keep it all together. Some insects are so displeasing to humans that the word bug has come to be used as a verb meaning to bother or annoy. SAGE Knowledge is the premier social sciences platform for SAGE and CQ Press book, reference and video content. DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013.Photographs, realistic artwork and detailed diagrams throughout make this book a fantastic resource for school projects or homework. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect.