Anne Rooney

Welcome to the world of weird with this incredible fact book, introducing kids to the strange-but-true side of science and nature. Award-winning author Anne Rooney takes kids on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary world of physics, natural history, the human body and more...

This eye-catching, mind-expanding book will show you that physics is out of this world! Whether you're a budding Einstein or taking your first steps in STEM, you'll be amazed by the fascinating facts inside. You'll rediscover subjects such as light and sound, machines, and...

This eye-catching, mind-expanding guide to chemistry is guaranteed to get a reaction! Whether you're a budding Einstein or taking your first steps in STEM, you'll be amazed by the fascinating facts inside. You'll rediscover subjects such acids and bases, atoms, and the periodic table...

This eye-catching, full-color book is jam-packed with incredible biology facts and the science behind them, written by award-winning science writer Anne Rooney. From the amazing science of trees to unbelievable makeup of the human body, these jaw-dropping facts allow readers to rediscover subjects such...

Fun pictograms and infographics about planet Earth make learning about math topics such as volume, scale diagrams, division, and number lines easy and fun. In this book, readers go on a mission to protect threatened areas around the world and use their mathematical skills...

Fun pictograms and infographics about space make learning about math topics such as angles, decimals, and probability easy and fun. In this book, readers are in control of a space mission through the Solar System and use their mathematical skills to navigate past comets,...

Fun pictograms and infographics about the animal kingdom make learning about math topics such as symmetry, coordinates, and place value easy and fun. In this book, readers go on a mission to some of the world's amazing habitats and use their mathematical skills to...

Fun pictograms and infographics about the human body make learning about math topics such as bar charts, percentages, averages and fractions easy and fun. In this book, readers go on an amazing mission inside the human body and use their mathematical skills to check...

Agricultural engineers are in the front line in the challenge to provide a secure food supply for our world. This timely book explores how engineers design methods, as well as machinery for growing and harvesting crops, to make farming more efficient. Real-life examples help...

What is snot made of? Can trees talk to each other? How was the Grand Canyon made? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this wild and wacky book filled with mind-blowing science facts for young readers. With an engaging Q&A format...

From sound effects in video games and movies to surround-sound theatres, this fact-filled book explores the many ways audio engineers apply the science of sound. Readers will explore how sound travels and the characteristics of sound waves. Readers will also learn how to combine...

Get ready... this is a fast-paced guide to pandemics like the COVID-19 coronavirus. It looks at aspects of pandemics including how viruses infect the body, the human immune system, and the wonders of vaccination. Get tips from the experts, such as: - Don't believe...

Discover the extraordinary power of nature in this comprehensive visual encyclopedia with full-color illustrations. Full of fascinating facts and dramatic photography from around the world, and based on the latest research, this is a definitive guide to natural disasters. You'll discover their causes, explore...

Venture back in time for a wild and wonderful journey through the age of the dinosaurs! This spectacular hardback guide is packed with questions and answers designed to intrigue, surprise, and fascinate young dinosaur fans. Readers can discover extraordinary facts about prehistoric creatures, ancient...

Gabriel Utterson is intrigued by the sinister figure of Mr Hyde, and the latter's strange relationship with Utterson's good friend, Dr Jekyll. When Mr Hyde beats a Member of Parliament to death, Gabriel Utterson tries to get to the bottom of the mystery and...

Are you fascinated by insects? Welcome to the field of entomology. This book shows how entomologists study insects to learn about Earth's history, find ways to prevent the spread of diseases some carry, use insects in agriculture, and much more. With an estimated 1.3...

Genetic engineers study genes and DNA to develop ways to recreate and modify them to advance technologies in fields such as medicine and agriculture. Using living organisms and systems to create new products and technologies is called biotechnology. Readers will learn how genetic engineers...

Genetic engineers study genes and DNA to develop ways to recreate and modify them to advance technologies in fields such as medicine and agriculture. Using living organisms and systems to create new products and technologies is called biotechnology. Readers will learn how genetic engineers...

A comprehensive scientific account of Planet Earth and its lifeforms, featuring stunning full-color photography, textboxes and diagrams. In over four and a half billion years of existence, Planet Earth has gone from a hostile, sterile lump of hot rock to a temperate oasis teeming...

For bulk purchases and discounts visit: firestonebooks.comAlso Known as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, this Annotation-Friendly edition has: - An introduction by Dr Anne Rooney, author of Jekyll and Hyde: York Notes for GCSE (9-1)- Large spaces between lines for...

Explore the animal kingdom like never before with the Animal Atlas from Lonely Planet Kids. Unfold maps to reveal animals from every continent and lift the flaps to see their unique environments and habitats.Discover a world of animal facts, life-size photos and creature features-from...

Travel back in time over 200 million years to lost prehistoric lands and the dinosaurs that roamed them with Lonely Planet Kids' Dinosaur Atlas. Kids can unfold maps and lift the flaps to reveal amazing facts and illustrations about how they lived and where...

From the otherworldly landscapes of the Atacama Desert to the thundering Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, journey to jaw-dropping habitats around the world and learn about the people and creatures that have adapted to living in such extreme environments. With mind-blowing facts to be amazed...

Travel across the world and back in time to meet the incredible creatures that once stalked our planet, including dinosaurs, flying reptiles and marine reptiles. Whether big, small, fast, slow, fearsome or friendly, you'll find it here.Divided into chapters focused on the seven continents...

Uncover the discoveries scientists have made since sending the first rovers and orbiters to the red planet. Then build a beautifully illustrated scale model of the 2020 Mars rover Perseverance. Millions of miles from Earth, robotic rovers are exploring the surface of Mars, searching...

This in-depth guide includes detailed instructions for 13 builds, but this is just the beginning - readers can expand their city to be as large as they like! Minecraft Master Builder: Mega Metropolis will take you step-by-step through the process of designing and constructing...

In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics. - Galileo (1564-1642) People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in...

From a giant crane that can lift 11 blue whales to a space probe that's traveled more than 10 million miles (and counting), these are the world's biggest, fastest, and most powerful vehicles!What's the speediest sportscar? The sneakiest spy plane? And . . ....

Did you know that traffic lights existed before the car was invented? Or that you blink less often when looking at a computer screen? Or that children's author Roald Dahl invented a life-saving medical device? Explore the weird and wonderful world of machines and...

Young people often have many questions about their bodies, and they'll find many answers in this entertaining volume full of fun facts. They'll learn about various body systems, processes, and parts as they embark on a creative journey through the human body. The question-and-answer...

Young people often have many questions about their bodies, and they'll find many answers in this entertaining volume full of fun facts. They'll learn about various body systems, processes, and parts as they embark on a creative journey through the human body. The question-and-answer...

My Stem Day: Math explains how marvelous math is right behind a whole host of everyday activities. What does it really mean when you give 100%? How does money work? Can you measure your volume while taking a bath? Mathematics, or math for short,...

My Stem Day: Science takes you through the day and explains how incredible science underpins everything you do.. Do you know why popsicles melt? Or how your lungs work? Or how you digest your lunch? Science is one of the four branches of STEM....

Ponder, investigate, and create with these 365 STEM-inspired activities, one for each day of the year. There's space to record your ingenious ideas, wild theories, and original designs, so give your imagination free rein!Author: Anne RooneyISBN-10: 1684644526ISBN-13: 9781684644520Publisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2023Pages: 144Format:...

A year's worth of imaginative prompts for word associations, stories, jokes, and more help young writers discover their own personal creativity, fire up their imaginations, and hone their writing skills.Author: Anne RooneyISBN-10: 1684641705ISBN-13: 9781684641703Publisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2021Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.19h x...

The unexamined life is not worth living. - Plato (c.427-347BC) This illustrated book traces the historical development of philosophical thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the present day. It explores the five main branches of philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics,...

Rachel Carson's published books boosted the environmental movement in politics.Women in Science series takes a highly visual approach to telling the stories of important women scientists. Features include bite-sized text telling the story of a scientist's life, groundbreaking works, and legacy for young readers...

Discover mind-expanding ideas about the Sun, stars, and planets through statistics, incredible infographics and amazing full-color illustrations. In this wonderful hardcover guide, young readers will find the answers to hundreds of cosmic questions about our Earth, space missions, comets, asteroids, galaxies and bizarre black...

Minecraft STEM Challenge - Build a City harnesses Minecraft's potential for learning, and explains key STEM principles clearly and effectively as you build. Build a bustling Minecraft metropolis - and get to grips with STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering and math) as you play!...

Harnesses Minecraft's powerful potential for learning - this book is the perfect way to combine play with education. Simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for constructing a Minecraft theme park, including a bouncy castle, water ride, haunted house, ferris wheel, roller coaster and animal park. Read about...

Beautifully illustrated, this book traces the strands of thought in Western philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the present day. The book asks key questions in philosophy explored over the past 2,500 years. Within each question, approaches are considered in chronological order, showing how...

This book traces the development of psychology from its origins as a branch of philosophy to the present day, when it is a discipline in its own right, closely allied with neurology and physiology. Taking in aspects of religious thought and belief, philosophy, anthropology,...

Learn about a host of magnificently microscopic creatures in the latest entry from this bestselling series. Ideal for 8- to 12-year-olds with a love of science. Take a journey through the microscopic world to encounter the weird and wonderful creatures that live there. Each...

In this beautifully illustrated full-color hardback, young readers can journey through the history of humankind - from prehistory to the silicon age - and discover the developments that shaped our world. Award-winning author Anne Rooney explores how humans evolved from simple primates to become...

"An exhilarating, illuminating, gloriously-illustrated journey through Earth's 4.5 billion-year history" - LoveReading4Kids, starred review. This beautifully illustrated full-color guide tells the incredible tale of our planet, from Earth's formation from swirling stardust to the present day and near-future. Young readers can discover the story...

Take a fascinating journey through the history of science with this beautifully illustrated full-color hardback guide for curious young readers. The Story of Science explores the development of scientific thought in both East and West from antiquity to the modern day: from the ancient...

Young readers can take a journey through the vast cosmos and discover the origins of our incredible universe in this beautiful hardcover guide. This lavishly illustrated, full-color reference book introduces children to the fundamentals of cosmology, from the first moments of the Big Bang...

This book is also available in dyslexia-friendly and annotation-friendly editions. See firestonebooks.com for more information - including bulk discounts for schools.Author: Anne Rooney, Robert Louis StevensonISBN-10: 1717049184ISBN-13: 9781717049186Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2018Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.20d

Mathematics is all around us. It is the universal language that allows us to work with numbers, patterns, processes, and the rules that govern the entire universe. Math enables us to understand our surroundings and model and predict phenomena. This insightful and comprehensive volume...

Philosophy seeks to discover the nature of truth and knowledge. Philosophical reasoning helps us make sense of the world around us and work out what we think and why. Sometimes, it can enable us to become the people we believe we should be. This...