Item category 2: Science & Technology

"Worlds in Shadow is the first book to present the science of submergence in a popular format. Patrick Nunn sifts the fact from the fiction, using the most up-to-date research to work out which submerged places may have actually existed versus those that probably only exist in myth. He looks at t...

This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most terrifying and shocking animals on the planet! The third title in The World's Most series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the scariest creatures in the natural world. Me...

If it seems like Australia has a lot of deadly creatures, that's because we do! We've got the world's most venomous snake; the deadliest jellyfish, spider and octopus; the biggest crocodile; and all of the shark species known to have attacked and killed people. The best way to co-exist with these...

A guide to the world's fastest, brightest, noisiest, biggest, slowest and most outrageous animals.

Take a world trip with us as we go on safari to meet the most freaky creatures in the animal kingdom. From the fierce grizzly to the poisonous deathstalker scorpion, we’ve profiled more than 50 of the world’s most freaky animals.

Encounter the most incredible animals in the world with this easy-to-read, all-in-one reference book! You'll meet the deadliest, weirdest, most endangered and most extreme animals from every corner of the globe, including Asia's bengal tiger, North America's grizzly bear and Africa's goliath frog...

Encounter the world's most incredible animals in this easy-to-read, all-in-one reference book! You'll meet the deadliest, weirdest, rarest, and most extreme animals from every corner of the globe, from the fearsome Bengal tiger, to the elusive kakapo and the ancient South American tapir.

The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one. What machines like these have in common is that they all say a lot about the inventiveness and imagination of the people who conceived and created them. Some...

We share our planet with some truly weird and wonderful creatures, from blobfish to pink fairy armadillos, who all seem pretty pointless. But what do these creatures actually do?! A witty, quirky, colourfully-illustrated book featuring some very silly animals. With a humorous, sardonic tone throu...