Item category 2: Science & Technology

This book shares how a handful of early aviators helped Australia reach beyond its borders to lands far away. Imagine what it was like to travel to far-off places before there were aeroplanes. For early 20th-century Australians, it could take days, weeks, or months just to get where they were goi...

"Every LEGO-loving kid has at least one huge bin of bricks the sets are built, dismantled, and typically never built again and this book gives them dozens of ways to reuse them in fun projects that range from easy to challenging. Featuring a simple yet elegant mosaic technique, step-by-step instr...

Discover amazing information about the world around us with the help of LEGO minifigures and bricks! How many LEGO bricks and minifigures have travelled into space? Did you know the largest LEGO building is the Colosseum? Who was the first minifigure? Did you know LEGO makes more tyres than any o...

"Describes unusual species of mammals, reptiles, and fish that have unique features and behaviors that help them adapt to their habitats"--Provided by publisher.

The Amazing Dinosaur Detectives is a fun and informative insight into the inner and outer world of everything dinosaur. We all know that the dinosaurs walked the Earth millions of years ago, but we're going to break the myths behind their extinction. Some dinosaurs had amazing teeth, claws, scale...

From atoms to X-rays and from the Big Bang to the Internet, brilliant breakthroughs by successful scientists have changed the world again and again. Dip inside this book to tread the stories of 100 scientists and their amazing discoveries.

A stunning guided tour around Earth's most incredible and interesting places. When most people think of Earth's most amazing places, they think of Mount Everest or the Eiffel Tower. But there's so much more that our planet has to offer. Written by award-winning children's author, Anita Ganeri, wi...