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Atlas of Oceans : A Fascinating Hidden World by John Farndon
49.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
Seventy per cent of our planet's surface is covered with water, but most conventional atlases focus on the other thirty per cent. This fascinating and beautifully presented survey of the world's oceans and what lives within them is published in association with the Census on Marine Life, a decade-long s ...Show more
Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis (When Disaster Strikes) by John Farndon
20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis These two extreme events are of course related, and are equal partners in this book. We explain the geology of earthquakes, along with the effects of a sequence of shocks; typical rescue operations and the technology used for these; and how earthquakes may be predicted a ...Show more
Extreme Hurricanes and Tornados (When Disaster Strikes) by John Farndon
20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
Extreme Hurricanes and Tornadoes Another book of two halves! The development and geography of a hurricane/cyclone is explained, with the effects of devastating storm surges on land, why and where these happen, and of raging wind and torrential rain.
Extreme Volcanoes (When Disaster Strikes) by John Farndon
20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
Extreme Volcanoes takes a good all round look at volcanoes. Here we explain the geology behind eruptions, why, how and where they happen (including on the seabed), and the different types of devastation they can cause: loss of human life, livestock and harvests, damage to homes, transport, communication ...Show more
Great Scientists (100 Facts) by John Farndon
8.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction | Series: 100 Facts
History Encyclopedia by Farndon John
29.99 NZD
Category: World History
This book takes the reader back through time, showing what it was like to live in the past. It investigates the whole of human history in a lively and accessible visual style, using detailed text and dramatic images to show how great cities were built and destroyed, how wars were lost and won, how new r ...Show more
Illustrated Guide to Rocks and Minerals by John Farndon
39.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General
This is a fabulous photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, as well as how to build your own collection. Expertly written text describes the impact of factors such as time, weather and water erosion on the development of these substances, and the part played by natural phenomena such as vo ...Show more
Stickmen's Guide to Your Brilliant Brain by John Farndon
20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
Investigate Your Brilliant Brain to see how, along with the nerves of the spinal cord, it runs your nervous system. It's like one big computer network with messages whizzing to and fro all the time - whenever you think, see, speak, feel hot or cold, or move - in fact when you sense or do anything at all ...Show more
Stickmen's Guide to Your Gurgling Guts by John Farndon
20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
You've Got Guts takes you on a trip round the big chemical factory that is your intestine, from the moment you chew a mouthful of food to the waste disposal area right at the end. It's a long journey too, as the surface of your intestine has to absorb so many food molecules it could cover an entire badm ...Show more
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