New Releases by Steve Parker

Take a journey from your doorstep into outer space! Zoom through the Solar System, discovering satellites, comets and asteroids along the way. Explore craters on Mars, moon-hop around Jupiter, and get a close-up view of Saturn''s amazing rings. Just don''t travel too close to the Sun! Packed with lively illustrations to reveal our amazing universe, this book is perfect for a child to read with a parent or to explore independently.

Uncover nature’s best-hidden creatures in a major new book on animal camouflage. Camouflage is essential to surviving in the wild. Both a built-in defence mechanism and a cunning tactic for attack, this biological advantage helps animals hide from dangerous predators and catch unsuspecting prey. It is used in many different ways, primarily to mask one’s identity, movement or location, and changes over time as animals evolve and adapt to live. This stunning photographic collection reveals 100 camouflaged creatures from around the world paired with fascinating insights from leading UK zoology author Steve Parker. Each elusive animal will have a profile of 300 words paired with striking photographic examples featuring a wealth of colour and ingenious camouflages. Examples include: THE GIRAFFE is the world’s tallest mammal yet it remains tricky to detect among trees thanks to its spots. The spots also help to regulate their temperature. THE OCTOPUS can change its opacity, colour and pattern in response to threats. THE WALKING LEAF INSECT has evolved a strikingly similar shape and colour to the leaves it eats. THE ARCTIC FOX changes its fur colour to white in the winter, perfectly blending in with the snow – but climate change is disrupting this age-old adaptation. THE TURTLE uses colour and pattern to camouflage on sand, rocks and the ocean floor to escape its predators.

Four amazing chapters in The Animal Book: In Prehistoric Giants, meet the mega monsters that have ruled our planet throughout history. Awesome Animals shows how many creatures go to extremes to rise above the rest in the fight for survival. Find out which animals are prepared to fight tooth and claw when it comes to the crunch, with weapons ranging from lethal toxins to electro-senses in Deadly Nature. Finally, Amazing Nature takes a look at the breathtaking drama of nature''s spectacular events, such as elephant processions.

Encyclopedia of Life is an incredible encyclopedia, encompassing everything kids aged 9+ need to know about the variety of life on our planet. Detailed, concise information presented in eight themed sections Visual factfiles, bulleted facts, charts and diagrams to engage readers Leading features on main subjects to aid understanding

Bugs are some of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom! Some are brightly colored and quite beautiful. Many have wings, some just have legs, and still others have no limbs at all. Through full-color photographs and detailed fact boxes, readers are introduced to many members of the wonderful world of bugs. This up-close look reveals that spiders have fangs, leg and wing shape can tell a lot about a bugu0092s behavior, and that people have a lot to learn about bugs!

Being the biggest fish in the world seems like it would help the whale shark survive. However, its size actually makes it slow and easy to attack. Similarly, giraffesu0092 height allows them to grab food other animals canu0092t, but it makes drinking from a pool on the ground very awkward! Readers find out many more cases of extreme animal adaptions and their drawbacks. Fact boxes accompany full-color photographs of each animal, describing the animalu0092s most interesting physical features as well as their range, size, and lifespan.

The "Age of Dinosaurs" lasted from about 230 million to 65 million years ago. And yet, these formidable reptiles continue to captivate us even today. One hundred high-interest facts about the extinct creatures called dinosaurs cover many topics, such as evolution, adaptations, and fossils, and many species, including Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Stegosaurus. Fun quizzes, clever crafts and activities, beneficial diagrams, and vivid photographs and illustrations keep readers actively engaged as they turn the colorful pages. This attention-grabbing volume is a must-read in any science collection.

Science buffs will find the topics that pique their curiosity in this book that spans the science spectrum, including simple machines, elements, computers, and sound, electrical, and light energy. Fun, easy projects demonstrate key concepts, while quizzes test reading comprehension. Bright diagrams, photographs, and illustrations offer support for each fact and contribute to the appeal of this wide-ranging reference.

Introduces simple scientific principles involving air, and provides step-by-step instructions for experiments demonstrating these principles.

Discover the properties and uses of light with these experiments.

A compendium of shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used, adjusted, and applied The shell is the primary way of communicating with the Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple-to-intermediate tasks. With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations. The book covers shell programming, with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell; it provides credible, real-world relevance, as well as providing the flexible tools to get started immediately. Shares a collection of helpful shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used for various of real-world challenges Features recipes for system tools, shell features, and systems administration Provides a host of plug and play recipes for to immediately apply and easily modify so the wheel doesn''t have to be reinvented with each challenge faced Come out of your shell and dive into this collection of tried and tested shell scripting recipes that you can start using right away!

Presents information about the skin and how it heals.

Explains how the spinal cord and nerves function and discusses illnesses and injuries that can affect the nervous system and spinal cord.

This book introduces you to creatures from the protist kingdom, from microscopic protozoans to seaweedlike algae. It examines the parts, life cycle, and reproduction of various types of protists. It also looks at the harmful effects some protists have on humans. Did You Know? The deadly disease malaria is caused in part by the protist Plasmodium. The fossils of one type of protist, the red algae, date back more than 500 million years. Paramecium, a well known protist, uses hairlike cilia to sweep food into its mouth.

Discusses a variety of flowering plants and trees, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, and products made from plants.

This book introduces the microscopic world of bacteria and examines how bacteria move, feed, and reproduce.

"This leveled text is a version of Freestyle: Body talk: Move your body"--T.p. verso.

Describes what causes things to rot, and examines the types of insects and microlife that survive on rotting items.

Explains why bacteria and viruses make people sick and how the body fights against them.

Readers will learn how science is at work all around them, as demonstrated through everyday items. Each spread is dedicated to one concept and features a series of vignettes demonstrating the concept in action in everday circumstances. Fact boxes present strange-but-true facts while practical projects demonstrate concepts.

This book provides suggestions for experiments that examine some of the qualities of sound.

This book looks at the muscles, bones, and joints that make up the musculoskeletal system. We look at how this system supports and protects the human body and allows it to move around. We will also examine the composition and workings of bones, muscles, and tendons and consider the problems that can occur when the musculoskeletal system gets too much, or too little, activity.

New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! The skeleton is the framework of the body. It supports, moves, and protects, allowing us to walk, run, jump, and swim. Eyewitness Skeleton brings its complexity and ingenuity of design vividly to life. Starting with the human skeleton, it explains how each set of bones functions. It examines in detail the construction of the skull, spine and rib cage, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Comparisons are drawn with the bones of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and mammals. See the 206 different bones in the human body, how your skull differs from a lion''s or a chimp''s, how teeth grow, and what each one is for, and what the inside of a bone looks like. Learn how bones mend themselves when they break, why half the bones in your body are in your hands and feet, how many toes a horse has and what has happened to the tail you once had. Discover which are the smallest bones in the human body, why some creatures wear their skeletons on the outside and what animal once owned the oldest bones ever found on Earth. And much, much more!

The brain is the control center of the body, the site of our thoughts, feelings, and memories. The brain also regulates hundreds of body parts and processes. We will look at the network of nerves that branches from the brain and spinal cord and carries messages all over the body. We will discuss the effects of damage to the brain and nervous system and examine the importance of sleep in maintaining a healthy body and mind.

Discusses the use of nuclear energy, including the production of power, advantages and disadvantages, and the future of nuclear power as a major resource.

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Facinating facts about the world of Dinosaurs.

This volume is both an exploration of the scientific discoveries made by Bell and a biography of Bell. It looks at the changes in the world that have happened as a result of his work. Feature boxes contain additional information.