Most Popular Books by Jeffrey Bennett

An astrophysicist offers an entertaining introduction to Einstein''s theories, explaining how well they have held up to rigorous testing over the years, and even describing the amazing phenomena readers would actually experience if they took a trip through a black hole.

Winner: 2017 NSTA, Outstanding Science Trade Books Nautilus Book Awards, Gold, Children''s Illustrated Nonfiction Story Time From Space Official Selection Part of a set of books launched to the International Space Station through NASA''s Story Time from Space program, read aloud by astronauts for children around the world Written in the first person with the viewpoint of a narrator who represents the human race throughout history, I, Humanity tells the story of what we now know about the universe and how we learned it. It begins with the ancient view of a small, flat Earth, and page-by-page shows how we''ve gradually learned about our planet, its orbit, and its place in the vast universe. The book is designed to work on three different levels: education, perspective, and inspiration. The educational aspect comes in the factual content of the story, the perspective element involves enabling children learn to see themselves and our planet in a new light, and the inspirational component comes in helping children dream of how they can help make the world a better place.

Winner: 2016 ILA CBC Children''s Choice List This is the updated edition of the first children''s book ever launched into space and read aloud by astronauts from the International Space Station Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting story to find out, and to learn how his trip to Mars helps his young friend Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth. Max Goes to Mars is more than just a fun story. Educationally designed "Big Kid Boxes" along the sides of the pages help children and parents learn about Mars as the adventure unfolds. This second edition is fully updated to incorporate the latest scientific discoveries about Mars.

Max the Dog and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era. Their trip proves so inspiring to people back on Earth that all the nations of the world come together to build a great Moon colony. From the colony, the views of Earth make everyone realize how small and precious planet Earth is. Along the way, educationally designed "Big Kid Box" sidebars will help children and parents learn about the science that takes place behind the scenes of the pages. Parents and teachers can use the boxes and the end-of-book activity to create a family or classroom learning experience. Max Goes to the Moon has been read in English from the International Space Station for NASA''s Story Time From Space program; the video is freely posted for anyone to watch at www.StoryTimeFromSpace.com. It has also been made into a movie that can be streamed from www.bigkidscience.com/books/planetarium-show/. ??/?? ???????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????NASA?????????????????????????????????????????????????www.StoryTimeFromSpace.com???????????????????? www.bigkidscience.com/books/planetarium-show/ ???????????

Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place by fighting global warming. When he realizes that he can''t really perform magic, Diego thinks of ways he can help save the world by considering many potential careers and what it would take to achieve them. Filled with sidebars called "Big Kid Boxes" that explain the crucial scientific concepts that lie behind the scenes depicted, this inspirational story gives children an opportunity to exercise their own magical dreams.

Accompanies the sixth edition of Jeffrey Bennett and William Briggs, Using and Understanding Mathematics : a quantitative reasoning approach

Max the dog and his young friend Tori travel in back in time to the last Ice Age where they encounter ice age mammals and endure a chase by a saber-toothed tiger. The simple story and artwork is accompanied by question and answer balloons that focus on the most common types of questions that children ask about time travel, ice ages, saber-toothed cats, global warming, and more.

The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn''t happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex--or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth? Come along on this scientific adventure and learn the astonishing implications of discoveries made in this field for the future of the human race. Bennett, who believes that "science is a way of helping people come to agreement," explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion, defuse public rancor over the teaching of evolution, and quiet the debate over global warming. He likens humanity today to a troubled adolescent teetering on the edge between self-destruction and a future of virtually limitless possibilities. Beyond UFOs shows why the very quest to find alien life can help us to grow up as a species and chart a course for the stars. In a new afterword, Bennett shares the most recent developments in extrasolar research, and discusses how they might further our quest to find alien life.