Best Selling Books by John Farndon

Text and illustrations examine galaxies, stars, planets, telescopes, rockets, and more.

"How did the Earth begin? How does a Venus fly-trap catch prey? Why did dinosaurs become extinct? You''ll find the answers to these and over 1000 other intriguing questions inside this . . book."--Cover [p 4]

Traces the history of modern astronomy and examines some of its important concepts.

The books in this series look at the history of scientific development. This book looks at the history of transplant surgery.

Step back into our most recent past and see how the modern world arrived. The century ''took off'' with the Wright Brothers'' historic flight, then swing between two devastating world wars and people''s revolutions around the globe. Discover how... *The Russian Revolution overthrew the tsars *The Cold War split Europe *Hippies celebrated the Summer of Love *Mandela became South Africa''s first black president ...and lots more. Cool, illustrated maps show what was happening in different places at the same time, along with milestones such as talking pictures and TV, the first Moon landing and the World Wide Web. Breathtaking!

Explores electricity sources, ways in which electricity is used, and how it works, discussing circuits, batteries, and including several hands-on activities.

"Explores and explains physics concepts--including energy, motion, simple machines, gravity, flight, electricity, and magnetism--and provides experiments to aid in understanding physics"--Provided by publisher.

These DK books are a convenient, affordable source of information that fits perfectly in a knapsack or a briefcase or as ready reference on a desk. The DK Concise Encyclopedia is an illustrated guide to the world around us and the DK Dictionary/Thesaurus offers definitions plus synonyms for thousands of words. For those interested in foreign languages, DK Spanish Dictionary and DK French Dictionary offer a world of homework and conversational help!

"A warrior I have been. Now, it is all over. A hard time I have had." With these words, Sitting Bull surrendered to the U.S. government on July 20, 1881. Sitting Bull spent most of his life trying to protect his people. A proud father and brave warrior, Sitting Bull wanted the Lakota Sioux to continue hunting buffalo and roaming the Plains. Although he lost this battle, Sitting Bull is remembered for his brave actions and notable accomplishments. In this new biography of Sitting Bull, kids will marvel at the man who lived a life full of adventure and who was noted for his courage.

This book examines the structure of Earth and how earthquakes happen, highlighting how science helps prediction and being prepared.

Describes the discovery, versatility and other special characteristics, various uses, and affect on the human body of this most common metal in the world.