Best Selling Books by Neil Ardley

Forget about mad scientists and messy laboratories! This incredible, interactive guide for children showcases 101 absolutely awesome experiments you can do at home. Find out how to make a rainbow, build a buzzer, see sound, construct a circuit, bend light, play with shadows, measure the wind, weigh air, and create an underwater volcano. The astonishing variety of experiments are all very easy and entirely safe, with step-by-step text and everyday ingredients. Biology, chemistry, and physics are brought to life, showing budding young scientists that science is all around us all the time. As you have fun trying out experiments with friends and family, core scientific principles are presented in the most memorable way. With chapters covering important topics such as color, magnets, light, senses, electricity, and motion, the laws of science are introduced in crystal-clear text alongside specially commissioned full-color photography for children to understand. Follow in the footsteps of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and all the other great minds with 101 Great Science Experiments and learn the secrets of science you''ll never forget.

What is a desert - Desert climates - Vegetation - Animals of the desert - Irrigation - Hunters and gatherers - Oasis dwellers.

Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.

Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of electricity.

Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book that explains the science behind technologies and inventions. In this extensive encyclopedia packed full of simple science for kids, David Macaulay''s beautiful illustrations show the inner workings of each machine from clocks and watches, to jet engines and the internet. From the basic lever to the modern microprocessor, this bestseller has been completely updated with the latest technologies, and explains every machine you''ve ever wanted to understand, and some you''ve probably never thought about. With David Macaulay''s inspired illustrations and humorous approach, The Way Things Work makes even the most complex technology fun, fascinating, and accessible for children of all ages.

Explains the principles of color and gives instructions for a variety of simple experiments.

"Using a thematic approach, the colorfully illustrated Dictionary of Science explains two thousand key words in physics and chemistry....A usage guide, biographies of scientific pioneers, and an index add to the book''s value". -- Appraisal: Science Books for Young People

Here is an original and exciting look at the fascinating world of sound and music. Superb real-life photographs of instruments ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and synthesizers offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ancient and contemporary music. See how strings vibrate to make a note sound, how aninvisible "column" of air sounds a pipe, which instrument resembles a peacock, how sousaphone players wear their instruments. Learn who invented an important new key system, how to master the bagpipes, why pipe organs have "ears" and "mouths", and why French horns are "doubled up". Discover how a vegetable gourd charms snakes, why tangled fingers led to the invention of the piano, why spiders add a "buzz" to xylophones, where reindeer toe-bones were used as whistles, and much, much more! Discover music in all its forms and the amazing variety of instruments from zithers to synthesizers.

Simple experiments demonstrate the different forces that cause different kinds of weather.

Describes the characteristics of the various families of instruments and the members of each one.

A look to the future at the ways we can use computers and robots at school, work, and play.

Thematic arrangement with over 2,000 key topics in physics, chemistry and technology.

Hundreds of commonplace and extraordinary facts are explored concerning the worlds of art, sports, entertainment, history, science, transportation, and more.

A look-and-listen guide to the world of music. Lets the reader hear as well as read about music.

Discusses the structure of the atom and its role in the production of nuclear energy.

Describes the functions, characteristics, disorders, and care of skin, teeth, and hair.

Presents hundreds of questions and answers about how various things, both mechanical and living, function.

Answers questions in such areas as science, the arts, transportation, space, history, and contemporary culture.

Describes the construction and operation of an oil rig and the search for and discovery of petroleum.

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of birds and discusses birds of various geographic regions.

Simple experiments explain plant growth.

Text and illustrations introduce the geography, history, people, and culture of Greece.

Describes various types of bridges and how they are built and maintained.

An introduction to flight--by birds, insects, and plants; by balloons, gliders, and kites; and by sophisticated powered aircraft

Defines heat and discusses its properties, origins, and uses.

Part of a series of photographic activity books, this book includes projects on electricity that aim to teach children the basic scientific concepts, encouraging them to take on new ideas and find out information for themselves. Each book introduces a basic topic, in this case the power of electricity, through projects that can be carried out at home using everyday items. Tricks and puzzles, and toys and models to make are also included. Neil Ardley is the co-winner of The Science Book Prize and The Times Educational Supplement Information Book Award for The Way Things Work.

This book is part of a series that attempts to make science discovery fun. Including puzzles, tricks, games and things to do and make, using items found around the home or in the classroom, each activity explains something about the importance of a particular aspect of science in the world. This particular book looks at weather and is written by the co-winner of the Science Book Prize in 1989 and the TES Senior Information Book Award.