Tom Jackson

Whether you've just got your first phone or had a new one, this book will lead you through how your phone works, how to look after it, and how to be safe and thoughtful as you use it. Your new phone is a computer, a camera, a sound system and communicator all rolled in to one-and small enough to fit in your pocket. But you knew all that already! So, what else do you need to know? Where to download apps? How behave online? And what about phishing, trolling and bots? The answers to all this and more are in this handy guide. Find out how to manage your phone settings and apps, have fun and keep safe. Learn how to take the best photos, play some games, do homework and get creative, as well as know how to control your privacy and avoid or deal with cyberbullying. The advice is relevant for all phone users, whatever make or model you might have, and whether it's your first phone or not. Suitable for readers age 9+. Written by expert author and father of two, Tom Jackson. The consultant, Dr Angharad Rudkin, is a child psychologist researching the role that technology has on children and family dynamics Includes vibrant, modern illustrations from graffiti-style artist Emans.

Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of forces and motion. Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about the science of forces and motion, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what forces are, how gravity works and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of sound and light. Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about the science of sound and light, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how light travels, what reflections are, how pitch and tone relate to sound waves and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

What will our world be like in the future? This book takes readers aged 8 and up on an exciting journey through the science of tomorrow with discoveries from all over the world. From rockets and space stations to bionic limbs, AI-powered machines, robot animals and Earth-saving inventions, each chapter explores the wonders of what’s coming next. With fun facts, colourful illustration and mind-blowing ideas, kids will dive into the future of space, the human body, machines and our changing world. Perfect for young inventors, explorers and future fans this book makes complex science easy and engaging to understand.

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about space both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain the structure of the solar system, how rockets work, how gravity works and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about planet Earth both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what happens inside a volcano, what earthquakes are, how mountains form and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

A comprehensive collection of science careers to wow and inspire the next generation of budding scientists.Have you any idea how many kinds of scientist there are? Perhaps you're keen to work in the field of science but are not aware of the diverse range of careers on offer. From deep diving in the ocean as an Ichthyologist, or mushroom-hunting as a mycologist, to designing future spacecraft as an Aerospace engineer, or helping to solve crimes as a toxicologist, there is a stunning variety of careers to aspire to. Flick through the pages of this book to discover what sort of scientist you could be. This book showcases a diverse array of inspiring careers across the four disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics and technology. You'll find details of what sort of work each job involves, the specialist equipment used and what key skills are involved so you can consider which jobs play to your strengths or explore options you'd never considered or even heard of before.The simple, bold eye-catching design and accompanying artwork of each role will make this the perfect gift for any child or student from age 9 and up.

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about materials both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain what makes materials strong, what transparent means and which materials will keep you dry in wet weather. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about changing states both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain why solids have a fixed state, what the water cycle is, and why salt melts ice and snow. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of animals and plants. Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about the science of living things, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how animals and plants get their food, how animals are classified, what food chains are and more. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Funny comic strips combine with facts to help children engage with the science of the human body. Packed with comic strips, fun facts, and easy-to-understand diagrams, this book makes learning about bones, muscles, digestion and more, both educational and entertaining. Meet funny characters who explain how the heart pumps, how senses work and what happens to food in the body. Perfect for children aged 7 plus, the Science Toons series turns science into an adventure with colourful comic illustrations and laugh-out-loud moments. Titles in the series: The Human Body / Animals and Plants / Changing States / Materials / Planet Earth / Space / Sound and Light / Forces and Motion.

Heat and fire have been at humanity's command for at least 100,000 years, but we've been in control of the cold for barely one hundred. Why it took so long is quite a story. Controlling cold would involve gnomes, performing maggots and a fresh chicken bought in a blizzard. And that control has transformed our relationship with food, but it also makes space flight and quantum computers possible - and party balloons. And one day we might use cold to drive a teleportation machine or suspend the moment of death forever. In Chilled, science writer Tom Jackson delivers the cold, hard facts on our battle to keep things refrigerated, from the ice houses of Persia to today, and shows that the whirring box in the kitchen represents a genuine wonder of civilisation.

From top experts in the world of science comes this definitive and clear guide to biology, published in partnership with the Royal Society of Biology.In Your Expert Guide: Biology for Young Scientists, discover the foundations of this crucial and exciting branch of science. Learn to think like a biologist, understand what makes up a living thing and explore the biological building blocks of everything around you - from the first organisms on Earth to the slime moulds in the forest, from the lab to the South Pole. Get an expert view of how biology underpins our understanding of life!Published in partnership with The Royal Society of Biology, a renowned organisation dedicated to a world that values biology's contribution to improving life for all. With approachable artwork by Ola Szpunar, curious readers age 8+ can see biology come alive.Books in the Your Expert Guide series:With the Royal Society of Chemistry: The Periodic Table and Chemistry for Young ScientistsWith the Royal Society of Biology: The Human Body and Biology for Young ScientistsWith the Institute of Physics: The Universe and Physics for Young Scientists

Whether you've just got your first phone or had a new one, this book will lead you through how your phone works, how to look after it, and how to be safe and thoughtful as you use it. Your new phone is a computer, a camera, a sound system and communicator all rolled in to one-and small enough to fit in your pocket. But you knew all that already! So, what else do you need to know? Where to download apps? How to behave online? And what about phishing, trolling and bots? The answers to all this and more are in this handy guide.Find out how to manage your phone settings and apps, have fun and keep safe. Learn how to take the best photos, play some games, do homework and get creative, as well as know how to control your privacy and avoid or deal with cyberbullying. The advice is relevant for all phone users, whatever make or model you might have, and whether it's your first phone or not. Suitable for readers age 9+.Written by expert author and father of two, Tom Jackson. The consultant, Dr Angharad Rudkin, is a child psychologist researching the role that technology has on children and family dynamics Includes vibrant, modern illustrations from graffiti-style artist Emans.

How much do you know about supermachines? How many gadgets can you name? There's always more to discover with Basher Science: Technology.Learn about the tech marvels that have revolutionized the world around us, by meeting a whole community of characters that bring scientific concepts to life. This book is a fascinating guide to the things that drive our inventive, ever-changing and highly-engineered world. Simon Basher's exciting, vibrant illustrations combine with engaging, first-person text by Dan Green to help make complex topics fun and accessible. By bringing concepts to life as characters, this book offers a fresh perspective, making core scientific subjects tangible and understandable. Thousands of children are already enjoying the Basher universe. Find out even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Engineering.

How much do you know about supermachines? How many gadgets can you name? There's always more to discover with Basher Science: Technology.Learn about the tech marvels that have revolutionized the world around us, by meeting a whole community of characters that bring scientific concepts to life. This book is a fascinating guide to the things that drive our inventive, ever-changing and highly-engineered world. Simon Basher's exciting, vibrant illustrations combine with engaging, first-person text by Dan Green to help make complex topics fun and accessible. By bringing concepts to life as characters, this book offers a fresh perspective, making core scientific subjects tangible and understandable. Thousands of children are already enjoying the Basher universe. Find out even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Engineering.

How does a 3D printer work? What stops a skyscraper from falling over? Where does a smartphone store information? Step into the Basher Science world to find out, with Engineering - Machines and Buildings.Discover how the familiar machines and buildings in today's society are constructed, and how they function. Which scientific principles lie behind each machine or structure? How do scientists choose the right materials for the right job? Read along to answer these questions and many more Perfect for home and school, this unique book explains difficult scientific concepts in ingenious ways, making them tangible and understandable. Chatty first-person text by Tom Jackson and stylish, contemporary character illustrations by Simon Basher give a voice, personality and story to each topic - it's a truly incredible way to communicate science. Learn even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Technology.

How does a 3D printer work? What stops a skyscraper from falling over? Where does a smartphone store information? Step into the Basher Science world to find out, with Engineering - Machines and Buildings.Discover how the familiar machines and buildings in today's society are constructed, and how they function. Which scientific principles lie behind each machine or structure? How do scientists choose the right materials for the right job? Read along to answer these questions and many more Perfect for home and school, this unique book explains difficult scientific concepts in ingenious ways, making them tangible and understandable. Chatty first-person text by Tom Jackson and stylish, contemporary character illustrations by Simon Basher give a voice, personality and story to each topic - it's a truly incredible way to communicate science. Learn even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Technology.