Books in the It's True! series
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Part of a non-fiction series, this book contains facts about space. It talks about exploding stars, boiling planets, robotic explorers, black holes, white dwarfs and red giants. It aims to show what life would be like on Mars, what it takes to become an astronaut and how to hunt ...for aliens with your computer.
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This eighth title in the non-fiction series is full of information about dinosaurs from discoveries to evidence of dinosaur battles and how to become a palaeontologist. Fossil discoveries reveal secrets from the long-ago times when titanosaurids and raptors shared the Earth. This... book digs up the dirt on Jurassic giants and Triassic tyrants.
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Packed with hair-raising stories of extreme adventure, this work is the 22nd title in the It's True! series. It reveals the challenges that confront the courageous climbers who venture up Mount Everest.
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From terrifying monsters to dainty rockpool-dwellers, squid, octopus and their relatives are truly extraordinary creatures. Ages 8-12.
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How would you go about flying if there was no one to teach you. For hundreds of years people have wished they could fly. But humans are heavy and they don't have hollow bones. So how did we get off the ground? Terry Denton uncovers al the death-defying, dumb and daring ideas behi...nd the world of human flight. Ages 8+.
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Did you know that maggots can help solve crimes, detectives use superglue to get fingerprints, and the people who are best at detecting lies are not police, but mothers? These days we can use lie detectors and DNA samples to catch crooks. Even so, mysteries remain, like the Shark... Arm murder...Ages 8+.
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Despite being robbers and killers, pirates remain fascinating, romantic and larger than life. Full of little-known facts and astonishing stories, this will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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A book full of wonders: from snakes that can fly, to eggs that can talk, from eels discharging 500 volts, to lizards spurting blood from their eyes, from chimps giving themselves medicine to a myriad of other examples of animals' superb adaptions to their environment. Ages 8-12.
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Including facts about both natural and man-made poisons, from foxgloves and hemlock to rat-killer and lead paints, this book also contains many tales of murder, intrigue and accidental death. Here, you can read about toxic wallpaper that killed even bedbugs, find out why Bath bun...s were bad for bun buyers and how poison might cure cancer.
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Describes famous episodes of courage and cunning through the ages; spy craft and spy gadgets. This book on spies reveals the top secret world of secret agents, from the Ancient Romans to the Cold War and beyond.
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