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Aircraft (Technology Timelines) by JACKSON TOM
$23.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Technology Timelines
From the first hot air balloons to military supercraft, trace the evolution of technology's hottest topic - man's never ending quest to fly. A host of famous flying machines throughout history show how inventors and engineers have developed and improved on technology to make aircraft such an important p ...Show more
Amazing Transport by Tom Jackson
$26.99 NZD
Category: Transport
Fasten your seat belts and get ready to zoom through the history of transport and discover incredible facts about all kinds of vehicles along the way. Every day, all over the world, people are busy travelling - short hops or great, long voyages, moving slowly and steadily or racing along at super-fast ...Show more
Animal (DK Eyewitness) by Tom Jackson
$15.99 NZD
Category: Wild Animals
Discover how birds, bats and insects have all evolved different ways to fly. Find out how penguins survive the harshest weather conditions not he planet. See how animals use colour to attract mates, ward off predators, and hide from prey. What will you Eyewitness next? Visually stunning and packed full ...Show more
Biology: An Illustrated History of Life Science (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Ponderables
Hardcover with removable fold-out Timeline
Brain Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our heads that does all our thinking for us. With 100 billion nerve cells joined by thousands more to every corner of the body, the brain is wired together with 10 ...Show more
Car (Technology Timelines) by JACKSON TOM
$23.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Technology Timelines
From ancient Egyptian chariots to sleek modern supercars, trace the evolution of our never ending quest for speed. A host of famous vehicles throughout history show how inventors and engineers have developed and improved on technology to make the car such an important part of human history. This book al ...Show more
Chess (Basher Games) by Simon Basher, Tom Jackson
$17.99 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoor Activities
What takes 2 people, 32 pieces and 64 squares? It's chess, mate! How's that for an opening gambit? This game of strategy has been around for thousands of years and it gives your brain a real workout. But you don't have to be a brainiac to have fun playing chess, as Basher brings you his unique guide to ...Show more
Digital Technology (Technology Timelines) by Tom Jackson
$23.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Technology Timelines
From simple abacuses to today's supercomputers, trace the evolution of technology's developments in all things digital and computer-related. A host of famous (and not so famous) computing machines throughout history, from early steam-powered computing machines and code breaking machines used during Worl ...Show more
Dinosaur Atlas by Tom Jackson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Dinosaurs
In this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas and Ocean Atlas readers will be taken on a journey to the prehistoric world! On this Amazing Adventure readers will discover the mysteries of dinosaur origins, clues to what they looked like, how they survived, where they lived, and why they became extinc ...Show more
Earth Clock - The History of Our Planet in 24 Hours by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day... Starting the clock from ...Show more
Elements Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Ponderables
NEW EDITION includes a 12-page removable fold-out Timeline History of the Periodic Table that's been updated through 2017, as well as an updated chart of the elements which includes the four latest additions to the Periodic Table (Tennessine, Nihonium, Moscovium, and Oganesson).
Engineering : An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft To Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
$34.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Ponderables Ser.
From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries. Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in this engaging installment of the groundbreaking ...Show more