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Extreme Fire and Flood (When Disaster Strikes) by John Barndon
$20.00 NZD
Category: Geography and Travel
In Extreme Fire and Flood each of these twin disasters occupies half the book. The causes of fires (mostly human) are described, along with diverse effects on people and natural environments. The same pattern is followed for coastal and river flooding, with detailed stories of some of the most devastati ...Show more
Plague! (Grisly History of Medicine) by John Barndon
$19.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
lague looks at the most frightening diseases and epidemics in the history of medicine. These include the bubonic plague or Black Death, its effects and how people tried to combat it. The king's evil was a kind of TB (symptoms were black lumps on the neck).
Stickmen's Guide to Your Beating Heart by John Barndon
$19.99 NZD
Category: Human Body
Your Beating Heart reveals how oxygen from your lungs is carried round your body by the blood, pumped by the heart, and taken to the cells - every single one of them. This nonstop activity involves trillions of red blood cells and a vast network of arteries, veins and capillaries.
Stickmen's Guide to Your Muscles and Bones by John Barndon
$19.99 NZD
Category: Human Body
Dip into Muscles and Bones to see how your skeleton holds you together in one neat, highly mobile package. It's so strong it can last for millions of years! Find out how bones can bend in almost any direction, thanks to the clever engineering of joints; and how you can move in all kinds of ways because ...Show more
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