Saving Planet Earth is the BBC's follow–up to the multi award winning, international bestseller Planet Earth. The new 11 part BBC 1 series, plus a three hour special, will show what is happening to the fantastic animals and plants you saw in Planet Earth, why they are threatened (as nearly all of them are) and, perhaps most importantly, what you can do to prevent their destruction. Hardcover 256 Pages Extended Description
SPACE IS THE FINAL FRONTIER and these ten women have established their place on it. This collection of ten biographies features women who have made an important contribution to the exploration of space. Included are Jerrie Cobb, who could only dream of flying above the atmosphere; some of the first women in space, Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride; and members of the current generation of women astronauts such as Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa. This book shows the particular challenges faced by women in their quest to discover more about our universe. Photographs and sidebars containing fun facts and quotes are included.Paperback 111 pages
An educational and fun tour through centuries of research and discoveries, sure to inspire future scientists! In Super Women in Science, meet ten women from ancient times to today,.. Softcover Extended Description
David, the Oscar-winning producer of "An Inconvenient Truth," and author Gordon have teamed up for this powerful book filled with facts about global warming and its disastrous consequences plus suggestions on how kids can help combat global warming in their homes, schools, and communities. Full colour. Paperback 112 pages Extended Description
The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time.
For anyone who cares about the health of our planet, this invaluable guide offers hundreds of simple, actionable steps readers can take to help save the Earth. Softcover
Australia’s involvement with East Timor began in World War II when many Australian commandos would have died without the aid of the East Timorese. But in the 1970s Australia and other neighbouring nations stood by while tiny East Timor was crushed by an Indonesian invasion. Extended Description
A title in the Our World series. Hardcover
Why is water more valuable than gold? wher does rain come from? How does water become ice or steam? Answers to these and many other questions are explored.