Best of Children's Nonfiction 2018 : Science and Technology - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• Magnets Push, Magnets Pull

  Adler, David A., 1947-

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  We can't see magnetism, but it's everywhere around us--even the Earth is a giant magnet! A simple and accessible look at the basics of magnetism.

• Build It!

  Alliston, Caroline

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  Explore your engineering and design skills with 25 exciting projects and challenges.

• A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

  Atkinson, Stuart

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  In the company of Felicity the Cat, discover the wonders of the night sky and how to spot them, from constellations to the distant galaxies.

• The Element in the Room

  Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home

  Barfield, Mike

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  This funny and fascinating guide is bursting with brilliant facts about the atomic ingredients that make up everything around us.

• Stephen Biesty's Flying Machines

  Biesty, Stephen

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  Fact-packed lift-the-flap flying machines, by the master of the cross-section, Stephen Biesty.

• Robot

  Meet the Machines of the Future

  Buller, Laura

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  Exploring the latest technology from giant fighting robots to nanobots that can work inside the human body.

• Periodic Table

  Callery, Sean

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  Featuring eye-popping photography and an enormous wealth of cool facts to help you learn about the basic building blocks that make up everything in our world.

• The Brain

  Venture Inside Your Head With Augmented Reality

  Challoner, Jack

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  The brain dives deeper into the subject matter of the human brain by looking at how it works in close detail using augmented reality.

• Humanatomy

  How Your Body Works

  Edwards, Nicola

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  How does skin heal itself? What is blood made of? How does memory work? Find out with this interactive and informative book.

• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain

  Stretch It, Shape It

  Deak, JoAnn M.

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  Did you know that you can stretch and grow your own brain? Making mistakes is one of the best ways for your brain to learn just like how lifting weights makes your muscles stronger.

• A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars

  Fishman, Seth

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  There are some very big numbers in this simple nonfiction book that looks at the numbers that surround us on earth and in space. And there is one very important small number too.

• Earthquakes!

  Shaking New Zealand

  Gill, Maria, 1961-

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  This award winning New Author turns her hand to a very topical New Zealand topic.

• Solve This!

  Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You

  Galat, Joan Marie, 1963-

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  Think cars, bridges, skyscrapers, and yes - even bubble wrap! Engineers dream up new ideas and bring them to life while figuring out creative solutions to problems they encounter along the way. But how do they do it?

• How to Be An Engineer

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  You can find out how engineers use STEAM subjects and their imaginations to fix problems, and take inspiration from engineering heroes such as Leonardo da Vinci, Mae Jemison, and Elon Musk.

• One Day a Dot

  Lendler, Ian

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  Tells the story of how everything and everyone came to be. From the big bang to the birth of our planet to dinosaurs and cavemen and you.

• Robots

  Lepora, Nathan

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  Kids get an up-close look at all kinds of cool robots, from humanoids to drones, and discover how robots use AI (Artificial Intelligence).

• Earth!

  My First 4.54 Billion Years

  McAnulty, Stacy

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  "Hi, I'm Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome. I've been around for almost 4.6 billion years. Someone needs to give you the facts, and I'm the best planet for the job."

• The Bacteria Book

  Mould, Steve, 1978-

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  A close look at bacteria, viruses and other germs and microbes.

• Impossible Inventions

  Ideas That Shouldn't Work

  Mycielska, Małgorzata, 1973-

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  Includes ideas ancient and modern, revolutionary, comical or simply impossible. ideas such as running bike (no pedals)a passenger dragon or a bubble messenger.

• The Moon

  Pang, Hannah

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  How much do we know about our closest neighbour? In this book, you'll discover the history of man's relationship with the Moon - the science, the myths, the facts and the fiction - and how it affects our everyday lives and the world around…Read moreRead more of this annotation