How It Works: Book of Junior Science

Imagine Publishing Ltd., 2014. — 180 p.Bookazine of monthly magazine How It Works.
From the makers of How It Works magazine comes the ultimate resource for budding scientists. Explaining how the world around us works in a fun and easy-to-understand format, this book is the ideal tool to get kids interested in science and complement what they learn in school.
*Science in action
- See how science is used in the world around us.
*The human body
- Learn how your body works.
*Planet Earth
- Discover how rivers are formed, how plants grow, and much more.
*Amazing animals
- From dinosaurs to cats and dogs, learn about these incredible creatures.Features include:- What is condensation?
- Evaporation and steam
- Yo-yos
- Scratch and sniff
- Hot-air balloons
- The science of parachutes
- What is the sound barrier?
- What is gravity?
- G-force explained
- Acceleration
- The human skeleton explained
- Muscle power
- What's inside your head?
- How does hair grow?
- The five basic human tastes
- How cells work
- What are moles?
- Why do we get spots?
- How do we smell?
- How vision and sight works
- Influencing cloud formation
- Where does acid rain come from?
- Inside a rainbow
- Waterfall formation
- How rivers work
- How do birds breathe?
- Earthworms
- Beaver dams
- Bats' ultrasonic sonar system
- Ligers and tigons
- Black widows
- World's fastest animals
- The planet's smartest animals and much, much more!