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Economics
Eduard Altarriba
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R206
Discovery Miles 2 060
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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As part of the My World series, Economics is a book designed to
provide an easy-to-understand explanation about the complex world
of economics that children may often hear about on news whenever
the topics of 'inflation' and the 'rising cost of living' are
mentioned. This book concisely explains what basic economic ideas
and theories are, how economic activity affects our everyday lives
and how our societies and the wider world are shaped by its
structures and rules. From car boots sales to large global
businesses, this book explores how economic theories help to
explain not only how we act as earners, savers and consumers, but
also how places like schools and hospitals are run.
Migrants is a book designed to provide an easy-to-understand
explanation for all the doubts kids might have when they hear about
the 'migrant crisis' on the news. Humanity was nomadic for 99% of
its existence. Sedentary life, national borders and the creation of
identity documents for increasingly stricter population control are
comparatively recent phenomena, and paradoxical given that the
world is becoming ever more globalized. The recent emergence of
populist movements in the West that are focused on closing borders
and rejecting others raises serious questions about our sense of
fraternity, especially when we could be facing ever larger
migration movements due to the climate crisis. This book concisely
explains what migration is, its causes and consequences, and the
humanistic and legal aspects regarding it in the simplest, most
objective ways possible, so that children have all the information
they need to understand the world around them. AGES: 8 plus AUTHOR:
Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron is a science and physics enthusiast with
degrees in physics and pharmacy. Since graduation he has been
teaching science to children, continuing to study physics, working
in the pharmaceutical field and staring at the universe with his
telescope. He now writes popular science books. Eduard Altarriba is
a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababala, a
Barcelona-based independent studio producing games, exhibitions,
animation, apps and workbooks for children that are practical and
fun.
What is War? is a book designed to offer a simple answer to all the
questions kids might ask when hearing about war and conflict. Why
do countries or different ideological groups fight? What are the
key points between different types of conflict? Is there such a
thing as a just war? What are the tools used to wage war, from
weapons to propaganda? How can we end wars, and who are the real
winners and losers? This book tells the reader through clear
explanations punctuated by historical and contemporary examples
what war is and how it can be prevented. It is part of a series of
books for children designed to provide them with all the
information they need to understand the complex world we live in.
It's never too early to start exploring big ideas. This companion
volume to 'My First Book of Quantum Physics' introduces complex
science to children through bright illustrations and amusing text.
Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the cornerstones of
modern physics but it requires a total rethink of our notions of
time and space. Strange things happen in a relative universe:
length and time are not fixed and depend upon your frame of
reference. If you move at high speed, time slows down, space
contracts and weight increases. So a period of time for someone on
Earth that lasts for hundreds of years may only be a couple of
hours for someone travelling in a rocket close to the speed of
light. It's mind-boggling stuff, but the theory of relativity has a
real impact on our world today. A car's GPS navigation system, for
example, uses information received from orbiting satellites and is
designed to account for the fact that time ticks at a different
rate on these satellites than it does on the ground. Without
allowing for relativity's effects, after just a day, your
whereabouts according to GPS could be up to 5 miles (8km) from your
actual location. So to find out more about how our universe works
and how space and time are connected, look no further than this
fascinating, illustrated guide to relativity.
Creating and harnessing energy is a fundamental part of enabling
life to exist and thrive on earth. Energy comes in a vast array of
different forms - using our muscles and those of other creatures,
enabling us to move, lift etc, creating heat and steam through
fire, capturing the power of the wind in a ship's sails or to turn
the blades of a wind turbine, harnessing the power of moving water
to generate electricity in a hydroelectric power station, applying
the forces of magnetism to turn an electric motor, using solar
panels to transfer the sun's energy into electricity for our homes
- all of these and more are explained in 'Discovering Energy'.
The world of quantum physics is an amazing place, where quantum
particles can do weird and wonderful things, acting totally unlike
the objects we experience in day-to-day life. How can atoms exist
in two places at once? And just how can a cat be dead and alive at
the same time? Find out more with this entertaining illustrated
guide to the fascinating, mysterious world of quantum physics.
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