Have you ever stopped to think about all the stuff you encounter every day? There’s the stuff you breathe, the stuff you eat, the stuff you wear, the stuff you read, the stuff you walk on, the stuff you ride in, the stuff your body is made of… plus water, trees, sunlight, soap, electricity, vaccines, smartphones, and so much more! In The Greatest Stuff on Earth, Steve Tomecek and John Devolle show us how this stuff works, including the miracle of transforming energy into matter and matter into energy. Stars do it…and also internal combustion engines…and living things, including grass and bacteria and worms and cheetahs and even us humans. With contagiously enthusiastic and chatty explanatory text, fast facts, and clever, stylish and sometimes funny photos, illustrations, and diagrams, this fantastically browsable book offers hundreds of entry points for knowledge-hungry kids. Steve holds a degree in Geology and has 30 years’ experience educating children (and their teachers) about science in a super fun, friendly way – as a writer, a radio and television presenter, and a live performer. He’s the perfect person to introduce kids to the inner workings of the material world.

Have you ever wondered how the wheel was invented or who created the first video game? Do you understand how the internet works and why vaccines save lives? Are you aware that fossil fuels not only power cars and planes, but are also used to generate the electricity that powers almost everything else? Do you know about alternative energy sources and how they work? Would you like to know more about robotic surgery, vertical farming or gene therapy? Then this is the book for you!

'Accessible and fun ... truly a kind of genius!' Bill Bryson ---- Everything you thought you knew about your body is wrong! How many senses do you have? I bet you said five. But you’d be wrong. You have THIRTY-TWO! This SENSE-ational book explores the thirty-two amazingly awesome, broccoli-hating, wee-sniffing senses that help you figure out the world around you. They tell you ... Why chilli peppers burn your mouth, How some people can SMELL sickness, When you need the loo, And why words CAN actually hurt you! Learn about the 32 senses that evolved before even the dinosaurs with this book written by award-winning science writer Emma Young and brought to life with vivid and quirky illustrations by John Devolle.

How do we make our bodies move? Where do all of our amazing ideas come from? How many brains does an octopus really have? Take a peek inside your head and discover all of the incredible things that your brain can do!

What is an atom? Where did they come from? Were dinosaurs made of atoms too? Atoms is the perfect picturebook to introduce little minds to big ideas-from atomic theory to the Big Bang and the fact that you, your dog and everyone you know are all made up of these tiny particles!

The perfect picturebook to introduce little minds to big ideas! Why do grown-ups always tell you to wash your hands? Why How are antibodies like superheroes? Why Should you eat that old sausage you found in a coat pocket from last winter? Why Prepare to go on a journey through the mindboggling, yucky world of germs!