(World of Science Comics) Adventures with How Things Work (softcover)

Adventures with How Things Work is an immersive exploration of more than 15 scientific concepts and applications that make a difference to our lives. How do we see the world in so many colours? How does the polygraph show that you are telling a lie? Is blasting off to space really rocket science? Skydive with parachuters. Be transported by the cleverness of the escalator. And experience some cool science at work in your very own home. From everyday hacks to the technology that catches criminals, understand how things work as never before!

Sample Chapter(s)
Book sample — Truths or Lies?

Contents:

• CRIME DETECTION:
  • Truths or Lies?
  • Uniqueness at Your Fingertips
• NATURE'S DESIGNS:
  • Seeing the Light
  • Hidden Record of Life
  • Hexagons Everywhere!
• FORCES TO RECKON WITH:
  • Landing Softly
  • Take the Plunge
  • Push Down, Rise Up!
  • Is It Magic?
• EVERYDAY SCIENCE:
  • Moving Corridor
  • Not Just Gathering Dust
  • Some Like It Hot
  • A Self-Watering Pot?
  • Changing States
  • Why Do Cut Apples Turn Brown?
• QUIZ CHALLENGE:
  • So, How Much Do You Really Know About How Things Work?

Readership: 6-12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.