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100 Paper Spaceships to fold and fly
$19.95
Children can put their flying skills to the test with this chunky pad of brightly patterned spaceships. Each tear-out, patterned paper sheet can be folded, origami-style, into a flying spacecraft by following the step-by-step instructions included.
Astronomy: Sky Country
$34.95
What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people are the oldest scientists in human history.
Many Indigenous people regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines are interwoven into deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral in knowledges of time, food availability and ceremony.
In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.
Biology Ponderables
$39.95
Here is the essential guide to biology, an authoritative reference book and fold out timeline that examines how we have uncovered the secrets of lifethe most complex process in the Universe.
From the workings of molecules to the way entire oceans or continents of lifeforms interact, biology seeks to understand how it is that something can be alive, how it fends off death and how it leaves more life in its wake.
We follow the journey through the history of life science to find out why the dolphin got its name (it is the womb fish), how a seven-foot strand of DNA is able to build your body, and what gives a lobster its blue blood. The great names, such as Darwin and Linnaeus, are joined by lesser known discoverers, such as Karl von Frisch who discovered that bees dance and Jan Baptist van Helmont who found a plant uses air and water to grow. Biology today is still very much a live science, finding a purpose in robot design and helping us to understand non-living complex systems like the Internet. Biology has changed the way we understand ourselves. What will it tell us next?
Build your own Space Museum
$34.95
Welcome to the Space Museum where you can see amazing objects from across the Solar System and beyond! While you explore, can you help finish off the exhibits to reveal the wonders of the universe?
Get creative and become a space expert with this hands-on STEAM title. Build five stunning pop-ups, including the giant planet Saturn, the famous International Space Station, and NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Charlie Walked on the Moon
$24.95
An amazing true-life cosmic adventure!
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on the Moon?
Leave Earth behind. Fly through outer space. Feel the exhilaration of exploring another world. Experience the thrill of adventure and the dangers of space flight, from mission launch, to final splashdown.
Join Charlie duke on his amazing adventure to the moon.
Dark Sparklers
$39.95
Bill Yidumduma Harney is Senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wardaman community west of Katherine N.T. He is well-known through his 1996 book Born Under the Paperbark Tree, and the 2002 SBS film of his family and land, the Menngen White Cockatoo Country. The rock art of this area is famous for striped figures of the Lightning Brothers and other Spiritual Ancestors; and his tourist ventures give large numbers of people the chance to see these Dreaming of his people.
Stockman, land rights pioneer, story-teller par excellence and original painter, this custodian of sites as well as stories has always talked of the moon and stars On Top. In 1998 he asked Dr Hugh Cairns if he would write a book with him on his astronomy... Dark Sparklers is the result, and above all is an intriguing insight into a rather amazing modern Aboriginal Elder who has a cosmic view of life within his earthy realism.
Day and Night First Words
$14.95
From baby's tummy time to toddlers first words, this little book grows with your child. A great companion for daily routines from morning to night.
Made from recycled materials and printed with vegetable inks.
Recommended for ages 0+
Dish Notebook
$14.95
Add a touch of personality to this Parkes Radio Telescope A5, 80 page spiral-bound notebook ready for use at home, school or the office.
Dish Package - The movie 'The Dish' & The Dish Book
$39.95
This package consists of "The Dish Book" and "The Dish DVD". If bought seperate the cost is $44.95. Buying this unique purchase as a " Dish Package" saves you $5.00 and makes a beautiful gift.
DK Findout Earth
$19.95
Earth
Have you ever wanted to know which is the tallest mountain on Earth? Or which continent is the largest?
Dk Findout! Earth is packed with surprising facts and amazing pictures. It's a fascinating book filled with big ideas.
Doodle It & Go Erasable Book
$24.95
Perfect for car rides, playdates, long wait in lines, travels and more!
- Lies flat
- Flexible and firm
- Water resistant
- Tactile trim
- Easy wipe
- Reusable
- Mess Free
- Sustainable
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe
$29.95
Going boldly forth as a pioneer in the fledgling field of space archaeology, Dr Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) turns the common perception of archaeology as an exploration of the ancient on its head. Her captivating inquiry into the most modern and daring of technologies spanning some 60 years — a mere speck in cosmic terms — takes the reader on a journey which captures the relics of space forays and uncovers the cultural value of detritus all too readily dismissed as junk.
In this book, she takes a physical journey through the solar system and beyond, and a conceptual journey into human interactions with space. Her tools are artefacts, historical explorations, the occasional cocktail recipe, and the archaeologist's eye applied not only to the past, but the present and future as well.
Erudite and playful, Dr Space Junk reveals that space is not as empty as we might think. And that by looking up and studying space artefacts, we learn an awful lot about our own culture on earth. She makes us realise that objects from the past — the material culture produced by the Space Age and beyond — are so significant to us now because they remind us of what we might want to hold onto into the future.
Eclipse Chasers
$34.95
Eclipse Chasers is a guide to past and future Australian total solar eclipses, exploring historical and cultural knowledge, as well as featuring five upcoming eclipses that will be visible in Australia.
The science of eclipses is explained, as well as how to prepare for an eclipse and view it safely. For upcoming eclipses the best locations to view each one are revealed, alongside tips for taking photographs.
The book also reveals untold stories of how past Australian astronomers observed the total eclipses that have occurred since European settlement, and how these eclipses were celebrated in popular culture, poetry and art. It explores the great significance of solar eclipses for First Nations peoples, and their observations and cultural meanings.
Eclipse Chasers showcases the drama and beauty of total solar eclipses and is essential for anyone fascinated by these amazing events.
Einstein's Telescope
$29.95
Astronomers have long known that the Universe is expanding, but everything they could see indicated that gravity should be slowing this spread. Instead, it appears that the Universe is accelerating its expansion and that something stronger than gravity --dark energy -- is at work. In Einstein's Telescope Evalyn Gates, a University of Chicago astrophysicist, transports us to the edge of contemporary science to explore the revolutionary tool that unlocks the secrets of these little-understood cosmic constituents. Based on Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or "Einstein's Telescope," is enabling new discoveries that are taking us toward the next revolution in scientific thinking -- one that may change forever our notions of where the Universe came from and where it is going.
Emu Dreaming by Ray Norris
$19.95
This book gives you an easy-to-read introduction to what we know about Aboriginal Astronomy, and the current state of research into this area.
Each of the 400 different Aboriginal cultures in Australia has a distinct mythology, ceremonies, and art forms, some of which have a strong astronomical component. Many share common traditions such as the “emu in the sky” constellation of dark clouds, and stories about the Sun, Moon, Orion, and the Pleiades. Several use the rising and setting of particular stars to indicate the time to harvest a food source, and some link the Sun and Moon to tides, and even explain eclipses as a conjunction of the Sun and Moon.
Thse traditions reveal a depth and complexity of Aboriginal cultures which are not widely appreciated by outsiders. This book explores the wonderful mystical Aboriginal astronomical stories and traditions, and the way in which these are used for practical applications such as navigation and harvesting. It also describes the journey of exploration which is opening Western eyes to this treasury of ancient Aboriginal knowledge.
It's written by Prof. Ray Norris (an astrophysicist with CSIRO, and an Adjunct Professor at the Dept. of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University), and his wife Cilla. They have spent the last five years studying Aboriginal Astronomy.
Their research has included:
- uncovering little-known academic manuscripts,
- visiting Aboriginal sites throughout Australia, including the Sydney rock-art,
- spending time with the Yolngu communities in Arnhem Land.
Eureka
$54.95
The common language of genius: Eureka! While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. The word "eureka!", attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, has come to express that universal moment of joy, wonder-and even shock-at discovering something entirely new. In this collection of twelve scientific stories, Leslie Alan Horvitz describes the drama of sudden insight as experienced by a dozen distinct personalities, detailing discoveries both well known and obscure. From Darwin, Einstein, and the team of Watson and Crick to such lesser known luminaries as fractal creator Mandelbrot and periodic table mastermind Dmitri Medellev, Eureka! perfectly illustrates Louis Pasteur's quip that chance favors the prepared mind. The book also describes how amateur scientist Joseph Priestley stumbled onto the existence of oxygen in the eighteenth century and how television pioneer Philo Farnsworth developed his idea for a TV screen while plowing his family's Idaho farm.
Explore the Solar System
$19.95
Discover fun facts as you lift over 50 flaps on an incredible illustrated journey into space!
First Sticker Book Space (Usborne)
$19.95
Strap yourself in for a rocket-fuelled adventure into the world of space. Use the stickers in this book to bring each amazing scene to life.
Fred Watson - Star-Craving Mad
$24.95
Now you can join Australia's best-known astronomer, Fred Watson, on a unique tour to unravel the mysteries of space and time. Take in primitive observatories in ancient Peru and the world's largest atom-smasher in modern-day Switzerland. See Pluto demoted from planetary status. Go behind headlines to find the truth about the Transit of Venus and the Higgs Boson. Meet some of science's most colourful characters.In this light-hearted, informative and engaging book, Fred travels to some of those far-flung destinations as he weaves the epic story of humankind's growing understanding of the Universe. It's a grand adventure and the Professor is a witty, funny and knowledgeable companion. Come along on a journey that is sure to take you out of this world...
How to be a Space Explorer
$29.95
Buckle up! How to be a Space Explorer is a practical manual for all aspiring astronauts, packed with jaw-dropping stories from real-life space exploration. Learn how to navigate black holes, slingshot around Jupiter and survive the freezing depths of space. This book will blast you into the stratosphere, so strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.
Incredible But True Space
$29.95
The universe is huge and includes everything in space, from large stars and galaxies to tiny pieces of dust. Learn all about the wonders of space in Incredible but True: Space!
How hot is the sun?
Which planet rotates on its side?
Why does Saturn have rings?
Uncover the mysteries of space, from stars and planets to space travel. Explore the International Space Station, meet the Curiosity rover as it tours Mars, and learn how to observe the night sky in this fun and educational book!
Learning Kids Maths - Level 1
$6.95
A book to discover the child's analytical thinking power.
'Learning Kids Maths' is book that enables the young children to learn and enjoy the world of numbers. Our book has a rich content of number activities; addition, subtraction, multiplication and grouping activity questions and time activities. enjoy solving, writing and tracing! Have fun!
Learning Kids Maths - Level 2
$6.95
A book to discover the child's analytical thinking power.
'Learning Kids Maths' is a book that enables the young children to learn and enjoy the world of numbers. Our book has a rich content of number activities; addition, subtraction, multiplication and grouping activity questions and time activities. Enjoy solving, writing and tracing! Have fun!
Learning Kids Science - Level 2
$6.95
A book to discover the child's analytical thinking power.
'Learning Kids Science' is a series for kids. Each book of our series covers the essentials that a kid should learn about the subject. We have used student- friendly language and colourful illustrations to make learning enjoyable for kids. So, grab the series and make your child learn about Science.
Learning Kids Science Book - Level 1
$6.95
A book to discover the child's analytical thinking power.
'Learning Kids Science' is a series for kids. each book of our series covers the essentials that a kid should learn about the subject. We have used student-friendly language and colourful illustrations to make learning enjoyable for kids. So, grab the series and make your child learn about science.
Little Leonardo's MakerLab Space
$24.95
A collection of simple hands-on activities for young readers. Activities range from building a simple model to illustrate the vast scope of our solar system to a demonstration of the speed of light. These activities are designed to engage both the readers' hands and minds, which helps them better understand and retain the knowledge gained from the activities.
My First Color-By-Sticker Book
$19.95
Designed for young children, this activity book features 14 simple pictures to complete with large stickers. Kids place numbered stickers on matching numbers in each outer scene, bringing to life an astronaut, a splashdown landing, our solar system, and more!
- Simple sticker art projects are perfect for little hands
- Sturdy card stock pages
- All the pages are perforated for easy removal
Noisy Rhymes - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
$19.95
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Shining brightly in the sky!
On the turn of each page, press the button and sing along with all your new friends!
Recommended for 3+
On the Moon
$19.95
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to the Moon? This beautifully illustrated picture book will take you on a journey to find out. You can fly into outer space, walk on the Moon and take a look at our world from a very, very long way away.
Outer Space Activity Book
$14.95
Blast off for OUTER SPACE!
Children will have hours of far-out fun with this activity book. It's filled with mazes, word searches, colouring pages, and more!
Featuring 64 full colour pages on high-quality paper.
With over 50 activities -Mases, matching games, sudoku, word searches, far-out facts, word scrambles, and more!
Peep Inside Space
$19.95
If you peep into the night sky and see the Moon and twinkling stars, you're peeping right out into space! Find out what else is out there in this little book.
Scratch and Sketch Outer Space Activity Book
$24.95
Scratch and Sketch across the stars! Learn why the Moon shines, what the Sun is made up of, and what happens during an eclipse. Meet the planets that make up the solar system. Follow the life cycle of a star. Glimpse the mysterious black hole at the center of our galaxy. And check out incredible things that you can see for yourself in the night sky! Use the included stylus to uncover sparkles and colours as you trace and draw.
Scratch Book Contains:
- 10 black coated gold or silver glitter pages
- 10 black coated colourful swirl pages
- 20 outer space pages that take you on an epic space journey
- 20 extra pages for sketching and doodling
- Wooden stylus for drawing
See Inside the Universe Flap Book
$24.95
Suitable for curious young minds, this space book is packed with flaps to lift to reveal answers to some of the biggest questions in the universe. It helps them discover planets, stars and galaxies and explore intergalactic space.
Solar System Colouring Book
$14.95
Children will have hours of fun with this colouring book, filled with far-out art of our solar system! Sturdy colouring book features 35 pages of outer space colouring pictures, with bold, one-sided printing on high-quality paper.
Space - Magic Painting Book
$14.95
Watch stars, planets and spaceships burst magically into colour simply by dipping the brush into water and sweeping it gently over the black and white patterns within the pictures.
Space Discovery Sticker Activity Set
$14.95
Blast into space with this curious collection of out-of-this-world spacecrafts, shooting stars, and astronaut pals! The vast expanse of space stretches out across a four-panel foldout play scene. Fill the starry sky with planets, rockets, and asteroids from over 100 intergalactic stickers. On the reverse side, complete the scene and gear up the spacecraft for interstellar exploration.
The double-sized foldout measures 34 inches when opened and comes with over 100 repositionable stickers to decorate the front and back.
Not for children under 3 years.
Space Puzzles
$14.95
Venture to the far reaches of the galaxy with this collection of picture, word and number puzzles. Entertaining activities include cracking an alien code, finding routes through galaxy mazes, spot the difference and lots more. All the answers are at the back of the book.
Talking About Life
$54.95
Conversations on Astrobiology
With over 450 planets now known to exist beyond the Solar System, spacecraft heading for Mars, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, this timely book explores current ideas about the search for life in the Universe.
The Brain (Ponderables)
$39.95
The brain's cells are wired together with 100 trillion connections. That makes each and every human brain a contender as the most complex system in the universe, a system that endows us with an intellect that far outstripsthat of any other creature. However, there is one difficult question remaining: Are we intelligent enough to understand our own brains?Follow the journey as history's greatest brains, such as Avicenna, Thomas Willis, Charles Darwin, and Paul Broca, try to figure it out by linking the structure of the brain to its functions. How does the brain control the body, how does it make sense of our surroundings, and allow us to understand, empathise with and love other people (and their brains)? And how does it create that most mysterious feature of the universe-consciousness.* Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of neuroscience from the dawn of history to the present day.* Authoritative text, exciting imagery, and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way.* Biographies of great neuroscientists and a functional map of the brain boosts the contents for all readers.*A simple guide to neuroscience draws together current understanding to set out the basics of the field.* 100 Ponderables also contains a 24-page removable foldout concertina neatly housed at the back of the book. This fold-out concertina includes a 12-page Timeline History of the brain and a 12-page Guide to the nervous system.
The Legend of the Seven Sisters
$19.95
As you look up into the sky at night you can see many stars.
The Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area of Western Australia tell stories about the stars, explaining how the stars came to be where they are. Some stars are grouped together and have special names.
One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters. The Sisters were beautiful women who used to visit the earth and wander the land. This is the story of why they appear in their position in the night sky.
The Space Wonders of the Universe
$19.95
Discover the space wonders of the universe like you've never seen them before!
With beautiful and detailed illustrations by Jenny Wren, this book will both inform and amaze those longing to learn about the universe and all of its wonders.
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime
$44.95
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on an incredible journey through the night sky. Explore our solar system from the comfort of your cosy bedroom. Find out why the sky is blue. Fly around a black hole and peer inside! Learn why Jupiter has stripes
When astrophysicists Lisa Harvey-Smith isn't looking skyward, she is answering the smart questions of school kids. Her engaging storytelling in this colourfully illustrated book brings the night sky to life, giving amazing new perspectives to young explorers who are always asking, 'Why?'
Usborne - Pop-Up Space
$19.95
3, 2, 1, Blast OFF!
Get ready to leave Planet Earth and go on a journey through the solar system. Hold tight - your next stop, SPACE!
What is the Moon? Lift-the-flap board book
$19.95
Explore the magic and mystery of the moon, from why it changes shape and what makes it shine to how astronauts managed to land on it and what they found there. 50 years after the first Moon Landing, this delightful book makes a perfect introduction to the topic for a new generation.
When Galaxies Collide
$29.95
Why is the Milky Way blue? Why isn't a black hole dark? How many stars can you see with your naked eye?
Humans are the only known astronomers in the universe. When we look up at the night sky, we are linked to our ancestors. Away from city lights, we can see what generations of people before us have wondered at and weaved stories around.
But all that will change. The Andromeda Galaxy is rushing towards us at 400,000 kilometres an hour.
When Galaxies Collide will guide you to look at the night sky afresh. It peers 5.86 billion years into the future to consider the fate of Earth and its inhabitants. Will the solution be to live in space without a planet to call home? Will one of the other 100 billion planets spawn life?
Learn how to watch this space.
Where's Mr Astronaut?
$14.95
A delightful and funny introduction to space exploration for the very youngest of readers. A particularly charming new addition to the best-selling series that's so adored by parents and children alike.
Why is Uranus Upside down ?
$24.95
A highly entertaining and informative introduction to our planet and the universe we live in. Have you ever wondered what dark matter is or why galaxies collide? Or why the Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth? Space is really, really big, as Douglas Adams once pointed out, and there is no better guide to it than Fred Watson, astronomer to the stars. Fred Watson has taken the many, many questions that have been asked by listeners of his popular, long-running radio shows, and answered them in Why Is Uranus Upside Down? * How can you identify the constellations? * Does the Earth wobble? * Could you dump nuclear waste into the Sun? * What makes planets round? * Where's the nearest black hole? * Are there other universes? * Can we ever know everything? This highly entertaining and informative introduction to our planet and the Universe we live in is a must-read for enquiring minds of all ages.Information
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