Overview

What makes a boat move? How do you steer it? What keeps it afloat? What do you make it from? This series looks at how things work such as how a plane can fly or a boat can float through the comical endeavours of an inventor who tries to replicate what he sees without knowing the science, with hilarious results. We discover what went wrong and why through the scientific explanations that follow each attempt, making tricky concepts accessible and entertaining in equal measure. Perfectly pitched for children 7+ Books in the series: I Bet I Can ...Fly A Plane; Sail a Boat; Build A Bridge; Dig a Tunnel; Design a Rollercoaster; Build a Skyscraper

Full Product Details

Author:   Tom Jackson ,  Pipi Sposito
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:   Wayland
Dimensions:   Width: 24.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9781526325532

ISBN 10:   1526325535
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   13 June 2024
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1: A world of water 2: Material matters 3: What went wrong? & How it works? 4: I hope it floats 5: What went wrong & How does it work? 6: Get in shape! 7: What went wrong? & How does it work? 8: Watch out for wind ... 9: What went wrong? & How does it work? 10: Steer ahead! 11: What went wrong & how does it work? 12: I'm sailing! 13: Other kinds of watercraft 14: How do I become a boat builder?

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Tom Jackson (Author) Tom Jackson has been a writer for 20 years. He has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. Tom gets to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, his specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating these kinds of facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rain forest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic. Pipi Sposito (Illustrator) Pipi was born in Buenos Aires in the fabulous 60's and has always drawn. As a little child, he used to make plasticine figures too. He took them along to school as a hobby and at the age of 19 he found out he could earn a living by drawing. Pipi started designing humor magazines and was surrounded by the original drawings of many experimented artists. At the same time, he was encouraged to publish his own works. His curiosity lead him from then onwards. Pipi's drawings are usually funny and expressive. He develops cartoons and children's illustration in different artistic styles, and also 3D figures and puppets. He does some caricaturing as well, and he has done character design for animation, key animation and layouts. Pipi listens to music when he works. He loves Zappa, Bowie, Queen and he is fond of Progressive Rock.

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