Books by Anne Rooney
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Antibiotics! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without…)
by Anne Rooney
If antibiotics had not been discovered, would you be alive today?
This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.
Nowadays we can treat all sorts of nasty injuries and illnesses, but it certainly wasn't so straightforward hundreds of years ago. In this title from the fantastic new You Wouldn't Want to Live Without series, you'll learn all about the bizarre and gruesome ways that people used to combat infection: from maggots, to leeches, to moss! As you discover how bacteria work in your body, learn handy hints on how to survive throughout the ages, and discover how medicine is used in the present day, you'll soon see why you really, really, wouldn't want to live without antibiotics!
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Volcano (DK Experience)
by Anne Rooney
Describes the causes and aftermath of volcanoes throughout history, including Pompeii, St-Pierre, and Krakatau.
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Visual Timelines: Life on Earth: From the First Cells to the Modern World (Visual Timelines, 2)
by Anne Rooney
Written by award-winning author Anne Rooney, this highly visual full-color hardback by is a thrilling ride through the history of life itself, from the evolution of the very first cells to the conquest of the ocean, land, and air.
Packed with beautiful illustrations, this accessible guide uses timelines to help children understand the history of our planet in context. Each timeline picks out the major events of the era chronologically, creating a great way for children to reinforce their understanding of science, history and geography.
Includes:
. The origin of life
. Life on land
. The rise of dinosaurs
. Human evolution
Young readers can find out how this true-life tale lead to the extraordinary diversity of species in the modern world.
An illuminating read for young people aged 8+.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Visual Timelines series introduces children to the history of human and scientific development, using engaging, richly illustrated timelines to pick out major events and put them in context.
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Explore It: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
by Anne Rooney
From explosive volcanoes to literally earthshaking temblors, Explore It: Earthquakes and Volcanoes is filled with the wonders of the forces that shape our planet. Young readers uncover the mysteries of these awesome natural phenomena through Anne Rooney’s exciting text and the fun interactive touches. It’s all here, from the biggest natural disasters in history, to what causes these catastrophes, to how scientists are working to predict them.
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A Year in My Life
by Anne Rooney, YOU
A kids' journal quite unlike any other, A Year in My Life is beautifully illustrated and invites children to record a year of their life by filling in the 365 quirky drawing and writing activities--one for every day of the year. Activities are fun, quick--so no excuse to miss any days!--and imaginatively offbeat, so journalers might be invited to "Draw a scene that happened today, but give the people animal heads" or "Write down every feeling you remember feeling today" or simply just "Sum up today in a single word." At the end of the 365 days, they'll have an amusing, creative, and offbeat record of a year in their life to treasure in years to come.
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Layer by Layer: Under the Sea
by Anne Rooney
Layer by Layer: Under the Sea explores the natural treasures hidden beneath the waves: fierce sharks, colorful fish, scuttling crustaceans, and other creatures that call the ocean home. Six interactive layered scenes with atmospheric sounds show a variety of ocean animals, with multiple layers for readers to peel away. As each layer is revealed, kids can follow the movements of the animals through the transforming scenes. On the final layer, a surprise 3-D pop-up completes the scene. Young ocean explorers will be thrilled by the sense of adventure gained by viewing the scenes as they transform on the page.
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Layer by Layer: Into the Wild
by Anne Rooney
Unravel each layer of the wilderness and discover the creatures that are at home in the foothills, beneath the jungle canopy, on the scrubland, under the waves, across the savannah, and deep in the forest. Layer by Layer: Into the Wild features six natural habitats presented in a unique interactive format, with multiple layers for readers to peel back so they can follow the progress of the animals through the changing scenes. Along the way, kids will encounter 3-D pop-ups hidden under the layers, hear authentic animal sounds, and learn quick facts about how the animals survive in the wild. The layered scenes provide a sense of exploration for curious readers who are ready to uncover the amazing creatures that lie in wait.
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Layer by Layer: Discovering Dinosaurs
by Anne Rooney
Using an innovative format, Layer by Layer: Discovering Dinosaurs presents young readers with six interactive scenes depicting prehistoric creatures in natural settings with atmospheric sound recordings. Each spread includes several layers for readers to peel back so they can follow the movements of the dinosaurs through the transforming scenes and answer questions about the animals' actions. Under the final layer of each scene, kids will be greeted by a surprise 3-D pop-up that concludes the narrative. The layered views provide an exciting sense of exploration for curious kids who are ready to uncover the fascinating beasts of the Mesozoic era.
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Stars and Planets Handbook: What's out there?
by Anne Rooney
This bright, bold handbook will answer kids most popular questions on just how our solar system works. With fake tabs on the cover and color co-ordinated sections, this is space made simple. What is a star? What are planets made of? Just how big is the universe - and how tiny are we? The amazing answers to these questions and more will be uncovered in the Stars and Planets Handbook, the perfect guide for star-spotters everywhere.
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Pirates: Dead Men's Tales: Incredible Facts, Maps and True Stories about Life on the High Seas
by Anne Rooney
Ahoy, there! Get set for a thrilling voyage as you explore pirates throughout history and across the globe.
Who were the real pirates of the Caribbean—and beyond? Find out! Pirates: Dead Men’s Tales brings us face to face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas. Travel from North Africa to the China Seas to meet the notorious Blackbeard, the fearsome Barbarossa brothers, and the women pirates Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Zheng Shi. With five sumptuous maps, themed spreads, and true tales of a pirate’s daily life, this book takes you on an epic adventure.
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Lonely Planet Kids Dinosaur Atlas 1 (Creature Atlas)
by Anne Rooney
Travel back in time over 200 million years to lost prehistoric lands and the dinosaurs that roamed them with Lonely Planet Kids' Dinosaur Atlas. Kids can unfold maps and lift the flaps to reveal amazing facts and illustrations about how they lived and where they were discovered. They'll also learn about famous paleontologists and measure themselves against life-size bones, teeth and claws.
From giant sauropods and horned dinosaurs, to duckbills and ferocious theropods, kids will discover how the dinosaurs evolved, what they looked like and how they hunted. Plus, we've included the latest finds and most up-to-date theories.
Created in consultation with Dr David Button, a dinosaur expert at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and featuring iconic illustrations by James Gilleard.
About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humor and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place-inspiring children at home and in school.
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Lonely Planet Kids Animal Atlas 1 (Creature Atlas)
by Anne Rooney
Explore the animal kingdom like never before with the Animal Atlas from Lonely Planet Kids. Unfold maps to reveal animals from every continent and lift the flaps to see their unique environments and habitats.
Discover a world of animal facts, life-size photos and creature features-from a bear's paw and a baby turtle to an anteater's tongue and a goliath birdeater, the world's heaviest spider. EEK! All drawn to scale so you can measure yourself against them.
You'll find animals living on freezing ice caps, high on snowy mountain peaks, in parched deserts and down in the dark depths of the ocean. They fly through the air, crawl among trees, burrow into the earth, plunge through the seas, and prowl the forests-and range from the tiniest of insects too small to see without a magnifying glass to the blue whale, which is longer than three buses!
The book is divided into seven sections: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Oceania & Antarctica-each with a map of the major environments as well as illustrated and photographic depictions of some of the animals living there.
Are you ready for this round-the-world animal adventure?
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids-an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet-published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: Welcome to Camelot
by Anne Rooney
Open up this stunning volume, with its bejeweled cover, and enter the magical world of Camelot. Inside, the wizard Merlin recounts the story of King Arthur, from his birth to his fatal fight with his archenemy Mordred, and each spread deals with an important episode in Arthur’s life: drawing the sword from the stone; the creation of the Knights of the Round Table; Guinevere’s arrival, and more. Special interactive features throughout—including a pull-out guide to Camelot, love letters from the queen to Lancelot, a lenticular grail, pull-tabs that transform a king into a duke, large flaps, and a board game at the end—add to the richness, wonder, and romance of this remarkable medieval tale.
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STEM Challenge: Minecraft Build a City (Independent and Unofficial) : A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Your Own City, Packed with Amazing STEM Facts to Inspire You!
by Anne Rooney
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The Story of Maps
by Anne Rooney
The story of maps marks the progress of the human race as men and women moved from purely local concerns to exploring the wider world about them. This book is full of wonderful pictorial maps which go right up to modern times, including the Mappa Mundi (c.1285) from Hereford Cathedral, a medieval European map of the world with Jerusalem at its centre, and the Tempus Orbis Terrarum, created in Antwerp by Abraham Ortelius for what is recognized as the first modern atlas.
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STEM Challenge: Minecraft Build a Theme Park (Independent and Unofficial) : A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Theme Park, Packed with Amazing STEM Facts to Inspire You!
by Anne Rooney
What's More Fun Than A Theme Park? And Now Kids Can Build One Of Their Very Own, Using The Popular Game Of Minecraft. They'll Learn How Much Space Is Needed For Each Ride And How Gravity And Friction Affect The Speed Of Their Roller Coaster. The Fantastic Finished Park Will Include Multiple Attractions Such As A Ferris Wheel And Water Slide, Ticket Booths, Paving, And A Fence Around The Perimeter.
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Extreme Machines: The Fastest, Weirdest, Strongest Machines on Earth! (Y)
by Anne Rooney
Whether on land, in the air, at sea, or in space, these are the most EXTREME machines ever invented!
Fastest. Biggest. Weirdest. From ultra-luxurious motorhomes and mining giants to gigantic spaceship-carrying transporters and the Large Hadron Collider, this eye-popping book features everything young readers want to know about the most amazing machines on the planet! With bite-size fact panels and incredible action photography of such contraptions as the powerful road train and big diggers, Extreme Machines is guaranteed to keep gadget-mad kids spellbound.
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621 Super Weird Facts to Boggle Your Brain
by Clare Hibbert, Adam Phillips, Anne Rooney, Ben Hubbard, William Potter, Marc Powell, Helen Otway
Children can explore the fascinating world of the weird and wonderful in this ultimate fact book, containing over 621 facts and hilarious illustrations.
This treasure trove of trivia includes most astonishing, most intriguing, and most flummoxing facts you can possibly imagine. With clear, engaging text and hilarious illustrations, children can explore topics from science to sports, hobbies to history, and animals to appetites, helping them learn about the world around them in an accessible and engaging way.
Discover:
* Whether hot or cold water freezes faster?
* Which creature has a hundred eyes?
* What is a jellyfish made of?
* How did Vikings celebrate success in battle?
Brimming with trivia that kids will love to share, it's perfect for readers aged 7+.
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77 Awesome Chemistry Facts Every Kid Should Know!
by Anne Rooney
Written by award-winning science writer Anne Rooney, this mind-expanding guide to chemistry is guaranteed to get a reaction, brought to life by dynamic, full-color illustrations!
From learning how fireworks sparkle to the chemical makeup of planets, this collection of jaw-dropping facts allow readers to see subjects such as chemical reactions, atoms, and the periodic table in an entirely new light. Each new concept is kicked off with a surprising fact - and then we take readers behind the scenes to discover the science secrets behind that particular phenomenon, with eye-catching diagrams and fact boxes.
Did you know that...
* Adding salt to water makes it shrink
* On some planets, it rains diamonds
* Steel is more elastic than a rubber band
Supporting STEM learning, these surprising facts are a perfect entryway into learning important chemistry concepts that kids will love sharing with family and friends. Perfect for kids aged 8+.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Know Your Science! series presents extraordinary and mind-boggling science facts that kids will love, and the scientific explanations behind them, brought to life with vibrant diagrams and illustrations.
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The Magnificent Book of Microscopic Creatures
by Anne Rooney
Learn about a host of magnificently microscopic creatures in the latest entry from this bestselling series. Ideal for 8- to 12-year-olds with a love of science.
Take a journey through the microscopic world to encounter the weird and wonderful creatures that live there.
Each of the 36 double-page spreads showcases its own curious creature, with a large, stunning and scientifically accurate illustration bringing each one to life while highlighting the fascinating features of every animal. The artwork is complemented by a series of illuminating facts designed to engage curious microbiologists-in-the-making.
Children can meet a crustacean that lives between sand grains, a tiny mite that burrows into your eyelashes, and a mini scorpion smaller than a pea. Armed with a newfound knowledge of this extraordinary microscopic world, they will find out how the tardigrade can survive in space, why the female sheep tick rapidly balloons in size, and how the scabies mite brought with it a deadly disease.
With striking visuals, intriguing facts, and full-color, poster-sized illustrations, this is the ideal reference for all the family.
36 MICROSCOPIC CREATURES: Learn about dozens of microscopic creatures, from the beautifully colored springtail to the spider mite with red, velvety fur.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: Vibrant, detailed images bring these incredible creatures to life.
FASCINATING FACTS: Includes hundreds of fascinating facts in an easy-to-read format that will introduce budding scientists to the wonders of the microscopic world.
COLLECT THE SERIES: More beautifully illustrated compendiums for all ages include The Magnificent Book of Butterflies and Moths, The Magnificent Book of Prehistoric Beasts, The Magnificent Book of Sharks, and The Magnificent Book of Creatures of the Abyss.
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True Or False? Mind-Blowing 128-Page Fact Book and 52 Fun Game Cards
by Anne Rooney, Lucy Doncaster
Can you tell a fact from a fake? Challenge yourself, your friends, and your family to a hilarious game of true-or-false!
This full-color book-and-card set is packed with extraordinary true facts and scandalous lies. Can you tell which is which? The answers are sure to surprise you!
Gather your friends or family, then pick a card at random to read out. Or choose a set of facts from the book to share with your loved ones. Our facts (and fibs) draw on a wide range of topics. They're guaranteed to surprise and amaze, to provoke laughter, and to start conversations!
Grab this game to pep up a party to make long journeys fly by or to brighten up a rainy day. It's a great way to bond over shared laughter and screen-free time-and you're sure to learn lots about each other along the way!
Includes:
* A set of 50 cards
* A 128 page illustrated book
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Weird and Wonderful Dinosaur Facts
by Anne Rooney
Young readers can discover absolutely WILD facts about dinosaurs and the incredible science behind them in this mind-expanding, full-color book, written by award-winning author Anne Rooney.
Did you know that T. rex didn't actually roar? Or that Velociraptor had a wishbone-just like a chicken? Or that savage raptors were fussy about their nails?
This book will reveal weird and wonderful facts about dinosaurs and dive deep into the underlying science, covering evolution, habitats, ecology and much more. These surprising facts allow readers to Explore the incredible diversity of the dinosaur kingdom and learn to look at the prehistoric world in a whole NEW way!
Beautifully presented with gold foil cover accents and full-color illustrations, this smart and humorous sideways look at the prehistoric world will spark enthusiasm in any curious young reader aged 8+.
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Weird and Wonderful Animal Facts
by Anne Rooney
Young readers can discover absolutely WILD facts about animals and the incredible science behind them in this mind-expanding book, written by award-winning author Anne Rooney.
Did you know that snails have teeth? Or that starfish can grow new arms? Or that puffins glow in ultraviolet light?
This book will reveal weird and wonderful facts about animals and dive deep into the underlying science, covering evolution, habitats, ecology and much more. These surprising facts allow readers to explore the incredible diversity of the animal kingdom and look at the natural world in a whole NEW way!
Beautifully presented with gold foil cover accents and full-color illustrations, this smart and humorous sideways look at the amazing world of animals will spark enthusiasm in any curious young reader aged 8+.
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