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QI: The Book of Animal Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, published by Faber and Faber (October 4, 2007)

This book is fantastic, full of fun and interesting facts on all sorts of animals – did you know that cats have an evil plan to take over the world and that if you turn a shark upside down it will go into a trance – read about fleas and flies and frogs, jellyfish, cicadas and catfish and lots more. Good to read to younger children or aimed at the reading level of older primary children.

The Big Picture Book of Environments by John Long published by Allen & Unwin June 2008.

Wow! this book has lots of stuff in it – its going to take me a while to look at this. Its even go Polar bears and dinosaurs.

[quote from my 5 year old boy]

This is a marvelous glossy hardcover book full of interesting facts – big pictures and text suitable for primary readers and buddy scientists. Its a good overview of the history of the earth – starting off with 4 billion years ago and the beginning of the earth – coming up to dinosaurs and the beginning of human evolution. Then it looks at the present and the different environments on the planet – the earths atmosphere and the types of plants and animals that live in the different climate zones on the earth and in the water. Then the last section is the earths future and global warming. This is a terrific book of facts and images – well structured and easy to read.

Human Body: An Interactive Guide to the Inner Workings of the Body (Discoverology Series) by Steve Parker published by Barrons Educational Series and Allen and Unwin (March 1, 2008)

This is a picture pop up/flap book with interactive elements to help children learn about how the human body works. My daughter recently took it to school to help with her project on how hair grows and she and her friends were very impressed. There is a very impressive pop up of the skull and brain, and another one of the heart and circulation system, there are flaps and flip ups of the lungs moving and hair growing. It also goes under the microscope with some images of germs and cells and glands. Altogether an excellent book for primary children and budding science buffs.

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