Author(s): Alex Woolf; David Antram (Illustrator)

Picture Books

You Wouldn't Want to Live Without.

It's hard to imagine what life would be like today without the inventions and natural phenomena we take for granted, from the bees that pollinate our crops to the numbers that allow us to calculate and build computers. Combining history with science, these titles explore how animals, abstract concepts, and even boogers have transformed the world!

Bees: The 'killer bee' species was created in Brazil in 1956 by the crossbreeding of African and European bees.

• Full-color cartoon-style illustrations that make the books fun and attractive to reluctant readers
• A simple timeline providing an easily understood history of the subject
• Top Tips offer helpful advice on what you should or shouldn't do in a tricky situation
• How It Works callouts explain the science behind the technology
• You Can Do It! callouts describe a simple, safe experiment, or an action you can take to help make the world a better place
• A helpful glossary and index in each book