Mike Goldsmith
1) Recycling
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Revised edtition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this clever guide, readers previously daunted by algebra, logic, algorithms, and all things math will discover they are better at it than they thought. This resource explores the math brain and demonstrates to readers that they use math skills all the time -- they just don't know it yet. Packed with math activities and puzzles.
6) Computer
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text provide a look at different types of computers, how they work, and how they are used.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 451
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 140 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this book Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in different contexts, covering the audible and inaudible, sound underground and underwater, acoustic and electric, and hearing in humans and animals. He also...
8) Space
Author
Publisher
Ripley Publishing, a Jim Pattison Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surveys facts and trivia covering topics including the solar system, black holes, astronauts, and aliens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
56 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to light and sound, discussing their identifying characteristics, color, darkness, shadows, electricity, sound waves, and human hearing. Includes quiz and parent & teacher notes.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 590
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
We live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are awash with waves of their own, and the Universe is filled by a vast spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, of which visible light is the narrowest sliver. Considering the main kinds of wave, their sources, effects, and uses, Mike Goldsmith discusses how...
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
249 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A visual reference book promising a new experience with each turn of the page. Throughout the book the viewpoint changes, shifting readers' perspective through a run of spreads, zooming in and zooming out, as well as going sideways, forward, and backward.
14) Science rocks!
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about science by putting it into action. Step by step instructions for science experiments that can be done with stuff found around the home.
