Kuo Kang Chen – illustratör

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What makes the wind blow? How can rain sometimes be red? Why are tornadoes like vacuum cleaners? You'll find out the answers and lots more about weird and wonderful weather in this fascinating book. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.Chapters in this book include:- Rain or shine- What is weather?- Water on the move- Clouding over- Icy crystals- Electric skies- Great balls of ice- Wild wind- Terrible twisters- Weather scientists- Animal magic- Hot and cold- Weird weather- Heating up?

What is the Sun made of? How did astronauts get to the Moon and what did they find there? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to space. Includes vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, and easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert.Chapters in this book include:- The night sky- Out in space- The Sun- Earth and Sun- Nearby planets- Faraway planets- The Moon- A rocky desert- Moon missions- Vanishing trick- Stars- Star groups- Shooting stars- Space watch

This book contains the following Usborne titles: Illustrated Dictionary of Biology, Illustrated Dictionary of Physics and Illustrated Dictionary of Chemistry. An essential and great value home or school reference book for SAT and GCSE students. Organised in three sections, each covering the key aspects of the curriculum for physics, biology and chemistry, and including charts, tables and lists of important information. Key concepts and basic ideas are clearly explained with simple text and colourful pictures and diagrams. Includes internet links to educational websites for further learning.