從地面上到地底下──在本書中可以身歷其境地接觸20多名來自不同棲息地的居民！我們為什麼要欣賞蚯蚓？環尾狐猴想告訴我們什麼？是什麼讓非洲塞倫蓋提(Serengeti)的牛羚穿越鱷魚出沒的水域？與紅蟹一起漫遊聖誕島，小心袋鼠強而有力的拳腳，跟白掌長臂猿一起在樹梢上盪鞦韆！從寒冷的山區到乾旱的沙漠，從茂密的森林到廣闊的草原，一起體驗壯觀的陸地動物世界吧！Adventures with Land Animals is an immersive encounter with more than 20 residents of diverse habitats on ― and below! ― the ground. Why should you appreciate the earthworm? What's the ring-tailed lemur trying to say? What makes the Serengeti wildebeest cross crocodile-infested waters? Roam Christmas Island with the red crab. Stay clear of the kangaroo's powerful kick. And swing in the treetops with the white-handed gibbon! From icy mountains to arid deserts, and from dense forests to open grasslands, experience the spectacular world of land animals as never before!
《材料歷險記》身臨其境的接觸超過15種纖維、礦物、樹脂和金屬，這些材料在日常和專業被廣泛應用。天然材料和合成材料有什麼區別？琥珀如何捕捉史前生命的片段？為什麼棉花是世界上最重要的作物之一？用桑蠶紡製一些精美織品。成為魔術師的學徒，並見證鎵的迷人特性。從設計和美術到建築和施工，從科學實驗室到你的家中，以前所未有的方式欣賞材料的驚人用途！*本書擴增實境(AR)互動功能，需依書中說明下載APP(Snap Learn)後使用。Adventures with Materials is an immersive encounter with more than 15 fibres, minerals, resins and metals that have a wide range of everyday and specialist applications. What's the difference between natural and synthetic materials? How does amber capture a slice of prehistoric life? Why is cotton one of the world's most important crops? Spin some fine fabric with the mulberry silkworm. Become an illusionist's apprentice. And witness the mesmerising properties of gallium. From design and the fine arts to building and construction, and from the science lab to your home, appreciate the astonishing uses of materials as never before!
"Readers will learn the differences between living and nonliving. The book explores how living things move, use their senses, eat and breathe, as well as how objects can be made from nonliving materia
"Which materials conduct electricity? Why are saucepans made of metal? Why are wires covered with plastic? Read 'Conductors and Insulators' to find out! Learn about circuits, how electricity is conduc
"Readers will learn how we feel hot and cold, why things melt and freeze, and how people measure and use temperature. Each book in the 'My World of Science' series explains science that you see in the
A revision of the 2006 edition, this two-volume set is a comprehensive guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social, and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences.
