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Books by Jack Challoner






The Compact Guide
The Elements (Mixed media product)
by Jack Challoner
Paperback, Published 2020 by Andre Deutsch
ISBN-13: 978-0-233-00593-5, ISBN: 0-233-00593-5






The Atom
A Visual Tour (The MIT Press)
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2018 by The Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-03736-5, ISBN: 0-262-03736-X

"An accessible and engaging guide to the atom, the smallest, most fundamental constituent of matter.Until now, popular science has relegated the atom to a supporting role in defining the different chemical elements of the periodic table. In this book, Jack Challoner places the atom at center stage. The Atom investigates the quest to identify the smallest, most fundamental constituents of matter--and how that quest helps us to understand ..."






Maker Lab(Illustrated)
Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2018 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-1-4654-6887-1, ISBN: 1-4654-6887-0

"Twenty-five science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning.Projects focus on Earth and the environment, plants and animals, weather, water, and physics, bringing science learning home and into the backyard. Young scientists can build a wormery and learn about compost, crack rocks with water and learn about freezing and thawing, build and laun ..."






Maker Lab
28 Super Cool Projects: Build * Invent * Create * Discover
by Jack Challoner, Jack Andraka, Inc. Dorling Kindersley, Smithsonian Institution
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2016 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-1-4654-5135-4, ISBN: 1-4654-5135-8

"As seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden Supporting STEM education initiatives and the maker movement, the National Parenting Publication Award-winner Maker Lab includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun. Each step-by-step activity is appropriate for kids ages 8 12, and ranked easy, medium, or hard, with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only ..."






Tech Lab
Awesome Builds for Smart Makers (Maker Lab)
by Jack Challoner, Smithsonian Institution, Adam Brackenbury, Daksheeta Pattni
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2019 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-1-4654-8172-6, ISBN: 1-4654-8172-9

"This DK children's book for ages 11-14 is brimming with exciting, educational activities and projects that focus on electronics and technology.Keep your siblings out of your room with a brilliant bedroom alarm, power a propellor motorboat, make a thermoelectric phone charger, build a set of speakers, and construct a crane by following step-by-step instructions and using affordable equipment. Tech Lab will engage budding scientists and e ..."






STEM Lab
(Maker Lab)
by Jack Challoner, Smithsonian Institution
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2019 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-1-4654-7561-9, ISBN: 1-4654-7561-3

"From building a suspension bridge and crafting an automaton to making a guitar and creating a bubble tower, Smithsonian: STEM Lab is packed with activities that young readers can do at home to explore, discover, and understand the way the world works.How do boats stay afloat? How can seals stay warm in very cold temperatures? How can you make a ball levitate? With fun, hands-on projects and experiments, this book reveals how science, te ..."






Hands-On Science
Forces and Motion
by Maggie Hewson, Jack Challoner, John Graham, Sarah Angliss
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2013 by Kingfisher
ISBN-13: 978-0-7534-6972-9, ISBN: 0-7534-6972-3

"These giant books of projects and experiments take a hands-on approach to science concepts. Hundreds of simple and easy experiments explore various scientific principles behind natural phenomena like friction, centrifugal force, and the underlying laws of physics that help make machines work. These fun yet practical experiments make it easy for anyone to become a rocket scientist! What makes a wind-up toy move? Why do you oil your bicy ..."






Eyewitness(1st Edition)
Energy
by Jack Challoner, Clive Streeter
Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2000 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-0-7894-5576-5, ISBN: 0-7894-5576-5

"Discover the amazing story of energy -- where we can find it and how we can make the most of it. Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of energy. Superb full-color photography of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, 3-D models, and revealing experiments bring to life the ideas and discoveries that have changed our perception of the universe. See plants that bend ..."






1001 Inventions That Changed the World
by Jack Challoner, Trevor Baylis
Hardcover, 960 Pages, Published 2009 by Barron's Educational Series
ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-6136-0, ISBN: 0-7641-6136-9

"We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about— Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shells Industrial advances, such ..."






The Elements
The New Guide to the Building Blocks of Our Universe
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2014 by Andre Deutsch
ISBN-13: 978-0-233-00436-5, ISBN: 0-233-00436-X

"As Carl Sagan memorably put it, “We're made of star stuff.” The Elements: The New Guide to the Building Blocks of Our Universe takes you on a gorgeously illustrated tour of the Periodic Table. Filled with fascinating information about the elements, their main compounds, and their principal uses, this authoritative yet accessible book, written by renowned popular-science writer Jack Challoner, makes “hard” science easy, interesting, and ..."






The Elements
The New Guide to the Building Blocks of Our Universe
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2012 by Carlton Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78097-125-4, ISBN: 1-78097-125-7

""The Elements: An Interactive Guide to the Building Blocks of our Universe" is an illustrated reference book to the elements that make up everything in our universe. General information about the properties, behaviour and occurrence of the elements, their main compounds and their principal uses is given. It is authoritative and accessible, with a sense of wonder about the way the material world works, thanks to the protons, neutrons and ..."






Eyewitness(1st Edition)
Energy (Eyewitness Books)
by Jack Challoner
Library, 64 Pages, Published 2000 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-0-7894-6710-2, ISBN: 0-7894-6710-0

"Surveys various sources of energy and the ways in which they have been harnessed."






Eyewitness Science ~ Electronics - Explore the fast-moving world of electronics - how the tiny components that control complex tasks have changed so many aspects of modern life
by Roger Francis Bridgman, Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1993 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-1-56458-324-6, ISBN: 1-56458-324-4

"How do tiny components control complex tasks? How has electronics changed our lives? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this new look at electronics."






Science Book of Numbers(1st Edition)
by Jack Challoner, Neil Ardley
Library, 29 Pages, Published 1992 by Harcourt Childrens Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-200623-5, ISBN: 0-15-200623-0

"Includes simple activities that illustrate some of the ways we use numbers."






The Cell(1st Edition)
A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-22418-3, ISBN: 0-226-22418-X

"The cell is the basic building block of life. In its 3.5 billion years on the planet, it has proven to be a powerhouse, spreading life first throughout the seas, then across land, developing the rich and complex diversity of life that populates the planet today.               With The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life, Jack Challoner treats readers to a visually stunning tour of these remarkable molecular machines. Most ..."






The Intriguing Story of the Elements
The New Guide to the Building Blocks of Our Universe
by Jack Challoner
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Metro
ISBN-13: 978-1-4351-6092-7, ISBN: 1-4351-6092-4

"What links the Taj Mahal and our skeleton? The Eiffel Tower and our blood? the street lamps that guide us home AND The salt on our food? The answers are calcium, iron and sodium - each one an element. Forged in the Big Bang and in supernovas, the elements and their resulting compounds went on to create our Solar System, the planet we live on, the air we breathe, the water we rely on, and the proteins that would become life. This book pr ..."






DK Eyewitness Books(Updated)
Hurricane & Tornado
by Jack Challoner, Dk Publishing
Hardcover, 72 Pages, Published 2004 by Dk Children
ISBN-13: 978-0-7566-0690-9, ISBN: 0-7566-0690-X

"Now in Paperback! Eyewitness: Hurricane & Tornado is a compelling guide to nature's most dangerous and destructive forces. Striking images, models and illustrations offer a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions allowing readers to see into the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes. Learn the techniques developed throug ..."






Sound and Light
(Hands on Science)
by Jack Challoner
Paperback, 40 Pages, Published 2001 by Kingfisher Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7534-0271-9, ISBN: 0-7534-0271-8

"This title contains 40 tried and tested experiments, some classic with up-to-the-minute variations, and some entirely new. Scientific principles are shown in action as well as in photographs of their everyday applications. The experiments are all safe to do, use household materials, are manageable but absorbing, and offer rewarding results. Readers are told how long each experiment lasts, what materials are needed, and what the results ..."






Rocks and Minerals
(Young Scientist Concepts & Projects)
by Jack Challoner
Library, 68 Pages, Published 1999 by Gareth Stevens Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-8368-2269-4, ISBN: 0-8368-2269-2

"Introduces rocks and minerals, and includes projects such as growing crystals, panning for gold, and making concrete."






Learn About Rocks and Minerals
A Fascinating Fact File and Learn-it-yourself Project Book
by Jack Challoner, Lorenz Staff
Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1998 by Lorenz Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-85967-758-2, ISBN: 1-85967-758-4

"No part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any way or by any means ... Sarah Kenna , Catherine McAlpine , Griffiths Nipah , Goke Omolena , Ben Patrick , Anastasia Pryer , Charlie Rawlings  ..."



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