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  • Brain-fizzing Facts Awesome Science Questions Answered

    Brain-fizzing Facts Awesome Science Questions Answered

    Aimed at inquisitive children who want to know all the answers to questions that you never, ever thought about, Brain Fizzing Facts is the perfect solution, as just about every one of those bizarre, amazing and astonishing questions are answered in a fascinating, cartoon, comic style look at science and all those mind blowing facts that saturate the ether.

    Dr Emily Grossman answers so many of those weird and wonderful questions that intrigue and definitely need an answer in a way that will have broad appeal for a wide range of readers from beginners to adults, in fact anyone who loves anything to do with science, quiz nights and simply having some fun with gruesome, revolting and ridiculous facts.

    Puzzling questions are asked such as “Which of these is getting shorter?” the answer has to be selected from several choices, with the explanation for the correct answer on the following pages.

    Can and egg bounce, is also asked which is a real brain teaser. Toppling buildings as the result of an earthquake are investigated, as is which of the animal kingdom is the strongest.

    Now, should you happen to be somewhere when a crocodile grabs you with its jaws, should you have read Brain Fizzing Facts, you will know how to escape!

    There is something to be investigated on every page; pages which are crammed full of facts, figures, things you did and did not ever want to know, as well as facts which will exercise your brain, showing you just how awesome science really is, giving you an amazing collection of things with which to baffle, confuse and astound your friends.

    Which animal uses sweat as a sunscreen? Hmmm! Well the answer lies on page 128. Enjoy the fun to be found on each and every page.

     

  • The Last Crocodile Hunter

    The Last Crocodile Hunter

    Bob Irwin has faced death on several occasions; the first as a young plumber when the deep hole he was digging collapsed on top of him, burying him 14 feet down a shaft he had been digging; the second time was when his beloved wife Lyn was killed in a car accident; the third time was when his son and best mate Steve was killed in a freak diving accident on 4 September 2006.

    Life had changed for this wiry Australian many times, but when he was dealt this double blow he doubted his ability to cope with life at all, descending into black despair. After having only recently accepted his wife’s passing and then to lose his son in such a tragic accident, seemed to be more than one man could bear.

    But life had other ideas and as the years have passed he has healed, met and married another remarkable woman, Judy, faced down the drama and the relentless nature of the Australian and World Press agencies as the world of the Irwin family and their Conservation Trust, Australian Zoo came under the spotlight.

    Now in his later years he has found peace doing what he has always loved doing, working with, understanding and relating to the many Australian animals, birds and insects that go to make up the Australian bush. He has also, for the first time agreed to tell many of the stories  behind the institution that is now one of Australia’s leading wildlife conservation agencies Australian Zoo, how it came about, how the family worked tirelessly to create what was then, a simple little wildlife park on the Sunshine Coast  in Queensland.

    He also offers another very personal perspective on the loveable larrikin of Wildlife Conservation Steve Irwin, (1962 – 2006), a man who was always larger than life itself, became known for his uncanny ability to relate to a host of rather unpredictable wildlife, his absolute love and understanding of crocodiles, and his passion, his immense drive, when it came to educating and campaigning worldwide on endangered spices and their decreasing natural environment.

    Funny, moving and entertaining, Amanda French has managed to capture the very essence of the man who has faced life head on and somehow, often against great odds, managed to succeed, all the while still doing what he has always loved to do, protect wildlife and to carry on the legacy left by his son, that of educating people about wildlife and by doing so, raising awareness and understanding of why protection and preservation is so very necessary in today’s world.