Jeff De la Rosa

Did you know that pirates wore eyepatches to help their eyesight? And that most pirates didn't bury any treasure? Or that there are still pirates around today? The engaging, play-along format makes learning exciting!

"A volume explaining inventor Philip Lubin's plan to create space probes that use the power of laser beams to push the probe out of the solar system at around one-third the speed of light"--

"A volume explaining engineer Bruce Wiegmann's plan to create a space craft that will harness the power of solar wind to propel itself towards the edge of the solar system" --

Did you know that stomach rumbles aren't caused by hunger? And that we have far more than five senses? Or that the funny bone isn't a bone at all? The engaging, play-along format makes learning exciting!

"A volume explaining engineer Masahiro Ono's plan to create a space probe that will be able to hitch itself to an asteroid as the asteroid is traveling through our galaxy" --

The planet's climate is growing warmer. Much of that warming is being driven by the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere being released by things that people do. The warming of the Earth has begin to affect our lives and wil continue to do so, including melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and hurricanes, snow storms, and heat waves. This volume covers the basic science behind climate change and the possible effects of that change.