Almost one hundred years ago, William Beebe and Otis Barton crawled into a tiny submarine to explore the depths of the sea. How did they come to invent the Bathysphere? And what did they find there, far below the ocean’s surface? A book about dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up.

The second book in the Marvelous but True non-fiction series for children by Jan Leyssens and Joachim Sneyers! "A good introduction to the accomplishments of Marie Tharp for young readers. The information given hits the highlights of her mapping and discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and will lead those interested in geology and cartography to search for further reading. The illustrations are bright and engaging, and complement the text well." - April Gray In the early part of the twentieth century, the researcher Marie Tharp worked on a detailed map of the bottom of the ocean. And then she made a discovery―a chasm down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Could this discovery help prove the age-old theory that the continents on Earth move? The second book in a series about scientific wonder, now focusing on oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp! Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up.

The seventies. Astrobiologist Carl Sagan is looking for ways to get in contact with extraterrestrial life. When NASA sends satellites to the back of the solar system—and even further—Clark takes his chance: he launches all kinds of sounds and images from planet Earth into space. How did he do that? And where are they going to end up? The third book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 years and up.

The fourth book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For little researchers ages 6 years and up. The early nineteenth century. Mary Anning is only twelve years old when she discovers her first dinosaur skeleton while looking for fossils to sell. It isn't just any skeleton; it's the first almost complete Ichthyosaurus ever found. Over the next few years, more dinosaurs follow. Although Mary doesn't get admitted to a university, her research would later form the basis for developing the theory of evolution, which made Mary one of the most important paleontologists in history.

The fifth book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 years and up. Early twentieth century. Roald Amundsen plans to travel to the northernmost point of the globe. But after experiencing difficulties with ships and airplanes in polar regions, he needs a new method of travel. For many years, people had flown in airships. Could an airship take him to the North Pole? Would it work in such brutal cold? Eventually, Roald became the first person ever to reach both poles, but it took the work of many people—and some animals!—to make his journey possible . . .

In 1960 reist Jane Goodall naar Tanzania om er de chimpansees te bestuderen. Ze hoopt meer te weten te komen over hoe wij ons vroeger als oermensen gedroegen, en ontdekt dat we misschien wel meer op de apen lijken dan we beseffen. Een verhaal over hoe Jane als onderzoeker deel werd van een chimpanseefamilie en zo de hele wereld op een nieuwe manier naar deze apen leerde kijken. Het zesde deel in de serie over wetenschappelijke verwondering. Dromen, durven, denken én doen. Voor onderzoekers vanaf 6 jaar.

Op 17 december 1903 maakt Orville Wright de allereerste succesvolle vlucht in het vliegtuigje dat hij met zijn broer Wilbur heeft gebouwd. Maar de gebroeders Wright zijn niet de eersten die een poging wagen. Van China tot Spanje en van hellingen af lopen tot op Mars landen: dit boek neemt je mee door de eeuwenlange geschiedenis van de vliegkunst. Het zevende deel in de serie over wetenschappelijke verwondering. Dromen, durven, denken én doen. Voor avonturiers en piloten vanaf 6 jaar.

In 1843, zo’n honderd jaar voor de eerste elektronische computer, beschreef de Britse wiskundige Ada Lovelace al hoe je computers zou kunnen programmeren. Dan zouden ze niet alleen kunnen rekenen zoals een rekenmachine, maar nog veel meer. Videogames spelen, surfen op internet of codes kraken: het begon allemaal met Ada’s computertaal. Het achtste deel in de serie over wetenschappelijke verwondering. Dromen, durven, denken én doen. Voor puzzelaars en cijfermonsters vanaf 6 jaar.