(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 24, 2019 ) Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand – Lakeview Publishing in New Zealand is pleased to announce the release of two new nonfiction science books aimed primarily toward upper primary and lower high school classes. Gold: The Precious Metal and Towers and Bridges: Making Ends Meet are part of a Science at Work series written by teachers with decades of experience and published under the collective pseudonym of John Greatheart.
Gold: The Precious Metal looks at gold as more than jewelry or monetary investment: The cultural, industrial and economic history of this precious metal links back to the chemical properties of one of the most useful metals on earth. Discover why gold is both revered and loathed, and why it will continue to serve and to fascinate us for generations to come.
Lakeview’s second book in the series, Towers and Bridges: Making Ends Meet, sets out the principles of structural engineering. With a brief history of building bridges and towers, it then explains the basic forces which affect design principles. Illustrated with dozens of photographs and diagrams, the book provides an excellent overview of a growing industry as well as leads for further research and practical classroom projects. A set of display cards for the classroom and activities are also available from the publisher.
All books in the Science at Work series are designed to show scientific principles applied to real life. Highly readable—with engaging text packed with facts, figures and interesting accounts of the people and events behind the topic—these two books are the first in a series of topics that can be used across the curriculum to introduce students to a project and inspire them to further reading.
For more information, visit the author’s website at: http://www.outskirtspress.com/towersandbridges
At 68 pages, Gold: The Precious Metal is available online through Outskirts Press. It is also sold through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a maximum trade discount in quantities of 10 or more, and is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the nonfiction / educational category.
ISBN: 978-0-473-36330-7 Format: 8.5 x 11 color paperback Retail: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-473-41515-0 Format: 8.5 x 11 color casebound Retail: $24.95 eBook: $5.00
Towers and Bridges: Making Ends Meet is 70 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-473-36327-7 Format: 8.5 x 11 color paperback Retail: $26.95
ISBN: 978-0-473-41513-6 Format: 8.5 x 11 color casebound Retail: $37.95
Genre: SCIENCE
About the Author: John Greatheart is a pen name adopted by the staff of Lakeview Publishing as their work is a team effort and authorship cannot be given to any one person.