Sterling Books

Prepare to be amazed! Inside the covers of this incredible, colorful collection are hundreds of the world’ s most powerful optical illusions. They’...

It’s a bird—no, it’s a paper plane and one of the greatest ever to fly! These 18 models, named for birds, are simply breathtaking. From “Eagle” to ...

A caterpillar. An alien. A ferocious tiger! With a collection of masks and a big imagination, a young boy can become anything he wants. What creatu...

They call it “speedcubing” a mind-bending blur of quick twists and turns that solves Rubik’s Cube in times that have been clocked at less than 20 s...

Here is the essential guide to philosophy, an authoritative yet fun reference book and timeline on the compilation of human knowledge. Both art and...

A master of deductive reasoning who can solve the most difficult crimes by spotting obscure clues overlooked by others, dilettante sleuth Sherlock ...

Discover the stories of the heavens and our understanding of them in this beautiful book. Generously illustrated with star charts and pictures from...

Chirp chirp, squeak squeak, bow wow wow: kids will make merry noises as they meet a menagerie of animals and discover what sounds they make. A die-...

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales collects more than two hundred tales set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early decades of the nineteenth centur...

Here is the essential guide to biology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we have uncovered the secrets of life—the mo...

Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our he...

Bats and birds that look like faces, skulls that pop up on anything white, three donkeys with three ears between them, and, walls that disappear - ...

Spark creative conversations about celestial beings with this clever parody from the #1 science author for kids!There was a black hole that swallow...

In this oversized illustrated lift-the-flap board book, toddlers embark on a journey through space. They'll visit the moon, the International Space...

100 Breakthroughs That Changed the WorldIn 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more t...

Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers ...

Rocket Science for Babies by Chris Ferrie is an introduction to aerospace engineering (also known as rocket science). Baby will learn the principle...

Scandinavians of the Viking Age explored the mysteries of life through their sagas. Folklorist Helene Adeline Guerber brings to life the gods and g...

Have you ever wondered what the world looked like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Eight-year-old author Elliott Seah did, and took it upon himself...

Originally published in 1994, The Little Red Yellow Black Book has established itself as the perfect starting point for those who want to learn abo...

Everything that Lewis Carroll ever published in book form appears in this volume. In addition, at least ten of the shorter pieces have never appear...

Its not really hard to count up to ten - touch the holes with your fingers and you'll see that you can! ONE shiny green frog, grinning with delight...

Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short entries. ...

Here is the essential guide to physics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the foundations upon which all scientific knowle...

Get our your microscope and take a close-up look at a tiny world! This book by two award-winning science authors shows you how. Looking at little t...

Age range 3 to 8 First published in 2015, this title now has a new cover and the format has been increased to 200 x 230 mm. Young children will be ...

Following his hugely successful The Math Book and The Physics Book, Clifford Pickover now chronicles the advancement of medicine in 250 entertainin...

Here is the essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. ...

From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the w...

This is the latest in the bestselling Sterling Milestones series. It provides a detailed look at 250 milestones in the discipline of Engineering. I...

Age range 10+*Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2020: Children's*The highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s multi award-winning bo...

A brand-new board book series with simple explanations of complex ideas for your future genius! It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s min...

From the moon’s formation, to its potential for future exploration, this richly illustrated volume presents 100 milestones in lunar history. With d...

From Sterling's hugely popular Milestones series comes this stunningly illustrated book. What could be more fascinating than the workings of the hu...

Not every prehistoric creature is a dinosaur! Long, long ago, many strange beasts roamed the Earth, and this delightful picture book, based on the ...

More than 20 fun and engaging hands-on activities for young readers excited about astronauts, outer space, rockets, space exploration, and astronom...