I Used to Know That: Science: Fascinating Truths About How Animals Evolve, Plants Grow, Brains Work, Molecules Bond, and Stars Explode (Blackboard Books) - Tapa dura

A latest entry in the series that includes Easy as Pi provides easy-to-understand explanations of science basics and their many real-world applications, covering topics ranging from the Big Bang and the fundamental forces of the universe to genetic traits and photosynthesis.

Marianne Taylor is a writer and editor, with a lifelong interest in science and nature. After seven years working for book and magazine publishers, she took the leap into the freelance world, and has since written ten books on wildlife, science and general natural history. She is also an illustrator and keen photographer, and when not at her desk or out with her camera she enjoys running, practicing aikido, and helping out at the local cat rescue center.