With billions of cells, our body is well equipped! But what is exactly their purpose? How do they organize themselves? Which role do our organs and our microbiotas play in our immune system? And what about the vaccines? An up-to-date picture book!
We can eat grape in several forms: fresh, dried, juiced… but do we really know this fruit? If the grapevine can be cultivated all around the world, it needs to be treated with care and to be protected throughout the year. How do winegrower manage all of that? What are the alternative ways to use chemical products? Discover this exhaustive picture book to know everything about grapes.
From man’s first step on the Moon to SpaceX, human beings are exploring the solar system and observing the Earth at the speed of light. Why are we sending satellites into orbit? Is the cost of space exploration justified? What happens on the International Space Station? The POCQQ collection explores this hot topic from a distance that allows readers to draw their own opinions.
Mount Fuji embodies Japan’s immortal soul. From a distance, you can admire its perfect dimensions, and as you get closer, it reveals it secrets! For example, ice caves, underground tunnels and reminders of past eruptions. To this day, reaching the volcano’s summit means entering the domain of the Gods. It is also about discovering the ancestral legends but also the legends of today… Explore Japanese culture through Mount Fuji!
Spiders are not always favored. They scare most of the people! But though, we have much to learn about those genious weavers: between the Argyroneta which is capable to live underwater and the misumena which is able to take over the color of a butterfly that is its prey, their abilities surprise us. In the house, it is useless to destroy their cobweb hastily. They catch flies and mosquitoes that annoy us!
Little snail wears its shell. When it rains, it points its head to drink water! Yes, so does it produce its drool that allows it to move. With its four noses that guide the snail, it is sure to find something to eat. To reproduce itself, no need to look for a male or a female: the snails are both!
Robots are all around us. They grant us many services. But do you know how they operate? What differentiate a machine of an automaton or of a robot? When do we speak of Artificial Intelligence? A picture book made to understand how the robotic was developed and to question their issues.
When we travel around the Earth in an imaginary ship, we can see bears, badgers, armadillos… In the savanna, we will meet the elephants, provider of fresh water. By digging holes to find underground water, these bulldozer animals create without knowing pools that will allow other animals to quench their thirst.
Thus, over the journey, we will understand the importance of biodiversity and its balance that is so precious.
Cardboard pieces, wool bites, branches, ribbons, bottlenecks… No, don’t throw them anymore! They can become a swing for a doll, or a fanciful necklace, or a garage for small cars… Crafting with material recovery is an occasion to learn how they were manufactured and to become a zero-waste expert!
Each morning, the sun rises over the garden. And each evening, it disappears on the other side. Some animals go to sleep, others wake up as it gets dark. For the lady glow-worm, it is time to light up her stomach and attract her man. For the owl, the wild boar, the hedgehog and even the bat, the dark is great for hunting. So, let us switch off our lights and listen to the night reveal its secrets!
A body empty and oval, tightened in the middle, a round hole, surrounded by a rosette, a long neck, garnished by a head with keys and six strings... It is the acoustic guitar! How do the strings vibrate? How to choose the right woods? How does the guitar maker work? What about the electric guitar? Discover all the fabrication secrets of this mythic instrument!
Crunch, crunch... The forest opens its branches! As a walk trough, this album invites us to take the time to observe our surroundings. In the forest, whether it is tropical, humid or tempered, life is running! Up ahead on the canopy, do live outfielder animals. Down under the soil, recycling creatures are colonizing the ground. And so much more to discover!