Bøker av Lucy Ann Unwin

This comedic journey through science history explores ten mind-bending accidents and experiments that take us inside the brain to discover how it works. Written by professor of neuroscience Caswell Barry, together with his good friend, the children's author Lucy Ann Unwin, Inside Your Brain takes readers on an irreverent gallop through history to uncover ten groundbreaking discoveries that led to our current understanding of how the brain works. The human brain is famously complex and difficult to understand. The brain is also essential to how we function - so much so, that you can't simply poke a stick at it to see what happens. However, if someone accidentally pokes a stick through their own brain, there's a lot we can learn... The ancient Egyptians discovered in battle that the brain was more important than they'd thought; Luigi Galvani sent electric shocks through dead frogs' legs and uncovered how brain cells work; Phineas Gage's unfortunate accident on the railroads revealed that you can survive a metal rod through the head because the brain operates using separate regions; while some unwitting kittens helped us understand how our brain develops. This book also touches on our present and future potential to continue testing the brain, such as how we can learn an enormous amount about how the brain processes information from AI, without experimenting on a human subject. This entertaining and engaging deep dive into the most mind-boggling area of science is sure to fascinate and delight young readers.

'What do you all come here for?' 'Why, to change the world, of course! Don't we all want to change the world . . . if we can?'A General Election is coming and the Revolutionaries are gathering at Natalie's house. She's determined to be a part of it all, but is it really just about red coats, muddy boots and piles of glossy leaflets? Surely changing the world should be more exciting than that?It's time to start her OWN revolution - and it all begins with her pet rat . . . Praise for The Octopus, Dadu and Me:"A charming, touching, exciting debut, with an irresistible cast of characters I didn't want to leave behind. Now I'm off to case the local aquarium to get an octopus of my own..." David Owen, author of Alex Neptune: Dragon Thief "A beautiful story of love & grief, art & friendship, and the changes that come to families as you grow up."  Sarah Driver, author of The Huntress trilogy & Once We Were Witches series "A heart-warming tale of changing family dynamics, friendship and it features the best octopus in literature - Ian! What a brilliant debut!" Maisie Chan, author of Tiger Warrior