Bøker av Neal Layton

AI, or artificial intelligence, is already powering our world, whether you're looking up pictures of funny cats online, or using your face to unlock your iPad. But lately it seems to be all anyone is talking about! So, what is AI? Why is it such a big deal? Are there any risks? And how is it going to transform our lives?Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to explain all there is to know about AI, from data-hungry machine learners and driverless cars to AI robots of the future that can tidy your bedroom!This entertaining non-fiction picture book, illustrated in Neal's trademark zany collage style, is perfect for readers aged 6+ who are always asking HOW something works, and for parents wanting to help their kids make sense of a subject that everyone is talking about.

All over the world, animals and plants are disappearing, and it's a big problem. But you can help to make things better!

Take a fascinating journey through time ­to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things! Have you ever wondered how us humans came to have so many 'things'?Starting with the early humans who had very few things, through to the jam-packed world we live in today, discover how from the very beginning we humans have had the urge to invent and create! From the creation of Stone Age tools and the first handwritten book through to amazing inventions including the steam engine and the laptop computer, find out things have transformed our world.With fun illustrations and witty text by award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.

Each night as the sun goes down and the sky grows dark, STARS come out. But what are stars? Where are they? And what role have they played throughout history?Over thousands of years humans have gazed up curiously at the stars, wondering why the sky looks the way it does. Step back in time and see how these theories have changed over the years, and what we now know about these sparkling celestial objects. From the stars, to solar systems to galaxies and beyond, this bold and funny book from Neal Layton tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about the night sky.

Planet Earth has been very good to us. But 150 years ago, humans began making machines powered by burning things...

Plastic is everywhere, and it's hurting Planet Earth - but you can help to make things better!

What would you do if a red button in your kitchen cupboard could transport you to a spaceship? Press it, of course! Created by the award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.

When Tony Spears presses a button hidden in a cupboard he's transported from his kitchen to the flight deck of an invincible spaceship. Created by the award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.

A delightful picture book with a wonderful twist which encourages young children to think about the way animals and humans live side by side.

Neal Layton's classic, lovable mammoths, Oscar and Arabella, now in a new setting - Palmtree Springs Study Centre. As funny as ever coupled with Neal's quirky and delightful illustrations.