Monday, 16 March 2015

Celebrate British Science Week with some of the best science books for children


It's British Science Week, a ten day celebration of science, technology and engineering. What better way to get children excited in science than with some our inspiring science books, on everything from Astronomy to Natural History, Chemistry to Maths.

Infographics: Space (£10.99, published April 2015)
What is a black hole?  How big is the universe?  Why is the Sun hot? Seeing is believing with this book that shows you the facts, the third in the Infographics series.

Rebel Science (£12.99, published February 2015)
If you think scientists are dull, boring egg-heads in white coats who hang about in labs and don’t have any friends… then you’re wrong. The big brainiacs of history were extraordinary clever, but that doesn’t mean they were always right. They made mistakes, they argued, they performed strange experiments. They took risks, they broke the rules, they were dangerous… They were rebels.

The Really Gross Body Book (£14.99, published March 2015)
This gorgeously gross interactive book is packed with fun facts on farts, snot, vomit, wee, spit and more bodily excretions! Find out how much snot we swallow in a year, how many times we fart in a lifetime, and whether it’s really true that some people use urine as a mouthwash...

Little Explorers: My Amazing Body (£8.99, published March 2015)
How fast do fingernails grow? How does breathing work? What’s really going on under the skin? In this first-information book, the first in the Little Explorers series, getting the answer is as easy as lifting the flaps. Discover the human body inside and out!

Animalium (Welcome to the Museum) (£20, published September 2014)
Welcome to the Museum, in the first of a series that brings a beautifully illustrated curated collection of exhibits together. This iconic book features a different branch of life in each chapter, from the simple sponge to the enormous elephant – no budding natural historian should be without this book!

How the World Began (£14.99, published September 2014)
The fifth title in the How It Works series, this covers billions of years from the formation of the universe to the modern day in a whistle-stop pop up history of the planet. As well as delving into the past, the book also encourages young readers to think for themselves about the future of the planet. It is sure to delight and inspire budding young scientists.
Also available: How The World Works, How The Weather Works, How Animals Live, How We Make Stuff
           
(all £7.99, all published February 2015)
The newly re-launched Insiders series covers everything from space to sharks, dinosaurs to the deepest oceans. Packed with facts and illustrative diagrams, if you need one book to cover everything you ever wanted to know about a subject, these are the books for you.


That's Life (Super Science) (£14.99, published October 2014)
The award-winning Super Science series is a breath of fresh air, explaining key elements of science in a fun, straightforward way. With interactive novelties and experiment suggestions, these are sure to inspire a love of science. Life! covers all things biological, from simple cells to humans and all their twiddly bits, from food webs to the secret lives of plants, and from respiration to echolocation and genetic variation!
Also available:
Marvellous Maths
Feel the Force (Super Science)
Molecule Mayhem (Super Science)

The Sound of Mucus (Stinky Science) (£5.99, February 2014)
Science just got super stinky, with our sticker activity book! Find out about all the gruesome things your body does in The Sound of Mucus, Use the stickers to help with the activities, while you learn about all the things that are too gross for school! There are also some smelly stickers so you can be a real Stinky Scientist!

FICTION:
Laika the Astronaut (£6.99, published May 2014)
With beautiful illustrations, Owen Davey takes us on a journey with Laika, the Russian space-dog, as he explores the frontiers of space. While mission control thinks that Laika has been lost, Davey shows us what he thinks really happened to the plucky astro-pooch.

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