50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Science

Have you ever thought that science was boring? Or that what you've learned in science class is all there is to know? This book was designed to show you, whether you are a budding scientist or a skeptical bystander, that science is more than you've ever learned in school. This monster of a book is packed with interesting facts including what keeps planes in the air, how to stay alive if you are struck by lightning, how to live on another plant, how to turn yourself into a robot, and much more! If you want to learn how to see in the dark or to turn invisible, this is the book for you! Packed with cool diagrams and hands-on activities to try at home, getting to grips with science has never been so much fun!

Penny Johnson has been an engineer, a science teacher, and a full-time publisher of school textbooks. She is now a full-time freelance writer, consultant, and editor, who has co-written a number of science courses for use at home and in school. She lives in England.