Big book of science things to make and do

Awards

Winner - Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books 2008

Press Reviews

Here are over fifty fantastically fun projects for children to enjoy doing with or without an adult that use easy-to-find everyday materials. Make things that fly, fling, spin, swim, whoosh, zoom and ooze, and discover the surprising science behind them. It's a great way to introduce children to the world of science in a practical and interactive way and hopefully to inspire them to continue science for longer as they progress through school.

Love Reading for Kids Website

We reckon that The Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do should be congratulated on the skilful way it has inspired children with sciences and, at the same time created a marvelous craft book for children.

Families Magazine

"Splendid"
Good Book Guide

Big Book of Science things to make and do isn't just a craft book. All the activities are designed to demonstrate fundamental scientific concepts and bring them to life in an interesting way. The book is great fun so I'm not surprised that the young people judging the junior prize loved the book. It will appeal to young people of all ages and abilities. It's colourful, engaging and a really deserving winner.

Keith Chambers, Chair of the Junior Prize judging panel for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books

Reader Reviews

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big book of science things to do and make
I loved making the cool activities. My favorite is baking the bread. It tasted very good.
sarah, 25th May 2009

Perfect for young experimenter and neat-freak Mum alike.
This is the best children's experiments / activity book I have seen! (I'm an Usborne Books at Home organiser, and an engineer.) The projects are interesting, very effective, quick to complete, and do not require too many obscure materials. My 5 year old can manage most of the projects with only minimum help, without covering half the kitchen with "experimental by products". (Known as "a lot of mess" to you and me ....) It's suitable for older children too - perhaps up to 9-10 years old. It's not a babyish book at all.
EmmaR., 1st December 2008

Best book for 4 year olds
My son and I toddled over to the bookstore on Thursday afternoon. Normally we'd have hit the library, but he wanted a book that was "MINE, and I NEVER have to give it back again". So we browsed around for an 'experiment' book. We hit on the Usborne Big Book of Science things to make and do" I must admit my partiality, having done selling for Usborne for 3 years while in Spain. But besides that, it really was the nicest illustrated and most appealing to a 4 year old. And most appealing to the mother, since all the experiments and things to make and do appeared to use stuff I had hanging around in the house. Well, since then we've been having a ball. Unlike the fiddly girl stuff in the girlie make and do books, all the stuff here only uses bits of cardboard or paper, elastic bands, sticky tape and straws! And they really work, and more importantly, the cool factor is really high. The cool factor is really really important to 4 year olds! We've done / made about 4 things now, and they really have only taken stuff I had in the house and they only take minutes to make. The kids should be in bed, but we've just made some great catapult paper aeroplanes, so they're having a wonderful time launching these into space!
gweipo, 28th January 2008

Extras

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