Lift-the-flap questions and answers about science

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For answers to more why, what, where and how questions, click on the links below.

Websites to visit

How do magnets work?

Why is ice slippery?
To find more answers to science questions, click on the playlist.

What is a fossil?

Who was the first person to explore space with a telescope?

Why does the Moon seem to follow you when you're in a car?

Can you find the best habitat, or home, for different kinds of birds?

What does a scientist do?

How does air make things move and send a rocket into space?

Can an egg be cooked on a sidewalk (pavement)?

How much do you know about ocean animals?
Click on an animal then click on the play button to hear lots of facts.

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About this book

Lift-the-flap questions and answers
Lift-the-flap questions and answers about science

An interactive book with over 60 flaps revealing answers to all kinds of questions about science. Children can lift the flaps to discover the answers to questions such as How do bodies grow? Why do astronauts float? Where does lightning strike? and lots more. Includes links to carefully selected websites with even more answers to simple science questions.

See the other books in this series.

Katie Daynes

Katie Daynes has written oodles of books for Usborne, from lifting the flaps on germs and poo, through things to spot in the sea and at school, to the life stories of Nelson Mandela and Marie Antoinette. She wrote My First Chess Book after being taught by her son, Joe Birks, who became the British Under 9 Chess Champion in 2017. She now lives in Yorkshire with her architect husband, two inquisitive children and a hamster called Toffee. When she’s not writing books, Katie likes walking on the blustery moors, meeting friends for coffee and playing competitive board games.

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