University of Cambridge: This Book Will Make You a Scientist

About this book

Embark on a journey of practical scientific discovery with this wonderfully interactive non-fiction book. Readers are invited to learn about the amazing achievements of a diverse range of pioneering scientists throughout history and then provided with instructions for excellent experiments so they can experience the science firsthand. Children can train to be an astronaut like Mae Jemison; create their own electricity like Nikola Tesla; or have a go at calculating the speed of light using a bar of chocolate and a microwave!

Written by Dr Sheila Kanani MBE in collaboration with experts from the University of Cambridge the content of this book is carefully curated to be accessible for children while remaining interesting and scientifically accurate. Ellen Surrey compliments the textual information with bold, full colour illustrations throughout which bring each of the 25 featured scientists’ achievements to life on the page. 

The step-by-step experiments are a brilliant addition to the book, and any budding young scientists will enjoy having a go at testing out the various scientific theories themselves. The experiments are clear, accessible and would work well as activities in schools. 

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