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Brilliant Books for British Science Week

Explore our fact-filled selection of books for British Science Week! From learning all about the human body, to discovering how to be an astronaut and lots more, these brilliant books will satisfy the most curious of children.

The Body Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice
5-7

Look inside the human body in this incredible inventive board book with see-through acetate pages. What's going on inside the human body? How do we move, eat, think, sleep and breathe? Children will love looking inside to discover the answers with amazing see-through pages and clear, friendly text. With labelled…

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How to be an Astronaut and Other Space Jobs

Written by Dr Sheila Kanani Illustrated by Sol Linero
5-7

Related activity sheets available on the Nosy Crow website. Shortlisted for the 2020 Blue Peter Book Awards Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut, a spaceship engineer or to work in Mission Control? Find out all about space and all the incredible space jobs you could do,…

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How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs

Written by Dr Punam Krishan Illustrated by Sol Linero
5-7

A friendly, fascinating book about how to work in the medical industry, written by NHS GP and TV presenter Dr Punam Krishan. Do you have what it takes to become a doctor, a medical scientist or to work in public health? Find out all about the incredible life-saving jobs you…

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The Tree Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice
2-5

Take a closer look through the seasons in this incredible board book about trees, with see-through acetate pages. Have you ever thought about all the amazing things that trees can do? How do they grow and why do they change through the seasons? How do trees help us and how…

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Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

Written by Dr Nick Crumpton Illustrated by Gavin Scott
7-9

Minibeast fans will quickly become minibeast experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book! Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show…

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Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong!

Written by Dr Nick Crumpton Illustrated by Gavin Scott
7-9

Dinosaur fans will quickly become dinosaur experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on a dinosaur book! Do you know all there is to know about dinosaurs? They're mean, green and not very smart, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry,…

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