Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant chemistry experiments.
Survive at sea with pirates! Carry a dinosaur egg across the jungle! Send secret messages! Make diamonds from pencils!
Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas with solutions from the astonishing world of chemistry.
Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout!
What are you waiting for? Lets become millionaires!
Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley.
BOOK 1 OUT NOW: How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train (physics)
COMING SOON: How to Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Socks (biology)
Experiments in How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils:
Secret Messages Exploding rocket Chromatography detective Instant ice cream Static electricity Whole egg in a bottle Salt crystals pH indicator Green pennies Shiny pennies Collapse a bottle Chocolate crispy treats Oobleck Eco Plastic' Slime
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Praise for How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train (Book 1 in the Solved by Science series):
fun and accessible The Bookseller
Packed with step-by-step experiments and plenty of humour, it sneaks real science into wild adventures [ ] great for home, school, or anywhere else you fancy blowing childrens minds with a bit of everyday science. School Reading List
The perfect way to make learning a hands-on adventure [ ] and to keep holiday boredom at bay. Lancashire Evening Post
An absolutely genius book. Tom Griffiths, Check Em Out Books
This is just perfect for the summer holidays [ ] definitely going to be on my Christmas shopping list for friends children this year! Kate Heap, Scope for Imagination
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A funny childrens illustrated science book with experiments for ages 8+ that is new for 2026
SWAPNA HADDOW is the bestselling and award-winning author of over 30 books for young readers, including the Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series. She was the winner of the Fantastic Book Award, Surrey Libraries Childrens Book Award and North Somerset Teachers Book Award and been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, Sainsburys Childrens Book Awards and The Alligators Mouth Awards. She was an official World Book Day author in 2023. With a degree in Medical Sciences and International Health, Swapna is a proud, self-proclaimed science geek. Originally from the UK, Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and dog, Archie.
JESS BRADLEY is an award-winning illustrator and writer living in Devon. She has drawn many books and comics about science, superheroes and giant monsters and is also a regular contributor to The Phoenix comic. She works from her home studio, and likes drawing in her sketchbooks, reading, playing video games and watching cartoons with her son.
