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Books for Younger Readers

I can't recommend these books personally, but the word on the street is that these are the funkiest coolest books for young hip dudes.
(Apparently this is how young people talk nowadays).

For more recommended books, you might also like to check out the Junior section of the Aventis Prize 2002.


Horrible Science

This is an excellent set of science books by Nick Arnold,
illustrated by Tony de Saulles. There are roughly 20 books
in the series so far, some of which are listed below.

Explosive Experiments
A great book that includes lots of science
experiments you can carry out at home, along with
quizzes to help in understanding the principles
behind them.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk.

Bulging Brains
A look at the most intriguing human organ of all - the brain.
Find out what it does, how it works and what happens
when it doesn't work properly.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk

Killer Energy
From the process of turning food into energy,
to the preservation of household pets, this book covers 
a range of topics.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk

Blood, Bones and Body Bits
A look at the human body in all it's grim detail. 
Find out more about deadly diseases, strange scientists
and eyelash invaders.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk  or Amazon.com.

Fatal Forces 
A look at how your ears can help you to balance,
and how fast your fingernails grow.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com.

Nasty Nature
Find out how a vampire bat sucks blood, what the world's
stupidest animal is and the scientist who mistook a rat
for a hippopotamus.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com.


Amazon Children's Science Books
These next 5 books are some of Amazon's bestselling childrens science titles.

The New How Things Work
David Macaulay
An impressive book with a huge range of interesting
scienfic facts, from how jumbo jets fly, to the principle
behind the building of the pyramids.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

Ask Uncle Albert
Russell Stannard
A great read from the Uncle Albert Series. Answers
to many questions on black holes, astronomy and physics.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk

DK Visual Encyclopaedia of Science
Dorling Kindersley

A illustrated look at science, this book contains over
1000 photographs, figures and detailed diagrams
covering an impressive array of scientific subjects.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk

The Way Science Works 
Robin Kerrod & Sharon Ann Holgate
  
An authoritative look at why science matters,
and some of the more fun and quirky aspects
of the subject, from what causes the Northern Lights
to why you float in the Dead Sea. 
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk

The Kids Science Books
Roger Hirschfield & Nancy White
More than 100 fun experiments, ideal for teaching
basic scientific principles to budding scientists
aged between 4 and 10.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
 


The Code Book: Younger Reader's Edition
Simon Singh
A version of The Code Book for younger readers
aged 12-16 years. Some of the more complicated
ideas have been edited out of this version.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk  or Amazon.com.

The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
A lively and appealing book about a young school boy
and the number devil who enters his dreams and teaches
him about numbers and mathematics, from prime
and irrational numbers to the Fibonacci Sequence.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk  or Amazon.com.

How Much Does The Earth Weigh?
Marshall Brain
This and many other questions are answered. Find out how much is 'all the money in the world' and where the world's fastest computer is located.
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk  or Amazon.com.

What If?
Marshall Brain
Another fun book from a consistently impressive science writer. What If? provides the answers to intriguing science based questions such as 'What if I put aluminium foil in the microwave? What if we lived on the moon? and What if I get struck by lightning?
Find out more from Amazon.co.uk  or Amazon.com.