Ask A Scientist Professor Robert Winston Answers 100 Big Questions from Kids Around the World! [Hardcover] Winston Robert [Hardcover] Winston Robert

This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science.Professor Robert Winston was inspired to write this kid's book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and school children he has met over the years. Perfect for those who always have another ""why?"" Ask a Scientist injects fascinating fun into science for kids.The inside of this book is packed with real questions that real children are asking. These questions have piled in from every corner of the world including the USA Canada the UK Ireland Europe India China and Japan. DK received a phenomenal number of responses from the survey they sent out coming back with so many great questions to choose from! The questions were carefully selected to cover the main science topics. From chemistry physics and the human body to all about the Earth space and the science of nature. They are fun engaging and dare we say include some wonderfully weird questions that many adults wouldn't dream of asking.Ask A Scientist focuses squarely on kids - what they want to know and how best to give them the right answer. We think you'll find a lot of the questions in this educational book will sound familiar and the format really lends itself to engaging young readers with just the right amount of detail. It's also brimming with illustrations that do a fabulous job of informing the content. Science can be a tricky subject for kids and this children's book truly gets a fresh perspective on it through a child's eyes. Full of fun facts about the world of science it's the perfect book for kids who dream up infinite why's about the world around them. What's wonderful about how it's written is that it highlights the flexibility of science and how not knowing something strengthens its foundations. By creating a book from questions it shows children how science always has more to answer.Ask The Questions - Find The Answers!Kids from all around the world have sent us their most pressing and sometimes outlandish questions. Professor and TV personality Robert Winston is here to answer them in this fun friendly and accessible kid's science book.Why is the sky blue? Do Aliens exist? How do fish see at night? Find the answers to these questions and more covering a range of topics like- Chemistry- Space - The Human Body- Earth- Physics- Natural Science About the Author LordRobert Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London. Robert is one of a kind - a world-renowned scientist who has combined groundbreaking academic work with an ability to communicate ideas and understanding to the general public. <p><b>Robert Winston answers 100 big questions from kids across the world in this fun and unique science book.</b><br><br>In this unique science book, Professor Robert Winston answers more than 100 real-life questions from children all around the world! And who could be a better scientist to ask questions to than Professor Robert Winston? <br><br><i>Ask a Scientist</i> puts the fun back into science in this thrilling book for children aged 6-9. All the popular science topics are covered, with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers, including biology: "Why do freckles come in dots on your face?"; physics: "Could you jump off the world?"; Earth: "Why is the sky blue?"; chemistry: "Why are there bubbles in boiling water?"; natural science: "Do dogs cry?", and space: "Why will the Sun explode and make us extinct?". This exciting new edition includes eight pages of additional questions relating to the recent hot topics in science, including the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><br><b>Inside the pages of this quirky science book, you'll find: </b><br><br>- Every aspect of science: including biology; space; physics; chemistry; Earth; natural sciences.<br>- The topic of science presented in a fresh, exciting way, by tackling it from the child's perspective.<br>- More than 100 real-life questions from children from all around the world about every aspect of science.<br>- Updated reissue of the 2019 edition with an additional eight new pages, including coverage of important recent topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><br>The inspiration behind this unique science book came from the many questions posed by Robert Winston's grandchildren and by children from the schools he has visited over the years. The book includes some of these questions, plus many more gathered from countries all over the world - including the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, Canada, the USA, India, China, and Japan. The 100 big questions featured inside the book cover all the main science topics: chemistry, physics, biology, Earth, space, and natural science.</p>