HOW TO SAVE YOUR GRANNY FROM A RUNAWAY TRAIN - SOLVED BY SCIENCE
Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant physics experiments.
Book of the Week: The Week Junior
No grannies were harmed in the making of this book!
Trick a shark! Lift a jumbo jet! Escape a deserted island! Stop a runaway train!
Explore a bunch of ridiculous and not-so-ridiculous dilemmas - with solutions from the astonishing world of physics.
Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout!
What are you waiting for? Let's save Granny!
Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley.
COMING SOON: How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils chemistry and How to Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Socks biology
Experiments in How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train:
Parachute egg drop
Lever
'Pulley' system
Compass
Friction ramp
See sound
Locating sounds
'Megaphone'
Telephone
Periscope
Bend light
Eggshell bridge
Shadow puppets
Electromagnet
Edad recomendada: A partir de 8 años.
HADDOW SWAPNA
Swapna Haddow nació en Londres en una familia de origen indio y desde pequeña mostró interés por la escritura, redactando su primera historia a los ocho años. En 2014 obtuvo su primer contrato editorial tras ganar el Greenhouse Funny Prize con su libro Dave Pigeon, publicado por Faber Faber e ilustrado por Sheena Dempsey. Sus obras incluyen series como Dave Pigeon, Bad Panda y Ballet Bunnies, además de títulos como The Terrible Trio y Dr. Diplo. Ha sido autora oficial del World Book Day en 2023. Actualmente reside en Nueva Zelanda con su familia.
