Key science topics explored through active investigation promoting good science practice

Jacqui Bailey has spent a lot of her adult life working with children's books. She has been an editor and publisher of everything from picture books to encyclopedias, but mostly enjoys finding out amazing bits of information and then writing about them. She particularly likes writing about science, as the information so often turns out to be far stranger than fiction.

What are materials? Hard or soft? Stretch and squeeze Does it bend? Shiny or dull? See through? Waterproof? Float or sink? Hot or cold? Made by nature Making materials Useful words Index