How To Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow

How To Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow

**WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION 7-11 PRIZE AT THE 2026 ENGLISH 4-11 PICTURE BOOK AWARDS**

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

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 Children’s Book Award and North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award and been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and The Alligator’s 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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780008713355
ISBN 10	0008713359
Title	How To Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train
Author	Swapna Haddow
Series	Solved By Science
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2025-07-31
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.