This Book Thinks You're A Scientist

• Publisher : Thames & Hudson
• Publishing year : 27 September 2016
• Binding : Paperback
• ISBN : 9780500650813
• Imprint : Thames & Hudson

• Illustrator : Harriet Russell
• Age Group : Age 9-12
• Language : English

This Book Thinks You’re a Scientist, developed by the Science Museum, London, as a complement to their new interactive gallery for children, explores seven key scientific areas: force and motion, electricity and magnetism, earth and space, light, matter, sound, and mathematics. Each spread centers on an open-ended question or activity, with space on the page for the child to write, draw, or interact with the book. Bend water with static power. Pack a suitcase for a trip to space. Design a new musical instrument. At the end of the book, there is a section for children to record their own guided independent investigations, including surveys and space to log the results of their experiments.

Hand-drawn illustrations and a collage-style photographs encourage creativity and help children to think like a scientist by noticing details, questioning everything, and dreaming up new ideas.